The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-01-04

would take her place in line very modest
ly, but when her turn came to name the
amount she wished to withdraw she
would quietly ask for two or three mil
lions. The cashier, who knew her fail
ing, would reply: Won't four or five
dollars do this morning. and she appar-
entity well satisfied, would answer, Yes
"A young woman, with some embarrass-
ment, and yet quite determined air,
wanted to know whether Richard Smith
had an account with the bank. Upon be-
ing questioned she said Mr.. Smith was
not deceased nor was she a relative of
his. Finally with much hesita ton, she
admitted that she expected to be married
to him and would like to know before
hand regarding his financial condition.
AN employee of our bank was accosted
on one occasion in Nassau street by an
old woman. very ragged and dirty who
begged him for few pennies. Looking
at her sharply he recognized her as one
of the depositors with some $1,000 to her
credit When he told her of her deposit
she lost no time in getting away from
him. This illustrates the folly of indis
criminate aims giving.
"A resident OF Brooklyn some years ago
closed an account with our bank, receiv-
inging a $1,000 bill with smaller bills. He
carelessly put the money into his vest
pocket. On reaching the ferry in the
evening he was dismayed to discover that
the $1,000 bill was missing. He remem-
bered stopping in front of Harry Hills
resort at Howard and Crosby streets aft
er leaving the bank to look at memoir
andum which he carried in his vest
pocket. Retracing his steps he found the
bill lying open in II gutter in plain sight
under street la where hundreds OF
people were passing. 1t had been there
for hours.
"A man coming to the bank with
written order for money was told to take
it to the controller in order that the sig
on file in that department. He disappeared
and in about an hour returned very an
CRY and overheated, saying he had taken
it to the city hall and shown it to the
controller, who knew nothing at all about
it, A man with papers and passbook laid
them down on the desk at the cashiers
window and with a most important air
said, If your honor please, L am the exc
cutioner of my deceased wife and want
the money
"One day a woman of gentle appear
ance, but exceedingly pale, took her place
in the line, but tainted before her turn
came. She was kindly cared for and a
physician was summoned. 1t was discov-
cred that the cause of her fainttng was an
experience she had had in the lobby. Her
husband had then thrown her down and
choked her until she had agreed to draw
out some money for his benefit.
Two girls in the line awaiting their
turn were overheard in the following con-
versation: One of them was about to
VIZ dW Oll SJVs AIM bSilS duNlSSO ny Itl
friend to give so of it to the church in
the old country said: To hell with the
church in Ireland. l do enough for the
church in this country.
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Perhaps the most remarkable and up-to-
date story in the whole interesting col
lection was one told to illustrate the care
full administration of savings banks in
the matter of accumulated interest He
used it to show that very few of the So
called dormant accounts of savings banks
really are never claimed. The hero of
who was a servant in the Stevens family
of Hoboken, and is still living and kindly
provided for by that family, whom he has
served four generations. Born a slave, he
was freed in 1929. He opened an account
in 1913, and the following year withdrew
all but 81, leaving his passbook in the
bank and forgetting all about it. The
bank recently advertised for him and
some others who had not been heard from
in many years, and the old negro APP
peared with two friends to claim his own.
He was delighted beyond measure to dis
cover that his 81 had grown to the re-
spectacle amount Of $1S9.59.
Among the curious names of depositors
observed by Mr.. Purdy during his long
career are the following: Jack Frost,
Angelo Scorpion. Arkangel Salli, Rose
Morning, Christian Christ, Cannon Amen,
Catharine Bonesuck, Louis Nicholas Eu-
gene Jules Saligny (colored. Nancy Salt
marsh, Patience Grace Jukes Caroline
Cakebread Henrietta Moonshne, Angel
Dora Cromwell, Adam Kanongreaser,
John Christmas, Eliza Stops and John
Cashdollar.