The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-02-16

III you will take my word for a little
experience I had recently perhaps I
can make 81 clear to you how q IL pos
sible for three bad mon TO hold up
room full OF fairly brave men and get
away safely with their money" said q
merchant from the state OF Washing
ton. Il was In such a hold-up not long
ago and have ceased locrlng at fell
lows who have been through similar
experiences. I was one OF seventy men
who were held mp In big gambling
hall. and rs I am not regular patron
Of such places | kept quiet about Il a.
home The gambling house Is one OF
the best known In the West. and on the
night Of the hold-up Il was Allied with
representative crowd. A search
would have disclosed the fact, un-
doubtcdly. that many OF the men pres
cnt were armed. No trouble IN recent
years has occurred In this place. and
there was no reason to anticipate any.
II was nearly midnight when the door
| opened end three mon. masked, and
| each holding two reyolvers, entered
the room.
Hands up quick. shouted the fore
most man.
81 was sitting at a faro table when !
heard this command. aud as | looked
mp found a revolver pointing straight
AZ my head when | compared notes
with the other seyenty-odd men later !
found that each one had the same OK
porloncc. There were only six revolt
yors. and yet each man In the room
was willing to swear that one OF them
was pointed at his head all the time.
The crowd was simply paralyzod with
fright For two or three seconds not
man moved. Then over In one corner
a Leadvlllc sport brought his hand
. around to reach for his hip pocket
"'stop that or III shoot said one
, OF the masked men. covering him with
his revolver Hands up. now, quick
We mean business
, Every man In the room did holt
, his hands up. There was no hesita
! ton then II was my hrst experience
= in that kind OF game, but II was no
I until was able to take my hands dow
n that realized how tlresome the opera
:. ton was. There we stood. each mai
II with his hands stretched high abov
d his head, when an cutlery would brln
1 help at once. II was pretty sur
q thing, however. that no one woul
:. make the outcry. The three maske
L men had eyes Tor every move. an
y their revolvers pointed all ways
O once. It "a easy for man who ha
i not been through such an experience
suggest that II several men had on
made n break these fellows would ha'
run. can honestly say that I
70 barrel OF the revolver into which
d looked seemed TO mo 10 be AS large %
OF sewer pipe. even thought that
IL could see the end OF the bullet. and
no was awfully afraid that the man wi
ut held the revolver might got nervo
or and shoot me by accident. | tried
tn look pleasant to appease him All N
an had taken perhaps a minute and a ha
or when the spokesman shouted to US;
al "Line up against that wall wi
ne your backs to me, and the man WI
nd takes his hands down will get she
ny Quick, now. gentlemen. n you pleas
In Obey orders. and you won't get hurt
nd 1--WE lined up as directed. like lot
"a school boys.
Dr., "'Now, then, my friend here viii r
n lleve you OF your yaluables witho
30. your assistance said the spokesma
us Don't move. because there are "
nj dosd ehota bchlnd Won Keen uul
n and II will soon be over
1T was a very cool piece OF work,
can assure you, One OF the three wei
right straight down the row, taklI
each mans watch and money