The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-01-28

IL Amt no use saying that maven peen
crooked man in my time, he remarked
as;he leaned back against the door and
pulled his hat down. You all know that l
am just ont Of the Ohio renesentiary after
serving ten long years for trying TO work
. bank, and it is no use in me denying It,
Howsomever. there was moro in that case
than the papers ever got hold Of, and 1t
will do no harm 70 yarn ii of.
To begin with, | was knocking around
Cincinnati, hard up and discouraged,
when an old pal Of mine comes along one
day with soft snap. He had struck some
thing TO gladden. our hearts. In village
about fifty miles away was bank. That
wasn't SO very curious. ss you may thiuk,
but it was new bank, and the officials
were set OF greenhorns. The president
was an old farmer, the book.keeper for
mer miller and the cashier be was
described as just the greenest specimen
ever brought in from the corn fields.
My pal had "piped" the bank until
he knew how everything went. When
noon came the President and bookkeeper
went to dinner. leaving the greenhorn
alone. Indeed, he ate cold luncheon at
his desk. 1t was q chance II any one came
in between IL and 80, and the two Of us
could do that cashier up as slick as grease
with any OF the old tricks.
Well, in day or two we went up there
and it worked like the biggest layout /
ever came across. As you entered the bank
there WAS an enclosed space TO the right,
with gate to enter. This was the presi-
dent and bookkeeper's quarters. wbns fur.
ther aloug, on the same side, was the cash
iers place, but not divided from the other
by any railing When the cashier was at
the pay window bis back was toward the
other space, and also to the big safe. The
latter stood at least twelve feet from him.
against the outer wall, with all the doors
wide open.
WHY when came to enter that bank
and see how easy it was to sneak that sale
| WAS laid out with astonishment. And
then the greenness of the cashier! Why,
gents, he didn't seem TO know no more
about draft on New York than about the
complexion OF the man in the moon, and
after bad daaAjaed him at the window
fully ten minutes on one pretext and an
other, Just to see ii it could be done, we
went out feeling that we had the Doodle IN
that safe dead to rights.
The time appointed was the next day
noon, and when he had seen the president
and bookkeeper out Of the way, my pal en-
tered and walked to the.bsy window and
got bill changed, and then began to
dicker about draft. entered the bank
on tip.toe soon after him. The gate was
open, as also the doors Of the safe, and the
cashier with his back to me, was feeding
himself as be talked. Why, sirs, it makes
my mouth water to think what q glorious
opportunity was before mel had on rub
bers. and slipped half way to the safe as
softly as the serpent creeps Then there
was growl and rush, and dog about
the size Of yearing steer flung himself
upon me. | went down with crash, and
the dog held me there, but while it WAS
happening ! heard the clickl click OF
revolver and the greenhorn OF a cashier
coofIy saying to my pal;
I'm on to you, my friend! II you move
hand or foot III let daylight through you
Tiger, hold that fellow fastl
His left hand slid down to button, and
the next moment bell outside was ring
Ing fire alarm and collecting 3 crowd oi
people. They came rushing into the bank
by the dozen, aud Of course our cake waa
done for / got ten years for thst little
operation, and my pal took seven for bis
share. 1t turned ont that the bank was
ona rded in all sorts Of ways, including
dogs 4 nd spring guns, and that the seem
inc green horn OF cashier had been inn
ported from Philadelphia bank. He had
spotted Us II first sight, and bad given ui
rope to hang loprselses.
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