Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-07-18
ODD BANK VISITORS.
CRANkS ARE ALMOST AS MUCH TO BE
FEARED As CROOKS.
Paying Tellers Have to he Models OF
Vigilance All the Time 10 Dodge
the Schemes and the Schemers That
Lie In Wait For Them.

| Vigilance All the Time to Dodge
the Schemes and the Schemers That
Lie In Wait For Them.
| Many are the uses and the schemes
! that are devised for the purpose of
beating the paying teiiers in banks.
and the cranks are as much TO be fear
ed as the crooks
-Thnt 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
Iy at IL O'Clock and asks quietly IL his
check has arrived / always have To
tell him no. aud he thanks me gracious
~ and goes away. l was new at the
bank when he came In the first time.
but l saw at a glance that he had some
thing the matter with his headgear.
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 / thought he had given
up the hunt as bad thing. For q
month he kept away, but by and by he
hobbed up serenely again
Five been sick he said. and hope
I have not caused you any incon-
venience IN holding my money. No
money herel What? That Is strange
with this he thanked me and went
away. He Will be here again In the
morning. and he'll keep coming day
after day until death sends him to a
bigger bank. The man Is just a 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 II
he falls to come In. and I'll gamble
that that black porter yonder Will quit
his job the very first time that old man
falls to make his daily visit"
The teller leaned on the counter
Yes" he went on. 1T 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. l guess. that
some day they VIII hit the bank. Now.
last week big fellow who had evi-
IDENTITY been drinking rushed In and
yelled to me that he wanted $1,000.
had never seen him before, and he
made no pretense of handing up any
papers. He said he was in big rush
realized ut once that he was crazy.
and acted quickly. Reaching back
to my drawer, | put my hand on my
the weapon. The vaul, is closed j
said, and you cannot get any money
today With that he reached his hand |
to his hip pocket. but did not move
| looked him squarely In the eye and |
waited. lie 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 and |
walked out | tried to find out who |
the man was. but failed. and he never |
came back to repeat the demand.
Another time l had a really danger
Dus crazy man to handle. but J acted |
Ike n flash and possibly saved my
skin II was about ! O'Clock one sum
ncr day when the weather was sitting |
The front and side doors were prop
led open to let In the breeze, and ]
vas looking over the books when a
'is fellow ran In the front door scream
ng- I looked up and saw him flourish
butcher knife, which fairly glistened
n the light. Where did he go with
hat money! he called at the top of
lis voice as he halted and looked at
ne. Right out that door, l said quick
Y, and In moment the man had dash
ID through the door and went sailing
Town the alley. A policeman was call
"a, but the man was not seen after |
ward l am sure | would have felt
he edge of his dangerous knife IL I
lad not sent him out that door.
Another strange thing happened
nee while l was working as a clerk
n another bank. I was standing by
be teller's counter when nicely dress
d young man came In. walking rather
He managed to reach the
eller and presented paper. Will
ou please cash this for meY he said. |
he teller took the paper mechanically
nd looked at the stranger. Why, this
) no good he said. This Is only a |
iece of white paper. What kind of
game are you trying to work. The
IAN gasped. Why, 1t is check he
allied quickly. Not much said the
aller, handing it back. The man look
j at 1t. Good Godr he cried Then
am blinde They took him away. and
e died at the hospital before he had ,
chance to explain. The doctors said
was a mystery, and the mans body
as kept for SIX months. Finally II
as sent to Kansas on the order of q
oman who wired a description and
lid IL was her Son's."-New York Sun
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