Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-04
A Bank Clerks Story.
THE DEFECTIVE DETECTED.

l had been a clelk in the Bristol
Bank, in Providence, for Is years, and
had gained the confidence of the Presi-
dent and cashier by uniform good be-
haviOr and close attention to NY work.
Other clerks had come and gone some
to more..lucrative positions, and some l
knew not where, discharged as they had
been for inaccuracies in their books.
One of them James Petrie, who had left
us about year before the events hap
pened which 1 am about to relate, had
been on friendly terms with me, and /
had always found him an obliging,
kind-hearted fellow. He had been rath-
er too fond of n glass, however, and l
had frequently warned him that it
would injure him in the opinion of the
officers of the bank if it should be dis
covered that he INDUCED so freely. He
had always promised me that he would
reform. and had always failed to do
50.
At st he came to the bank one day
in state which would certainly betray
him if he should have to SPEAK to the
cashier, which he had often to do, and /
was urging him to leave on the plea of
sickness, when the cashier, who saw us
| talking called him to his room on some
matter of business. He went and on en-
| tering the room stumbled against a chair
and fell. The cashier discovered his
condition; and when the President ar
rived poor Petrie was at once dis .harg-
ed. 1t was custom, when an employe
| left the bauk, for the President to give
him a statement of his conduct while
there, and what was the cause of his dis
mis-. al. Su h statement was handed
to Petrie, as he left the office, ruined as
to any prospect of getting a position in
a banking house aftarward. had new
err seen or heard of him from that time.
| About year after L was summoned
into the Presidents room, and inform
ed that l had to start that evening for
New Hampshire. He stated that Har-
die very eccentric man, who did a
large business with the bank, had writ
ten him to SEMI on clerk to Keene, a
town in New Hampshire, with $50, 900
to pay for a large amount Of property
which he had bought there. 1t would
a check on the bank for the sum s..eci-
fed, but he had habit of always pay
ing the money down, and he now pro-
posed to pay clerks expenses to Keene
and back rather than dabble with
checks, as he called it. / had been
chosen for the work, and telegram was
to be forwarded to Hardie to tell him
that would start by the TAO pm. train
that night
| The money was ready, and l went
home to prepare for my Journey, taking
it with me. / had scarcely arrived at
home when was attacked by a COM
plant from which l occasionally suffer-
ed, and which completely Frustrated me
for O while. 1t was clock before 1
got over the attack, and then l was too
lar to- vnt I,n fpnt Il al v,ly
however, that it was of much cOnse-
quence, as l could start by the AGO a. m.
express train, and be in time for the 7
am. express train from Boston to
Keene. This arrangement carried out
without thinking it necessary to inform
my employers since Hardie would have
the money within few hours of the
time notified by the telegram.
In due time l reached Boston, and
was passing up fremont street, ON my
way to the Fitchburgh depot, when a
hand was laid on my shoulder, and a
voice quietly said:
"You must be new to your business,
Glover"
"What bushes ?" / enquired, as
turned round and faced the man who
addressed me. There was something in
the tone of his voice which made me
looking at his face, perceived that he
was stranger to me.
All beginning to act" he said,
looking steadily at me. "There is no
use, however, trying that on" he con-
tinued. You were missed last night,
and as you had such large sum of
money it was thought strange, and
word was sent OH here. l have been
on the lookout for you since, and now
you had better accompany me to the
office without any further disturbance"
"What Office ?" enquired with more
and more amazement, for he was speak
ing in parallels to me.
ITO my Office" he replied. 4" am
detective Steel, and have to arrest YOU
on the charge Of making Oil with a
large sum of money from the Bristol