The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-06-10
geletted Story.
THE BANK CLERKS STORY.
THE DETECTIVE DETECTED.

IN Pr0rlQenCe, IOF elSnIeel eato, anu
had gained the confidence of the presi-
don't and cashier by uniform good bcha.
yior and close attention to my work.
Other clerks had come and gone; some
to moro lucrative positions,> and some l
know 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 am about to relate, had
been on friendly terms with me, and l
had always found him an obliging, kind
hearted fellow. He had been rather too
fond of the glass, however, and had fire.
ouentlY warned him that it would injnre
him in tho opinion of the officers. Of the
bank if it should be discovered that he
INDUCED SO freely. He had always prom
ised me that he would reform, and had
always failed 10 do SO.
At last he came to the bank one day
IN state which certainly would betray
him if he should have TO speak to the
cashier, which he had often to do, and i
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. .the7room stumbled against chair
and fell. The cashier discovered his con-
dition, and when the president arrived,
Door Petrie was at once discharged. 1t
was custom, when an employees left the
bank for the.president to give him
statement of his conduct while there, and
what was the cause OF his dismissal.
Such a statement was handed to Petrie,
as he left.the Office, ruined as to any pros
pect of getting position in a banking
house atterward. l had never seen or
heard of him from that time.
About a year after l was summoned
into the presidents room, and informed
that had to start that evening for New
Hampshire. He stated that Hardie,
yery eccentric man, who did large bus
incss with the bank, had written him to
send on clerk 10 Keene, u town in New
Hampshire, with $l50,0O0 to pay for
largo amount of property which he had
bought there. II would have been easy
for Hardie to have given check on the
bank for the sum specified, but he had
habit of always paying the money down,
and he now proposed TO pay clerks eX-
penses to Kcene and back rather than
dabbIe with checks, as he called it. |
had been chosen for the work, and tel
erram was TO be forwarded 10 Hardie to
tell him that l would start by tic 7,4O
p. m. train that night.
The money was ready, and l went
home to prepare for my journey, taking
it along. with me. 1 had scarcely arrived
MT home when [ was attacked with a
complaint from which occasionally suf
fered, and which completely proslrated
me for tho time. 1t was o'clock before
[ got over the attack, and then | was too
late to get train that night. l did not
think, however, that it was of much con-
sequence, as l could start by the 43O a.
M. express train, and be in time for the Z
a. IN. train from Boston to Keene. This
arrangement carried out without think
ing it necessary to inform my employers,
since Hardie would nave the money with
il few hours of the time notified by the
telegram.
In due time I reached Boston, and was
passing up fremont street on my way to
the Fitchburg depot when hand was
laid on my shoulder, and voice quietly
said:
"You must be new to your business,
Glover?"
"What business % inquired, as I
turned round and faced the man. who ad-
dressed mo- There was something in the
tone Of his voice which nude me think L
had heard it before but on looking at
his face l perceived that he was a stran-
oer tn mo-
"Ah! beginning to act" he said, look
ing steadily at me. "There is no use,
however. trying that on" he continued.
"You were missed last night, and as you
had suchja large um~of money it'was
thought strange, and word was sent on
here. | have been en- the lookout for you
since, and now you had better accompa-
ny me to the Office without any disturb
ance."
"What Officer" 1 inquired, with more
amazement, for he was speaking in par
ables to me.
"To my Office" he replied. 81 am de-
tective Steel, and have to arrest you on
the charge Of attempting to make off
with large sum of money from the Bris-
tol Bank of Providence"
1 was completely stunned. Surely I
must be dreaming. But, no. There was
the detective of whom / had so often
heard, with his hand on my shoulder, and
looking into my face with ca M satisfac-
tion. There could be no doubt of that.
And he must have been instructed to ar
rest me- Otherwise, how could he have
known my errand so accurately. L
thought quiet submission was the best
course, as l could easily clear up any
doubt which might be cast upon me by
telegraphing to the president of the bank
how had been prevented from starting
the preceding nj ght. l therefore walked
quietly along with him till we came to