The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-16
With a Revolver in Each Hand
He Fires Twice, but Bullets
Miss Their Mark.
RIFLES THE CASH REGISTER.
Confederate Outside Keeps Pa
tron Covered-Proprietor Boro
Shows Unusual Bravery in
Defying the Masked Men.

James Boro. proprietor Of a saloon at tn
southeast corner OF Laclede and Ranker
avenues. was robbed Wednesday night b,
two masked men. one Of whom entered hi.
place Of business and. with drawn revolv.
er. held the saloonkeeper at bay while hi
took SIS from the cash register.
Boro's saloon has three entrances, one
from LAclede avenue and two from Ranker
avenue. About IL o'clock. while engaged ir
washing his glasses, Bcro was commanded
to throw up his hands by a man who en-
tered the saloon through one of the doors
opening into Ranken avenue. The robber
had a red bandana handkerchief tied about
the lower part of his face and held a re-
volver in each hand.
Instead OF obeying the Command, Boro,
who had never before had a like axneri-
ence. began to laugh. thinking It a practi-
cal joke played on him by one of his
friends. He continued washing his glasses
mean business-throw up your handsr'
said the robber. Seeing that the fellow
was in earnest. Boro made a lunge at him.
with the intention OF seizing and pinioning
his arms. The robber Immediately fired.
and the ball struck the woodwork about
three feet above Boro's head. Again ne
commanded Boro to throw I'D his hands,
The saloonkeeper refused, and the des-
perado fired second shot at him. This
time the bullet barely grazed Boro's thigh
ana lodged In the door Immediately behind
him. But the plucky ealoonist did not
obey. Instead. he kept retreating toward
his revolver. which lay under the bar near
the partition which divides the anteroom
lowed. within three feet of him. until he
reached the cash register.
lowering one weapon for q moment and
with the other pointing directly at Boro 8
breast, he reached into the till, which hap
pened to be open, and took out four FIVE
dollar bills, In his attempt to place the
money in his pocket he dropped one bill on
the floor. He made no effort to get II or
aggregated SIS.
With the muzzles of both revulvers on
Boro. the robber backed to the side door,
and. having reached the street. he and his
companion ran south in Ranken avenue.
were seated in a back room. When they
heard the shooting both dashed for the door
ana one managed TO gain the street. He
ion was halted by the second masked rob
Der, who was guarding the side entrances to
the saloon He was forced to sit quietly
until both robbers had left the neighbor-
Mr.. Boro describes the man who held
him NJ as about feet or 6 inches high
black slouch hat pulled down over his eyes.
a plack sack coat, very ragged. and black
trousers. His hair and eyebrows were light
Mr.. Boro is unable to furnish any descrip-
tion Of the robber who stood on the side
walk. nor could the men who were in the
rear room at the time OF the hold-up. Both
were too intent on flight TO scan his feat
ures or take an inventory of his clothing.
Mr., Boro congratulates himself on his god
fortune In escaping unhurt and with the
loss Of only $l5 He said yesterday:
1t made me mad to think OF being or
dered about and robbed by a fellow Of
half my own weight When he command
ed me to throw up my hands the second
ing. I'll give him SIS more II he succeeds
In robbing me again."