Show J A PIERCE ROBBED OF 75 J A pierce a well known res dent and proper property tv owner of euiega who resides just east of matson s black smith shop on leadville bow row was wag robbed of about 65 on nv V wednesday ednes day night A little after ten 0 clock mr pierce and james A 0 brien who was staying with him were seated near the stove talking when suddenly the door was forced force open and a maak mask ed man with a gun in his hand enter d the room mr air 0 brien had his back to the door and before he leal iced what was taking place he was struck over the bead head with the gun the man then turned to mr pierce and threatened to shoot him if he did not dig up what money he had in the house mr pierce has hag been in poor health for some time and could offer no desistance les ies but he was not lacking in nerve when the man threatened to shoot him and shoved the gun so close t a the weapon struck his face mr pierce quietly said go ahead and shoot me le if you want to I 1 havn t very long to live any w u ay after abusing him because he would not tell where he kept his money the masked mant man started arted in to ransack the house he scattered papers all over j the floor looking into everything i that he thought might contain money and finally succeeded in finding about 60 which had recently been paid to mr air pierce by his tenants before leav ng the robber als also re lieveld mr pierce of his watch the officers were notified at once but the chances of their locating the robber are very remote as there is absolutely no clue upon which to work sheriff gus J henrod says that the job was evidently the work of someone who is familiar with mr air pierce a habits the robber evidently expected to find considerable money in the house but it has always ben mr pierce a custom to bank his money mone regularly he ile had been unable to leave the house during the past week or two and the money which was stolen had been paid him by people occupying his houses mr air 0 brien recently had his hands injured while at work in the gemini mine and had kindly consented to stay with mr air pierce and give him what assistance he could |