The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-08-07
THEY WERE TALKING OF noLDvPs.


Asa TIneiy Rsbber Dropped In ana
showed The@ An Jnst Msw u Reit
Five men were held up by one man The
ether night. Il happened about 1890 in
John Crowds saloon. The highwayman
was masked about the face with piece
Of black muslin. He secured &c and .
revolver. Mr.. Crowi. John Pierce, Jo-
seph and James Bronghton. and Abe
Harris were having . social game Of
cards when the stranger stealtlily APP
peared 1t the front door with the con-
mand:
Throw your hands mp. and II any one
Of ron make move I'll blow the top Of
your head Of, and he emphasized his
remarks with cooked revolver pointed
directly at Mr.. CrOwl.
Ten hands quickly pointed heayea-
ward. The next came. Now walk upto
tbs bar. one by one. and empty your
pockets"
The men fumbied through their peck
ets and produced knives, keys and few
dollars In change. Addressing Mr..
Crowl. he said. Take your wallet out Of
your inside pocket and place it ON the
bar" Mr.. Crowl said he had no wallet,
and then be was told to take his vest OF.
but this robber found nothing.
LET me zee your watches he next
asked. '.and don't any Of yOn make q
break" The watches were produced.
But they didn't suit the rObber. and be
gave them back.
Addressing Abe Harris, hes said, Take
your coat OF. which request was CON-
Piled with, and while the robber was
searching this Harris put both hands
thOughtlessly in his hind pockets. Take
your hands from there quick. - you,
OF III blow your head or" commanded
the stranger. Now take your west
Cd, he demanded.
sAGy west Whats that" asked Har-
ria oh. your waistcoat. he means"
said Pierce.
The robber found IS cents on Harris,
and he asked him what his occupation
waa. II am q mines" he said, and the
thief gave him his s. cents back, saying
be didn't want it. ''And whats your &C
clpationy he asked Of James BrOugh-
ton I'm . miner too" You're =
liar" said the thief Mr.. BroughtOn il
grocery man.
All this took some time, and the men
were getting tired with their hands held
mp. Pierce said that he wAs tired, and
clasping his hands he rested them on his
l head.
Having searched the men to his salts
faction, he compelled them to stand
against the walls he slowly backed up
I 10 the end Of the bar. holding the pistol
az Crowl all the time. Going around
tia bar. facing the men. be went to the
money drawer and pulled IL out from be-
hind with his left hand and emptied ite
contents. about ei5, on the bar. Thea
he went to . drawer at a writing desk
and took q Il caliber pistol. There was
| box Of So cartridges there, and though
they did not lit he filed the pistol just
the same.
'.Aint you going to treat, partner"
asked Pierce, The robber promised to
call around again and treat. II don't
like to do this. gentlemen" he said.
''but have to-" Then he came back
from behind the bar. locked the front
door. backed mp tho full length Of the
saloon. taking the key with him, and
went out the back door. The key was
| afterward found in the back yard.
The whole thing lasted about Is min
utes, but it seemed like hours, said Mr..
/ CrowL
81 was awful glad to see him 20. He
was evidently new in the business. be-
cause he did not make us turn our peck
cts inside out. II he did, he would have
got Hl5S had in . purse in my pants
i pocket, and he overlooked go I had in a
cigar box behind the bar"
James Broughton also had $s5 in his
pockets. The robber seemed to hanker
after the money drawer principally.
There are several other drawers Of the
same kind behind the bar. but the visitor
knew where the right one was.
During the evening the men had been
talking about hotspps. and James Brough.
ton expressed desire TO see one Just %
iind out how It feels BE has had the
experience now and says he Is well salts
hed. The men are waiting for the fel.
low TO call around and ''set EN- up
Butte (Mon.l Inter Mountain.
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