The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-17

A r,n- made wild cash cut - the FIRST
~a.fnrss lark yesterday morning about
i o'clock auruEaing taaf popa-AE tuna.
.sT.rn tha srar-@ he turned the corner and
rants-,sNs rs Eight down Ees3er Way q
pafIrpss avenue. where he soon lost him
SCI arusrg the wharves- As re made his
hasrv exit from The hank. the big doors
had no more thar closed 6ehIad hin when
they eere reopeBe3 ~ Manager Turner
srs Having TeUsr Bean. both OF whom
s---s Sa@.iresaa,fnr vvIITay ans yelling. stop
thief or something Ike that About tne
Sane tine IRE wirGow leading from the
presidents Office 10 the sidewalk OF YesieT
way opxnez. aid Ike a shot from gun
the form OF a man sprung 10 the saarNa4S
and started ~ pursuit Of Tie fugitive
This proved 70 be sx~5ov- McSraw. the
banks president WHO when he heard the
caumoffen in the bank. and later the fly
INK footballs 81 The runaway down YesleF
way. xaaI.es through the window in par
sul- The governor has not forgotten how
20 sprint by any means. and would I'M
,soabredty have captured ais man had Il
Lot been for The handicap
The mar who caused al this trouble was
none other than J. =. Matthews, who IS
wanted At Salem. Or, for forgery. Re had
entered the bank for ths purpose Of hav-
Ing a draft eashed. bat the eagle eye Of
Teller Besn detected a resemblance to the
description furnished ny the bank officials
at Salem. and he FASTENED 10 inform Man
ager Turner. The latter asked Bean II he
was certain that the man az MS window
was Matthews.
.sOh ves.'' answered Bean He says
his name Is Matthews. and he wants
draft on salem cashed, AID besides be
looks something like the description
reads"
10 De certain that the man Is the Mat
thews wanted In Salem, you would better
A. - a . 3 4. asnts.
ton states that Matthews left hand Is dis
figured and a portion of one finger Is gone"
added the manager.
"Ali right, III look" and going back
10 his window, at which the supposed
forger was standing. the iynx-eyed teller
looking his man square in the eye, said;
''Let me see your left hand"
What has nay hand got TO 90 with the
draft2' answered Matthews This was
enough for Bean He wound his way
through the rear portion Of the bank TO
the managers office and tod Mr. Turner
he was certain that ii was Matthews.
Wen, then. bold him up with your gun,
said Mr.. Turner.
Before Bean could reach his desk, his
purpose was evidently suspected, for
tia bird had aowns, the only
solace remaining for the teller being in
yelling out 10 DIR. Nelson, who had accom-
panied Matthews for the purpose Of icen-
tlfication. Catch him. Catch hirnH' Nell
son made an effort TO catch him." but.
Ike the rest. was ortdistanced.
After the smoke had cleared away and
the excitement quieted down, word was
sent to police headquarters, and Detective
Cudihee was detailed 10 search for the
forger. Cudihee has a keen appreciation
OF Joke. although when first told OF the
eseapade he wss little put out because
he had not been sent for when Bean first
- l.
ter acquainted with the facts, however, he
compIimented Bean upon his shrewdness
IN asking Matthews 10 show his left hand.
advising the teller TO give up banking and
open detective agency.
Matthews first went into the bank on
Monday. az which time he wanted q draft
on Ladd & Bush, the Salem bankers,
cashed This draft called for So -. Teller
Bean informed Matthews. who was not de-
tectei at that time. that he would have 10
be Identified. Astthews mentioned the
name OF Dr. q. l. Nelson. the dentist, and
asked II he would DO. Bean told him 10 so
with DR.. Nelson TO his banking place and
have the draft cashed- Matthews walked
out that being the last seen OF him uatl
yesterday morning shortly before Il
O'Clock. when be returned, accompanied
BIZ Or. Nelson The latter spoke TO Assist
ant Cashier Fisher about the draft, the
latter stating that the bank would accept
his Endorsement. Matthews and DR. Mel
son then walked over 20 Paying Teller
Bean. who started in 10 FIJI out the blank
when be linked the Matthews before him
with the Matthews that was wanted in
Salem. From this time on the story has
been told.
Dr.. Nelson knows Matthews and his peo-
pie, ana states that he comes from 3 most
excellent family. The doctor was the most
surprised man OF al yesterday when he
found that the man whose draft he was
about 70 indorse was a fugitive from Jus
tice. Mingled with the surprise was feel
ing OF gratitude and admiration for Teller
Bean. whose shrewGEess had saved him
over SO