The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-04
Esvsn Citizsns b q Georgetown
Saloon Robbed.
sGouaE WATCHES AND MONEY.
MeI1-up 0eeays shortly Befsvr Mid
n1Ght IN sksrp's sssess, which ~
The Tlne rsntsis~S seven People
--TAsx Mere Dfsenssfsg the War
when the Hsgkwsys~s App~sr<A
$50 CompetGea Tkem so Give -.

fcnr masked naen with drawn reviewers
4eaxked quietly fnso Hharp's sasSoa 1T
o10fnetoNn sas nssns AT lisa e'elsek-
ssd In the mos. sang gf8sd rsaaatr inag-
.aah.e cs.s.ps slegl the sven Tsssesabss eisi-
xens VITO ssrs dis asssag the war 70
thrcw ug shelr sacas sal submit 70 eosA-
ttooasd rosspsTg.
Al the fsosnaasas OK tire masked leader
fourteen bands went high up sn the air.
and ,hsy remained there usii. 2 ~as ell
ever ard .ae eo8,ecsss Of ..sasernal rsvs-
sue" had fear vafSisss. Sc. n cash aad
several other Nmats sums ia hss possess
assO.
the ,oh was eaesiea through from start
70 fsnlsa without . mistake. Tas people Of
quiet. little Georgefown haE5iy krse~
what had happened unta It was MI over
way rejoicing.
II the war debsters had had the slsght-
e., idea of the conaiHg OF the attack they
Wouid rot haze surrendered without \
Desperate struggle. As II turned out.
however, there IL no need of discussing
the several Pans that might have been
s,nf ia force to bold the saloon until
wsFd could have been carried 10 the near
est brewery and thea tesa2iaoaed In 10
police headquarters.
Several years ago. naen the tramps
were thick aud the Sarts.sFn Pacific rail-
read was thinking of getting Al injunction
against the hobes for wearlng cut Tics, the
people Of Georsafowa seriously considered
. plan 10 organize q vigilance committee.
Owing 10 sue excitement last night over
the unexpected visit Of the knights OF the
mask ard '.sir9ng arm Ii was difficult
30, get any information about the com
iHiftac. or svsn catch the brewery by wire.
II II thought however. that with the re-
turn OF peace and the disappearance of the
hebos. ;hr committee iapse,i saso peaceful
siumher. and could ret have responded IN
this last and nsast daring attack on tho
wealth OF a peaee-iovissg neishboraood.
Georgetown is noted for good order. II
Opponents. The war has aroused It's elti-
xsns 10 some extent OF course. bat yet ev-
erything moves along in a calm. deliber-
ate manner such Was the condition Of
affairs In slarp's saloon last night. Ac~
esrding 10 the most accurate reports OBJ
taiaablc there wera seven men In the ss~
loon. -Four of them had watches. but how
many OF them were OF gold and how many
Of silver no ole could figure out.
The bartender was in a thoughtful mocd.
and as he glanced at the cash register or
I'll where the receipts OF a good days
labor wete stored away he had no pre-
sentiment Of the sg black cloud that was
forming outside and gsttgng ready 10
swoap down upan him and his friends Ike
the flying squadron going after a flying
Spanlard
The attack had evidently been carefully
prepared. 1t came suddenly and In a man
ner that sefs - doubt rs TO its siguIa-
canoe. The door " the saloon was thrown
open and then IN walked four men.
Each of them Was armed with a big.
dangerous-ieokiag fsSoiysr and over their
faces were spsead black cloth masks.
wtthen, The slightest delay sse leader 1g
the gang. eoosi-slzed cool. daring sort
OF 3 isfi"w. made ke0wb me oniSet of tstr
visit lie harsils need have said anything
about II berause the slghg ~ the masks
ans ths revolxoFs MAS enough TO settle
the question.
Hands weH, ur IN an directions sna the
seven ewnefs % ;hase fourteen hands
silently Wished tia, ia WIS al over. Part
Of the aans stueei Nafea aeer their victims
With draw reviewers whiis others ae,iag
uaaes the dlrsetlen OF .he.r leader. saa
to II that 80 one SURPRISED them In sheir
werk. The az d collecting the vafsesbles
Was accomplished IA = VERY short time.
but IL seemed like ar sse ta those weo
were yielding ua t4esr yalusti,s No;
watch o. piece q ln0ney LARGE enough u
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