The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-07

he will catch the fox"
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GOOD STORIES OF TIE PRESENT DAY.
The Facts in tho Bunk Robbery Mystery Mt
baskerville.
rp,yriy1t 1892, BY C. B. Lepi.
Baskerville was n town OF about ] 800 nhab.
itants-a staid. quiet place. which never
doomed or hustled. Tho Bank of Buxtcr-
vi!lc.' as the sign read, was u two-story brick
building. plain and substantial and George
Carter sole owner Of tho bank. was personally
known to almost everybody in the county. He
was man OF 45. unmarried. and an old maid
sister kept house for him. The banker was
known as a methodical man. careful in his in
vestments. and no one had any fear OF disaster
overtakins him. Now and then he had been
warned that safe blowers might pay him n
visit. but he had not taken any extra precau-
tions. He had large fro and burglar proof
safe and n man slept in the room at night
On q certain April morning soon after the
close of tho war Mr.. Carter arrived at the bank
at exactly $50. That was his usual time to
n second The curtains were always up and
the Waterman was always at tho door. On
| this morning. however. som ething was wrong.
| The curtains were down and the door was
| locked. and it was only after panel had been
| sawed out Of it that entrance was gained.
| There sat Davis. the Waterman. bound fast to
| his chair aud n gag in his mouth. and the safe
| door stood wide open. A hole had been drilled
| and the bolts thrown back, and tho $4,000
| safely locked up the evening before was gone.
| Davis had all the particulars at his tongues
| end He had boen aroused at midnight by
| some one knocking on the door. and asking
him fora light by which to mcnd II broken har-
| ness. Ho denied that he had been asleep. but
| claimed to DO thinking" Suspecting no evil
| he opened the door. and three men at once
rushed in and overpowered him. After max
| ing him secure they got their tools out OF
| bag and began operations. and in an hour or
| so had the safe open. His statement thus far
| was all right and reasonable. From thence on
| it was q pugzler / was sent down from
| the city in answer to the telegram for detec-
tive. and Davis was. OF course. the first man to
he examined. He had not been b!indf9lded
and he SAW all that took place. though the
| burglars wore masks and he did not get sight
got, a dollar in money. and that they cursed
ana rnved and threatened 70 burn the building
OF tho safe aud opened all the large envelopes
| but the sack they had hroush 1T along was lying
Of fF ths sssn Mr. Car
ter had PLACED in that safe i S2l;1 40 IN green,
Ipa hSSe en % wsts Ssts
Had the burglars got them tho sack would
have been used, as that sort of men do not sit
LSn.st. Int Mr: Carter bsliSySd lis story: it i
haarted liia' had no ''i marks to prove that he
when he said he was not asleep. AS a. matter
OF ,act made up my mind thpt he had stood e,,,
in with the burglars and etnsr - been iet
| building and then lot them bind and gag him.
] think the theory WAS not only reasonable. but
| Just the one which any other detective would
| have adopted
Fortunately for the hank and it's depostors
the proprietor had plenty OF reserve and bust;
ness went as us,in l. was told to 50 ahead
on he case and work out anything | could.
Share 81 the money sign Of it could 10
| found about the building. In spite Of all my
II hs sufh tahiti S MI he hs a
pearcd perfectly honest and sincere. In
the az T San as ne was able
itted Steve Pratt. burgia who had broz out i
years sentence. steve had Ills thrort injured
by swallowing II fish bone md kept ~ a con;
Voice; and suspected lie was Xii Taylor. who
was then SUPPOSED to be in Canada. The third
Whllo still ,susprcting Davis of having n
hand in the lob. and securing tho services q u
tho otInrs ' got I trarl, Il steve Tratt Alter
few days and located II m in Cincinnati liz
led tho way to Buffalo. and there seemed to
engaged with the local officers searching for
him, but our Efforts met with no success. ono
d fIyn took run doTn to IN the nhl,s VIII
Hotel. on the Canada side. Tor dinner. Wo
were seated in the Office when there was n
ing 4 man had cooIy walked In behind him
and tnken al the money from thp III. nn MAS
time to secure him, as H. was in a desperate
mood. but when we had him fast rccogn.z"a
sn aaa n% HssG IL Gah s VI Ss
proofs That h. iinaiy kaocks4 a1%Sr | Vas Vas
BanE aiialr is verified the story Of tho jan:
W. sInlI sa . soatsa' for this hotel Job any,
how he s;'!d' ,,nni 50 ~ ! mi:ht af well tell
n? S FUR XIII " G"y @' and "S {"
him We get the safe door open 10 iinL wa
hat been fpGied In S2nycf md a! that
did No, ind a liar Here is WIN, we did find
al We n,a brsv Si ayys tex for ucka
:" .d But Garter put $4,000 into that safe at
itore we got thorv. bankers sometimes rob
-" explansd 10 him that it was not so in this
| case. and he wHa as much inystili ID over the
ease as hal been. On leavin. the bank they
had locked The door from without AMI had
enough 10 Iii Davis S' dsnt (" mue IL" on ' tie
nds ba this ssas t ala sas the
o s to a% Would SSyG nS ct ta h
been dead broke so quick, for unlike nearlynll
gambledi ] returned 70 Baskerville WITH my
news and asked Mr. Carter II it was not pos
s ,,E 'hnt ho had placed tho money some
!, Is yo not SIR REPLIED with acid
| mand. ThM safe WAS herS TO pul my money