The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-28
PUZZLED CASHIERS.
Three Macon Banks Paw Fifty Dollars Eacl
to Accommodate Strangers

TO Accommodate Strangers.
The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph. in a recent
issue, says: On Wednesday night young
man registered at Browns Hotel from Chi
eago. Another young man registered from
Kansas City. They were strangers TO each
other, apparently, aud 10 the city in fact.
The hotel was crowded. and they were
asked TO room together. They agreed, but
before going to bed one OF them asked Mr..
Brown when the banks opened next morn
ing.
We leave the young men ut the hotel
while we see what was done at the banks
yesterday. About 1870 O'Clock two young
men entered the Exchange Bank and
waited their turn. When it came one OF
them asked Mr.. Cobb, the teller, II he
could give him two two-and-a-half gold
pieces. Certainly, and the gold pieces
were brought up. The stranger banded
over a one-hundred-dollar SILVER certificate.
which the well-trained eye OF MIR. Cobb
saw at glance was genuine. tIe handed
over the gold pieces and S9j in currency.
and took the certificate. Now. would
YOU be kind enough to give me a fifty
dollar bill for this change? it is so
bulky" The spirit OF accommoda-
tiOn rules high among Macon bank
men, and Mr.. Cobb agreed. He went to
the vault and got out tifty-dolar bill and
handed il TO the stranger, who put down
fifty dollars OF the change. Just as Mr..
Cobb finished counting it the stranger
quickly placed the tifty-doIlar bill on the
fifty dollars in change and said: "If it's
all the same TO YOU. sir, would you please
give me back the hundred-dollar bill, as
tho cbopcro j. foo heavy IN c1rry =" Mr.
Cobb handed over the bill and took the
fifty-dollar bill and the fifty dollars in
change and placed 1t in the drawer. The
two Young men walked out. and while
they were closing the front door there was
a rumOr OF a suspicion in far corner Of
Mr.. CObb's mind that there might possibly
be some mistake IN the transaction, but
the rush of business dlspelled the rumor.
About l. o'clock two vOJng men en-
tered the First National Bank: and the
reader will here duplicate the scene that
tfanspired ut the Exchange Bank, only
cashier, for Mr.. Cobb, and with this addi-
tom As soon as Stranger No. l received
his ne-hundred-dollar bill back Stranger
No. stepped up and asked change for a
ten-dOllar bill, which was given. This was
done to add in the confusion OF the cashier
and TO divert attention from the previous
transaction. After the departure Of the
Young men the same rumor that rambled
momentarily through Mr.. Cobb'S mind
found lodgment in Mr.. Wrigley'S mind,
but he hurriedlv ran over his cash. and
thought he was all right.
A few minutes after II two young men
entered the Central Georgia Bank. and the
reader will substitute Major T. {. Chest
ney. the cashier, for MessrS. Wrigley and
Cobb in the same scene. When the young
men left Major CheStney scratched his
head, and, instead Of r1lmor, the cold,
freezing fact was fixed in his mind that
there was something wrong. Where it
was or how it was he didn't then exactly
know. He ran over his cash, and was OF
the opinion that he was loser in the sum OF
$50. He telephOned 10 the Exchange Bank,
and was told that the young men went
there and got change in the same manner
for the 800 bill. The First National Bank
responded ditto. Then Major Chestney
was certain that he had been vlctimized.
Lieutenant Wylie was notified and
searched every hole and corner, and finally
found out that the two young men had re-
turned to the hotel about 1890 and asked
for dinner. On being told that dinner was
not ready, they asked for lunch, and paid
their bill in twO-and-a-half-dOllar gold
pieces. Then they lett. Later in the eve
ging the Lieutenant discovered that they
had boarded Henry CalhOun's back, and
were driven to the old Macon and Bruns-
wick station. On going out there the men
offered the hackman five dollars TO be taken
10 Reid's station, on the other side Of the
river. This the hackman couldn't do, and
one OF them got out and walked down the
road, while the other was let out on the
Southwestern road. This is the last seen
of them by the hackman. 1t is certain now
that they have gone out OF the city. They
made a clean $50 by their days work.
The amusing part Of the transaction was
the fun made Of Major Chesney by the
other cashiers, who thought themselves
secure until they balanced up cash for the
day. Then they went TO the Major TO con-
sole with him. As a rule, our bank-men
are equal TO any emergency. and are a
match for the many sharp tricks employed
bv Sharpers, but in this instance they
acknowledge that they were well beaten.
OF course the banks lose none OF this
money. the cashiers always making good
anv shortage that may occur.
The two men are described as follows ::
Both neatly dressed; one weighing about
$50 pounds. five feet six inches high, small
sandy moustache, fair complexion, quick
i'm speech and action. The same descrip-
answers to the other one with the eNcep-
ton that he was not 50 tall.