, 1875-03-21
Whist did ha ever do that mas particularly

I was about to give IN unbelievius chuca5.
but glance at Alexis face told me- ha wAs i
earueht, 20 begged for the story.
, ''Is Was about tho middle Of the Wsr." mi
; Ahck, when I WAS Treasurer of the CRATIC
Drilling Company. Our otics was unsafe a.
plne-box would have been, and l diaiiked to 4ea v
dollar in It. There were several bnsglaris
about the place, and all OF WHICH were akillfuil,
planned aud executed.
"Oue night our Office was visited, the safe pr;,t
open With wedges, aud the contents earned an
The burglars found but few hundred doI]sr.
but the worst feature Of it was that thew hr
upon night when there ought t. have been
largo amount OF money there. 1So had receive.
OF trusting it to cur old safe had taken it hon,
NTH me.
'.We wondered it thu burglars hsd anv knovt
edge Of this pa:1neut II they had then sha,
must bave extrao1diuary msaus Of gzlninx ptej.
| igencs, and would know whenever W recciref
any large amounts again. and would they mi
como at once to my house now thst they hsf
seen did not trust she ssie? The question v,s
q very perplexing one, and had an angry do.
bate over it Wit, Soma OF our Directors. / w.
in favor OF getting reliable safe aud emploginr
night-watchman, but vas ons-voted.
" Old Evans, indeed, went 80 far ~ to ssy
that, II llghtDing never st1ucx twice in the same
place, neither did burglars visit old ssfes ths
second time. And he Was iuciined to think onr
money would be safer if left in the Office than i
| carried to mJ residence And he talked 90 many
Of the others into 1is way Of thinking that Z Ees
| olut.on nas passed declaring it ags1pss t},a;,
wishes to have any Of the Conpsoy's funds kens
| anywhere except n tbs ofics safel
"0f course the e1scs o. this *as that il car
ried the money home and lost it, the Iosa woola
| fall heavily On mo Individually, and not On ths
| Comp4nv.
II was angry enough to hare resigned nv
place, but my interest in the ooncern was too
largo to be trided with, though I determined
there would be chAnGe in the toatd Of Discct-
OFF another yesr..
"Abont week after this cur eecrstary n.
turned from Boston on the evening tran. and
brought With him $50, 900, and ali in g1eenbxckR
tho proceed. Of our monthly bills rocaiysbla
Ho brought the money in bills because the fol
lowing day was our payday.
II was in the most perpIexed state Of mind
when he handed me the money. I knew ths
office safe vas no protection Thstorer, and vi
if carried tho money homo v&A assuming \
great responsibility. Without saying = word t.
any one, determined not to keep tho uopev in
the Office, anu carried it home in thai ottopnn
"You may be assured that did not feel yerv
comfortable that evening. i thought Of eyerT
nook aud corner in the house, and wondered
where would be the safest. At last 1 determined
upon dividing it, leaving half here and the rsst
in my room did not mention the matter u
home, not evan TO my wife, but pleaded head
ache when reminded OF my preoccupied air;
~ came ia here anG r1aced 81, Zoo in that ot.
to13an at your feet 6es! the top il on h1nyes,
and is fastened by this hook on the side This
carried to my own room and put it in the stoya
thioElnE it 10 be the last place where auv oIe
would look for 1t. I went to bed, but it rss
nearly midnight before fell to sleep.
VIVA awakened by mans hand On m!
mouth, and to be informed that be dld not in
were then tied behind me, towel fastened IN
my mouth, and the muzzle Of pistol placed
against my head. Another man was treating
my. wife 10 4 similar manner. They had datx-
lantern and wore Masks
"AfteE securing US they began to search TIN
room. First my clothes, then tho bureau draw
ers, under the bed-everywhere but whefe tho
money was. I began to think outwitted them,
wuen one said to the other, sHo1's that stoYe7'
Another minute and they were pulling cut ths
money
Imagine my feelings if you can. Even Il
they left with this amount, it Tas no small
sum to lose. could almost have cried then and
here. One ran over the amount and said to
he other, '0nly hsK hare.' Asy nears grew
:older than BEFORE They went to tho easy
'hair and cut open tho stu1od scat they piokeo
lp the ottoman, examined it, and went ont Of
he roon-
~ was irving to get up, when one cana back
the other had the money; he pushed me back
,easd the other man walk down stsira, aud
tne" my money was gone They evidently heu
'o1 ~ muco moaey mo Ano' from tne WAY they
,ao 1 ripped open ehalrs and cushions in nv room,
~: 1o ~. 80 'one se>1sok 'or tna' ~nlea
~ - sn1s mo"n saf;a ntaua
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