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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-22

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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

haul the real robbers. I was questioned
and cross questioned until bored to death.
and for a change they would threaten me.
Some thought l had buried the money
somewhere, as if one could go at high
noon and do such a job, and the sleuth of
all sleuths was sure that / had stood in"
with the two men and was to get my share
of the proceeds. After making this "cele-
brated discovery" he had called on me
one evening and spent two hours in a vain
endeavor to extract a confession" He
even offered me-and 1 him my uncle
put him up to that-immunity from pun
ishment and a cash bonus of $4,000 to
give the whole thing away. What the
detectives and my uncle thought and said
was food for the reporters, and so I was
raked on all Sides.
For years and years I was a suspected
person, and few men dared to own my
friendship. Even when men no longer
dared suspect they talked of me in con-
nection with the robbery, and asserted
that / was next door to a fool that / did
not suspect and ~checkmate it. / lave
given you a true and honest account of
the whole circumstance, n no matter
what your verdict may be 1 feel the bet
ter for having written it out. I contend
that my uncle's primitiveness and reck-
less system was all to blame, and in this 1
know that all bankers and their employees
will agree with me and absolve me from
all blame.
Copyright, 1900, by C. B. Lewis.)
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

ulating my jaw, and I always passed
outside the counter and sat down OF a
chair. Sometimes he would remain
for only ten minutes-sOmetimes for
half an hour. Now and then some
one would drop in at the noon hour
for change, but it was as often that
the front door was not opened at all
On the 8th day of November, which
was cold and dismal, we had in the
Kincardine Bank exactly $328.25O in
currency. On the next day there was to
be a big withdrawal to pay the hands
at the mill, and some $4,000 was to
go to certain Boston banks by express.
/ had been left alone for over five
minutes when Doctor Jordan came in
to attend me. / noticed that he looked
pale and anxious and jOked with him
as I sat down in the usual place. He
tried to reply in kind, but made poor
work of it. AS he worked at my jaw
he gradually turned my head to the
left, so that I no longer saw him or
story l had told him a few days be-
fore and / was doing so when the door
opened. l did not stop my talk and
I could not turn my head. The man
who came in did not speak, but he
must have passed the doctor a sponge
saturated with chloroform. l got the
odor of the stuff at once, and was WON
dering what it was when my neck was
gripped by the doctors left hand, and
with the right he thrust. the sponge
into my face. I think l tried to rise
up and fight the sponge away, but
am not clear about it. / do distinct-
ly remember, however, of hearing the
doctor say:
Nov, then, lock the door and I'll
soon have the money in the bags"
/ even heard the key turn in the lock
but did not realize it when l was
dragged through the door and dumped
down on the floor. The first thing /
knew was that 1 was trying to get UP,
and 1 heard the man at the door cry
ing to the doctor:
Hang it, Joe, the fool has come to
and will raise an alarm. Give him
enough to kill him!"
The doctor came rushing up to me,
sponge and bottle in hand, and though
l could not speak fought at him with
both hands in a feeble way. He jam
med the sponge against my mouth,
scowlng and cursing, and the wheels
in my head went round and round and
I lost consciousness. 1t was an hour
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

a million dollars to perfect the idea
and then organize a company with a
capital of $50, 600, 900. He'll accept,
sir-he's bound to accept, and inside
of a year I'll make s10,0 900 as easy
as turning over my hand. Your hand,
sir-shake. Shake heartily. Biggest
thing of the century, and Major Gro
foot, G. p, handles everything"
but, Major, can't you give me five
dollars on the bill?"
mo more wires-no more poles-no
more telegraph offices" said the Major
as he walked about with his hands un-
der his coat-tails. IT'S almost incon-
ceivable, sir-it's stu-pen-dous. It's a
change to stagger the world. And I'm
in it, and you are in it, and other dear
friends OF mine are in it. Don't in
terrupt NEEDN'T dare to draw a long
breath while / tell you that you shall
make a half million dollars out of the
scheme within the next twelve months
and quit tailoring forever-for-ev-er.
Yes, sir, you shall have your country
house and your yacht and your private
car and be a nabob of the land. /
take care Of my friends. Between us
there has been friendship and harmony
and perfect trust Never before In me
last twenty years have I seen my way
clear. Now it Is . path lighted ~ Ten
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

