People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1893 — Held Up in a Gambling Room. [ARTICLE]

Held Up in a Gambling Room.

Cceub d’Alene, Idaho, Oct 18.— A bold robbery was perpetrated at midnight Sunday in Diekey & Becker’s gambling rooms. The game had closed for the night when the door opened and three masked men entered. Covering the crowd with a Winchester and two revolvers they ordered: “Hands up, quick!” The leader covered Becker with a revolver and stepped up to a faro table. Jerking open the drawer be took out S6OO in gold and silver with his left hand. He crossed to another table and took out S2OO and shoved it into his pocket Then all three backed out of the room.