Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-19
TWO Fa7aL IMPULSES.

"While was In business out West
Two years ago." said Hugh Janenny
to n New York Sun representative.
"a case OF thicving that was unique
startled the entire Northwest. The
city was In is lake port Of more
than ordinary consequence, and n
great deal Of grain, timber, and orc
And an outlet through It, and IL has
bnnking houses that would do honor
to a more prctentious town than that
collection Of primitive buildings on
tho verge OF the toughest country on
tho continent. In one Of the largest
financial institutions the sum of
S3O, 900 was missing one spring day,
and everybody from the President
Gown was greatly exercised. and
Erenuous eXertions were made to
discover tho criminal. There were
not moro than half u dozen men In
the concern who had access to the
vault where the money was stored,
and all were OF the most exemplary
character and had been in the en-
ploy of tho bank for n long time.
Detectives were bought on from
Chicago and other points, and every
effort was made IT, got some trace of
the thief or thieves, but at the end OF
moro than month OF searching In.
uuiry tho VidOcqs were compelled to
give up and announce their inability
to place even tho slightest suspicion
upon any member OF the staff. The
money, which was In package Of
bills OF large denominations, had
vanished as mysteriously as though,
Il had dissolved into the air. In the
course OF u couple OF months business
went on again just the same, the
stockholders made the deficit good,
and 1t was only now and then that
the good people Of the town referred
to the loss casually.
"About year after the money
disappeared one OF tho Youngest OF
the clerks In the bank came to the
President, displayed II letter from a
friond In the East asking him to GO
into business with him. and Offering
to furnish the necessary capital.
The clerk said the opportunity for
vuccess In tho venture outlined by
his friend was so promising that he
had como to the conclusion that he
ioulu not afford to let II pass, and he
therefore rendered his resignation.
The resignation was accepted with
great reluctance by his superior
officer, for the clerk was one OF the
model young men OF tho town and Il
member Of several religious organi'
cations. lie was popular, too, with
the young men OF all classes, and on
tho evening OF his departure It wa
arranged to give him banquet il
the dining hall OF the leading hotel
The clerk came to the hall carrying
his handbag and Il light overcoat: II
was in the early fall, and the weather
is sharp in the Northwest as soon II,
October sets in. The dinner was ,
success, and it was so arranged tina
It should be prolonged by speech
making and jollitication until mid
night, when the boys in q body would
escort their young friend to the sta
tion and give him farewell cheer n
the train pulled out. 1t happened
that one OF the party who was jus
tipsy enough to know what he wa
doing stepped on to the handbag
which was on the floor near tn
clerks chair. Taking piece Of chall
from his pocket the joker said as h
wrote $50, 600 on one side OF TIN
bag:
"Well, boys, here he goes witt
the $40, 900.
THE clerk took the bag away iron
his friend with n smile, led him bacI
to his seat at the table, and then nd
iressing the company in a gray
toice, said:
II can assure you this Is no jok
Ing matter. You all know how scrl
uusly the loss Of that money aifecte
every man in the bank with which
had the honor to be connected, an
not one of us from the Presiden
down did not feel ut the time that "
would be more or less guilty in Ia
eyes of the public until the thief wa
caught. by all means let US hav
10 more jokes OF this kind"
"Tho chalking OF $50, 600 on tn
bag had been greeted with shouts O
laughter, but it was sober gather
ing when the clerk concluded, and
taking his handkerchief, eXpunged tn
inscription. There were frOwns fo
the luckless instigator OF the joke
and the dinner was concluded /
silence. 1t was with many expires
sions OF good will and many heart
handshakss that the clerk said hi
farewells, and when tho train fashe