The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-10-21
A BANK ROBBERY
Dicksys Faro Bank Relieved Of tt
Silver and Gold.
HANDS UP! DoET MOVE ~
fhrss Masked Men Hold Up . Room Full Of
People and Capture $3.50.

Inc eiuD saloon, In this city, was the
scehe last Sunday night Of one of the
Doidest and slickest hold-nps and rob.
berries that has ever occurred In the
state. At exactly Has p. IN. three men
suddenly entered the faro room of the
saloon and holding dozen men at bay
with their weapons, robbed the faro and
crap tables of $3.50 In cash, and then
disappeared.
business at the gambling tables had
come TO a pause at about II 80, and Mr..
Dickey, the proprietor, had left the faro
Table aud taken a seat near the stove,
a few feet away. Directly behind him
sat Billy Becker, his assistant. On the
opposite side Of the room were some
seven or eight men, soldiers and civil.
ians. leaning upon the crap table, and
three or four other persons were occu-
pying chairs In different parts of the
room. The hum of conversation was
suddenly broken in upon at this juno
ture by very peremptory voice at the
back door Of the room
Hands up Don't mover
Three men and three big guns con.
fronted the astonished crowd. They
had quietly made their way to the spot
by means Of the short, dark hall open
ing upon the alley in the rear Of the sa.
loon. All three men were closely mask
I'd with what appeared 10 be black coat
lining stuff, fitted with eyeholes. The
evident leader of the party wore a
long, brown oyercoat, tightly buttoned
10 the chin, a black siouch hat, and All
ugiy-iooking, long ,barreled Colt revol-
Yer. No. 2 wore rusty black oyercoat
and hat, and carried huge double.
action smith & Wesson As. No. 3 was
similarly a,iired. but his weapon was a
heavy Winchester rifle.
As the three stepped into the room
No. 9 instantly covered Mr. Dickey with
his revolver, and, rs Billy Becker sa,
Just behind Dickey. the one robber had
both proprletors corraled and he gave
them his undivided attention, too. No.
8 dropped his Winchester on the group
nj the crap table, and held them there
while No, proceeded 10 unload the
faro table OF It's gold, silver and notes.
lie WAS 30 nervous in his operations
and the gun which lac i,ourislied in his
right hand tembled SO yisiLly that one
Of the crowd private Sutherland finally
advised him. sarcasiically, 10 be careful
81 lac would shoe, some one yet with
that thing" Having relieved the faro
drawer Of the bulk OF It's cash, which
hc dumped into his oyercoat pockets
No then waited over 10 the crap Ia
bic, showing his gun close under the
noses Of the group there, as he did so
and advising them 10 keep their hands
night up where they were while he was
obliged 10 work in such close proximity
20 them. He then Slid the SEQ in sil
yer on that table into another of his
pockets, aud. having satisfied himsel,
tina, nothing Of value remained. backed
slowly down the noon 10 the rear door
Here he joined his companions, and
with the muzzles Of their weapons lev
cled In front of them the THO backed
down the hallway and disappeared, with
;hrea, 10 annihila;e any one who at
tempted 10 follow.
The excitement that ensued was i'm
mense. hickey. who had been looking
calmly iuto The muzzle Of that double
action gun Of No. rs for the past ter
minutes. sprang for his own weapon
which was behind the bar, and securing
it lac rushed into the alley and tiret
three shots after the escaping robbers
The nigh; was too dark, however, fol
effective work in that line. The firms
caused general alarm, the fire bell wa.
rung. and within 81 minutes an armet
posse under Officer Bechtel was in pur
suit. The identity Of the highwaymer
was pretty well settled upon in th'
minds OF some. and the first stop wa
made at Fatty" CAROLS ranch, wher'
a vigorous search was had. although
without result Mrs. kirchevals place
where two OF the suspected men Nav
been working. was next visited. Here
rs il was thought the posse was ahea'
of its game, a little waiting was done II
the darkness. The approach of SOM
person was detected ere long, and a sig
nal whistle blown by this individual
was answered by one Of the posse, witt
the result that one Of the men wanted
Ed. lIaverly walked up TO the cabi'
and into the arms of Officer Bechte
As he could give no satisfactory &c
count Of his nights doings, llaverl
was brough, to town and placed in jail
lie plead not guilty in a prcliminar.
examination before Justice lIoskins Of
Monday, and was sent to the count
skookum house in default Of $50 bal
The grand jury will examine into Iii
case.
Meantime. the remaining two suspet
ted parties, Jack Dillon and his partnc
sam Holloway, have succeeded in elut
ing all search, They have disarpeare
from their accustomed haunts. 1t
thought, now. that the two caught til
Cmur dAlene train Monday night q
IIauser Junction and rode TO the I. l
crossing near Spokane, where they LEI
IT, The engineer reports that two III
known men did this, riding in an empt
box car. The robbers secured S6i9, a
together, leaving something like $40
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