White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-19
CRESCENT BAR
IS HELO-UP
UNKNOWN MASKED MAN MAKES
MIDNIGHT RAID IN BLACKIE'S
SALOON AND ROBs AT POINT
OF GUN.

the cash register, and made his get
away, after, as the burglar supposed,
he had locked the proprietor. and
two other men who were in the sa-
loon at the time, in a rear room.
The proprietor, j. w. Blackwood,
familiarly known as "Blackie," was
about closing his place for the night,
and had just taken more than $75
out of the register, when the burglar
with a white handkerchief over the
lower portion of his face, walked in,
and pointing a revolver at BLACK
lie" ordered him to throw up his
hands, and stand against the wall.
"Blackie," at first thought 1t all
joke, but became convinced it was
not and complied with the intruder's
orders TO hands up" as did the
other two men in the saloon, while
the unknown Dick Turpin proceeded
to gather in the coin. Mr.. Black
wood was an interested spectator,
Notwithstanding his forced position,
and saw that the burglars hand
shook noticeably. After all was over
it was also discovered that in his
haste the robber had left behind quite
a sum of money in the register.
The back room into which the
three men were ordered, offered an
easy escape to the street, and BLACK
ie'' gave the alarm to the sheriff's
Office, very soon after the incident
was over
Subsequent proceedings were the
arrest, early Monday morning, of one
c. ID. Williams, who Mr.. Blackwood
later thought he identified as the
hold-up man, although not quite
sure. Williams has been around the
district trying to sell cheap iewelry,
and has been in the Crescent. He
took his arrest coolly, and denies any
knowledge of the affair. The
clothing worn by Williams at the
time of his arrest, did not CORES
pond to the clothes worn by the burg
lar, and Williams states he was in
bed early Sunday night, and was not
out of his room, at the Richmar.
Sheriff Grain searched the room, but
found nothing in the way of evidence,
Williams belongings being of a
limited nature, the search revealing
nothing more important than four
empty beer bottles and a pair of old
trousers Williams cash capital was
represented by $4.45.
Since the foregoing proceedings,
the Ely Daily Mining Expositor. has
received an anonymous communica-
ton, typewriter, to the effect that
Williams is not guilty. that the whole
thing was joke done on a wager,
and that the money taken will be re-
turned to Mr. Blackwood. The note
states that but $19.35 was taken
from the register, whereas the pro-
prletor of the saloon declares that a
much larger sum was taken, and
scouts the joke theory.
Incidentally, Royal f. Matthias,
supervisor of the Nevada National
forest, discovered in the toilet at the
Northern hotel, an ancient and out
of-kilter 3S cal. revolver which is
said to look like the one used in the
hold up. The whole affair seems
veiled in mystery. which is being in
yestigated.
Williams was given a preliminary
hearing Tuesday afternoon, before
Justice Leshman, who placed the
amount of bail at $4,000, and. con-
tinued the case for further action
until Friday.
Wednesday afternoon another
suspect in the hold-up case, was ar
rested at East Ely, by Sheriff Grain
and Officer Jackson. The possible
accomplice gave his name as J. j.
Murry, and like Williams, he had
been offering phony jewelry for sale
in the district. He did not have any
money when arrested, but was pretty
we'll illuminated" by alcoholic
combinations, and had a watch and
numerous other articles of near
jewelry on his person when searched
by the officers.
The clothes worn by Murry tailed
somewhat with the description of
the clothes worn by the hold-un man.