The Helena independent., 1894-11-21
WHERE TO HIDE CASH
Those Who Fear the Safety OF the Banks
soerete Their Wealth In Divers
Manners.
THEIR HEIRS HUNT HIGH AND LOW
puzzllng Cases That Have 5eon Solved by
the Use OF 6ralns--oeteety Relates
Experiences,

when you see n man wearing a
thrcad-hnre suit OF clothes and looking
like farmer or poorer or more care
less person, as far as personal appear
inee Is concerned. you should not set
aim down for poor man without fur
lher examination. lie might. for all
you may know 10 the contrary have n
belt around his waist. beneath his
clothing. containing a fortune in bonds.
diamonds or other pleasing things TO
have. This is one way men have OF
concoallng their money for fear OF be-
ing robbed OF Il by the banks and the
willy confidence man.
"Once burned. twice shy" Is an old
Eaying which is characteristic OF many
people. and as true as gospel, To many
men OF means half the world is COM
posed OF people. both male and female,
who stand ready 10 get from him his
money by foul means, while the other
half are on the watch 20 get away with
IL by what they call fair dealings, but II
may not always be characterized AS
such. Your rich man never dresses IN
the height OF fashion. nor does he make
any loud display OF his wealth. You
viii look in vain for man OF wealth
who makes any exhibition Of IL upon his
person. for history falls TO record any
yuch, and II YOU win think them over
those whom you have met and those
Nho have been pointed out 10 you-you
will agree that II is generally the fellow
with an empty purse who wears the
best raiment, displays the gaudiest coli
ors and sports the loudest and most
costly jewelry. says the Philadelphia
Press.
And why Is this so? In most cases OF
wealthy men IL is because Of a refined
taste 10 the wearer. but l have con-
oluded that together with this praise
worthy refinement invariably goes a
fear OF being taken advantage Of or be-
ing brought into notoriety. l state
what know for fact when l say that
the millionaire dry goods merchant,
Alexander T. Stewart. of New York, for
years before his death, was in constant
fear of being kidnapped and held for
ransom. ! think he was not far away
from the facts. The stealing of his
body from the grave seemed TO prove his
fear well founded, and there Is no doubt
that he had been warned In time and
took the precaution OF avoiding Sc
cluded places and never went out into
the street without an attending detec-
tive at his heels He seldom rode In his
carriage in town-his dress was of the
simplest character and he never wore
jewelry of any kind. Without excep-
ton, Il Is the fear of being robbed or be-
ing taken advantage of. in one way or
another that causes people with money
TO hide IL in out-of-the-way places,
where they can have an eye upon the
hiding places and. If suspicious of in
reference with it, turn ii over and as
,..ffl, ff A. Ia all fhaTa
Your grandparents used to hide away
their money in an old teapot. which was
placed out of the way, on the top of the
china closet, you remember You have
read in the newspapers times without
number of bank notes being found with
in the covers OF the old family Bibles,
In the toes Of old shoes, sewed up in the
Innings Of old clothes, buried in the cell
lar hidden in the hollows of trees,
placed between the mattresses OF beds,
laid away under carpets, in secret com
partments of old desks and bureaus.
and in a thousand other unexpected
places where people are not supposed
TO suspect its hiding place. Anywhere
will do, so long as IL is an unfrequented
spot or an article not In use. The
broken teapot has always been a faV-
orite savings bank for the farmer and
his wife, as well as for many others,
because IL has lost it's usefulness, ex-
cepting as a reminder Of the past and
for its fading beauty.
Eccentric people" he styled them,
detective who had been called upon a
thousand times TO aid in the search for
hidden treasures supposed TO have been
left by men and women who had de-
parted this life without giving any sign
OF the secret hiding-places of their pos
sessions
"Why eccentric?" I asked, not little
surprised at his denomination OF pc
cullar people.
Eccentric" he replied, because they
aid not seek the aid Of such an asylum
as safety deposit vault or a good,
solid savings bank, or the lasting deeds
10 real estate for the security Of their
wealth / have no patience with such
people although they have made for
tune for me by their ecCentricities.
Some forty or fifty years ago there was
more of this secretlng money In strange
hooks and corners than there now IS,
but II is still going on and II viii always
go on as long as the world lasts among
Ignorant and timorOus people who want
10 have their wealth where they can
iust get p look at Il occasionally. only
80 know that IL is all there and safe and
tound. You would be surprised II you
knew as much as you might about the
hiding Of money. II Is right after the
hanks break that the old stockings and
teapots are brought into requisltlon,
"Have you any method in searching
for hidden wealth." ] asked OF the de-
tectiyc.
"You can not have any set method, ~
he replied, but there have been many
cases that came under my observation
similar In their circumstance. Set
methods are only liable to defeat the
end iu view, My manner Of work must
depcnd wholly upon the circumstances
and the character, habits and surround
inrs Of the hider Of the wealth sought
for. which have first to be considered.
il is wcl TOO, to possess good knoWl-
odge OF human nature and when | get
hold of n thread ! find II necessary To
turn It over and over so that l may
trace M ether and more important
facts. for these are guide posts nf the
greatest value to the detective. Even
what may appear to be tn" most inaiE-
niOcunt clews are generally the most
valuable 10 point The way TO success In
my search.
Complicated methods nre tho char
ncteristicB Of the misCr. hut you must
not Jump at the conclusion thut I'll poo-
pie who hide money ate mis"rs.' con
tiuued tho detective. "ru illustrate
that the simplest clcws point In the
right direction for the searcher. ] win
ten yoU 81 one experience In a search
after rich effects nf a man who died
where he had lived, In that much
abused state ~ New Jersey 7 was
called IN 10 Fcprch for the lcavings Of
this man. who had died suddenly and
left no visible trace of his money or
bonds. Tic had left a family who were
aware Of his wealth, and that be always
had money at his command, but where
ne kept 81 was a mystery thon, as Il
always has been during his life They
had made a careful search among his
effects before my arrival ard foiled III
ind any bank notes or other tokens