The age-herald., 1900-05-21
4 BOLD ROBBERY
 AT KANSAS CITY Lone Highwayman Enters Hotel
 and RobS Safe
BACKS CROWD OFF WlJ9 GUN
And Then Walked to the Sidewalk, Un- hitched His Horse and. Rode Away With $l,75o Worth of
 Valables.

Kansas City, Mo, May 20.-A lone high wayman entered the corridor of the Coates hotel, one of the leading hostelries here, at Il 30 o'clock tonight and. forcing the strong box of the cigar stand, secured the valua- bles and escaped. The box contained dia- monds vaued at $1, 200, s25O in gold, currency and silver and checks to the amount of $1OO. He held the night clerk and another em- ploye of the hotel off at the point of re- volver and escaped on horse that he had tied to the curbing.
 At the time of the hold-up, which proved one of the most daring ever perpetrated in Kasas City, Times reporter, James Sulli- van and Col. Fred. w. Fleming of the Mis- souri National guard, were seated in one end of the lobby, night clerk William Cos sett stood behind the registering desk, night waterman Charles l.. Meeker was pacing to and fro in the center of the floor, and J. w. Garvey, guest, and Key Clerk Kelle- her were near by. Sherman Clark clerk of the stand short distance away, was wait ing on a customer, who was probably the robbers conferedate.
 Kelleher was the first to notice the rob Der as he entered the lobby.
 
 Kelleher faced him, "act as if you were going to do something.''
 The robber as he spoke thrust the muzzle of a revolver in Keleher's face, then step ped behind the counter, picked up the strong box and turned to go.
 Clerk Clark saw him at this moment Hold on," he cried, what do you want?"
 "Don't You Move
 "You-don't you move" commanded the man behind the gum as he pointed his weapon at Clark's head. "If you do I'll get you"
 He backed out of the door with his face turned to the lobby, and with revolver levelled, disappeared.
 So daring was the robbery committed that it was a minute almost before Kelle- her or Clark could make an outcry. The night watchman awoke from his revere to see the confederate disappear through an other entrance. The alarm aroused Sulli- and Fleming who, until the robber had made off on his horse, were in ignor ance of the drama that had been enacted within fifty fet of where they stood.
 Just before the robbery occurred Kelle- her had placed twelve pieces of diamond jewelry, consisting of rings pins and studs, valued in the aggregate at $1,200; about s25O in money, and some checks in the box, preparatory to taking it to the hotel safe. The confederate attracted his attention momentarily at the other end of the coun- ter, and after the robber had performed his work, which consumed but the fraction of a minute, both were in the street mak- ing off.
 Night Clerk Gossett claims that the rob ber's name is Fishback, and that he knows him well.
 The robber is described as being 35 years of age, about six feet in height and well dressed. According to Clerk Gossett, the man had lived at the hotel for a week. He had on one occasion taken the clerk out for a drive, and had generally been con- sidered a good fellow"
 The Coates house is of the three leading hotels in the city, and Is situated at Tenth and Broadway, in the heart of the town district.