The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-10
BUTTE NEWS.
HlGHWAYMEN ON THE FLAT.
WORE BLACK MASKS AND HE'LL
UP SALOONS.
The Fountain saloon and the Reception
Road House Among the Victims.
Made q Rich Haul.

Highwaymen have been going down
the line on the fiat this morning and
seem to have been taking things as they
go. At a half hour after IL o'clock this
morning three men walked into the
front door OF the Fountain saloon, sit
uated two miles out on the fiat south
of town. Only two people were in the
saloon at the time. They were the
proprietor and the bartender. The men
had black masks over their faces. TIT
proprietor of the Fountain showed fight
and started for his gun, but he was hit
over IN head with the butt end of a
revolver and a painful scalp wound was
inflicted. The three men in black took
the contents of the cash drawer,
amounting to about $50, and also took a
gold watch from each of the men.
A few minutes afterward the three
men appeared at the Reception road
house, which is about 100 yards nearer
to the city han the Fountain. There
were o people in the Reception, in
GLIDING the proprietor. the bartender
n two others. The four within the
saloon were quietly discussing the war,
with no thought of war being brought
to their very doors, when three masked
men walked through the door. Each
man had a revolver and one of the
tudShCo hth AAaa a iINSiNth h NoNb
hand.
Hold up your hands," cried out the
leader. The command was instantly
complied with, for the highwaymen had
the drop on them. All threw UP their
hands and the footpads proceeded to
out of the cash drawer n three
watches. They also took two revolt
vers which were behind the bar. As
500 as they got everything in sight,
they skipped, and no one within
watched which direction they went.
The supposition is that they went on
down the fiat to hold up the rest of the
road houses
About half a mile further out from
the Fountain is a new place not yet
named and just opened this spring. A
half mile further out is the Star sa-
loon, and a little beyond is the Four
Mile house. None of these places have
a telephone. and none of them could be
heard from last night. Mex beyond
is the Ffve-Mile house, which has a
telephone, but could not be woke up
by the telephone people when called
for. There are houses also eight and
nine miles from town, the latter
being at Lynndale. Neither Of these
places has a telephone. Sergeant Ley
den, Captain Dawson and other Off
GERS started out on the fiat as soon as
the news came of the raid on the Foun-
tain and the reception.
A telephone message from Charles
Warren, bartender OF the Reception,
says the three h~ighwaymen were APP
parently all of medium size. one a lit
tie taller than the other two. Warren
gave up his watch and revolver. \
man and a women were in the saloon
at the time and each rave VI whs;
they had The cash in the drawei
amounted to about $50 and was alsc
/ taEnn The three man all wore hlark
masks and all had on overalls. Thu
proprietor of the Reception is George
Croningburgh. The proprietor of thu
Fountain is William Bell. Besides
money and watches the footpads got
some jewelry. They were apparently
on foot, and II so they will not be abb.
J to hold up many places before the of
fcers, who are on horseback. reach
them. II is likely. however. that th6
highwaymen will be satisfied with the
rake-off they have and will sneak
quietly back into town instead of TAX
ing any further chances.
Mr.. Warren of the Reception say
the highwaymen acted nervous and ex
cited and seemed to be green hands a
the business. He thought that at thu
Reception and the Fountain togethel
the highwaymen got about $40 II
money, four or five watches and abou
$500 worth of jewelry. Mr.. Warren wa
in the saloon part of the Reception alon'
at the time of the hold-up. A man anc
a woman were in another part and the,
were also held up. The man was re
lieved of all he had. but the woman
I refused to stand their work and would
! give up nothing. They let her go. TIL,
police officers stopped at the Reception
; on their way out for a minute and thei
: rode fast out on the flat towards Jo
;, M~atley's place. There is little prospect
however, of catching the holdups.