The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-04

sequence to do that;" and then we had good
bit of talk in that way, when he all at once
Your TTe mouth" Uo said Eyes .p and think you
might as we'll take It off. 1t is disagreeabe and
of no consequence" His reply was, "Wel, 1
guess will !" and he took it off and threw it
me, "Do you want drink
of waterYn and said, ''yes," and he got me a
cup, saying, There Is not much in 1t; you can
have what there is! took a swallow, and my
captor seemed to be more quiet. asked him If
he would not give me some tobacco, and he
took out his box and put into my mouth good
chew. ] said That is clever in you aud he
then, further to please me, brought the CASH
ier's broad back chair, and rot something for
ne to put my feet on.
When / was more comfortably fixed he came
and tapped me on the shoulder saying, Now,
we know you are both (pointing to Holmes)
poor men," Yes" said /. 1--WE have nothing
but what we work for" Holmes was then lying
at my feet half dead with fright ''Now," said
he ''we are going to help you" "How" l
asked. This he did not answer, but turned his
!, This is a develish poor exhibition of It, any
how" Then he began to laugh. Said he,
Where is the money in this bankI' / answered,
ut is in the vault" sis there any in the
drawers;" NO" said l; Then apping me
marked, II tell you what we will
do; we will put few thousand in your boot
when we get the money; won't that satisfy
youW said, Il don't want to make any bar
gains. But have got one request, If you will
do that for me it is as much as ] can ask"
What is it," said he. "My box is in that
vault. ]: has got my name on it, and what is in
it belongs TO female beneficial societies, and If
YOU will not touch it ] will ask no further
favors" Said he, You may rest assured that
ysur box will not be disturbed / will bring it
and put it on the table by you" "You
viii VIII says l. 'Yes,r .'r he responded G: Then,
obligations to you" He went away, aud Holmes
commenced to make noise, when he came
back, and hit me on the shoulder, saying, 81
will be id to h-ll if [ don't shoot you now"
l told him that it was not me but Holmes who
made the noise, and he said, "Well If hear it
again will shoot you; see if l don't; tell you
now for the last time We don't want to do
any harm TO you if we can help it, but you have
got to keep still" All this time his associates
were at work in the vault. / could not see them,
nor can / tell how much they took; but this
know, that they went back on me, for they
went through my box worse than any other.
1t contained 5000 of my own money, $500
belonging to female beAefcial society,
and enough more to make altogether
$1537'55 belonging to the Wesleyan Burial
Ground Association. They cleahed the box
right out, better than they did any other box
in the whole concern. Now the cashier and the
rest censure me. When these men came in on
the afternoon of Thursday, the cashier said to
Holmes, 'lf anybody comes into the bank shoot
them" But he should have gone right down
10 tne lieutenant from WnOm the SO-calleQ OIL
GERS said they came, and asked him if he had
sent these men to the bank. The station
house was almost on his way home. If he had
made this little investigation, which any pru-
dent man would, the whole bunch of robbers
could have been nabbed. A year ago they knew
an attempt was TO be made on the bank and iu-
formed the Lieutenant, and he had police
force on hand and the robbery was evaded.
When the men came at night they said to me-
'The cashier has gone to see the Lieutenant" "
and of course / thought it was all right. have
been a watchman there seven years, and have
been faithful.