The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-19
PUZZLED CASHIERS.
Three GeorQis Banks Pay $50
Each to accommodate
Strangers.
A Problem IN Addition, Subtrac-
ton. and Division Which Is
Well Calculated to Deceive
the Money Changer.
macon {Ga J Telegraph. |

On Wednesday night young man
registered at Browns hotel from
Chicago. Another young man regis
tered from Kansas City. They were
strangers to each other, apparently,
and to 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 what time the banks
opened in the morning.
We leave the young men at the
hotel while We see what was done at
the banks yesterday. About l1;40
two young men entered the Exchange
bank ana waited their turn. When
it came one of them asked Mr.. Cobb,
the teller, if he could give him two
q gold pieces. Certainly, and the
gold pieces were brought up. The
stranger handed over one hundred
dollar silver certificate, which the
well trained eye of Mr.. Cobb saw at a
glance was genuine, He handed out
The colo pieces and $94 in currency,
Nov, would you be kind enough to
give me $50 bill for this change? it
is 80 bulky" The spirit of accom-
mediation rules high among Macon
bank men, and Mr.. Cobb agreed. He
went to the vault and got out a $50
bill and handed it to the stranger,
who put down $50 Of the change. Just
a. Mr.. Cobb finished counting it the
stranger quickly placed thu $50 bill
on the $50 in change and said; IF its
all the same to you, sir, would you
III = HAo hG ~ 0c
the change is too heavy to carry"
Mr.. Cobb handed Ovef the bill and
took the $50 bill ana the ssh in change
aud placed it in the drawer. The
two young men went out, and while
they were closing the door there was
Il rumor of suspicion in the far corner
of Mr.. CObb's mind that there might
possibly be some mistake in the
transaction, hut the rush Of business
dlspelled the rumOr.
About II o'clock two young men
entered the First National bank, and
the reader will here duplicate the
scene that transpired at the exchange
bank, only substituting Mr.. w. w.
Wligley, the cashier, for Mr.. Cobb,
and with this addition; AS soon as
stranger No. received his 500 bill
back, stranger No. 2 stepped up aud
asked change for a $40 DILL, which
was given. This was done to aid in
the confusion of the cashier and to
divert his attention from the previous
transaction. After the departure of
the young men the same rumor that
rambled nOmentarlly through Mr..
Cotb's mind found lodgment in Mr..
Wrigley's mind, but he hurriedly
ran over his cash and thought he was
all right. A few minutes after Il
two young men entered the Central
Georgia bank, and the reader will
here substitute Major T. 0 Cnestney
for Messrs. Wrigley and Cobb. in the
same scene. When the yonDg men
left Maj. Chestney scratched bis head
and instead Of rumor, the cold,
freezing fact was fixed in his mind
that there was something wrong.
Where it was or how it was, he did
not then exactly know. He ran over
his cash aud was of the opinion that
he was loser in the sum OF $50. He
telephoned to the Exchange bank,
and was told that the young men
went there and got chaugo Ill the
same manner for the $lOO bill. The
First National bank responded ditto.
Then Maj. Cheetney Was celt Ain that !
be had been victimiZed.
Lieut.. Wylie was notified and
searched every nook and corner, and |
tinally found out that the two young |
men ha6 returned to the hotel at 1890 !
and asked for dinner. On being told |
hat dinner was not ready, they
asked for lunch and paid their bill |
% $3.50 gold pieces. Then they left.
Later in the evening the lieutenant
discovered that they had boarded
Henry CalhOun's hack and were
lriven to the old Macon and Bruins.
wick station. On going out there the
men offered the hackman S. to be
AIKEN 10 Heid's station, on the other
ide of the river. This the hackman
'ould not do, and one of them got out
md walked down the road, while the
'ther was let out on the southwestern
oad. This is the last seen of them |
" the hackman. 1t is certain now
nat they have gone out Of the city.
hey maue a clean $3.50 by their days
work.
The amusing part of the transaction
vas the fun made of Maj. (,hestney
y the other cashiers; wu0 thought
themselves secure until they bal
need up cash for the day; then they
vent to the major to condole with
im. AS rule, our bank men are
quail to any emergency, and are
natch for many sharp tricks played