The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-05-06
THE BANK ROBBERS.
Bx JAMES N'NIiLEN.


essf, through exposure, whilst executing
the arduous and dangerous duties IF a
scout aud hearing Of tn many, almost
miraculous cures which were being per
t.ir1ned at "Hot Springs" Arkansas, |
determined to try the efficacy Of the
waters for myself.
at that time (lS66) was not member
"a "Pinkerton's Detective Force.
could, therefore. ~ where pleased with
out asking permission of any one, and 20
/ did.
remained at the Springs three
months, drinking the waters, and bathing
in them daily, aud az the expiration of
that time I can truly say that was con
valescent. although not permanently
cured Il was towards the latter part Of
my stay that the episode Of which | am
about to relate, occurred, aud which was
the indirect cause 81 my csit-rwards be
coming detective.
Shortly after my arrival at the Springs
! bacsls scguaIutel with q mild eye0,
ls,,do,e ~ -4 sapo v~a hailed from Chi
e4.o, ana who was. Ike myself, under
treatment He was very reticent man.
seldom entering into conversation with
others, and was, withal, very quiet and
unassumiug Every one IN the hotel
wondered whu he was, ana several tried
to tind out by pumping" him, but some
how Or other they always left him. looking
puzzled, and feeling tas one man conf
dentially informed mel like as if H. had
pumped me instead Of ne pumIiD him. =
Ii vas long time before | gained this
man confidence, but the fact Of my hav-
my been a scout, and also from Chicago,
caused him u uubosom himself at last.
and | then found him to be a very soclable
man, trimming over with an inexhausti-
HE supply Of quiet fan and aneclote.
%He stated that he was a detective Off
Ger, but that he did not want it generally
known, for there were 50 many desperate
characters around since thu war closed
that 1t was not safe and he advised me
to be, also, a little more circumspect, if /
didn't want to wake up dead some fine
morning, as he expressed it. | was
younger then than | am now, but the Wis
dom Of the remark struck me 50 forclblv
that | shuddered when I thought what am
egregious fool | was making of myself 4.
deliberately informing my bitter enemies
that ! had been a spy lfor that Is the con-
struction which the other side puts upon
SCOUT H. the Union army.
lie further informed me that his name
was Byideu NJ he vas mot on duty at the
Springs had come to rvcuperate and ret
some rest, but now that he was getting
stronger, he didn't care how soon some
I thing would turn zap by which DE could
earn enough to pay has hotel bill while
here, meaning, # course, some case which
would require his peculiar services, and
where q reward would be given
His wish was e. rs soon grauded, for
one day, shortly after our conversation.
and whilst | was Ia my room engaged la
packing my trunk, preparatory t. leaving
for home, he entered closed ana locked
the door, ana, advancing Y ny side, said.
eNcitedly, Marker, read that Wv
Taking the paper, which vas tie Little
kock Gr,tte, out Z lis hand. I read the
following
Another Bank Robbed SEQ. 900 Abb
stracted from the Safe II the
Bank Of Commerce
lis morning. upon opening the safe IF
the Bank Of Commerce, the cashier was
astUunded at discovering that an entrance
70 the safe had been effected during the
night and bonds and currency. 10 the
amount ~ $50 600, taken therefrom. The
burglars (who are evidently professionally
forced an entrance from the floor above.
removing the boards and brick directly
above the vault IN which the safe i placed
and then by drilling and the use IF bow
der succeeded M making hole III the iron
plate Of the safe proper sufficiently large
70 permit one IF them 70 descend into il.
and hand up the money to his confeder
ates
The second floor Of the Bank Of Com
merce was rented some four weeks AGO To
two men, named respectively, Charles d. |
johnson and Andrew FulZ. who claimed
to be real estate agents, and a, they are
both missing this morning there can be no
doubt but that they are the guilty par
ties.
They are supposed to have gone in the .
direction Of Memphis. from the fact That
two men answering 20 their description
bought tickets TOR that place yesterday /
evening
A reward of FIVE Thousand dollars u 81 \
fered Tor their apprehension
M lis .a Tina second bank which has .
5ses ROBBED I'd car c.v within the past
81 s,ass, ard ~ manner somewhat SIM /
lar, we have no hesitancy in saying that 4
regular organized gang is at work in our
midst, and Il behooves our citizens. and .
particularly our police, to be Oh the look .
out
Here follows description Of the two
suspected men, but, being lengthy, / will
omit it here
" Now what do you think Of that
Amt 1t Godsend N exclaimed Beldep.
gleefully, as | handed the paper back To
him
Why don't see anything 10 get ex-
cited about, or how the robbery concerns
you
You don't, eh Ha ha Now sup
pose these two chaps didn't 90 10 Mem
phis, (for I'm up to the ticket busines.l
and suppose-mind, only say suppose
those two chaps should come here in
stead
swell, in thai case, should 81 you
were interested to the amount Of five
thousand dollars; but, see here, that
naner il two DAYS old. and If thew x.r.