Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-20

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/ L nited States.
Glasscock left New York about year
ago, a disappointed, dishearteDeo man.
without money and with broken nealth'
/ The announcement Of his death 10 the
/ first news that has since been received
/ concerning him. The immediate cause Of
/ his breaking down was the failure OF a
! net scheme on which he had long medi-
/ lated and which had cost him vast
amount of labor and patience. For
months he gave himself up to the per-
fecting plan whereby be might rob the
ub-Treasury in broad daylight OF large
sum OF notes or bonds. To this end a
captain Of a sailing vessel brought from
Brazil a baby monkey of a species
which never exceed the size OF dwarf.
For days he secluded himself with his
pet, teaching him all manner of tricks.
Those before whom he exhibited the in
telllRence of the little animal pronounced
It's performances marvellous. At an al
most imperceptible signal the monkey
would jump on the breast Of bystander,
snatch a concealed handkerchief from mis-
coat pocket, and return with 1t TO MS
master before the astOnished victim could
realize what had occurred. In the same
manner he would deity take dime from
a mans vest pocket, or remove mere
scrap OF white paper from the frame OF
the highest hung picture in room. he
was made familiar with the touch and
smell Of bank notes and seemed to real
ize that they were OF value, for, when
turned loose on hunt he would pass by
handkerchiefs, scarfs, rings,etc. until ne
found a bill.
When the monkeys education was COM
pleted, Giassc0ck began visiting the sub
Hrgoetrty xuff a vi MIC king ont the
dullest custodian of money and locating
the packages OF 900 bills. Notwith-
standing the difficulty Of getting at the
money, Glasscoek felt confident that the
monkey could do 1t unobserved. His FREE
qucnt visits TO the sub-Treasury on triV-
ial business, however, soon aroused the
suspicious OF Capt. Sampson, and Glass
cock found himself constantly Swallowed
while inside the building. Thus foiled at
the outset, he turned his attention to the
downtown banks. and finally selected two
which offered exceptional advantages for
the success of his scheme, the cash being
easy Of access.
His plan was said to be to enter one of
these banks dressed as an English tourist.
A large, perforated field glass case
hanging by his side was TO contain the
monkey. Presenting check which would
be likely to demand a consultation be-
tween the paying teller and cashier, he
would, as the former stepped away a
few PAGES, let the monkey out, point to a
package Of bills and show him the way
through the open space beneath the
grated window. Then stepping little
away from the window he would turn
his back toward IL and await the
monkeys return to his case. Should the
trick be successful he would be IN pos
session OF $4,000 or $4,000 in cash.
Should the monkey be detected he would
explain that the animal had escaped un-
noticed by hin, and being of mischievous
nature had proceeded to amuse himself
in his own way. If the bank official were
inclined to be suspicious or to have him
arrested he would ask one of them to ac-
company him to the post office to secure
letter which he had just mailed to a
friend in San Francisco, notifying him
that he had that day shipped his monkey as
requested. The letter would be found,
and subsequent inquiry would show that
the friend was genuine one and was
expecting the monkey. Glasscock would
then explain that he was on his way to
an express Office to ship monkey, the check
presented would prove to be genuine,
and there would be no evidence against
him.
On the Sunday preceding the carrying
out OF this plan GlasscOck went driving
on st. Nicholas avenue with party OF
friends. On their return at night heavy,
cold rain set in and the monkey took a
chill. A bad cold followed, and al
though Glasscock tended his pet night and
day and secured tirst-cass medical at
tendance, the delicate creature died in
Glasscock's arms on Wednesday night Of
quick consumption.
Glasscock was almost heartbroken over
the affair, for he had learned to love the
monkey better than he did any of his
human friends. He took the corpse to
White Plains and buried it in his favorite
ramble on one of the banks OF the Bronx
river. He was under the influence OF
liquor when he came back, but avoided his
old chums aud spent most Of his time in
unfamiliar and out-of-the-way places. A
few weeks later he returned to the Bruins
wick, paid all his bills and left the city
without a cent or farewell to anybody.
His career from that day to the
time of his death is not known here.
SHIPWRECKED SAILORS ROB