The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-06-18
THE CARS EGIEs.

The elder Carnegie wa the porter OF
the Dennlstown Bank and as Dennis
town was the county town, and this the
only bank, II followed that Roderick Car.
negie, having been porter for fifteen years,
and always faithful 10 his duties, was con.
sidersd to hold o rather responsible posi-.
ton, and was respected accordingly.
II was an old country bank, and the safe
was an ~antiquated specimen of rusty iron.
work but though all the farmers round
about deposited their funds there after
harvest, no one thought Of questioning
the safety Of the bank, any moro than
they would have doubted the medical
skin Of old Doctor Hyslop, who doetored
everybody within a circuit of twenty
miles, and whose gray pony and battered
ohaise were as familiarity known as the
steeple Of the Baptist church.
SO when, one morning, the town was
informed that the bank safe had beeu
broken open and robbed Of gold and oil.
yer and bank notes 10 the amount Of
well, the amount was not settled on for a
week, and then turned out to be about
twenty thousand dollars Tho towns-peo.
Pile, and pretty soon the country farmers,
thought the world must be coming to an
end.
And 80, when rumors began to be cir.
culatsd which they did concerning
some connection of Roderick Carnegie
with The robbery, people were not SO
much horfor-stricken as they should have
been, because that had exhausted all their
capacity In that line ON learning Of the
catastrophe.
The story finally settled down to this
statement The payingte teller of the bank,
who lived opposIte, was called upon by
Mrs. Carnegie at about 0 o'clock on the
night Of the robbery, and informed by
her-she being in distress at the time
that her husband was either dead or In a
III, the safe open, and the side.door of the
bank likewise open.
The teller repaired at once to the bank
and found things In precisely that eondi
ton, with the additional incident that the
safe had evidently been despoiled OF Il,
entire contents, in 80 far as they included
money.
Roderiek Carnegie was found lying Al
the foot Of the stairs, In the basement en-
try, near his Owl room--the Carneei,
family occupied apartments In the base
ment OF the bank. Beside him was |
small empty bottle, and In his right hant
he clutched a bag containing some gold
and which had been deposited In the SAT,
that afternoon by the teller.
DIR. Hyslop, being called In, made ar
examination of the PROSTATE porter, ant
announced that he was d~ead-drunk, and
that he small bottle had contained brandy,
SO Roierick Carnegie was lifted to the
bed in his room, and there remained snor
ing and grooming, as Is usual In such cases,
un,h ehe next morning.
,nasn ne awuse from his stupor, and
sna,la nb.ana qszed sort Of way, and
~ oose,sing MS wine, -Sho sal near
tne mead OF his bed, some memdry..s ,hs
nights work reached his muddled brains
anu he buried his face In his pillow, and
began to sob convulsiyely.
Mrs Carnegie was a wise woman. and.
relrHining from any remarks on bis con
diuon or on the events OF The night, she
soothed, as we'll AZ she could, the unhappy
man, and, finally, when he became more
tranquil, induced him TO rise and clothe
himself. that he might be prepared for the
inquisition which she knew must shortly
follow.
But even a woman's curiosity must be
satisfied some time and Mrs. Carnegie
was only woman, after all. So, wher
Roderick had dressed and shaved himself
and had swallowed his tea, and taken .
bite OF something--though very little, fol
ne evidently ate with an effort and with
out appetite she said to him, And nov
koderick, tell me all about it,
But 10 her utter establishment Rodcricl
replied, Ask me no questions, wife, 70
I've nothing 70 tell--nothing for you no
tor them upstairs mot II l swings for 1t |
Here gasa condition OF things Foun
drunk In the entry, with a bag Of tn
banks money 10 his hand, the safe broke
open, and the rest Of the money gone, n,
boiy but he knew where, and he wit
nothing 10 tell about itw She doubts
her sense Of hearing.
But such was the fact, and the mo
stubborn Of f&cts II proved to be for VIII,
Roderick Carnegie was questioned by I
bank officials he utterly refused 70 ma
any statement whatever, simply sayir
II KNOWS nothing about it--yc've kno'
me here for 1lieen year, an come 70
with . good recommend, an II ye thin
done n why there's 10 help
M. a n0thing elsc could b wrung 4
NC, stesrsb h coAxng 81 threatening,
bank ut1 id4 ma VI yield W the nat'
clAm0< ~ ths 0epoKitoyn, and Rode
carne&ls 49, duly arresfed and Inn
cneds ehaFEsd WIN NJ Cyins,