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Show mm : .ttiiwflYfErf " : ' BOLD DP; FIVE FIN IN SALOON ST EHRLY HOUR " L- i "Throw up your bands and do It d quick," commanded two masked highwaymen high-waymen aa they entered the rear door of the Miners' saloon, 228 South State street, at five minutes to 3 o'clock this morning. The command was backed by two ugly-looking revolvers. v In the saloon at the time were Frank Berta, the proprietor; William James, the bartender, and three customers. Berta and the customers were talking in front of the bar, while James was behind it.. The highwaymen entered through a rear door and passed through a little room before reaching the barroom proper. ' None of the .five men noticed them until they were commanded to throw up their hands. James, , who was held up several months ago while acting as bartender at the Green River saloon, lost no time in getting his hands as near to the ceiling ceil-ing as possible. The others followed suit, with the exception of the man nearest the robbers. This man did not elevate his hands quick enough to suit one of the highwaymen, high-waymen, who struck him a blow across the face with the barrel of the revolver which he held in his hand. He fell to the floor stunned. " James was ordered to come from be- hind the' bar and the five men were lined up against the north wall of the saloon. While one of the robbers covered cov-ered them with his revolver the other searched their pockets. From- Berta thev secured a gold watch and $20 in cash. James had $4.50 in his pockets, and they took this. From one of the customers the robbers secured a gold watch and $80 in cash. From the next man $43 was secured, while the fifth man was relieved of $13. The till was next robbed, about $15 being taken. With a "Now, d you, stand where you are," the two robbers, still covering the men with their revolvers, re-volvers, backed out of the door through which they had made their entrance. The entire affair did not take over three or four minutes. As soon as the men disappeared James rushed behind the bar and secured a revolver. He hurried to thetrear door, but neither of them was in sight. They evidently had gone just a few feet south to Victoria alley. James fired a shot to attract attention at-tention and then ran to the alley, where he fired a second shot. In the meantime Berta had notified the police station. The patrol svagon, with a squad of officers,, was rushed to the saloon. Patrolmen Schultz and Guldbransen, attracted by the shots, were there when the wagon arrived. A thorough search was made of the entire neighborhood, but not a trace of the missing men could be found. From the way in which the robbers went about the "business the officers believe be-lieve they are old-timers. Both men are said to be about five feet nine inches in height and weigh in the neighborhood of 175 pounds. Both were well dressed, and at no time did they exhibit the least nervousness. |