New-York tribune., 1900-07-20
THE PASSING THRONG.

John c Harvey. the coon song writer of Balti-
more came on 70 this city attend the recent
a BALTIMORE League OF Press Clubs AS he
Man IN nopped his brow at the Hoffman
BIG CITY House last evening Mr. Harvey
said: baltimore. they'u tell
you is hot, but I've been full many year in this
vale OF tears, and most Of them IN Baltimore and
IN the matter OF real old. fresh OF the griddle
sgS ae5t tts tel you Baltimore doesn't run one two
an my experiences but most Of them were dis
as 10 be near he New-Yor< Press cIIb II r{s5?
nave oeen, but II was terrible long distance from
early, and on coming back at O'clock in the az
bell; bgllboy responded. I anehored him On
lounge Then rang again, another came, and
ring dsiodEed the Clerk aRq r56 sg5e sH2 ga my So n5
5nald, and compromised by taking another room.
late that evening, burst into the wrong room. Fast
nying 1o3tSteps decided me not TO essay an expa-
staircase as the night force under the evident In
hurled themselves up up the otheT Then 66Ssd 9S5'S ms
ser ser up on the register and retired for the night
took me. But your Uncle Dudley viii stay put in
the streets and the hermomferers there and 9
stranger 10 all three here"
A R Wallis of Spokane. Washington. was
speaking yesterday at the Hotel Imperial OF West
ern holdups. 7 never happened TO
A HOLDUP be in one myself said AIr Wallis
IN THE but a number OF my friends have
WEST been They one and all testified
later 70 q similar experience and
that vas that no matter how few the holders up
or how many they held up. each and every man
said afterward that the robbers weapon was
pointed directly and solely at him. Years ago in
California an acquaintance OF mine was on stage
coach that a pair Of bandits went through The
heads one burly rufian stood guard over them
q
engaged in The pleasing task Of relieving them of
nearest the man with the shotgun While the eere-
and instnctivev he starteS i 70 Io oeSan @ , % 5'a n
scratch IT, Hands UP. there" came the stern
place But that itching redoubled and again he
essayed the reheveful scratch. Say. what's the
wsyman Are you Vishfu TO become Lead nins9'
tteaEfgliy explained my friend 7 simply have got
10 -s+s scratch It 30 you hain,t ungrszaa tiealiy
for you And with that he proceeded 10 scratch
shotgun Yo1 can wsssT voH1 boas s s4 81 mas 9s
tcular nose stopped itching with great abrupt
Not so very long ago" continued Mr.. Wallis
three men held up one Of the most prominent
gambling hsIls in the Northwest,
HIGHWAYMEN and although the place at the time
HOLD Up was crowded. there being between
GAMBLING fifty and sixty men present they
HOUSE. went through the outfit and got
safely away with the swag
Play was IN full swing about midnight, when
the door suddenly opened and three men en-
tered Each an exceedingly depressing 10
the gamblers) mask. and each carried q pair
OF OminOuS -wespingS' OF such Calibrs that
they were young cannon Hands up came the reg
uiation order Tho crowd dazed by the sUddslness
OF Il all, was slow 70 obey, but the second
call. the room looked Ike a field of waving corn.
One out Of town sport tried to be hero. and made
nip pocket play that three grim voices in unison
called halt On His hands then went up SO fast
that they raised him foot or the floor. He swora
afterward that the men were armed with L-lnch
rifles. He knew il he said, because the bore OF The
one covering him was so large tAat he could see
the cartridge in the breech, which seemed to be
alive, ana fairly straiuing 70 get at him. The
whole crowd then compelled 10 stand facing
the wall and relieved OF watches and money The
spokesman OF the three u1usketeeTs then told them
on pain of death 10 stand that way for nve nnln-
utes, and dead silence reigned At the end or
| about a minute, one man started 20 look around
He had only started. and Up with Your dtg1ts,
chinkr was followed by a crash Of breaking glass
and a squeal. II turned out 10 be a Chinese ser
want returning with tray OF drinks They found
IL out later: every too busy 10 turn around
then. Each was counting seconds 70 himself
and counting them slowly, 70 be sure 70 be on the
safe side when those FIVE minutes elapsed; Finally
one man moved. and the proprietor turned AROUND
The room was empty. He fred chair through q
window and yelled 70 the crowd in the street the
news OF the hCldup. u TOO late however,
for those three nervy beggars got away scot free.
leaving a sad. woehegone and sulIry lot OF men
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