Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1901-06-27
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 a middle-aged
man. with a brief description below
st. Above the face, in big black let
ters, was the single line: $4,000 Re-
ward
Deere" said the boy, sis de mug of
de guy what me an s27 got pinched.
If it. hadn't been fer us de fly cops
I'D 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 a quick sneak out-a
New York five years ago, after pinch
in $250,00O 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 go down
an put a few dollars on de ponies,
'spectin' all de time to win out an put
himself back on de square.
''Nle an 327 was readin' all about it,
an wishin' dat we could git chance
to do a little flynn, 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 Glinmer,' it saws,
4s 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. $4,000 reward fer
his errest an detention. Left New
York June II, an is supposed to have
come to Chicago
'327,' 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 a guy wild his right mitt
shy one finger We'll t'row him down
an look fer de scar on de back of.his
neck. You'll have to go to Sunday
school, 327,' I says, AN rubber fer guys
wild red hair and mustaches.'
1927 goes de mex Sunday, an dere's
a big gazaboy dere wild de right color
roof on his nut and red mustache.
but he has gray kid gloves on his
mitts, an 327 can't tell whedder he's
shy little finger er not. 327 says dat
kid gloves are suspicious, anyhow, so
he waits till de guy gets out on de
street. Den he sneaks up an gives
him a pinch on the little finger on de
right glove, t'inkin' if it was stuffed
wild sawdust de guy couldn't know it.
But de guy lets out yell, and SO 327
knows dat he is on 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 'ern
hands 1927 swift kick in de Stats, so
we knows dey are de real ting an not
bank robbers.
"All dis time de peppers is printin'
stories about John Rawlins Glimmer.
Traced to Chicago dey said. It Is
Knowed Dat de Newton Bank Wrecker
Cum to Dis City, Offer of Reward Is
Doubled Ten Thousand Dollars fur
His Arrest, and Detectives Are Hot on
de Trail
IDS night dat piece cum out in do