Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-10
The Greeu-Looking Bank Cashier.
From the .Ne1o Yorh Sun.

rum quo -fcW AoFm SUM-
ut amt no use IN saying hat haven been
a crooked man in my time" he remarked. ,
ne leaned back against the door ana pulled
his hat down. You all know that m lust
out OF the Ohio penitenuary after serving ten
long years for tlNlug 10 work a nauk, and It's
no use in me denying ~. HOwso neye q. there
was more IN that csse than the papers ever
got hold OF, and II WIll be no harm TO yarn it
Of
ITO begin with, | wasknock ing around Gin
cinuati, hard up and discouraged, when an
old pal of mine comes along one day with a
soft snap. He had struck something 10 glad
den our hearts. In a village about so miles
away was a bank. That wasn't 30 cry curl
Gus, as you may think. but il WAS 4 new bank,
and the officials were a setOf greenhOrn.. The
President was an old farmer, the Okkeeper
a former miller, and the cashier-wel he was
described as just the greenest specimen ever
brought in from he cornfields.
my pal had 'piped the bank until he knew
how everything went. When noon came the
President and bOokkeoper went to dinner
leaving the greenhOrn alone. indeed, he ate
a cold luncheon AZ his desk. lt was chance
If any one came IN between u aud 80 and the
two Of us could do that ca her up rs slick a.
grease with any Of the old tricks.
''Wel. in a day or two We went up there,
and 10 worked ike the biggest layout ] ever
came across. AS you cRtered the bank there
was IN enclosed space tu the rlEut with gate
to enter This was the Pres dent anil book
keepers quarters, " bile further along, on the
same side. was the cashier place. out not di-
ylded from Tie other by any railing. When
he cashier was al the paw window his back
was toward the other space. and also t. ,he
big safe. The latter stood II least T. Q fr M
him, agJ nst the outer wall, with AL the doors
wide open.
"Why, when / came TO enter that bank and
sec how easy IL was 20 sneak thu safe. WAS
laid out with astoni-hment. And then the
Rree"uess OF that cashier! Why. gen a, he
dldn' seem TO know no more about draft on
New ork than about the comp.eNion Of the
man In the moon, aud after ad detained
him at the window fully ten mlnuieo on one
preteIt and another just 20 see n ~ could be
done, we went ont feeling that we had the
Doodle IN that safe dead 10 rights.
"Ihe me appointed Was UeNf day noon,
and Wh n We ha seen Che President AMI b lOk =
keeper cut ~ the way, ms gal entered and
wax to ne pay Nn 0w ANA got a hl
changed. and th.n BEGAN ID decker abOuf e
a dralt. I entered The Dank On tip.toe coon
alter him. The gate Was open, as also the
doors OF the safe, and the cashier. with his
back 10 me, wac feeding Himself q bee talked.
Mns, sirs, D. makes my mOu water % think
Of Whata giOriuusOu Hurtuuflv we lore me ,
1 had on ruhlcr-, and / 1p ci half way to
the safe - SOFTLY A. 4 ayrNtnt rrepps Tuen
there WHs q grOWl Hud a tue1. Hud 70 dog about
the SIZE - year iug steer lung himself up, n
me. / went down wlth crash, aud the ut y
held me there, but while Il Was happening I
heard the cick cncs of revolver aud he
rrecuh0rn Of a cashier c0oIiy saying 20 my
pal:
'''rm on % You. my frlendi II yon move
manu- or fuut 10 lNN n INli ahh through NuMf
rifer, nol inst fellow fast"
W.. .rfi hand 900 down O. "a button, and
next moment zen Outside was ringing z lru
alarm and collecting q crowd IN ponpt. Thct
came rushing into fiIU bank hf the dnf 20. auI
nl rHurse or cake wa done for. sut Ten
ffars Tor thtf Little operation. hud mV pal
fruk seven ~ hls fharo. T. turned 0ut "a
fhr hHuk vac guarded lu 40 surff col Waya,
In luilua dogs tnd IfinF aHua fuI thHi lhr
seeming TrrfnhnrH ~ 70 faHH.er I'D lr d ~
FtHd ir0m q PhilIfeiuHia Hhna. nr haI
spoftr Hs a. nrst .ghh and nad gifcn us rope
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