The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-01-05
BOLD HOLDUP ARTIS|
NOSE GOLDSMITH OF SEATTLE
MINUS OVER $4,000.
Crook Had Planned q Deal to Buy
Half Interest in TWO Opera Houses
-He Got Goidsmith In Hotel Room
and Forced Him to Send Out and
Get His Checks Cashed.

Nose Goldsmith, theatrical booking
agent and owner of the Strand the
alter of Seattle, was held up in a
room at the Lincoln hotel, one of l.e
most fashionable hostelries in Seattle,
by man who gave his name as Burke,
and made to pay over $2750: It was
one of the boldest and best planned
coups ever turned in that city.
Goldsmith had received telephone
call from Burke, who stated that he
had business proposition to make.
A meeting was arranged in an up
town ONCE. Burke said he was from
Butte, Mont, and owned a half inter-
est in the Miner of that city. He
declared he had $4,000 to invest and
would like to buy an interest in Gold
ed what purported to be draft on the
Butte Miner for that amount. Gold
smith said he would sell him an In.
terest in his two vaudeville theatres
in that city for that amount. 1t was
agreed that Goldsmith should have the
papers drawn up by his attorney.
| The next day Goldsmith received a
Lincoln hotel asking him to come uI
and talk over the deal. Goldsmith
and an employee named Cohen went
to room on the top floor. They were
met by Burke, who stated that ht
wished to talk to Goldsmith personally
Cohen went to the office and Goiu
smith remained with Burke. The frs
thing thes latter did after Cohen lef
was to tell Goldsmith to read a lettel
lying on table in the room. Thi'
letter stated that Burke needed $275'
very badly, and If Goldsmith did no
come through" with that amount hi
head would be shot off. Goldsmith
turned to his companion and looke'
down the barrel of a Colts revolver
write out check for the amount,
commanded Burke, land send tn
hotel clerk to the bank for the money
$500 in gold and the balance in $40
bills"
Goldsmith did as told and called u
Cashier Lane of the Scandinavian
American bank to say that the chez
. was all right and to pay the same a
> to the room, Burke keeping Goldsmit
covered and shielding the gun frol
o the clerks sight. After the clerk ha
t gone Burke told Goldsmith to orde
/ drinks for two, which he did, an
after the clerk returned with tn
Y money he ordered two more, for whic
he made Goldsmith pay.
Victim a Gentleman.
a Pocketing the money, Burke inform
ed Goldsmith that he was gentlema
\ and shook hands with him. He ais
said he would not take Goldsmith
. diamonds. He then made GOLDSMITH
go into the bathroom, and warned hin
= to make no cutlery for Is minutes. H
then locked the door and left Afte
waiting for about 10 minutes Golt
smith began yelling, and attracted tn
attention of a woman in the mex
room. The porter was sent for an
Goldsmith liberated.
The police were notified at once an
detectives paced on the case. Golt
: smith describes Burke as being c
{ medium height and fairly well dress
0 ed. His hair and mustaches were je
s black and his eyes light blue, whic
I causes Goldsmith to think he was dii
o guised.
r Cashier Lane of the Scandinavian
American bank. telegraphed to Butt
, and learned that no such man a
d Burke has any interest whatever
!, the Miner. Chief Delaney says it
q the cleverest piece of work in th
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