The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-06
inside OF i BANK.
Ixpsst@#CAsh OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Large uoin-Bank Robberies-

"A Alta reporter, not wishing to be
hardened with the weight Of 8 weeks
salary, dropped into q leading bank a
day Or two since to make an addition
y his already large deposits, and
while awaiting the receiving %teller's
Attention allowed his eye to roye care
iessiy over the trays Of yellow coin,
which, when aggregated, almost
oqualled his own fortune. It was near
the closeIof busy day, and the tired
teller was skimning through a few
hundred pounds Of double eagles
with lightning-like rapidity. When
he at length came to the reporter the
latter remarked on his experiences, and
received q modest disclaimer~6f 81 any
unusua4 inert. .tAnybody ought to
handle double eagles easily" he said,
-'for they are the most convenient
sized coin that is made. Vixen the
Government stops coming them and
$40 pieces take their place, as has
besn ordered to a certain extent, the
average bank %teller's heart will be
broke
sNVhyp Because there will be more
pieces to handler
:.sNo, not for that reason, but on ac-
count Of their being so much nicer to
handle in every way. Sea- roll of
twenties just fits the hand and the
space between the first and fourth
fingers. Another thing, tWenties are
the only coins that you can risk a
count on by sizing up, with the excep-
ton Of thalast stack, which is count
ed, as a check on the first coufft.n
sWhy cant that be done with other
coinspN'
"They get too badly worn to make
them come out evenly. In a stack of
fiyes You will often find the difference
Of nm entire piece, and ven tens are
SO uneven as to make stacking them
unreliable.
The nimble.iingered young man then
proceeded to illustrate his meaning
with two trays Of coins. One tray
containing $40, 900 in twenties, $500 to
the stack, had the tops Of the stacks
as level as a billiard table. and no one
stack was higher or lower than its
fellows to more than the thickness Of
q piece of cardhoard. The other tray,
filed with lens and ives, was so I'M
oven as to bear the resemblance in
places of q coin having been removed.
This was not due to the minting, he
explained, but to the wear of the col
in circulation. Twentics wear too. of
course. but the average man does not
have his pocket full OF twenties, and
they get less wear than their kindred
Of smaller denomination. Eyes TWEEN
ties are the boss coin if you have much
Of it to handle,' he ccncluded; and
the reporter thought SO, too. as n de-
positor dumped So, 400 on the counter
and the teller picked up $1,000 in ono
band and $500 in the other, to convey
It to the trays four feet behind him.
THAT is q pretty good load, isn't
itP"
"Oh. no." replied the teller cheer-
fully; $4,000 is what we consider a
fair handful
Seeing the reporters look Of doubt,
he gave another illustration in proof
Of his assertion. Four stacks of $4OC
each were laid on the palm of shis left
hand, three others went On top 8
them. and the remaining three neces,
sary TO complete the 81, 200 we're lifted
with n clasp of his right. 81 could
take another thousand by laying ,
couple Of rolls on my wrist" he wen
on, but it is seldom necessary. Ii
deposit amounts to more than IS, 900
I set an empty tray over the counte,
and load it there
81 should think it would be easieI
to make two trips of it, where it is bu
q step from your unite to the trays
II c~ertainly would take no moro tim
than it would to stack it up the wa,
you do on your hand
my friend, I don't want to make
you feel bad, but I never turn my bach
TO the counter for u single second i
there 10 coin on it. No matter if yor
were the only person in sight, and 70,
were my fatler, it would be just til,
same Eternal vigilance is tue price
Of 800 pieces in this business"
just Mt this time Il miner came il
from the Mint with the result Of his
summers labor in brand new, glisten
Ing double eagles. His deposi
amounted to but little oyer So, 900. bu
It was noticeable that the teller tool
. tray to effect the transfer from couu
ter to shelf.
New coin is very difficult to han
de he explained. after passing owe
. certificate Of deposit; ..lt is slippery
and ~. 900 makes good handful. !
You attempt to stack il up like coli
that has been worn the chances ar
that it will slide off aud make a mus
onSthe floor. Consequently, in orde
10 avoid breaking the rule. agains
turning my back. | used 4 tray t
make the transfer"
The conversation then turned o
bank %robberles. and in search OF pos
sible useful information the reporte
asked what standard Of coin would b
the most desirable TO steal. The Q,
port stuffed for q moment, and the
replied thatin y point Of weight the,
would be no difference. "As regart
bulk. however. s5 pieces would pro,
the most yaluables60odle, especially
she money wis ID be packed in
square box
stH0w do You make that outP''s