Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-05
DBL BANK VISITORS.
CRANkS ARE ALMOST AS MUCH 70 az
FEARED As CROOKS.
Paying Teliers Have to BE Models Of
vigilance All the Time ( o Dodge
the Schemes and the schemers That
Lie In Wait For Them.

Many are the uses and the scheme
that are devised for the purpose, o
beating the paying tellers in banks
II the cranks are as much to be fear
I'd as the crooks.
"That old man who has just left tn,
bank" said the teller as he ran hi.
fingers quickly oven the new bills, cha,
been coming to this place every day
Tor the past two years calling for mon
ey. He m in every morning exact
ly at II O'Clock and asks quietly if his
check has arrived. l always have tt
tell him no. and 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
n he next, and he has been coming
ever since. One day he failed to show
himself, and l thought he had given
up the hunt as a bad thing. For a
month he kept away, but by and by lie
bobbed up serenely again.
"I've been SICK he said, and l hope
l 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
away. Tie 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
or 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
ne 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 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
day they will hit the bank. Now,
last week a big fellow who had evil !
IDENTIFY been drinking rushed in and
yelled to me that he wanted $1,000. | !.
had never seen him before, and be
no pretense of handing up any
papers. He said he was in q big rush..
l realized at once that he was crazy,
IND | acted quickly. Reaching back
to my drawer. l put my hand on nv
revolver and waited. He did not, see
The weapon. The vault Is closed l
'ald, and yon cannot get any money
'oday.' With that he reached his hand
his hip pocket, but l did not move,
looked him squarely In the eye and
waited. He stood there for 20 seconds,
With bis hand on his hip and his eyes ,
N me, and then he cowed. Without a
word be turned bis back to me and I
walked out. ! tried to find out who Y
ne man was. but failed. and he never ,
anne back to repeat the demand. =
another time I had a really danger. I
crazy man to handle, but / acted
Re a flash and possibly saved nv .
KIN. 1t was about l O'Clock one sum. I
yer day when the weather was sitting. =
ne front and side doors were prop .
open to let In the breeze, and L
as looking over the books when a
'g Fellow a in the front door scream q
g. l looked up and saw him flourish
butcher knife, which fairly glistened
the light. Where did he 20 with .
lat money! he called at the top Of q
10 voice rs he halted and looked at =
e. Right out that door, l said quick 3
!, and In a moment the man had dash. u
through the door and went sailing 9!
the alley. A policeman was call -
y out the man was not seen after +"
ard' l am sure l would have felt
e edge of his dangerous knife If u
"a not sent him out that door.
Another strange thing happened W
ce While was working as a clerk "
another bank. l was standing by ~
teller's counter when a nicely dress. - -
young man came in. walking rather -,
'kwardly. He managed to reach the -
Ter and presented a paper. will
U please cash this for me?' he said. 81
e teller took the paper mechanically
q looked at the stranger. why, this "a
no good he said. This is only a ~
OF white paper. What kind Of ~
'ame are you trying to work?' The In
n gasped. Why, 1t is a check be an
LED quickly. Not much said the sw
handing 1t back. The man look. m,
at 1t. Good Godv he cried. 'Then to
m blind" They took him away. and F..
died at the hospital before he had oh,
nance to explain. The doctors said .
vas a mystery. and the mans body "
kept for six months. Finally it yo'
sent to Kansas on the order of a tire
a who wired a description and -
] 1t was her son's."-New York Sun. "
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