Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-05
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one; there il considerable prejudice
against it. =! don't myself think it's
much worse than a good many others.
Hoteyer, that's nothing to do with
my story.
someyearsago me and the gentleman
who was at that time connected with
me in business-he's met with reTerses
since then and at present isn't abs to
90 out-was looking around Tor a lob.
being at that time rather hard up, as
you might say We struck a small
country town. amt a-goin' to give
II away by telling where il was or
what the name Of it was.
There was one bank there; the man.
ager was a rich old duffer-owned the
mills, Owned the bank, owned most of
the town. There wasn't no other Off
Ger but the cashier, and they had
boy who used TO sweep out and run
errands. The bank was in the main
street, pretty well up one end of tia
nice, snug place, at the corner OF
cross street, with nothing very near
liz.
| We took our observations, and
found there wasn't no trouble at all
about H. There was an old watch.
man that walked up and down the
street at night. when he didn't fall
asleep and forget IT,
The vault had two doors. The
outside one was chilled iron. and had
"A three wheel combination lock. The
inner door wasn't no door at all.
You could kick il open IL didn't pre-
tend % be anything but iireprool aud
wasn't even that.
Tie first thing we done. Of course
was 10 III key 10 the outside door.
A. the lock on the out side door WAS
an oii-iHshlonei Bacon lock, any
gentleman ~ my profession who
chances 10 read this article will know
Just how easy that Job Was and how
Wc done u.
/ may say hers that the genilemcn in
ms line ot business. having AT times
good deal Of leisure on their hands.
DO considerable reading, and are par,
ltsrtilarly fond Of neat hi: OF writing;
III fact IN the way OF literature have
found among 'em--however, this being
.ligrcssion drop il. and so on with
the main job again.
This was our plan. After the key
Was iitted ! was 20 go into the bank,
aud Jim-;hAt wasn't his name. Of
course. but let il pass-was 10 keep
watch Oh the outside When anyone
passed he WAS 90 TAP me whistle,
and then ! doused the glim aud lay
low. after they got by goes on again,
Simple and easy, you sce Well. the
night az we selected, the President
; happened to be out oftoWH. gone down
to the city. ar he often did. got in.
inside nil right. with slide lantern. "a
breast drill. small steel jimmy, q
bunch Of skeleton keys and green.
baixo bag 10 stow the sWng lixed
my light and rugged my breast drill,
aud got 20 work on the door right
over the lock.
Probably great many Of your
, readers are not 50 well posted as me
about bank locks. and ! may say Tor
, them that n three wheeled combina.
5tiou lock has three wheels IN il, and n
slot IL each wheel In order TO un.
lock thcdoo you haycto get the three
. slots opposite TO each other at the
top Of the lock OF course, II YOU
know the number the lock il set on
you can do this; but Il you don't you
have 10 depend on your ingenuity
There Is in each 81 these wheels smell
Ihole. through which YOU put n wire
through the back OF the lock when YOU
change the combination Now II you
can bore a hole through the door and
Is nick ~ these wheels by running a wir,
through these holes. why, you car
open tho door. hope make myself
clear was boring that hole. TIL,
door was chilled iron, about the neat
eat stun ever worked on;
went on steady enough; only stop
ped when Jim which, rs said before
wasn't his real namc--whisiled out
side. and the Waterman toddled 10y
heard Jm-so to spcak-whistl'
aaain. Istopped. and I'm blowed !
they didn't come right up the bant
steps, and heard a key III the lock
was so dumbiounded when ! heard
, that that YOU could have slipped thu
bracelets right on me. picked up my
lantern, and IN be hanged II | dldn
let the slide slip down and throw thu
light right on the door. and there wa
the manager. Instead Of calling fol
> help. ms | supposed he would, he tool
!. n atep inside the door and shaded hr'
z eyes with his hand and looked at me
I. I'knowed ought 10 knock him down
md cut. but I'm blest II lcould, wal
! so surprised.
I. WHO are your" says he.
9 "Who are your" says /, thinking
that was an innocent remark, as ~
. commenced il, and a.trying all th'
: time to collect myself.
= "Im the President OF the bank,
= says he, kinder short; something TIM
matter with the lock-"
: By Georgel the idea came to M
!. then.
6 ayes. sir" says !, touching my cap
= "Mr. Jennings, he telegraphed thu
. morning as the lock was out OF orde
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