River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-02
THE BANK ROBBERY.
Exciting Incidents Of the Loss and
Recovery OF the Money.

Exciting Incidents OF the Loss and
Recovery OF the Money.
The bank hal been robbed, Such
was the discovery made by NIr. Ebe-
nezcr Grubb. .qtc one saturday night,
and SIC information was obtained in
this VIE. Frank Jackson. junicr
clerk, xLl lodged on the opposite side
Of the e ect, "a little distance down.
was sitting that evening AZ his win
dow. liz fingered over quiet pipe.
li9tlc-z iy watching tho pa--ers-by, and
dusk crs ID on uunOcicel by him He
was abou. "a draw the blinds and light
the gas, when two IN IN passed ON the
other side. one OF them pausin- and
looking up toward his window. while
tue other went on 10 the bank and
Knocked at the private door. The
Young mans curiosity was aroused
upon seeing the one who remained enter
q doorway. a. II for concealment; so,
standing behind curtain. he watched
them
The dull. gray front Of the bank was
lit by streat-Iamp, and a~ the man
who knocked turned round while
waiting. jackson recognized Marx
Scclcy. the senior cashier. Aftc- a
little delay the door was opened by
the resident porter, and he and
SeeIcy entered the building. In min
ute or two they came out again, and
the porter went toward a cross street.
while the cashier stood al the door,
apparently awaiting his return How
ever. no sooner had the man turned a
corner than Seeley again went ia, and
his companion hurried toward tire
bank. rs the iamplight fen upon him.
Frank recognized another Of the
clerks, AN intimate Of Seeley's. named
Williams. They rcappearcd in two or
three minutes. and Williams carrying
in each hand small Gladstone bag.
FASTENED down "A by street. and was
out 81 sight before the porter return
ed Then, after a minute. the cashier
took the same direction.
JACKSON was puzzled 20 explain
these movements, cspec ally a Will
Jams had a couple nf days leave and
was supposed q rs far from Oretown.
Scelcy was Il high and wrll-paid OIL
Ger. possessing the entire confidence Of
his employers. Frank sometimes
thought that confidence misplaced. At
all events he had reason TO believe that
both men speculatcI in stocks IA
practice which the partners strictly
forbade 10 their staff
II was only Il few days before that
one Of the clerks. CHANGING through an
evening paper. cried. Halo, Fl Do
radios are gone down to nothing. the
affair Is a complete smash. BY .Jove.
j know a fellow who had some Of
them" jackson noticed SceIey turn
white; the hand that held the pen
shook. and he turned round 10 speak
in a whisper Ia Williams who listened
with a duzcd look ON his face.
Frank felt uneasy. He knew moth
Ing certain. and it was am unpleasant
task To mention his suspicious 70 his
employers: however, he determined TO
do So. and 1T once set or 20 seek Mr..
Ebeugzer Grubb.
Hardly knowing what result to hope
for: drcadiug Mr. Grubb's annoyance
ON the one hand. If his suspicious
were wrong. and fearing robbery on
the other. Frank accompanied the
principal Ia the bank Mr.. Ebcuezer
walked straight % the strcnp-room.
aud opened il with his private keys.
and then throwing open the chest in
which the cash was kept. proceeded
to examine lis contents. \ gas-jc,
lust above them threw a bright light
into TIE receSScs of the safe and
showed tine banker some parcels of
bonds. u small pile &c silver and cop
per. ard nothing more
The chief clerk. uu old man. who. a.
well as th. porter lived ON the prem
iSes. was by this time ON the spot. and
held open a cash book.
There should Pc there. he said. in
an agitatc, Voice, la reply 80 Mr..
Gruhh-s question. .'thirty-one thous-
ana siN hundred and seventeen pounds.
eight -hilings and uiuc-pence.
There was no sign of force having
boon u-ed, and the chief clerk pro-
dulCi his key. which he averred had
not l,ft his hands since the safe was
locked that afternoon. when the money
was certainly there Mr.. SeeIey often
borrowed It during business hours.
With that exception he never lost
sight of IL
The porter returned 20 say that Mr..
Seclcv was net expected home until
Monday morning. and .he man ex-
planned that tie cashier called that
evening for something he forge, in his
desk. and sent him ON an errand which
occupied perhaps ten minutes
There hardly remained q doubt that
the two clerks were the culprits; and
Mr.. Grub al once placed the matter
in the hands Of the police
Frank Jackson long lay awake that
night. wondering whether the events
OF the past few hours would bring him
promotion: and. &c 50. what effect IL
would have on 4 certain cherished
scheme Of his
SIX or eight months before he had
met at picnic, Mary Grubb. the
junior partners daughter, fair. win
e.rne Iit.le thing. with dimpied cheeks
and ewes soft rs those Of fawn- She
had Just returned FROM school; and
before Frank knew who she was. he adj
mired her. Upon learning that she
was Nh. Ebeuezer's only child. be was
keenly disappointed, for the daughter
OF the wealthy banker was, he feared
NJ his reach In spite Of this, bis