The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
TWO H0lD-UP|'
LOOT A 81
Hands-Up Method Ad.
the Robbers as 9||
Entered Bal.
FACING SlX-SHOOTERa
INMATES BAOR|
Their Own Wealth, as ii
Of Saloon, Secured
bers Escape.

Ono failure. and, a few -.
a spectacular success. war; a y
ments OF o brace Of salocno Z
started out early Wednssa.n n
acquire money by ths
method. That the despsrs
been arrested is due sn,ss' aS
success in keeping thsms.;
sight. for they are wei! :"
OF their victims, and can Ia
nized by another man NH.
doubtedly, planned TO roh NUN
About 2:30 o'clock Willis
was just leaving the Ga5n
corner Of First South ma -
street, noticed a tour. r.
standing ut the corner snts'
place, apparently attemn,is"
mask ever h.s face. AZ
the fellow secreted the ~.
sumed an attitude Of i,nsc.:
watched him, and q few ~.
saw him engaged in vhisnss-7
tion with a second man It d
trance on West Temple strs,l
Warned the Bartmdr
Suspecting that a hold-n,
planned between tho two r.
the saloon and informed usr-
the bartender. Of what he hs6
son and Ellis prepared IN
expected visitors a var5
but the latter, peering oyay 4
door that leads into tho H.
the rear, made note OF thI,
abandoned their purpose.
Only q few minutes afts,
Billy james, the night bsri,,'
Green River saloon, Oh NaIn
Third South, was yawninr
liness and philosophyinR
effects Of mixed drinks
two old men slumbered ps>,'
nearby card table. the door +
was suddenly opened and
found himself gazing into 4
that looked to him like tbs A
mel
In the man behind the r.
bartender recognized a cas,,|
and was somewhat reassu,
aperture into which he es,>[
down TO the size of H
muZzle.
Took It as a Jpk<
In the purview OF Mr.. Jam
thing was a Joke until ~
poked the gun close I'D 10
nose and commanded: Il
There was so much JUNCTION a |
that the bartender abandon>| |
theory. and pushed his hand
ward the ceiling as he could
AT this juncture q seeo11
known by sight to James,
place. The pre-arranged d.
the two was instantly upp1r
saloon man, and he knew Il
with him. AS the frat ~
gun on James his partner 4I
behind the bar. He stcpps1
ever, as the door swung o2z1
friend OF the bartender a.
was shorty" Norris. auotA1
and in an instant he Hsa q
high reaching contest with
James.
The two robbers now pro-
through the pockets Of theIF
Both Had Mmq
From James they took
pockets of Shorty" yielded
two sleeping men at The a
muslcally while all this TzI
but. at this moment. son
aroused them and they lliIe1
gazed with bleary eyes az q
Of robbed and robbers, aud
say, relapsed to slumber.
James and Norris wers ros
lie down on their stomachi
OF empty whisky barrels
against the barroom vail
piled and. as they lay thu
looted the till, taking ben
$50. This was the work o.
seconds, when they ran o7l
front door, turned into
street and ran east along =
fare.
The bartenders now got
couple OF antiquated shoot
ran through the back oQ1
them on" They were .
late, for the robbers se11
pearing In the distance
Police on tha 81
The police wore called by
made every effort 10
robbers.
The taller Of tho two fos'
to have been a "swampl
saloon on Commercial hn
ter, and his companion ~
quentIy loafing about ths
saloon. Neither Of thdF
known.