The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-24

the Schemes and the Schemet-s That
Lie In Wait For Them.
Macy are the uses and the schemes
that are devised for the purpose of
beating the paying tellers in banks,
and the cranks are as much to be fear
ed as the crooks.
'That old man who has just left the
bank" said the teller as he ran his
fingers quickly over the new bills, has
been coming to this place every day
for the past two years calling for mon
ey. He comes in every morning exact !
ly at II o'clock and asks quietly if his
check has arrived. l always have to
tell him no, and he thanks me gracious l
ly and goes away was new at the !
bank when he came in the first time
but saw at glance that he had some I
thing the matter with his headgear I
When he asked about his money, | told
him that we had nothing, and he look
ed greatly surprised and worried. He
asked many other questions and then
left He returned the next morning
and the next, and he has been coming
ever since. One day he failed to show
| himself. and I thought he had given
up the hunt as u bad thing. For Il
month he kept away, but by and by he
bobbed up serenely again.
1--we been sick, he said, and hope
| have not caused you any incon-
venience in holding my money. No
money here? What? That is strange.
with this he thanked me and Went
in, thD
morning, and he'll keep coming day
after day until death sends him to a
bigger bank The man is just sample
of what we get every day, although he
is the most regular chap of the kind
have ever seen. The boys around the
bank feel rather superstitious now If
he fails to come in and I'll gamble
that that black porter yonder will quit
his job the very. first time that old man
fails to make his daily visit"
The teller leaned on the counter
YES he Went on, sit would surprise
you to know how many people come
here day after day to get money when
they have absolutely no reason for
coming. They have no papers on which
money can be secured but they just
come right along, hoping, | guess, that
some day they will hit the bank. Now.
last week > big fellow who had evil
IDENTIFY been drinking rushed in and
yelled to me that he wanted $1,000. !
had never seen lim before, and he
made no p.,.,, l,se of handing up any
papers. He said he was in a big rush.
| realized at once that he was crazy
and l acted quickly. Reaching back
to my drawer, l put my hand on my
revolver and waited. He did not see
!. the weapon. The vault is closed
said. and -ou cannot get any money
today With that he reached his hand
, to his hip pocket, but L did not move
l looked him squarely in the eye and
waited. He stood there for 20 seconds
with his hand on his hip and his eyes
on me, and then he cowed. Without ;
word he turned his back to me anl
walked out. | tried to find out who
the man was, but failed. and he never
came back to repeat the demand.
another time had really danger
GUS crazy man to handle, but l actet
like a flash and possibly saved N.
skin. 1t was about l o'clock one sum
mer day when the weather was sitting
The front md side doors were prop
ped open to let in the breeze. and
was looking over the books when
big fellow ran in the front door scream
ing. l looked up and saw him flourish
a butcher knife, which fairly glistenet
in the light. Where did he go will
that money! he called at the top c
his voice as he halted and looked a
me. Right out that door | said quick
ly, and in moment the man had dash
ed through the door and went sailin
down the alley. A policeman was cal
ed. but the man was not seen after
ward. am sure l would have fel
the edge of his dangerous knife if
- had not sent him out that door,
another strange thing happene
a once while | was working as a cler
in another bank. | was standing b
N the teller's counter when a nicely dress
\ ed young man came in, walking rattle
"a awkwardly. He managed to reach til
teller and presented a paper. Wi
=, you please cash this for me?' he sale
8 The teller took the paper mechanical
= and looked at the stranger. Why, thi
,s is no good, he said. This is only
= piece of white paper. What kind {
IS a game are you trying to work? Th
,, man gasped. Why, it is a check b
ID called quickly. Not much, said til
IL teller, handing it back. The man lool
If ed at it. Good Godr he cried. The
" am blind1 They took him away, an
az he died at the hospital before he ha
n chance to explain. The doctors sal
it was a mystery. and the mans bod
10 was kept fer six months. Finally
y was sent to Kansas on the order of
r.. woman who wired description an
n. said it was l.er sons. New York SUI
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