The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-25

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Banks TAas Have Bees Hsrsea Upsa-Hsw
Ras11y 10 = Dens-TAe Way q which Banks
anA Brokers are viosi1lxeA-The Great
CrimiuaIs er the Age.
Money, he bvsr thss Moves sosisty, s,zAousA ~
jinss no ioasss bard 10 Ne peeEst q srohs,s o.
mechanic SIN welds ~ tine inapsnos = ths shape
q currency, srsenhacks chechs ssvsn thirses, Ave
tweatss and their coupons held u trust By baakssa
passes from once 70 once IN wal street. With Tscklsss
indsrenos 70 security that y really Astonishing, -
many og our great bsnksm insuranss ooupaaiss "a
bill brokers think their once as7angemsnts complies 4
anita who, like the lightning calculator. can run ~
column Of Asurss while you wink. But beside thas
something else really needed and thas II hsnasty
Your very smart clerks your very abis %
oountants. your wonderful paying and Escsiv-
Ing tslsrs, may all b. honest and -
also your messenger but probably some II thsa
may BE- infected with spirit Of speculation with which
the air Of Wall street In imprsgnated and throuoh -
outsider they may be dabbling deep in stocks with he
funds smbezxed from the bank. Possibly they ~ u
the habit Of playing faro may be they arc n NE
power OF expensive mistress All this h mot only D.
a1ble but Il nst unnecessarily ne oasA Whak tansh
~ rssuti To retrieve heavy lonea incurred b esn-
atng in stocks spid thessars w ways - - ~ -
The dilemma ne unfortunate spsculatr mus ssuAsv
fAisify ths records = ~ hA bsoens
Fugitive ffoa Jussioa y ssst psat = psseamRa
bank fosSss IN oivs him his - 70 fogBs -
~ hank ara ~ This robbery q ne eonpssy cssss ~
his dsnquenciA But % The ersait n bank slsrk ~
last sshsme i aesdom Sssorsd to indeed hsdoss -
know where 70 and reliable, plant and eapdos
coufederate But II Is not with the bank delAplts
who Is In the power Of willy, crafty woman q -
They can SOC when il IL scweasi" or 'sow-v
their terms for luck shpwrsok; and II tho n1DeseD
Of the clerk OF his assoaes pour IN big ear - sasy
does not nsed TO 80 IN search Of 40 accompl1e-
the man for the occasion IL furnished him Between
bank without detection That this 10 the case some
times is beyond dispute. We know Of one bank who're
the twenty clerks employed were each watched 10 turn
by private detectives for over ak months The bank
suffering losses every other day: but ont OF the
twenty could tell who the dsfaulter ard
Il only by accrtanng tho habits OF each clerk has
they the conclusion that tho that drank she
most liquor and about town Of nights muG b the
guilty one and hence he was discharged without ksow
Ing why. may Soon strange that after SIX montls'
secret investigation and watching the baak
directors should not be able 10 dstermins
"as guilty. ' Of psouasIon but IL
seeming strangensss Il fact. Financial anars are
vary loosely conducted Two walk into bank,
and while Is talking TO tho president tho othar cnn
20 10 the safe aud walk out with box containing NIL
lion dollars In honda two other scn recentlynot profep
sionai thieves according the theory Of the police b.t
negotiating for insunnce on hi1 life No
other took NJ the safe box containing half million
dollars In bonds walked out with IL gave II 70 com
panon returned 10 the ONCE and told his companion -
in hurry and that he had better call sOe other
time, took his friends arm, and the two sruteed oos q
the once without detection Then, on the heels Of that
robbery bank messenger who had been out coliectsng
just he entering the bank with his monsy. wHs
met by several and rudeiy jotled about and was
robbed OF several thousand dollars He mapagsd 70
Of the crowd notorious pickpockst bet =
turned out the examination that no was not on the
side that the money was, and he was dischargso
few days later and firm was robbed q eio,o o0 hy
place on Wednesday hut its discovery YVES NOT mode
until Saturday. The boy made good his escape, but he
Erssisr portion Of sss nonsy has been spsaF 4 u
going 70 and froD banks, oscksss ~ 9pir
clsris = well ~ hssk nsnssuesn onsw ont - =
"a sSss ~. VIII = much isaiasssnce . 4 4 -
wssie pager that stsAsd their bw lsashsr poaetsesk
How easy V 10 for thsf " throw sosns mae y .hs
ssS ~:s q ws.is sonfssrsis pats hs sss. =! and
trips up The blinded victim. Tnat Is sometmss dooA
Then agsin slsrk ~ sanf 10 tho bank 70 MAZE edsr
post Fond 70 make much display as he can, he
places the bills in ihs handbook, the ends Of tho
bills prorndine an inch or more, that tbey 0ay
be econ by every passer BY on tbs street He
get: 70 he bank takes NE ,s, pAs, = the counter
him slight push forward, And rs he mover - many
bills IL Ii possible 70 draw out withdrawn when
the hst accomplished the operator walk: cooy out o.
teller, who counts the money twice. throws the book
and money back 70 the astonshsd cork romarkng thst
y b several hundreds short The losss csanos under.
out Of his hand from The time no left the once tii he
reached the hank Ne reports tho loss u his employe
Who arrive = the consultation that no rneoed hmssf asd
tion made that business = very loosely carried - n
Wall street In that fosg9es there are an almost every
alone are responsible FOR the following ss shs nrns