The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-03

A certain cashier, having large re
sponslblltles at the head Of a great cit,
bank, was tempted, no matter now, tC
indulge in private speculations with tho
bank funds. Before he realized it he
had misapproprated and lost $50, 600
Ia 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 hi,
loss increased to 100000, The time
the annual examination Of his account,
and the affairs Of the bank being close
at hand he was unable to contrive
method OF concealing his stealings, ant
the day before the official examination
he went TO his lawyer, a wealthy man,
and made clean breast The LAWYER,
after some reflection, asked "Do the
directors still retain their confidence II
youP' They do not even suspect,
was the answer. "Will you promise tc
be governed by my advice?n IL will
"Sit down and write complete comics
sion Of your guilt" The cashier wrote
and signed the required confession.
Now, said the lawyer, "go to the
bank before 10 o clock tomorrow morn.
Ing and take negotiable securities from
the safe, 10 the amount OF 800, 600.
Bring them to me as early rs possible
The cashier did as he was directed,
and brought government and state
bonds TO the required amount and gave
them ID his lawyer. Now | will &C
with you, said the lawyer, "and plead
your case with the bank directors at the
regular meeting" They went together.
The cashier read his confession in q
voice conyulsed with sobs. He told
how the theft had been committed,
avowed his remorse, and in the same
breath confessed his inability TO make
good the amount. What is the
amount?" asked the president 1T is
$500, 600 answered the cashier.
There was decided sensation in the
board, and EXPLANATIONS of astonish.
ment at 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
long service, and other things calcu-
lated to mitigate their feelings toward
his client. He then showed them that
the publication OF this deficit at that
time would cripple the bank and prob
ably compel IL 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 be would engage to collect among
his other friends and from various
sources 800 600, and bring it to them
before o clock on that day, provided
they would give his client written
guarantee against a criminal prosecu.
ton. "lf not he added. Ibis 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 at the same time. The
lawyer easily made loan upon the Sc
curites and kept his word, land, " said
my informant grayely, "that very CASH
Ter is a broker in the New York Stock
Exchange to-day, He has paid up his
liabilities 10 the bank, and is highly re-
spected by all who do not know him as
well AS ! do. " Chicago Inter- ocean,