The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-25
LOOT CARD GAMES
JUST BEFORE DAWN
Gamblers in Cliff House Lined
Against Wall by Two Cool
Robbers.
HoLDUP is WELL STAGED
CASH, GEMS AND WATCHES
VALUED AT $500 STOLEN.

They were playing poker for all there
was in It at the Gift house gambling
resort Third South and Main street, all
night last night and up TO an early
hour this morning. just the same as
though two masked men mao ny a.
sac o clock yesterday morning. heIo up
the place and all who were there, IaA
ing SO 500 and vanishing SO eIIectuaIly
that tbs police have lot Obtained TIE
fainIeSt clue
Chfps ratified merrily over the green
tables at the Cliff house almost until
the sun rose this morning, ana cards
were shuffIed and dealt with elaSI Lty,
the players nonchalantIy JOKING aDo ~,
the fact that only "A hours beIorS Iie
place had been looted by pair OF mold
ups. ao hrs,ness" said
Proprietor Harry Keate,
Only there is this difference lac
next time the hOldups try the stralg II
to-the-pot game, there Will be guns 70
match theirs. This Is unofficial, but 1t
is speaking by the card. Your real
gambler needs only one hunch, IKE
wise the manager. There Will pc ehr .lS
doing, and a-pleTty. the next time rob-
bers make a raid at that particular
place.
ssBetter Luck Next Time"
Gamblers know how to lose well, con-
seQuently when 16 men VINO mao p S;
takIng their chances on hearts, dla-
mouds. spades and clubs, were suddenly
lined up against the wall Dy Two
masked men who had reVolYers' acc '
rately pointed ateda 81 the iose gam N-o
The entrance of the two was SUDDEN
It followed the interviewing by one
of them of a policeman before the Me-
ropole hotel Third South between Main
and State streets, when the policeman
was Informed that something ofea9 T., u
was happening on state street ne
nolIceman promptly took up the tran
10 State street. which was preclseiy
what hts informant intended he shouIu
The scene being thus laid with much
rrecision. the hfghwaymen went up the
stairs on Third South street and en-
tered bv way of room 9. which Is the
entrance to a suite occupied BY the
e'1 When the robbers got all the booty
that was to be had the pair Wlshed the
helpless gamesters good nlght. anu an
narted TO West Temple street ana
thence south to Fourth South street.
and after that-the police are sun Won
dering Although reports OTTER as -
the actual amount OF pluhuer' the D0S'
Among the PLAYERS rudely inter
rupted and relentlessly lined up aga lllsYt
the wall was c. L. Dunn, VINO vas
taking the chances for the house and
from whom was taken no IesS lndh
$3.50. Another loser was J. L. Mllila ms
robbers didn't discriminate between
cash and its equivalent
Take Diamonds, Too.
Al Smith, who previously had been
the nossessor OF a diamond ring worth,
he saws. $3.50. stood mute while II was
deftIV slipped from his finger Also,
Smith lost a watch and chain
Proprietor keate, who was asleep IN
a room on the third floor, directly
above the room where the game was
going on. awOke about the time OF the
6oId-uD and essayed an excursion down
stairs He was hit in the lace Win
the butt of a revolver held by one OF
the bandits and was made SroSSy,
enough so to make him very quiet
while the rest Of the raid was going
The robbers used handkerchiefs for
masks and dropped into the edInpIerS
den while several games were al theIr
briskest They were calm and denDer-
ate and in professional tashlon went AZ
the work of lining the garnesters up
AGAINST the wall Loose dollars were
Dassed by. if in the pockets OF the VIC
tins. The raiders We're after larger
According to keate none Of his pa
irons had a gun. If there were any
IveaDons in possession of the crowd
thew bashfully kept in cOncealment
The robbers met jim Latham, porter
outside In the hall and marched MN
into room with them he was COM
PEELED to line up with the rest.
According to all stories the raid was
e,-nertlv carried out The raiders said
almost nothing until they had finished
and then swore Justify.
Chief of Detectives George A. Sheets
SAYS the robbery bears all the ear
marks Of being the work OF protes-
sionalS.