Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-01-24
BUTLER SALOON HELD UP
Bold Nldnieht Robbery s.Shootlag
oeeurs-.Aones Ragged.

The Butler saloou. Cole n Elliott,
prapricinrs. was the scene IT mld
airht "hnld.up' last Monday Of the
most sensational character The
saloon i one II the finest IN the city.
situated un one ot the principal cor.
ncrs. and In which there are mum
Der of well patrmizcd gaming tables
At - 20. when the house was com.
paratively quiet two masked meu
entered the back door leading Ia from
the avenue. with two pistols IN hand,
the first robber ordered all then
present, to the number Of eight, to
throw up their hands; to put them
on the bar, as though they were all
taking IA drink, and for them TO re-
main in that position and no one
would be hurt. He was very deliber-
ate and methodical, by his coouess
proving himself to be an old hand at
the business. Robber No. 2 exhib-
tied his gun in the customary foot
pad style.
The spokesman was man of
medium height. slim Of stature, and
light hair; he wore a bandana hand
kerchief, covering his face below the
eyes, and had light fedora hat with
IA brown band. After lining them
all up at the bar he passed one
of his pistols to his pal, who took
position at and behind the front door,
covering with both weapons the men
,.n,n,rnI ot thA I,a No tha,
walked behind the bar and tried the
door of the safe. Finding it locked
he proceeded to the cash register
rang up the mo sale button and APP
propriatcd from the drawer all the
gold and silver, amounting to $85,
which he dumped into a barley sack.
He then started for the roulette
wheel when he noted fine diamond
ring worn by A. X Graham, re-
marked that it looked good to him
and took it off the finger. He then
placed the stacks of silver in the bag,
which amounted to the sum OF 1900
While he was in this act, VIM.
Anderson in ignorance of the fact
that the "hold-up" was in progress.
entered the front door. The robber
stationed at the door motioned Mr.
Anderson to get in line with those at
the bar, which he did.
At this juncture George Cole, see
ing that the robbers were working
with such deliberate GOODNESS that if
not interrupted they would continue
for half an hour, and suspectiug that
they would compel him TO open the
safe, took the chance of a run for
the back door. The robber standing
guard fired at Cole as he ran, the
ball entering the scalp at the base
ranged upward and came out The
shot staggered its victim, but he
kept on going, the gun wielder fol-
lowing him out. As soon as Cole got
out he cried murder, help, police"
ran to the fire bell and sounded an
alarm Al this time the robber who
was looting the roulette table exhib-
tied his nerve by announcing "Now.
boys, I'll show you how to take in
faro bank without making bet.
He walked to the faro bank, pushed
the dealers chair against the table
so that he could pass between it and
the wall, opened the drawer aud took
out $400 in gold, which he placed in
the sack, Then he walked out, met
his pal and both ran up the back
street.
The night was an usually quiet one,
there being but few men in any of
the saloons. The officers have good
clues and expect to capture and
make out a strong case against the
perpetrators of this daring villainy
All pimps, FOUNDERS and check guer-
rilas will be compelled to leave the
town at once.
The marvelou,ly close approach to
murder as well, is "a notable feature
Of the affair. Fortunately, however,
George Cole is not badly or seriously
hurt. Under care of Dr. Piper he
is about again.