The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-12-14
But f.r 4 LAWYER.

! 4 certain cashier, having large re-
! -ponSibiiiieS At the head OF great city
blank. was tempted. no matter how, TO
iin'iul@e in private Specnlations with the
!; banks funds. Before he realized it he
had misappropriaied and lost $50, 900.
IL desperation and TO retrieve his for
tunes he went still deeper. with the
result that instead Of extracting him.
self he shortly found the amount of bis
loss increased TO 100000. The time OF
the annual examination of his accounts
and the affairs of the bank being close
ut hand. he was unable~tO cOntrivc 4
method Of concealing his Stealings. and
ihc day before the official examination
ne went Ia his lawyer. 4 wealthy man,
and made 4 clean breast. The lawyer.
after some reelection, asked: .'Do the
directors still retain their confidence in
vou?" ''Tney do not even suspect.
was the answer. "Will you promise to
he governed by my advicep' II will"
sit down and write complete confess
sion of your guilt" The cashier wrote
and signed the required confession.
Now" said the lawyer. .'gO to the
bank before 10 0 clock tomorrow morn
mo and take negotiable securities from
| the safe. 10 the amount of 500. 900.
Bring them to me rs early rs possible.
The cashier did rs he was directed.
and brought government and state
| bonds Ia rbe required amount and gave
them to his lawyer. Now | will 90
| with you.' said the lawyer. land plead
vCur case with the bank directors at the
regular messing" They went together.
n
| voice convulsed with sobs. He tcld
now the theft had been committed.
avowed his rrmorse. and in the same
breath confessed his inability TO make
GOOD the amount ''What is the
amouni9" asked the president. ut is
5000. COO answered the cashier.
There was decided sensation in the
board. and EXPLANATIONS OF aStOnisi-
m"nt ut the extent of the loss went from
mouth to mouth. in the midst of which
the lawyer rose and addressed them.
He begged them to consider the conf
dcnce, which was in itself temptation,
they had repOsed in their cashier. his
lony service, and other things calcu-
lated 10 mitigate their feelings toward
his client. He then showed them that
the publication of this deficit ut that
time would cripple the bank AMI prob
ably compel it To close its doors, and
ended by saying that he himself had
such confidence in the future of his
client. in his remOrse and repentance,
that he would engage to collect among
his other friends and from various
sources Si00,000, and bring it TO them
before , o'clock on that day. provided
they would give his client written
guarantee against a criminal prOsecu-
ton. ..If not" he added. 'hiS client
would surrender himself into their
hands and meet the penalty of his mis-
deeds. but the bank would lose the
whole amount" Well. the directors
deliberated. but they accepted the
LAWYERS terms. gave the cashier the re-
lease on the condition named. and took
his resignation NJ the same time. The
lawyer easily made Il loan upon the Sc
curiiicS and kept his word, land, said
my informant gravely, That very cash
Ter is a broker in the New York Stock
Exchange to-day. lie has paid up his
liabilities to the bank, and is highly re-
Spected by all who do not know him rs
well rs Ito. - Chicago Inter- Ocean
The hoochiROO, so called from its first
being made bv the Indians of that tribe,
is the great enemy of peace and order
among the Alaska Indians. Govern
ment orders prevent the importation of
whisky. rum and the like, but the ever
vigilant officers cannot keep watch of
all the illicit stills that the Indians set
up i'm their houses or in lonely spots in
the woods. A deserter from a whaling
ship once taught the Indians how to
dstill ho0chinOO, and the secret of man.
ufacture has never been allowed to die
out. An empty oil-can. some sections
of rubber pipe, or the hollow stems OF
the long sea onions furnish sufficient
apparatus, and molasses, sugar, and
most anything else supply ingredients
for the fiery stuff that can be distilled
in short time. The mariners from the
men-of-war are always on the lookout
for hoochiaoo, and with the first signs
of it raid is made on Siwash Town.
and the supply destroyed if possible.
With the cunning of q savage race, the
Indians have most wonderful ways and
places for concealing the hoochinoo, and
it takes the keen scent of detective to
lind the underground and up.tree hid.
ing places they can devise.