at 9 O'Clock IN the morning and closed
at 4 D. m. At II O'Clock noon every
soul in the place except me left Tor
home and dinner, and no n returned
until after one. There wasn't much
business to be done at the noon hour,
and I generally had the time for read
ing.
| had been in the bank almost W
years when the rooms overhead were
vacated and rented to a travelling doc
tor for a month. This doctor gave his
name as Jordan and cured by laying
on of hands. He vas a large, portly
man. with a smooth tongue and smiling
face, and when he rented the rooms he
became a depositor to the amount OF
81. 900. 1t wasn't a week before the
doctor was pretty familiar with all OF
us. and we all liked him. He was one
of those men who can talk you into lik-
ing them whether or no. The cashier
had rheumatism in his hand, and the
ioctor rubbed it away. / had a peculiar
swelling on my right jaw and he better
ed it by once rubbing and asserted that
he could cause it to entirely disappear
after a little. In the course of a month
the doctor almost rubbed the swelling
away, and in his rooms up stairs he had
many patients. He was a. quaek right
enough, but at the same time he did
work some wonderful cures. When the
month was UP he took the rooms for
another and he also deposited enough
to make his account $4,000.
On the 18th Of a certain October,
when he had been our tenant for two
weeks. he came into the bank at the
roon hour to get change for a bill.
He stopped to talk to me for a few
minutes and told d funny story. There
after, until the climax came, he drop
ped in almost every OOH He never
attempted to come behind the counter,
though the door sometimes stood open,
but on several occasions I went out to
him. His calls. after the first three
weeks, we're for the purpose Of manip-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

later when l heard far away voices,
and after a struggle opened my eyes
and found the bank full of people.
Up to that time no one had discovered
anything wrong, except me. They had
found me lying on the floor and sup
posed 1 was in a fit, though all detect
ed the presence of chloroform. My first
words were to ask them to look for the
n Of the 1928 $50, not a shilling
remained. Safe and vault had been
plundered to the last penny. When as
constituent passed away | was charged
with having robbed the bank. 1t was
not a fair thing for an uncle to do. but
James Gordon Kincardine, to his ever
lasting shame, was for having me lock-
ed up at once. l am not a bad man at
heart, but it is a solace to me to realize
that the time wasted over me gave the
robbers a big start towards safety.
1t was a long time before we got
the tangle Strengthened out, and that
hour lost my uncle every dollar he had
in the world. The robbery was a bold,
but by no means a neat piece Of BUSH
ness. At half-past eleven a stranger
had driven up in a buggy and hitched
the horse near the bank. He had then
gone up to the doctors Office with a
bundle. Later on he had followed the
doctor into the bank and stood guard.
The bundle was composed Of two grain
sacks. They were filled with money
packages and taken TO the buggy as
coolly as you please and then the two
men got into the vehicle and drove of.
No less than ten different people saw
them with the sacks, and saw them
drive off, but it was no ones business
to investigate. They had a start of an
hour and a half, and the only cute
thing they did was to make a half
circle around the town and mislead pur-
suit for a day. All clews were soon
lost, and to this day no arrests have
ever been made.
MY uncle had detectives almost by the
dozen, and the majority OF them tried
much harder TO onvict me than to over
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21
A SNIFF OF CHLoR0FoRM.
BY NJ. Quad.

The Kincardine Bank was one of
the oldest and strongest banking in
situations in New England. though
situated and doing business in a
town of 10000 inhabitants. 1t made
loans to hundreds of farmers and it
did business with many ship build
ers and ship wner along the New
England coast. Many and many a
time, as assistant cashier. l have
seen a million dollars stacked in our
vaults, and have tossed packages of
$4,000 about as if they had no more
value than SO much old paper. I
say we did a large business. but yet
our building was a humble one and
our methods as primitive as might
be found in a country store. We had a
brick vault with iron doors. but the
LATEST sort of a craftsman could have
e picked in a quarter of an hour
with a crowbar. Outside of the vault
was an old fashioned bolt headed safe,
which locked with a key only. 1t had
a strong massive look. but the lock
could have been picked in a quarter of
an hour and two ounces of powder
poured into the key hole and exploded
would have torn the door off. 1t will
surprise you when I say that sums of
money as large as $75,0 were often
left in that old safe over night. My
uncle-James Gordon Kincardine-who
died a few years ago, was to blame for
our way of doing business. He was a
set man. He hated innovations.
was % years old when a place was
given me. 1t was not altogether be-
cause | was the nephew of my uncle,
though of course that was a pull. I
was fairly keen and shrewd for a young
man and had been with a bank for
two years before I came to the Kin
caroline. Our cashier was then almost
60 years old. He had been with the
bank since its organization, and was
as set against new things as was my
uncle. / have told you my position was
assistant cashier. In a country bank
that means assistant paying and re
ceiving teller, or at least it did with
us. All money came in and was paid
out at one window. The bank opened
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

