Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-12-27
TWO YOUTHS To
APPEAR BEFORE
GRAND JURY
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arrived from the southern camp
this morning, having 10 custody
Bert D0ughitt and John Deal, the
two young men who we're arrested
for holding up q crowd ~ Hby0Iits
ers several nights ago. The two
prisoners we're placed IN the county
Jail where they will remain await
ing the action Of the grand jury.
The following article from the Ithys
olite Herald gives the full partlc-
ulars Of the affair, Of which men.
ton was made IN Saturdays issue
Of the bonanza,
Shortly after 10 O'Clock last
night, In Justice Kalaber's court.
John Deal and Bert Douthitt, both
under Is years Of age, we're held
to answer to the grand jury on tho
charge OF grand larceny, The state
was represented by lIorati0 Alllng
and the defendants by Clay Tall
man. Miss Frances Smith Of Tono-
pah acted as court sten0grapher.
Bail was fixed at $1,000 each, and
In default Of bonds, tho boys are
held In the city Jail, awaiting trans
fer to Tonopah.
Deal and Douthltt are alleged 10
have held up poker game ~ Gus
Pistlnat's saloon on Golden street,
at about A o'clock on the morning
of December 81, getting away with
from $500 TO 1850, the amount OF
money IN the game being yariously
estimated.
The hOld.ups, who were masked
and wore overeoats TO conceal their
identity, entered the front door OF
the saloon, and told the hangera-on
to put 'em up, boysl Hold up
your hands," The larger hold-up
had two slx-shooters and the other
had one. While the larger robber
trained his artillery on the Victims.
the smaller one faked the money
from the table into the hat of one
OF the players, the owner Of tho hat
being admonlahed to keep his hands
high In the air.
Having cleared the table OF tho
coin, the lntruders drew away swift
ly an disappeared, The Victims
and the lookers-on thought they rec
ognlzed the hold-ups az soon az they
stepped into the place, and the
bunch gave chase Immediately, To-
eating Deal and Dothitt at the Nov
city saloon Constable HOFFMAN,
was summoned and arrested the
boys The hat with the money was
found under the back porch OF the
Novelty, and division Of the mon
ey took place there and then among
the victims
The testimony at the hearing
brought but the fact that a game
had been IN progress In Qua place
all night; that several had sat IN
the game, among them Deal, who Il
Is said lost several dollars early In
the night Deal IL said to have
visited the saloon three times that
night before the hour Of the hold
up, while Douthitt had been In once,
The witnesses for the state lnelud-
ed Gus pistinat, Milo Rudolovioh,
Carl johnson, Dolly Beam, Dick
Hubbard and Archie Warling, also
Constable Hofmann, Not all OF the
witnesses were victims OF the, hold
up, some Of them being spectators,
while some of the victims were not
present at the hearing,
Deputy District Attorney Alllng,
In discussing the case, said that In
all probability the two young men
will be indicted for grand larceny
as charged, and that the grand jury
will likely return indictments
against those engaged IN and per-
hitting the alleged poker game, Il
having been shown at the hearing
that game was IN progress when
the hold-up was made, The case
viii be handled by the district at
torney-elect, ], A, Sanders, whose
recommendation to the grand Jury
will be awaited with iaterest,-Rhy~
olite Herald.