Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-12
HOLDUP MEN TRY SALOONS
Make Raids on stor7 Place at Brewery and
0stranders on Fiftssnth.
GET AWAY WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY
Jobs Are Evidently the work Of the
Same Pair, who Indicate They
Are old Hands at the
Business.

Hands up, fellowsl" was the word in the
Storz brewery saloon and in Ostrander's yes
terday evening, when two armed and masked
men stood up the occupants Of these places
in good old highwayman manner
and safely got away with about SI25. In the
former saloon, which Is at 1926 Sherman
avenue, eight persons submitted to the
robbers but only two were in the latter
place, which is at S12 South Fifteenth
street. II was reported late in the evening
that two men had been about to enter Ed
Quinn's place, Sixteenth and Nicholas
streets, but were seen in the street and the
doors locked
AT 9:10 o'clock the two men entered the
brewery saloon by q side door near tho
roar, which opens into a rear room Pass-
ing through this they entered the saloon at
the rear. Covering the six men there at
the time they ordered hands up, and then
told the five customers to line up across
the room from the bar One man, with a
blue handkerchief over his face. stood by
the door and covered the men with his re-
volver, while his companion stepped behind
the bar. Charles Gillian, who was one of
tho men ordered to line up. did not throw
up his hands, as he thought it was a joke
which was being played out. The man at
the door said:
Here's one of those fresh guys Wen
have to show him something"
The highwsyman with the white mask.
turning, raised his revolver, and repeated
the order for Gillian to raise his hands. He
did
Go Through Customers.
The robber then went through the cash
drawer and the pockets of Philip Cell CT
sistant barkeeper. The white masked rob-
Der then took his station at the door and he
with the blue handkerchief started to 20
through the line of men. At this point
Mrs. Donahue, mother of Tom Donahue,
the engineer at the city Jail, who lives
across the street, entered the saloon by the
rear door to get a can of beer. The rob-
Der on guard pulled her through the door
and made her stand there until the holdup
was accomplished.
Meanwhile the blue-faced man went
through the line, turning each man in
order with face to the wall and hands up
after he had finished with him. When this
operation was complete the two backed to
the door with leveled weapons and walked
out. They were seen to go south by a man
who passed along Those in the saloon at
tempted no pursuit, contenting themselves
with telephoning to the police.
During this scene Michael Nicholson,
commonly called big Mike" the head bar
keeper. who lives across the street from
the saloon, was quietly lying low in a small
closet In the room, witch he had entered
Just before the holdup men came in. Mich
elsen had $52 in his pockets. Raymond Nell
son contributed $1.1O to the robbers,
Michael Smith gave s1l, Charles Gillian
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more, Herman Nagle threw in a SNUFF box,
Bartender Cell surrendered IS of his own
money and the house furnished $12 or SIS
more and a Smith & Wesson revolver,
which was in the cash drawer.
Repeat Performance nt Ostrander's.
In Ostranders's practically the same or
der of procedure prevailed. Colonel Floyd
the bartender, and an old man who disap-
peared without giving his name, were the
only occupants. The two men this time
wore soft hats, evidently with the idea OF
concealing their identity. There was $50 in
the cash register and 1t is thought some
additional money taken shortly before the
holdup. Colonel Floyd had $22 in his
clothes, which was taken. This second rob-
berry happened at 1920 o'clock
The reported attempt at Ed Quinns is not
wei dulutulltdltu II is Sdlu llldl SnOIlly
before 10 o'clock someone in the saloon
saw two men through the glass of the side
door who were tying masks on their faces.
| The doors are said TO have been locked,
which caused the robbers to draw off.
The police have no clew as to the identity
of the holdup men. The frequent holdups
of grocery stores in the southern part OF
the city, were the work of a tall and
short man, but these Of last night were
both described as of about medium height
The men who committed these robbcries
are supposed TO be strangers to this city
and experts in this line OF work. The two
similar tricks in South Omaha Saturday
night are attributed to them as the de-
scription then given tallies with that OF
the men who operated in this city last
night. They were described as five feet
eight inches and five feet ten inches In
height. respectively, and Of medium weight.
They wore handkerchiefs over their faces,
the shorter man having on a blue one with
white polka dots, and the other a white one.
They were we'll dressed, with overcoats and
polished shoes. They each had revolvers,
one a nlckled weapon and the other OF
blued steel. In the Storz saloon they wore
caps pulled down over their ears and in
Ostrander's they had soft hats.
FIGHT FOR CHILD'S CHARGE