The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-02
LONE BANDIT RoBs SALOON
Holds Five at Bay With Pistol While
He Takes $3.50 Out Of
the Till.


tie bartender and five other men to
ronse themselves in semi-circle in
front Of him and hold up their hands,
O masked rObber emptied the cash reg
tSter in the Brunswick saloon corner
Ballard avenue and Park Place Bal
lard, at o'clock this morning. and
cot away with $3.50 in cash besides two
soid watches. One shot was fired at
Ainn while he as making his escape.
tic staggered. and although it may
have been because of q wound that
Was Inflicted, it is thought more PROP
able that he stumbled over q rubbish
pile in his path.
1he koldup man came in the rear
dooc Of the saloon, holding a gun IN
each hand. The resort is owned by
Harry and Charley Henry. and the
former was behind the bar at the
ttrne He was ordered to carry the
cash register to a room in the rear
p3rt.t:oned off from the main barroom
ard G.d so. In the rear room were
five men warming themselves around
d stove. Several OF them afterwards
6ud that they had guns, but when
they were ordered to throw up yney
IA not hesitate.
The rObber placed the two guns in
one hand and with the other carefully
transferred the cash from the register
to his Cvercoat pocket. He also took
gold watch that was in the register,
as we'll rs the one worn by the bar
tender. He left all the checks and
maze no attempt to go through the
p, kots Of the other men in the room.
Robbers Hand Shook.
He talked coolly, but the hand in
which he held the two guns shook per-
oaptbly. indicating that he was con-
sidarably excited.
Take it easy. OLD pal: don't get ex-
c-ted." remarked one of the men in the
room whose name it not known. I've
bean in this business myself.
As soon as he had the money the
ro6ber, saying TIA. ta.' backed out of
the rear room. In the meantime Charles
Henry who sleeps in a room above the
s2,0on. had been aroused by the noise
1Ud FASTENED to the foot of the stairs
with q 32-caliber revolver just as the
hYidup man was disappearing in the
darkness toward the rear of the lot
It was dark but the robbers form was
Clearly outlined against a white shed
and Henry got a good shot at him at
a!ifstanCe\of about twenty feet. The
d&lng man staggered at the same time
and it is possible that he stumbled over
/ rubbish pile in the way. However,
the bullet has not been found in any
OG the outhuilGiugs that it probably
wo&IG have struck if it had not been
intercepted by the man.
Man Appears With Rife.
Aster fring the shot Henry went to
tr4. tront of the saloon and fired an
other shot TO attract the police. Tom
Woodman, a blacksmith. who rooms
over the Drum saloon across the street.
oaeued his window and came near fir
,ng upon Henry with rifle, thinking
that he was probably one of the rob-
berS. but not being sure. he concluded
rot to DO it. Policemen J. F. DiggS
and S. S. .Blodgett reached the saloon
4 few minutes afterward.
The police are of the belief that the
r0bber is the same man who held up
Henry Kastner. a Ballard butcher. and
took s11 from him about month ago.
. re also wore handkerchief over
his face.
There is good deal of talk to the
effect that the holdup was a put-up
Job. the basis for the theory being the
unusual timiiity displayed by the five
men in the room. several of whom We're
armed. in making no attempt to shoot
Or follow the hold up man. The police
scout the idea. asserting that the fall
ure OF men to do anything was simply
the result of fear that may have been
iUSt:iable under the circumstances.
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