The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-08
OTOOLE WANTS TO KNOW
He Is Anxious to Learn How 1t
Happened.
ROBBED WHILE HE SLEPT
Had Taken Extra Precautions Against
Burslars-Doors Barricaded. Win
dows Nailed Down and a
Revolver Handy.

William o'Toole wants to know how
it happened.
Mr.. O'Toole runs a small saloon in
the Silver Bow addition. not far from
the race track. He is sole proprietor
and he makes a modest living out of his
! business, living himself in the saloon.
He has been very much concerned for
! several weeks lest he should be a vic
tim Of the many burglars and highway
men who seem to haunt those parts.
After the raid made by the three
masked highwaymen on the Reception
and the Fountain saloons on the nat,
the subsequent raid IN the new road
house, called the Glencoe, not far from
O'Toole's place, and the raid on the
Copper state saloon. in South Arizona
street, he concluded hat he must sure
ly be booked to be the next victim. His
place is secluded. in a position In fact
10 invite attack, and he had no one
but himself To rely on for protection
from any raid. lie had visions and
dreams of highwaymen attired in black
masks entering his place, and he
thought e just how he WOULD act
when they came.
Meanwhile, O'Toole used all proper
precautions. He kept his reVolver right
at his hand behind the bar, and, profit
ing by the experiences OF others OF
which he had read, he took the rerolv-
err along with him when he left the bar
and always kept a watChful eye on the
door. At night he used double precau-
ton. He closed up earlier h usual.
b~arricaded the door, kept the windows
nailed fast. and had everything in
readiness to give a hot reception to any
night visitor.
Saturday night. being the last night
of the races. Mr.. O'Toole tool especial
pains to guard against the masked men.
He closed up early, and, besides locking
the door, he rolled the bedstead III
against IL. He piled chairs up on the
bed and other furniture was added to
the barricade. The windows were like
wise b~arricaded with furniture. so that
il would be impossible to gain entrance
without awakening him. He stretched
the mattress on the floor near one enc
of the bar and laid the revolver. ready
cooked, on the bar where he could grail
II as soon as he rose to his feet. HC
placed his watch under his pillow anC
his pantaloons. containing his pocket
book, he rolled up and placed under tn
mattress. hen he turned out th'
lights. got on the mattress and wen
sound asleep.
Mr.. O'Toole did not awaken unit
daylight yesterday morning, and wheI
he looked around everything seemed t.
be all right. He put his hand under hi
pillow to get his watch to see wha
time ii was. But his watch was gone
O'ToOle jumped to his feet and locke
for the revolver on the bar. The re
yolver was there. but in another plac
from where he had put il. Examining
the revolver he found that the cart
ridges had been extracted. Thee h
looked for his pants under the mattress
He found them all right, and the peck
etbook was in the pocket where he hat
left 1t. But on examining the pocket
book he found that a SO bill, all tn
money it contained, was gone. Tn
change in the drawer behind the ba
was also gone, together with a flask O
whiskey and a few cigars.
Mr.. O'Toole naturally feels that h
was not used right. for he did not have
in return for his loss, the sensa ton o
seeing the men with the black mask
On, and experiencing how il feels to b
held up. And. worse h all, to thin
that he never WAS disturbed.
Mr.. O'Toole is still wondering how
happened.