Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-11-07

tectives in and around the bank Special
messengers had summoned the alright
cd directors. The great bank parlor was
packed with host of stockholders and
directors, who were questioning the
manager and clerks And excitement
rose 70 fever heat when, with 30 hands
in among them.
They rushed at him like pack Of
wolves. Had that been bank parlor in
festive Arizona they would not have en-
dured the delay incidental to procuring
a rope, but would have ended it and
him by gunnery at short range. Noyes
could not be shaken. His nerve never
failed. BE said gentleman had hired
him as clerk, and that was all he
knew. He had left him at the Stock Ex-
change If they would let him go, he
would try to find him and bring him
around 10 the bank. J. Bull Is gullible.
but not so much SO as TO swallow that
yarn.
So they held tightly to him, and q
committee Of indignant Britons escorted
him to Newgate.
Mac and George were without and
were stricken with CONSERVATION, for
minutes observation Of the gathering
crowd and the rushing into che bank Of
excited people convinced them some
thing unusual was in the wind, and
they knew Noyes must be in deadly
peril Mac rushed into the bank in hope
to warn or to be Of help Everything
there was i'll confusion. Unobserved in
the excitement, he made his way into
the parlor and there saw what made
his heart stand still-Noyes surrounded
by an angry crowd of officials. With
great presence Of mind he pushed
through toward Noyes, who saw him
and knew he was there to help if he
had chance to bolt from his captors.
but there was no chance. As they were
about starting for Newgate Mac slipped
outside and told George what had be-
fallen Noyes and discussed the pos
sibility Of a rescue when ON the way to
Newgate with him. While they were
waiting In the entrance Noyes came out
in custody. He saw and recognized
them. They joined in the crowd and
were within arms reach of him every
rod Of the short distance to Newgate,
but the crowd was packed so tight that
one could hardly move, and rush for
escape was hopeless Arrived at New
gate, Mac, in his desperation, was en-
terinR with the escort when George
pulled him away, and as they got out OF
the crowd they heard the newsboys cry
ing, Great forgery ON the Bank Of
England by nm American-e10,0 0Oo, 900
obtained -
All this time the 800, 900 drawn that
morning was in stout bag behind the
counter at Garraway's
Little did the barmaids dream of the
treasure that was in the bag. When Mac
went for it, one of the barmaids asked
him II he had heard Of the great bank
robbery. He drove to st. James place,
and soon George joined him there.
That night the cable flashed the news
Of the forgery over tho world, dwelling
particularly upon the fact that the per
petrator was an American The next
morning tho London press overflowed.
Every prominent paper gave leader in
the editorial column, and when the
weeklies and monthlies came out they
followed suit. These editorials make
now to us who were ON the inside anus
ing reading They were full Of Philis-
tine talk and amazement, and generally
conceded that Noyes was an innocent
dupe, and all more or less doubted If his
principal, the manager, and mysterious
Mr. j. A Warren would ever como back
70 say So
Day after day went by, and Mac and
George hung around London reading
the accounts Of the affair and of the e1-
animation Of Noyes before the lord
mayor.
They had communicated with him
through his solicitor, and he sent them
word to leave England at once In the
meantime they had been sending away
tho cash. and 30 intrenched were they
In tho bolief that by no possible chance
could their names become mixed up in
the affair that in every instance bat two
they sent the money or bonds TO Amer
ica in their right names.
In the meantime the bank very wisely
sent cable TO their legal agent, Clar-
enoe A. Seward, In New York, asking
him to set the American detective force
ON the alert. He was a man OF the world
and understood quito VOL what sort OF
men then ruled at police headquarters.
30 he sent at once for Robert Pinkerton
and gave him entire charge Of tho
American side OF tho line. Eventually
they unearthed tho whole plot. secured
the evidence that convicted w and re-
covered the greater part Of tho money.
The first stop taken by tho private in
quiry men was TO have the detectives at
headquarters led TO believe that they
had the case entirely in their own hands,
and to strengthen this Pinkerton had u
lawyer go TO headquarters every day TO
consult with Irving
After the continental raid, on our re-
turn TO London, wo sent Irving 30, 900 in
greenbacks in registered letter, but in
order TO havo hold ON our three honest
friends at headquarters I'm case OF any
possible trenchery In tho future wo put
tho money in tho envelope in tho pres
enCe Of a magistrate and had his clerk
register them and mako it part Of tho
court record The envelope was simply
addressed, James Irving, Esq, 300
Mulberry stroot, New York, " and of
course tho officials In London supposed
it a private address.
When we returned from Rio. We sent
another SO, 900, 81 900 each for Irving,
Stanley and White. and took the same
precautions.
Soon after tho foods Of money coming
to us in London Mac sent Sl5, 900 TO
Irving in another registered letter with
ont any precautions whatever. Irving &
90. did not know what game we were
playing, but wore very happy over the
dividends past and 10 come. But when
thoy rend tho cable dispatches in the
press about the bank forRcrics their bliss
was ecstutic Each in fancy saw himself
deckod out in magnificent diamond
pin and ring spinning along Harlem
lane behind particularly fast pair in a
stylish rig This was their day vision.
At night each gaw himself in certain re-
sorts ordering unlimited bottles or SOC
ing Now York by gaslight Mt the rate of
600 minute aud the Britishers paying
for IL all But the lawyers and tho Pink
ertons between them played Irving and
Headquarters for fools and knayea. Day
after day one Of tho lawyers visited Mul-
berry street, aud being tutored by Pink
srton gave points TO Irving, who, with
his two chums, never suspected tho game
being played ON them.
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