The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-06-20
5 Didn't Get the Reward
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THE Reformed Messenger Boy took
dirty and time-worn paper from
the inside pocket of his vest. He un.
folded it and spread it out on the table.
It showed the face of middle-aged
man, with a brief description below
it. Above the face, in big black let
ters, was the single line: $4,000 Re-
ward"
"Dere," said the boy, sis de mug of
dc guy what me an 327 got pinched.
II it hadn't been fer us de fly cops
Id a-been lookin' fer him yet. We gifts
wise to his nobs, an gives de tip to de
flies, an den dey makes de pinch, cops
de coin, an gives me an 327 de double
cross.
Ellis name was John Rawlins Glim.
mer, an he made quick sneak out-a
New York five years ago, after pinch.
in $25O,0OO from de Newton national
bank. De peppers was full of how
smood a guy he was. He was de book
keeper, an kept de bank dope books,
an he'd been pinchin' an maxim de
books lie about it fer ten years. Every
day it was pinch an carry one wild
him, an in de afternoon he'd 60 down
an put a few dollars on de ponies,
'spectin' all de time to win out an put
himself back on de square.
"Me an 327 was readin' all about it,
an wishin' dat we could git chance
to do a'little fyin', an win de dough
de bank offers fer catchin' de guy.
Den my fren', de lutte over to Central,
gimme dis bill of de play, wild de guys
mug on it an tellin' all about him.
Me an 327 learns it all by heart.
"'John Rawlins Glimmer.' it says,
'%s years old, red hair and mustach,
mixed wild gray. Little finger on right
hand is missing. Has big scar on back
of neck. When excited is apt to slut.
ter badly. Has taught class in Sunday
school. an may be found takin' part
in revival meetin's. $1,000 reward fer
his errest an detention. Left New
York June II, an is supposed to have
come to Chicago.
"'s27,' I says, after him an me has
got de descript down fine, me an you
mus cop dat dough. We mus keep
our lamps lit fer Mr.. Glimmer, an
when We sees q guy wild his right mitt
shy one Angers wen t'row him down
an look fer de scar on de back Of his
neck. You'll have to 60 to Sunday
school, s27.' says, AN rubber fer guys
wild red hair and mustaches.'
1927 goes de mex Sunday, an dere's
. big gazaboy dere wild de right color
roof on his nut and q red mustache
but he has gray kid gloves on his
y,rtffe ous Qo1 no NJ tell ,.,h q 3<3a, = -
shy q little finger er not. 327 says dat
kid gloves are suspicious, anyhow, SC
he waits till de guy gets ont on de
street. Dens sneaks up an gives
him pinch on the little finger on dc
right glove. t'inkin' If it was stuffed
wild sawdpst de guy youldn't know It
But de guy lets out yell, and so 32i
knows dat he is on q dead 'un. De mex
tree Sundays me an 327 puts in pinch
in red-headed Sunday school teachers
what wears kids in de right hand little
finger, but dey all yells, an one Of 'em
hands 327 a swift kick in de slats, &C
we knows dey are de real t'ing an moi
bank robbers. 2 n1i 452a4
.All dis time de peppers IL sprintin'
stories about John Rawlins 0lfmner.
Traced to Chicago dey said. II u
Knowed Dat de Newton Bank Wreckes
Cum to Dis City, Offer Of Reward II
Doubled Ten thousand Dollars fur
His Arrest, and Detectives Are Hot ON
u Trail .,.s.,..g ~,
.Ds night dat piece cum out IN q
pepper dere was telegraph cum from
New York to de bigges' fly copper IN
town. II cum, in about midnight N
II read IKE dis:-
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~.'Eve.'