thousand arc lamps, and ] wouldn't
trade places with a R%othschild."
IF you could pay began the
tailor as he looked anxiously about.
And l was going to send for you
to-day" interrupted the Major as he
patted him on the back-,send a spec
ial messenger for you and tell you that
you were on the ground tioor-the
GROUND floor. I'm going to raise "a
million dollars to perfect the idea. My
check is good for half of it, and | shall
give my friends a chance to put up the
rest. You are the first. You have
made my clothes. He who makes a
mans clothes makes the a Here is
pen, ink and paper, and you put down
the sum you desire to invest"
but, Major"
I'VE get the stock at 20 or 80 and in
a month it is par-150-200@500. There
will be nothing like it in Golconda.
The rush to buy will keep a dozen
clerks busy, but after to-day no one
comes in on the ground floor. Don't
hesitate a second-d-o-n-'-t let this
golden opportunity have time to get
cold. Make it $5O,000-$25, O0-even
$40, 900, but make it in a hurry and be
counted as one of us. You have the
honor of being second on the list. !
reserved it for you"
The tailor took the extended pen and
twirled it in his fingers and looked at
the Major appealingly.
"Ah! you hesitate!" exclaimed the
grand promoter in %reproachful tones.
"There is a lack of confidence in me
in the man who is to revolutionize the
world and rake in $40. 000, 900 as you
load I'D a cart with dirt! Haven't l
owed you $40 for months and months
past? Haven't you presented bill after
bilI2 Isn't the bill you presented TWEEN
ty minutes ago lying in my breast
pocket at this very ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
there out of sight, that the bonds OF
friendship might not be severely
What more do you demand-what
more? Perhaps you think the returns
will not be large enough. In my haste
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21
MAJOR CROF0OT, GRAND PRO-
MOTER.
He Explains to His Tailor His
Change of Profession.

Change OF Profession.
Perfectly correct, sir, perfectly
CORRECT" said Major Crofoot as he
took the bill extended to him by his
family tailor and glanced at the total.
Zone suit of clothes-$20, and this is
the tenth time the bill has been pre-
scented. Glad to see you, sir-g-l-a-d to
see you. If you had not called to-day I
should have sent for you. Twenty dollars
is the correct amount, and nothing has
been added for interest. Had you pre-
sented this bill two days ago | could
not have paid it-could not lave a
the heart to look at the sum total. But
to-day, sir-to-day-!"
"Shall | receipt the bill. sir?' queried
the tailor, as he held out his hand for
1t.
Never, sir-never!" replied the ma
1or. THAT is, not for years and years
to come. Should you receipt this bill
it would degrade this pleasant friend
ship into a mere business affair, and
thus destroy the sacred ties which bind
us. I will carefully fold it-so. | will
tenderly place it in my p~ocket-thus.
It is disposed of for the next decade,
and let us forget it. Yesterday there
was nothing in life for me. Yesterday
1 was plain Major Crofoot; to-day l
add the letters G. p, which will has
ten to inform you stand for grand pro-
moter. Yes, sir-yes, sir-Mayor Gro
foot, grand promoter of grand enter
prises, and originator of schemes to
financially benefit all who have money
to invest. Glad to see you, sir
glad to see you. I've something
that you will grab at with both hands,
and I'll guarantee that you'll make a
thousand dollars for every hundred
put in. Bless your heart, sir"
The tailor started to ask if the Major
wouldn't pay a part of the bill, but
before he could get a word out he was
interrupted with:
Don lose a good thing-a good
thing. by interrupting me. You have
read of the new discovery-telegraph-
ing without wires? | wrote to the
discoverer last night that l would raise
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

