The Anaconda standard., 1898-12-11
BY 4 LONE H|GHWAYMAN
Il Was Walkerville's Turn to
Furnish a Sensation.
HE WAS $35 A WINNER
james Reiiiy's Saloon Was the Scene OF
the Bold and Daring Bandits
Operations, and Il Was
No josh

It's all passed up to walkcrviIe now.
Neaderville has had it's sensation.
Rocker furnished its quota. Butte has
contributed TO the column and Center
willie is the latest borough TO come up
with a story OF a bold and daring
hold-up by a lone hiehwayman. Yes
terday morning about 5 o'clock a lone
highwayman walked into James Reil-
ay's saloon in Centerville and walk -
cot again SIS winner on the visit He
was a large man. wearing a chinchilla
overcoat. buttoned closely and full
length. dark trousers. a black mask and
q dark slouch hat. He entered the
'front.' door and saw sitting behind the
stove four men. Barney Ferry, the bar
tender: John Higgins. Dan Currin and
Tom Lynch. all leaning back against
che wsinscoting. engaged in social con-
yersation.
up with 'em. boys" was his salu-
Ration.
There's another one of those joshers
you read about" said Higgins, who
looked at II all as Joke.
No one held up his hands and the
robber again ordered them to hold up
their hands. Higgins said to the fell
1ow "Oh. go along. there's no money
wing around loose this time OF 'he
month. What DO you think you are run
ming up against. a mint?"
Again the robber cautioned the inan
60 remain quiet. not apparently trying
90 disguise his voice. All the while he
kept them covered with a big revolver.
1Ie walked up close to the men and told
them not to move a muscle. Then re
hacked over behind the bar. took about
81 or IS out Of the cash drawer. which
was unlocked. and about SIS that was
in a sack in one Of the shelves beneath
she back bar He then backed to-
wards the door through which he had
entered and disappeared in the dark
ness. remarkinC as he closed the door
behind him: Just tell them that you
saw me-"
Ii was all done within a space Of two
or three minutes. IL Is strikingly evil
dent that the robber knew all about
the lay OF the land. for when he ran
sacked the drawer he Immediately op-
ened one OF the doors OF the back
bar and took from the shelf the nag.
Barney Ferry. the bartender. said last
evening to a Standard reporter:
'T probably could have escaped
Through the back door and given the
ahrm, but II had attempted 20 do so
the robber might have fired indiscrim-
est the side entrance. Currin at no
time held up his hands and Higgins
while his were up, was joshing the fel'
low. The robber certainly was aware
on the fact that usually late in tn,
morning I make a practice OF dump
ing into a bag the bulk Of the money
3n the drawer and throwing IL undel
the back bar. He either has seen me
do II or was told by some one who has
seen me do it.
"why didn't you at once report the
robbery to the police?" the reporter
asked.
r"Simply because they would have 70
clue whatever to work on. The fact
that the robber wore a black mask. an
overcoat and a dark hat and that n,
was heavy man abou,
five feet eleven tall. would
be no clue. Besides these fellows
are not in the habit Of being caught
and that you know yourself. The thinl
MAS done. the loss Is small and IN,
medicine IS taken. IL looks to me as u
6heAe lone highwaymen are meeting
With more than their share OF encour
agement IN their work"
Mr.. Ferry Is a popular young maj
and was a candidate for the legisla
ture on the populist ticket at the las
election.