Arizona republican., 1902-01-01
A NEW YORK EPISODE
That East Side Bank Run and Its
Runners.

Jennie Gold. the beggar who was ar
at the instance of Miss Mary De Pegs
ter Carey, was an early one among the
thousand depositors in $. Jarmulo-
wsky's bank at Canal ard Orchard
streets who thronged the corner yes
terday to draw out their money and
lose six months interest. All savings
banks that deal with Hebrew deposit
ors are accustomed to periodical runs
of this kind. but have not yet fathomed
the cause.
Women with gaunt faces and men
with long boards, all Of them present
ing an appearance of great poverty
were in the crowd yesterday present
ing bank books and getting rolls of
bills and shining gold gold pieces. The
moment the CLINT Of gold was seen in
the hands of some persons issuing from
the bank there was frantic push for
the door and women Clutching half
starved babies besought the police to
let them in before the money was all
gone. Jarmulowsky says ne can pay
every depositor in full on demand and
still be solvent. fE
8 Jennie Gold, the professional beggar.
whose fine of $40 was paid by young
DtCduSt lie DOl tiiIh
she was a professional beggar. had
$3.50 on deposit, and she got every cent
of it yesterday. AS the bills were
counted out to her she kept her place
at the cashiers window.
Where is my Interest,"" she de-
manded when no more money was
Forthcoming. The cashier explained
that she lost her interest by not wait
ing until after January !. She tried to
argue about it, but the police moved
her along. She had no hesitation in
admitting that the $3.50 was her earn
ings at begging
Its not the easiest thing in the
world she said when asked about it,
but it's better than working. It's the
women who give, old and young. Gem
orally they give five Or ten-cent pieces.
About every one IN ten stands for 4
touch and business is always better
after O'Clock than any other time If
you sell pencils at a regular stand you
do better. One pencil COY just sent ST.
900 back to Germany. OF course, they re
beggars, because nobody's mean
enough to take their pencils. / used
to sell papers and l tried scrubbinG
floors. The first woman I ever tackled
as a beggar gave me a dollar, and that
went into this bank I've been putting
money in here for years.
One long bearded Hebrew, who the
police said had been in the line since
the bank opened, drew $25. When ne
got outside he began 10 shout and yell
and the crowd became in a minute as
wild as he was. When the police fought
their way TO where he was in the CEN
ter of it, he said pickpocket had TAX
en- his S25. Instantly the cry of "Gonen!
Goneffi" was raised. 1t had been raised
before when three pickpockets caught
sight of the old mans hands. In one
of them was the money, tightly
clutched. The old fellow almost
dropped it when he came to and found
he hadn't lost it at all, but had forgot
ten which hand it vas in.
People were admitted into the bank
in squads of ten at time. Payment
went on very slowly. The clerks said
it was because their force was so small.
Inside the paying teller's window was
been undone. Every little while wo-
man left the line and pushing to the
window screamed for her money,
whereupon the cashier grabbed the
big package at his elbow and screamed
in return as he waved it at her.
'.Zehn tousand dollar, Zehn tousand
dollar
When the bank closed the package
was still undone. Just before the doors
were opened a carriage drove up and
from it three suit cases were taken
into the bank, containing. so Jarmu-
lowsky's son said afterward, $780, 00 1t
had been drawn from the Corn Elk
change and the Mechanics and Trad
ers' banks. A great deal of the money
was in gold.-New York Sun.