ably to walk the streets all night, but
you must add to his miseries by your
cruel words
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

and enthusiasm l may have said hat
/ would guarantee you half a million.
Did l so say? Excuse me. and take
a million-two million-even three. 1t
shall never be said that l b~egrudged a
trusted friend and c~oadiutator a few
millions. Call it three millions and
let me see in you that spirit of en-
thusiasm and confidence which our
long and pleasant connection has CIV
en- me the right to look for"
Couldn't you pay 81 on the bill?"
asked the tailor as he retreated toward
the door.
Think it over, man-t-h-i-n-k II
overt" replied the Major, as he took
his arm and helped him along. you
are Observation-Disclosures
by the sudden proposition and the Wis
ion Of millions. You can't make up
your mind in an hour-in ive-in a
day. Take time-take a week-a
month"; year. I'll save you a place
on the ground floor. My fortune shall
be your fortune. AS my gilded chariot
rolls along the street your gilded char
lot shall follow it. 1t will never be
said of Major Crofoot, grand promoter,
that he froze out a friend who trusted
to his integrity. Think IL over and
come again and close up the deal and
carry away your millions of profits.
And when you come again"
'If I could only get a dollar
And when you come again. my
friend bring in any little bill you may
have against my name. 1t Won't Of
fend me. / am always glad to receive
them and put them away and separate
business from friendship. You are go
ing, and / am SO sorry, but you will
think it over and return. Good morn
ing to you-g-o-o-d morning, and
should l be out when you come again,
please wait for me. I'm never out OF
the office over t~wenty-four hours at a
time, and ] don't like people to go
away disappointed. Think It over
think it overland my little bill-dona
forget it."
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21
MR.. BowsER's TRIBULAT1oNs.
He Encourages . Tramp to Higher
Aims and Ambitions.

He Encourages . Tramp to Higher
Aims and Ambitions.
The girl being out, it was Mrs.
Bowser who answered a ring at the
front door at eight o'clock in the even
ing. Mr.. Bowser had finished his cigar
and newspaper and was half asleep, but
he "roused" up and caught her words
as she said:
"Nothing for you this evening. l
gave you money two or three days
ago"
"Who was that?" asked Mr.. Bowser
as she returned to the sitting room.
ga great, big lazy tramp. He has
called here four or five times in sue
cession. It's a wonder the police allow
such men to ply their vocation"
But you spoke to him mighty
CURLY"
"Of course / did. I got through say
ing please to tramps long ago."
"In other words, you didn't care
whether you hurt his feelings or not.
1t was not enough that he must go
away with hunger unsatisled, prob
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

ably to walk the streets all night, but
you must add to his miseries by your
= cruel words"
rPerhaps / ought to have invited him
and given him the guests chamber
~
ere is no call for sarcasm" said
pwser as he began to get red in
re- fSce and walk about the room. "a
tramp is simply an unfortunate. He is
entitled to our sympathies. II people
extended an encouraging hand there
would be no tramps. You are like all
the rest-you want to kick a mar when
he's down. I shan't envy you feel
ings If that poor man is found dead to-
morrow morning"
what do you want me to do?"
asked Mrs. Bowser.
"T want you to speak kindly and
gently, even if you can give nothing.
A word may turn one of these men for
good or evil. / wouldn't have your
frozen heart for all the money on
earth"
He's probably hanging around on
the block yet. Why don't you call him
in and extend your sympathies?"
woman, remember who you are
talking to! Your suggestion is a good
pc. I will call him in"
Don't be silly"
Never you mind about my Stiffness.
That poor old tramp shall be made to
understand that there is at least one
person with feelings on this street"
Next moment Mr.. Bowser was on the
front doorstep. He hadn't the least
idea OF finding the tramp, and was
therefore ~disagreeably surprised to find
the fellow leaning against the gate. AS
ne had started in to raise a racket he
must carry it out, and he could do no
less than call the man in. He proved
TO be a big, strong tourist" with a red
nose and a strong smell of whisky
about him, and there was nothing gen.
tie or sympathetic in his tones as he
STOOD in the hall and said:
IF it's ashes you wan carried ont
w got a lame back and can't do IL"
Are you Eungry?" asked Mr.. Bowser
as ne conducted him to the sitting
room and found Mrs. Bowser gone.
Not just this minute. What 1 want
is 10 raise the money for a nights
lodging. II o can spare me a ouar
ter, old man. I'll never forget If Tn
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

ached, and he was in a hurry to get
to bed and to sleep. He owed Mrs.
Bcwser one, but it was on ice to keep
till the next time.
Copyright, 1900. by C. B. Lewis.)
The daily news., 1900-04-13
A WORTHY CAUSE.

