Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-08-03
ODD BANK VISITORS.
FRANKS ARE ALMOST As MUCH TO Be
FEARED As CROOKS.
Paying TeIIers Have to he Models OF
NIEiIance An the Time Ia Dodge
M, schemes aud the seh~mers That
"A. In Wait For Them.

Paving TeIIers Have to he Models OF
NfutIanre An the Time IN Dodge
,h, schemes aud the seh~mrrs That
IA, In Wait For Them.
Many are the USES and the schemes
that arr devised for the purpose oi
l,,atlng the paying tcllcrs In banks
aud tb,. rrinks are as much 10 be fear
cd as the crooks.
..Tllat old man who has just left the |
hank" said the teller as lie ran MS |
fingers quickly over the new bills, has /
brrn coming to this place every day /
for the pasI two years calling Tor mon
.ry. A.. comes ina every morning exact /
Ia al II o',Io.k and asks quietly II his
check has arrived. | always have 10
tell him no. aud lac thanks me gracious
Ia and goes away. | was new AT the
bank when lie came In the first time,
but | saw nj Il glance that lie had some
thing the matter with his headgear.
When lac asked about his money, told
him that we had nothing, and he look
rd greatly surprised and worried. lie
asked many other questions and then
left. lie returned the next morning
and the next. and he has been coming
eyer since. one day he failed to show
himself, and ! thought he had given
up the hunt as bad thing. For
month he kept away, but by and by he
bobbed up sercnely again.
1--we been sick, he said, and hope
| have not caused you any incon-
venicnce in holding my money. No
money hcreE What? That Is strange.
with this lie thanked me and went
away. lie will be here again In the
morning, and he'll keep coming day
after day until death sends him to
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 II
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, lit would surprise
you 10 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 n big fellow who had evt-
/ IDENTITY been drinking rushed In and
/ yelled TO me that he wanted $1,000. |
had never seen him before. and he
/ made no prctcnsc of handing up any
papers. He said he was in big rush.
. | realized at once that he was crazy,
and | acted quickly. Reaching back
] To my drawer. | put my hand on my
/ revolver and waited. He did not see
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. He stood there for 81 seconds.
with his hand on his hip and his eyes
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 had really danger
Gus crazy man to handle. hut acted
like fash and possibly saved my
skin. 1t was about O'Clock one sum
mcr day when the weather was sitting.
The front and side doors were prop
ped open to let in the breeze, and |
was looking over the books when a
big fellow ran In the front door scream.
ing looked up and saw him flourish
butcher knife which fairly glistened
in the light. Where did he go with
that money! he called at the top of
his voice as he halted and looked at
me. Right out that door, | said quick,
ly, and in moment the man had dash
down the alley. \ policeman was call
ed, but the man was not seen after
ward. | am sure | would have felt
the edge of his dangerous knife II
had not sent him out that door.
Another strange thing happened
i
in another bank. | was standing by
the teller's counter when nicely dress
ed young man came in, walking rather
awkwardly. He managed to reach the
teller and presented paper. Wi
you please cash this for me? he said
The teller took the paper mechanically
and looked at the stranger. Why thi.
is no good he said This Is only
piece of white paper. What kind Of
:, a game are you trying to work. Tn,
man gasped. Why, 1t is check h,
called quickly. Not much, said tn,
teller, handing it back. The man look
ed at 1t. Good Godr he cried. 'Thel
am blind" They took him away, anC
: he died ut the hospital before he hat
chance to explain. The doctors sale
it was Il mystery, and the mans bod,
was kept for six months. Finally |
was sent to Kansas on the order Of
woman who wired description an,
said it was her sons. New York Sun
Stuck to His Post.