The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-28

face to the front door. and the bar
tender was lined uD, face to the wall
each one with gun pointing at him.
The tall man began operations on the
cash register, still keeping his gun on
the bartender. He opened the drawer
taking out all the money, little over
sou, and then the two men, ordering their
victims to remain where they were took
to their heels down the back alley.
The porter rushed into the Chequame-
gon, where there was general skirmish-
Ing around for revolvers, and then the
walters and all went back of the saloon.
The men had gone, leaving no trace. A
call was sent in to police Headquarters.
an officer coming in within few min
utes. But the birds had flown.
The city was very dark, as it was not
yet daybreak, and the moon was pale in
the west. The robbers had all the oppor-
tunity they could wish in getting away
in the darkness.
Porter Miller saw two men in the rear
hal! early in the night, and asked them
II they wished anything. They replied
mo" and left the place. They We're then
wearing straw hats. He is not certain
whether they We're the men who did the
robbery. but it is thought they were, or at
least were part of the gang. It is now
believed by the proprietors of the place
that there We're at least three or four
men on the deal, part of them to engage
the attention of the bartender, and if
possible get the room cleared of occu-
pants before the robbery. 1t is not be-
lieved that the going out of the noisy
crowd and the coming in of the hold ups
was a mere coincidence.
poth <1Ho
looked like 3S-calibre revolvers, and both
weapons were blued.
A 44-calibre revolver lay within easy
reach behind the bar, and had the porter
seen the two men come in, as he was
STOPPING over, the weapon would have
been almost within his grasp. But they
entered quietly. and he was under fire
before he saw them.
William Carroll, who rooms in the Liz
zie block, happened to be passing the
place at the time, and looking in through
the front window saw the last part of the
robbery, where the men were pocketing
the contents of the cash register. He
was not able to see all the drama, how
ever-the two men lined up to the wall
under the muzzles of the guns and the
flight of the robbers. He gave the alarm,
but too late.
The description Of the two men tallies
very closely with that of the pair who
seem to have established regular route
here in the city. AS the faces could not
be seen, there is little on which to base
an Identification. About the only rea-
sonable hope is that some one who has
been known to be penniless will rush
down to the race track, or to some bar.
and make spread with newly acquired
wealth. These may give good clue. for
the money Is likely to burn holes in the
pockets Of it's new-found owners.
A safe agent called on the Messrs.
Kronenberg, this morning. with a hope
of selling some of his wares. Have you
a cash register that you will guarantee
against hold-ups?" asked one of the
brothers, who was just then telling of the
robbery OF their place last night. The
agent admitted that he hadn't that
brand of register. We'll. when you do.
I'll take one" was about all the salts
faction he could get. And as he went
out, he buckled his belt up to the next
hunger notch. for he seemed to feel that
he might have a long dry spell before
the desirable kind of a money-saver
should be put on the market.