Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-17

tentively enough now. Behind the calm
mask of the fnancier there was the evil
dent anxiety of the bank president.
For the stability of bank, like the
honor of woman, is at the mercy of
every passing rumor.
"He carried in his hand a small satchel.
which he dropped as soon as he saw that
he was pursued. After an exciting chase
Flynn overlook his man, whom he recog-
nized as Michael Quinlan. alias Shorty
DuN, a well-known sneak thief on the
way back to the bank the policeman Ques-
toned his prisoner about the pistol shots.
Quinlan vehemently denied having fired
them; but admitted that he had stolen the
satchel. His story is that as he was
passing the bank, the outer door was ajar.
Seeing the satchel in the vestibule, he en-
tered, crouching low in order 10 avoid be-
ing seen through the inner door, the upper
poVion OF which is Of plate glass. Scarce
ly had he laid his hands upon the satchel
when he was startled by the report of a
pistol For moment he was daZed and
undecided how TO act. Then, as no one
seemed TO take any notice of his presence,
he was quietly slipping off, when a second
shot was fired. Panic-stricken. he took TO
his heels, only 10 be captured by Flynn.
ION reaching the bank Flynn found the
heavy iron gate between IL and the inner
door was securely locked however, so
that IL was impossible to enter. The KniCk-
erbocker bank has a second entrance on
Exchange place. But this, too, is protect
ed by a massive iron gate. which also was
found locked. Flynn raped for assistance.
and the call having been answered by Po
licemen Fitzpatrick and O'Donnell, he left
the former TO watch the Exchange place
door, and the latter TO guard the entrance
on Wall street, while he took his prisoner
TO the police station.
Messengers were at once dispatched to
the house OF Richard Dunlap. the presi-
dent of the bank, and 10 that OF Mr.. George
S. Rutherford, the cashier. The former was
not at home, and the family being out o.
town, there was no one who knew where he
was spending the evening"
Every eye turned toward Richard
Dunlap as this paragraph was read.
His features remained impressive. under
the full control of the veteran finan-
cier; but TO an observant eye like Stur-
gis, the mans real anxiety was be-
trayed by the unconscious action Of his
right hand, which lay upon the table
and played nervously with "A fork
Yes" said the banker, carelessly,
Ieellng the curious gaze OF the other
guests upon him. and answering their
unspoken questions, yes, that is true;
did not tell my housekeeper that
was invited TO dine by our friend
Sprague this evening. There was. of
course, no reason why should. Well,
DIR. Murdoch, did they find Ruther-
ford"
Murdoch had looked up while the
banker was speaking. He now leisure
ly found his place and continued the
reading of the article in the Tempest:
THE cashier fortunately was AZ home.
and he hurried down town at once with his
set Of bank keys. Two detectives from the
central Office accompanied him. and the
three men carefully searched the premises
They found nothing out OF the way there,
except that three gas Jets were lighted and
turned on full blaze At first the detectives
were inclined to think that bank robbers
had gained an entrance TO the building: and
that one OF them, having caught sight OF
Shorty Dun as he reached In to steal the
satchel from the vestibule. had fired upon
him. This would explain the pistol shots