PaisfpX and Wright Streets TO Be
Sprinkled This Summer
The Pensacola Medical society at
its last meeting appointed a commit
tee consisting OF Drs. J. Harris Pier
pont, {. F. Marsh and II. L. Simp-
son, 10 act in the matter Of providing
for the splinking, during the sum-
mer months, of the entire length of
PalafoX street from the wharf to
Wright street, and of Wright street
from Palafox to the union depot.
TIE society decided To move in this
important mat ~ a. sanitary pre-
caution; a. a means of promoting
tie comfort Of the people of the city
VINO make use OF tLese etreets-aS
neatly every iuhabitant constantly
doe; a. a protection 10 the Va uable
stocks OF goods in the stores along
the-- ~tlt'-t-, auu a. a means of ad-
NrTll ing To the world that Pensacola
- >ulneiulug more than country
village.
ILe committee vii request the
Co-up. ration IN their efforls of the
Chamber II Commerce, the Young
Men = Business League. the Clerks
l u.Up, the board of Public Safety
aud Publ" M,Ik~, and the CITY
Council, the officer and members Of
each ut winch bodies should BE-
prompt to render al Of the assistance
IN their power t. - worthy a cause
The fact l. frequently remaI k -d
that the medical profession il the
OIly one which constantly and sys-
tematically seeks the public welfare
IN health and sanitary matters, rath-
er than the individual interest Of its
and, so far as Pensacola il
e pncerneu, Its medical society is
noted for frequent and effective ef-
forts IL behalf of the sanitary we'll
being OF its inhabitants. The present
disinterested and patriotic move
meut of the society, in endeavoring
TO minimize the dangers to the pub
lie nealth of inhaling the micrObe-
laden dust OF the principal streets,
l. richly entitled TO the aid and CO.
operati IA of every Ci iLen.
The daily news., 1900-04-13
JAcKsoN's ARE CONVICTED
Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty and
Recommends Mercy.

COLUMBIA. 5. G.. April IA sensa-
tional trial has ended at Chesterfield.
Harvey ard John jackson were found
guilty of the murder of Cassie Boan, Il
young white woman. The jury recon-
mcndcd mercy and the brutcs' nccks
were saved. There was another SuS-
pect, Tom Stoeu, who turned states evi
dcnCc.
The JackSnu> had made threats
ag3i~,t the girl March 30 her burned.
laccrutrd and bli>tcrcd body was found
in the depths Of forest liar jefferson.
Shr was moaning miScGably. There were
= .."p gaSh"S across her body ami all
1f h.r c.e:hiug had been burned oiT.
&hc had been ravishcd. brU.d.!y l:.:tnd
and burned.
The jury returned IN" v.iG., ut ,
O'Cl q. tlI- morning.
The daily news., 1900-04-13
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.

B,srs Are Losing Heavily at WePeTer.
IoNDoN, April l3 -Advices from
A.rvai North are Jha: the Beers are
.-laE heavily in tine fightiug at
N-gener and have sent urgent mes
-t--- 20 Rouxville for assistance.
H... - the Beers guns have been
..-.bI-i and tie British have cap
'...I pua.
J.3oral Llovd. who escaped when
...rouyov uf lpD British troops " ere
..,.tr3ed and captured by Beers at
b.H.Dfouteiu water works, says ne
-..r-uIz-d among the burgher- there
-.y-ril VI o had been sci. ng pro-
...aat r heTt- camp.
.. lack OF war news to-day id-
'.'... b.lt,f that Good Friday J. be-
. - .h-.Iv-d in South A+Iicr.
b. E- calculated ;ba; Lord Roberts
..- -'+ t.D m-u III ctivo. wIrH l2.n SO
..-r r.uud tb.Ut ready 90 laiu hIm
H ... ." -"t~ r-ddv - advance 30
H ... i.rriorl4.