The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-02-09
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sad cashier y ut.tgrm raa5 behaviour
aad Aartaa q. uy Np4k OiH.
~ ceks la8 coma and gene 5ma 8
atrs lucrative positions ana sgue !
knew nat where discharged as she's bad
been ior inaccuracies 80 iher books
Oac g iUem James Peirs who BAL
aH as about q year before tbe events
happened which ! am abou. % relate
had been ou friendly tsrms wlh me.
aa2 | aa1 found 8un an 9bllgiug, sind.
hearted foil1e lie had been rather
600 fond ~ eiass, however aud ] he1
frequently warned him that il would
iajure bim 60 tho opinion ot the officers
Il the bank fiat should be- discovered
taat BE- .adaiEel So freely He bad a.
ways promised ma lbat be would rc-
'orm. and bad alusys failed TO 10 SO.
AZ hst De came 10 sbe bauk oue day
ip d state which would certainly hetray
f5m If be should haya ~ speak to the
cashier which be hal Otter 10 10, and
was urging hin 70 leaye On the plea
of sickness, whom tho cashier, who saw
as talking, called him 10 his room on
some matter II business. He went
and on entering tho room, stumbled
against a chair and fell The cashier
discovered his condition, aud when Tic
president came in poor Petrie was at
ouce discharged Il was custom,
when an employe leit the bauk, for th,
president to give him statement O
bis oonduet while there, aud nhat was
The cause Of bis dismissal. Such .
statement was handed to petse, as b,
ief' ibe afiicc, ruined as to any prospect
Of getting q position in any banking
house aierward ] had never seen Of
heard Of BIN from that time
About a year after | was summoned
I into the presidents room, and inform
ca that had to start that evening fol
New Hampshire. He stated that Har
die, a very eccentric business man, whC
did very large business with the banl
had written him to end on.a clerk L
Keene, town in New Hampshire, viii
/ $4,000 to pay for a large amount o
! property which he had bought there 4
1t would have been very easy for Har
die TO have given check on the banl
4 for the amount specified, but be bad |
habit ofalways paying the money down
and be now proposed to pay clerk
expenses to Keene and back rathe
than TO dnbbe with checks, as he call
ed it. / had been chosen for the work
and a telegram was to be forwarded {,
Hardie to tell him that would start b,
the 740 p. N, train, that night
The money was ready, and | wen
home to prepare for my journey, taking
I il with me had scarcely arrived a
home, when | was attacked with a com
plant from which | occasionally suffer
ed, and which completely prostratel
me Tor a while 1t was nine o'clock be
fUIe got over the attack, and then
was too late for the train / did no
thiuk, however, that it was Of mucl
consequence, as | could start by th,
I 400 N express train, and be in tim,
ipr the $50 q. M. express train IRON
Boston to kecne This arrangomet
carried ont without thinking it woulC
be necessary 10 inform my employers
since Hardie would have the none,
within a fce hours of the time notife,
~ the telegram
III d0c time | reached Boston, an,
was passing up fremont street, on M
way % the Fitehburg depot, when
hand vas laid on nay shou.der and
voice qaioty said
You must he new to your bushes;
Glover
What business / inquired, as
turned around and faced The man wh
addressed ne There was somethiu.
in the tone Of bis voice which made m
think had heard Il before; but o
looking Al bis face perceived that b
was stranger 20 nae
'Ah /! beginning 70 act, he said, look
ing steadily Al ne There Is no Us,
however, trying that on. be continued
You missed last night, and as yon ha,
large sum money, i was thought yer
strange, and word SAs sent on here
have been on the lookout since, an
now You had better accompany me :
the Office without any disturbance.
What Office / inquired with NOR
aud more amazemeut. for De vas speal
ing in parables 10 me
To my office. be replied i am 4,
tectiye Steel and have q arrest you o
the charge 81 attempting TO make 0
With large sum 81 nouey FROM th
Bristol Bank q Providence
was completely stunned Surely
must be dreaming But no Ther
Was tie detective, oi whom had 50 o
tsn beard. with - hand upon m
shoulder abd booking into my face vit
calm satisfaction There could he u
doubt q that he must have been il
stracie3 Is arrest ulc 0therWise. ho