Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-15
A eleven THICK.
Trying To Save Bank Clerk and d,
Reality Helping a SwindIer.

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Reality Helping a SwindIer.
queer story is told of a Liverpool bank
otncer who received private letter from
ms TREND, member of London banking
hrm. 1t is said that one of their EMPLOYEES,
tne son OF their highly esteemed cashier
man who was probity itself-had gone
away with several thousand pounds of Sc
curlties. If the son should be arrested and
placed in the prisons dock the old man
would never lift his head again. The firm
was, therefore, resolved to do all that lay
In It's power to save its aged and valued
servant from the misery and shame which
would certainly overtake him if his sons
sin became known.
The writer thought that in all probable
lty the young man would call with his Sc
curities at the Liverpool bank, and on the
strength OF his connection with the Lon
don bank try to negotiate them. If SO,
the London banker wanted the LIVERPOOL
banker to sei.se the property and keep it
until he heard from the London banker
again, to lecture the young man soundly,
buy him ticket to New York and give
him $1,000 with which to begin the world
again. The London banker was going to
Paris for fortnight, so that the Liverpool
banker didn't need to write to him about
the affair until that time. He also wanted
the secret kept from everybody, as far as
possible, both for the sake of the London
bank, the young mans father and the
young man himself.
The Liverpool banker, knowing that
many young man had gone wrong who
might have been saved at the proper mo-
ment, decided to comply with his friends
request.
Soon after nice, frank looking young
man OF the name referred to was ushered
In to him, and, saying that he desired to
travel, explained in a constrained and ner-
vous manner that he had some securities
on which he would like to realize. He
said he didn't understand business, and
perhaps was going awkwardly to work,
but the ship for New York was to sail that
day ard he was in hurry.
In reply the Liverpool banker handed
him the letter he had just received; As he
read it his breast heaved with emotion,
tears came into his eyes and he finally
burst into fit of weeping. He made a
full confession, and the banker, after point
ing out the Nervousness of his crime, Of
Tered to do what the letter requested. The
young man kissed the bankers hand in
token of his gratitude, said that he had
been foolish and wicked, and would gladly
IL.
The banker then gave him the 81 200,
bought him first class steamer ticket and
gave him a dinner at the restaurant But
nothing he could do or say seemed to raise
the young mans spirits. He was so sad
and broken down that the banker really
pitied him. As he babe him goodby from
the ships side, the hard old man could not
restrain his tears as he thought of the
young and repentant sinner he had saved
from life of crime
At the end of the fortnight, when he sup
posed the London banker would have got
back from Paris, the Liverpool banker
wrote to him in great glee of his success in
carrying out his wishes, and of the contrite
youth who had set sail for new scenes with
the bankers blessing.
He got the following reply from London:
You must be mad. Our cashier never
had son. No securities are missing Per
haps you have been sold"
1t was true. He had. The letter was
forged. The securities were worthless He
had thrown away 81 900. a passage to New
York, good dinner and good deal of ad-
vice upon an ingenious swindler-Boston
Every Other Saturday.