Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-15

lean cOmmerclal enterprise is not orig
inal. 1t was told to me by Hebrew
lawyer Of Chicago in Pullman palace
car on the way from that virtuous city
to San Francisco. l have altered
names, localities and dates, and that is
all have to do with the story.-G. G.l
On October /, 1899, DIR. Rufus P.
Cumming, director and chief proprietor
of the Empire bank of New York, sem
telegraphic dispatch in cipher to
LucUs J. Fisk, chief of the private de-
tective central bureau in the same
city, of which the following is a tran
scription.-
Our principal cashier, the Hon. Jack
Smart, late of Chicago, has been miss.
ing since the day before yesterday,
with cash and securities, payable on
sight, worth 100000. Personal de-
scription: Fair moustache and i'm.
perial age 80; height feet inches
weight about $50 pounds; eyes grayish-
blue; eyebrows thin; nose long with
narrow nostrils; cheeks rudy and
ears red; shoulders broad and square;
wears gold eyeglasses. Known habits:
Generally sober and regular, save, per-
haps, from the I'd to the 4th of each
month; bachelor, or perhaps divorced;
member OF the New York Literary club
and art amateur, and greatly attached
to little black spaniel which answers
to the name of Spot Cash
"Antecedents: Ex-partner in Jack
sons bank, Chicago. which stopped five
years ago; ex-professor of history at
the municipal college of Albany, ex
town councillor of Troy. ex-vce presl.
dent of athletic club and fire brigade In
Jersey City; republican candidate in
election for 'S5. Please conduct inves.
legations with strictest discretion
Checks follow by hand for preliminary
fees, expenses, and press doucers."
On october 4 the director of the EN-.
pre bank received by hand the follow.
ing note from the chief Of the private
detective bureau
II have the pleasure to inform you
that we have received from our agents
In Toronto, Canada. telegram reading
as follows: Hon. Jack Smart arrived
here yesterday evening by 8 O'Clock
express; Is staying at Victoria hotel
room No. 49, have wired agent tc
take possession of the next room.
await your Instructions before proceed
ing TO lay information and taking steps
to ecure extradition. Faithfully, L. ]
Fisk"
DR.. Rufus p Cumming did not take
his next step In the matter without
that careful consideration which was
to be expected from a sound man Of
business in his extremely delicate posi-
ton. The Hon. Jack Smart had near
ly the whole of the available cash oil
the bank in his possession, and even
rumor of his flight would cause a run
that would smash the concern in few
hours. He therefore concluded that
the very worst thing he could do was
to invoke the aid of the law. He had
no more morals than the American
business man who has deviated into
politics usually has, and so the mere
fact that the Hon. Jack was a thiel
who had betrayed his trust and DELHI
erately robbed hundreds of hard
working people of their money did no,
weigh with him for a moment. He
therefore decided to temporize, and or
the evening of October Z Mr. Johr
Hook, Canadian agent of the Privat,
Hook, Canadian agent of the privat,
detective central bureau received IN,
following letter of instructions from
him
Sir; The following are my instruc
/, lions in the matter of the Hon. Jacl
Smart If You have not already mad,
his acquaintance. you will do so, ant
then on a suitable private occasion
you viii give him the letter herewith
inclosed and return me the answer a
first convenience. Yours, etc, Ruff,
p. Cumming"
This was the letter.
MY dear Jimmy: l am sure 20,
viii excuse me for using your pc
name among us, even in business
communication, which is. however
more of friendly than of forma
character. You see, we have fount
you: but don't let that worry you
should be very sorry to go to extrem
tiles against such capable and valued
servant of the bank as you have been
and. l hope, still are. confess tha
YOU have been the victim of injustice
and that the post you have hitherto
held in the bank has been entirely un
worthy of your distinguished character
and high abilities. To say nothing of oui
common interest Now. what do you
say OF coming In with me and runnine
the whole show for all II is worth
The other partners are only dummies
and we can buy the whole shoot Out
for $4,000. Your interest In the con
Germ viii be half of the 100000 In
cash and securities payable to beare,
now in your hands. No rumor of your
journey has yet got abroad, and so far
the bank is as solid as the pillars OF
the armament, Wire yes and come
back. Your old friend and hope fut
ure partner. Rufus T. Cummings"
Mr.. John Hooks next communion