Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-01
BOLD ROBBERY AT CERRILLOS
Masked R0bber Enters the Mint
Saloon at Midnight and Secures
S115 in Coin After Shooting
the Manager.
FIVE MEN WITNESSED THB DARING DEED
A. r. Quinley, Formerly of Las Vegas,
and Well Known Throughout the
Territory, Received a Painful
Though Not Dangerous
Wound in the Left Hip.

A shooting occurred a few minutes
after midnight last night at the Mint
saloon in Cerrillos, which has thrown
the town into state of intense excite
ment. A. R. Quinley, well known citi-
zen and manager of the resort above
mentioned, was badly, though not fatally,
wounded by masked robber who en-
tered the saloon with the motive of rob-
berry. The particulars of the robbery
and attempted murder are as follows:
At about 20 minutes after midnight
the roulette game which had been in
progress all night closed and Manager
Quinley gathered up the money from the
table, put it in sack and was about to
put it in the safe when stranger with
the upper portion of his face masked
entered, and quickly walking up to
Quinley demanded that he hand over the
money. Quinley evidently regarded the
thing as huge joke, and kept on at the
safe door, at the same time asking his
caller what he meant. The stranger re-
piled with string of bloodcurdliDg
oaths, punctuated with a very emphatic
reiteration of his former demand for the
coin. There could be no doubt that he
was in dead earnest, and that he had en-
tered the saloon for business. Realizing
this Quinley turned quickly and threw
the sack of coin, which all the while he
had been holding in his right hand,
straight at the strangers head. The sack
contained about $1l5 in silver quarters,
ho1r Nj lN1l Tvs l. l..
arm to throw the coin, the robber drew a
revolver and fred point blank at his vic
tim at distance of only few feet.
Quinley sank to the floor holding on to
his left hip where he had been hit by the
robbers bullet. The missile struck
Quinley fair on the left hip, then ranging
downward passed out inticting q painful
flesh wound. Five men witnessed the
shooting, but they were unarmed, and
were all so badly excited as to be of little
use, When they rushed forward to assist
the wounded man, the robber quietly re-
turned his weapon to his pocket, picked
up the sack of coin and walked away,
An alarm was given at once and 25 or
30 men started out to search the town
over, but up to noon today nothing had
been heard of the bold robber. Sheriff
Kinsell was notified of the robbery and
went down to Cerrillos on an early morn
ing freight.
The robber is described as about 80 or
35 years old, six feet tall, slender, cadaver.
GUS face, light complexion and dressed in
gray sack coat and pants, doeskin shirt
and small soft black hat. Quinley's
wound is very painful, but he will be able
to be out again in a short time.
Quinley formerly resided in Las Vegas,
where he kept saloon. For some time
he was prominently identified with the
fire department of that city, and is well
known throughout the territory. 1t is
generally believed that the rohber acted
without any assistance in his scheme for
robbipg the Mint though there are ru-
mors to the effect that he had pal wait.
lag for him at the door, where he acted
as guard or lookout, while the robbery
was taking place within. Quinley was
not armed at the time he was accosted by
the masked stranger, and of course had
no opportunity of getting at weapon.
Had he had his revolver handy, it is
probable that this account would have
read differently, for he is not the kind of
man to submit to hold up without a
fight.
The five witnesses had good look at
the robber and all agree upon the descrip-
ton given above, which it is thought
will soon lead to his capture. About 80
men are now on the hunt, and it is hardly
probable that he will long evade the tolls
of Justice.