Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19

some cases. Several years ago two for
gers did large Texas city and vic
timized three banks, all on the same
street, to the tune of 800 to $500 apiece.
1t was done so cleverly that not the
slightest blame could attach to the re-
spective cashiers. The owners of the
banks considered the money lost for
good, as the perpetrators had escaped
into Mexico. One of the cashiers,
however, worried about the matter and
offered reward. The fellows were
caught in Mexico with about 81 900 on
hand. He kept himself informed by
wire OF the movements OF the captOrs
and the captives, and as soon as they
reached Texas, filed suit, gave bond,
and watching for sight OF it, levied on
the very money taken from the forgers,
when they were still on the tram, thus
saving his loss in full. But for his
alertness, the men might not have been
caught; but for his knowledge of the
law, the captured money would have
been divided amongst the three banks,
after tedious waiting, if any We're left
after paying costs. THE law always
favors the diligent." Therefore, do not
ridicule abstract study: its returns may
not be apparent forthwith, but you are
certain to profit pecuniarily by it sooner
or later.
Have you ever met with any of the
gentlemen styling themselves ''travel-
ing counterfeit detectors, "who for $40 or
SIS propose to teach you ''all about it'
IN a quarter of an hour. If so, l can
not, or rather need not give you any
hint about them. But lest you have not
allow me to say that our currency
would be sorry thing if one could gain
such knowledge in so short a time. 1t
ha
research and long practice. Theoreti-
cal teachings are worth nothing in
| these cases. Stick to the regular issues
of counterfeit publications for lnforma-
| ton, If you will scan their pages dill
| gently in the manner shown herein,
| they will teach you all that can posi-
bly, be taught you on the subject. Be-
| ware at all times of teachers, who, un-
| acquainted with your faculties, promise
to teach you with lightning speed what
it takes human brains years to fathom
! and retain. Should you have taken in
I a counterfeit, L trust you are honest
! do, you are an abettor of the counter
| feitors, and the loss is sure to fall on
some one. The fact that it was passed
| on you is no eXtenuation.
| Should you find counterfeit amongst
| the deposit OF customer, what is the
right thing to dog This is a ticklish
| question. No doubt the proper thing
would be to cancel it. Still, such a
course, in a small place especially, is
| liable to create animosity and i'll feel
ing. L, therefore, lean to the belief
that your customer should be the
| guardian of his own conscience, and
favor giving them back to him, and
suggesting his duty in the premises.
But who can we'll examine coin with
out scratching or defacing it little!
Therefore, DON'T find such coin passes
freely around again. With paper coun-
terfeits 1t is different. l keep little
book in which to note down and de-
scribe all such as come into my hands,
together with name of person to whom
| returned it, and date and other par
ticulars of the transaction. This little
scheme of mine has several times
caused peculiar developments. 1t also
becomes quite an interesting record in
the course of years, teaching several
things worth knowing.