The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-07

We have already given our readers the par
ticulars of the mysterious robbery last week.
by which the Canal Bank of New Orleans lost
$50 600. The following extraordinary and i'm
pudent letter from the successful rogue is PRINT
ed in the New Orleans Times:
To The Ed.or of The v. 0. Times:
DEAR S1R-I wish to address you few re-
marks as to the operation ct the Canal BANK.
The pretention of the fancy fv-cops and peelers
Of this city, and the many amusing speculatlons
as to show it was DONE" induce me to blow
the matter from beginning TO end. am still
field and think money can be made easy.
AS to this lift, it can be done any day that
money is moving. had M eye Oh the Canal
Bank and the men in it. Afron. OF the ex-
press. is the only man was af:a aid Of. l had
some luck that morning, for happened to see
the messenger Of the bank get package OF
money envelopes from the express office and
as Peterson's coal Office, on Graver-streer.
when I struck across the other side, and was
ahead of him at the bank Crossing at Peter
sons Office is where got that yellow sand on
my boots your local mentioned). The messen-
ger came in at the side door OF the bank and
threw down the package Of envelopes M {, On tn the
glad he came, as he was 'ready to send of that
lot OF $4,000 to Morsan's Sons" and ''to be on
hand to take it TO the express" Here was
lay out Should spot the clerk or the mes
senger Says I, take both chances. II the
lush is hedged too close at the bank, I'll after
the messenger" Done. I slipped out of the
entrance Of the law Offices leading up over the
bank; took off my coat and hat; slowed them
in the water closet at the head Of the
stairs, and slipped down again, round
the corner to the Camp-street side.
Here 1 stepped into the bank again, but the
messenger had gone. ! could see the ez-
change clerk comparing the money with some
thing on his desk, which took at once to be
the list of numbers. 1 stood minute at the
paying teller's counter, where three or four
clerks were drawing. then went to the
general desk in the corner. Here saw the
exchange clerk seal the package. No messen-
ger yet. WASN'T bit nervous, but kept my
eye well skinned. I even thought of writing a
duplicate envelope Il always carry tten), but,
clerk is mistaken about the time he was away
from his desk. He left the envelope near the
edge Of his ledger, and went to three different
desks, examining three different books; then
he took the list into the cashiers or Presl-
dents room. Says I. mind your eye, now's
your chance" Nobody was noticing me.
walked up to the desk, and while the clerks
head bent. down over The list of numbers.
both very close together. took firm hold
of the railing, put my toes on the comb
ing below; and the package was up my
sleeve in twinkle. stopped Immediately. as
if to fix my shoe. Not stir! Says I, IT'S
mine I" and I stepped out the side door, started
up to the water-closet at the head OF the stairs
next door, put on my coat and hat, slowed the
lush in my private particular, threw the envel-
ope down the hole, wiped my boot soles. and
went up still further into Hunton's law Office.
Nobody was in. I brushed my clothes careful
", and sat down to write an appointment with
Mr.. Hunton for ! O'Clock, signing it Abram
Gerson, Jefferson, Texas. Nobody came in yet.
l went down to the street, saw a crowd around
my railing, reaching over to see how they could
do it; turned into Camp-street and saw lard
and Farrell at the corner Of the City Hotel.
They looked very wise. stood a good bit near
the corner of Camp and Canal, and presently 1
saw Farrell riding on the top OF q hotel stage,
down Common-street. He is smart, he ls.
Everybody was saying there goes Farrell, as
if every cove in the country didn't know Farrell,
especially when sitting on top OF hotel stage,
on purpose to be seen. I walked on up to the
bank, and good many were looking up at the
building. 8 I looked up too. 1t is q pretty
building. I like its style very much. But
then to make such to do over few bllls
thrown right in o cove's way is funny to me.
Truly your constant reader,
ABRAM GERSON,
Jefferson, Texas.
Hunton knows that name, though don't
think he ever saw me. II
p. ST write you this because I like to read
your paper, and would like to see this printed,
If you think it worth while. That 600 re-
ward is good Please give my compliments to
lizard, Farrell, and the rest of the fly copH.a