The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-06
SALOON HELD
UP IN EUREKA
One Man Did the Job Backed by
q Wicked Looking Gun.
HIS TRIUMPH SHORT-LIVED
DEsPERADO SOON CAUGHT AND
LANDED IN JAIL.
Especial to The Heraldl

/ u UREKA. March 5.-A bold hold
/ /. up in the oxford saloon, followed
by an exciting and successful
man-hunt, was enjoyed to the limit
: by the lads who waited for
the Tate game" last night. At
$40 o'clock in the morning. while
Long Mac was deeply interested in
a new system Of solitaire IN a far cor
Aer Of the club room. and James Sned-
don was figuring out the winnings Of
, the roulette wheel for the night, the
back door OF the room was pushed
open noiselessly and a small figure
shrouded in a white bedspread. with
mead mufiled IN a calico curtain, and
TWO wicked eyes cleaning through mar
row Sits in the cloth, glided in and
/ poked gun under the dealers nose.
All Hands Up.
Up went the pudgy, Jewell bedecked
mitts Of the dealer. who articulated a
grunt of surprise that attracted the
attention Of Uncle Jesse Poynter. who
directs affairs at the stud game Uncle
Jesse let a roar out OF him and made
Tor the arsenal back of the bar in an
ADJOINING room. While these incidents
We're occurring the gentleman Of the
snfoud took the canvas sack containing
the bank roll. which lay On easy reach
on the roulette table and silently stole
away through the back door His
shroud caught in the door, and ne tar
RED Tor a second 10 rip 10 Off The en-
tire force gave chase. armed with guns
Of all kinds and conditions. and came
In sight of the bold marauder in time
10 send leaden missile after him. He
was unhurt, however, and earned a
splendid reputation as q foot racer as
he sprinted up Main street and around
corner and disappeared from view
Lanterns We're procured. and through
the deeply drifted snow he was trailed
through back yards and along the Rio
Grande railway tracks westward, and
finally back % Main street at a point
IN a direction directly opposite to the
one he had taken IN his fight.
Pursuit Of the Bandit
In the meantime the all night games
had been closed and barrOOms left to
run themselves which their usual GUS
todians Joined in the chase. The tracks
led to the doorway Of the lodging house
conducted by James Eustice, on lower
Main street. and in one of the rooms.
undressed and feigning sleep, was Jim
Ackenback. a Mexican His trousers
were wet to the knees with snow and
there We're other indications that he
had "hOled in" but a short time be-
fore. In an adjoining ROOM wrapped
I'm a silk shirt. the canvas sack was
found, its conteuts-S 142-intact except !
ing seventeen silver dollars, which were I
found In the Mexican's nocketbook.
Thief Locked Up.
Sheriff Cronin locked him up and /
took possession of his effects The /
gun was found I'm a bureau drawer, /
and an old hat which he was said 10 4
have worn during the night was found |
by the officers in an Outbuildng near /
the saloon
Bullion Beck mine for three months /
and yesterday drew his time, amount 1
ing 90 $69 The money was In two /
checks. which he cashed at Jake /
Schneiter's saloon. He spent the /
night gambling and drinking, and early /
in the morning paWned his watch Tor
s.. He played the wheel az he Ok
ford half an hour before the hOld-up
Is a Mexican. % years old.
and claims New Mexico as his nome
He was arraigned in the justice CouTF
at . o'clock, charged with r"Dbery He
pleaded not guilty. and the eXamina-
ton was postponed unCll tomorrow at
. O'Clock Bonds Were fixed az $500,
which the prisoner was unable to sIT-
nish.