The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-16
ROBBERS MAKE 4 BIG HAUL
Gus Peterson and j. r. Clark Re-
lieved of $3.50.
THE FOOTPADs ESCAPED
Clearly Apparent That the Hold-Ups
Knew That Peterson Had Large
Bum Of Money on His
Person.

Early yesterday morning occurred
another hold-up in Anaconda. This
time the footpads succeeded in gettins
s74s.5o. The victims of the robbery are
Gus Peterson and j. r. Clark, the lat
ter commonly known as Shorty
Clark. The robbers are unknown and
arr still at large. Peterson was the
heavier loser. the footpads holding him
up for $745, while Clark lost only $3.50.
Peterson is a gambler, and for the
past week has been extremely fortu-
nate in his play; the $745 represented
his winnings.
The hold-up occurred on Locust street,
Just south of Fourth street. Both Pc
terson and Clark occupy rooms at the
residence. of Frank Butler, at No. 412
Locust street. Yesterday morning the
two men started for home at about
2:30 o'clock. When they reached a
point on Locust street in front of No.
40, which is known as the Halves
residence, two men sprang out from
behind the fence, and threw guns on
them.
Hold UP your hands," said one Of
the footpads.
The hands went UP and one of the
robbers took Clark, while the other at
Peterson had. without a shadow of a
doubt. knowledge of where Peterson
carried the money. The footpad at once
unbuttoned Petersons vest and from
the inside pocket extracted a wallet
containing $500. Without hesitation the
fellow then went into Peterson's right
vest pocket and took $245. The foot
pad next took him by the arm and
pointed south. Peterson went
When the robber got through with
Peterson, the latter asked him:
We'll, aren't you going to leave me
a little Sunday money!
The fellow was evidently quite lib
eral, for he handed Peterson back
$3.50 in half dollars. A curious thing
obtained a number of half dollar coins
He noticed that one of the half dollars
was counterfeit, and when he came
toHook at the money handed back to
him by the footpad. he found his orig
inal bogus half dollar.
The fellow who robbed Clark went
Though his pockets and secured $3.50.
Before holding him up the robber had
backed Clark up against the fence.
Clark had SIS in silver in a pocket in
the rear of8his9 trousers. and this sum
the fellow did not touch. The fellow
who held up Clark, after taking the
mopey, told him in a gruff voice to
20 on nome.
The man who held up Peterson was
man of average size, while the one
who held UP Clark was a tall man.
Clark thinks the men wore masks made
out of piece of blanket, brown in
color. Both men wore long overcoats,
or mackintoshes. Further than that no
description could be obtained of the
two men, as it is extremely dark at the
point where the holdup occurred
1t is clearly apparent that the rob-
bers knew that Peterson had the large
sum of money on his person, and it
Is also probable that they knew that
he carried it in the inside pocket of
his vest. 1t is believed and with good
grounds, that the fellows who did the
Clark Peterson job are gamblers them
selves. and that they knew all about
the habits of the two victims. So far
no arrests have been made, but three
or four fellows are suspected
After the robbers released Peterson
and Clark they lodged back into the
Halves yard and left the premises
through the gate in the rear.