Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-09

crowd and the rushing into the 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 in confusion. Unobseryed 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 Moves, 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 Dos
sibility of rescue when on the way to
Newgate with him. While they were
waiting in the entrance Moves came ont
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-
tering with the escort when Georee
pulled him away, and as they got ont of
the crowd they heard the newsboys cry
ing, "Great forgery on the Bank Of
England by an American-clO, 600, 600
obtained!"
All this time the 500, 900 drawn that
morning was in stout bag behind the
counter at Garraway's
Little did the barnaids dream of the
treasure that was in the bag. When Mac
went for it, enc of the barmaids asked
him if he had heard of the great bank
robbery. He drove to st. James place,
and socn George joined him there
That night the cable flashed the news
of the forgery over the world, dwelling
particularly upon the fact that the per-
petrator was an American. The next
morning the London press overflowed.
Every prominent paper gave a leader in
the editorial column, and when the
weeklies and monthlies came out thew
followed suit. These editorials make
now to us who We're ON the inside anus
ing reading. They We're full Of Philis-
tine talk and amaZement, and generally
conceded that Moves was an innocent
dupe, and all more or less doubted if his
principal, the manager, and mysterious
Mr.. f. A. Warren would ever come back
to say SO.
Day after day went by, and Mac and
George hung around London reading
40 IF
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
the cash, and so intrenched were they
III the belief that by no possible chance
could their names become mixed up in
the affair that III every instance but two
they sent the money or bonds to Amer
lea in their right ,hnmes. -...... 81.
In the meantime the bank very wisely
sent cable to their legal agent, Clar-
ence A. Seward, i'll New York, asking
him to set the American detective force
on the alert. He was man of the world
and understood quite well what sort Of
men then ruled at police headquarters
So he sent at once for Robert Pinkerton
and gave him entire charge of the
American side Of the line. Eventually
they unearthed the whole plot, secured
the evidence that convicted us and re-
covered the greater part of the money.
The first step taken by the private in
qulry 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 a
lawyer 60 to headquarters every day to
consult with Irving.
After the continental raid, on our re-
turn to London, we sent Irving SO. 900 in
greenbacks in a registered letter, but in
order to have hold on our three honest
| friends at headquarters in case of any
possible treachery in the future we put
the money in the envelope in the pres
ence of magistrate and had his clerk
register them and make it part of the
court record. The envelope was simply
addressed, James Irving, ESQ.,, 300
Mulberry street, New York." and of
course the officials in London supposed
it private address.
When we returned from Rio, we sent
another So, 900, 81 600 each for Irving,
Stanley and White, and took the same
precautions.
! Soon after the floods of money coming
to Us in London Mac sent $4,000 to
Irving in another registered letter with
out any precautions whatever Irving &,
Co. did not know what game we were
playing, but were very happy over the
| dividends past and to come. But when
they read the cable dispatches in the
press about the bank forgeries their bliss
was ecstatic. Each in fancy saw himself
decked 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 saw himself in certain re-
sorts ordering unlimited bottles or see
ing New York by gaslight at the rate of
500 minute and the Britishers paying
for it all. But the lawyers ard the Pink
ertons fsetseen them played Irving and
headquarters for fools and knaves. Day