Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-10-27
7OBBTNGA BANK SAFE
AE EXPERIENCE OF AN OLD TIME
 EXPERT CRRCKsMAN.

Not What Had Been Promised bJ His UnscrupuIous Employer.
 zone day in the fall of 197f," said an Id retired detective, "one of the most nished and successful bank burglars bat ever used a drul in this country Has walking across Sixth avenue. New lork. enjoying his parole and the mel lw sunshine There were a whole lot ? indictments hanging over him, of burse, but they didn't worry him any. |ir he happened to be on pretty far |Fms with some of the men attached the municipal administration at that me. As he swung along he was ac- sted by prosperous looking man nom he did not know, although the Dsperous looking citizen addressed burglar by his right name. The pok, finding after some stalling that man who knew his name wasn't q tective, took him into a cafe and ;ed him some things.
 Tn the first place, how did you pw meY he inquired of the stranger. Well, it appeared that the burglar been pointed out to the stranger a detective who was so shady that hfterward did time for surreptitious- attending aid and comfort to the en. one of the old time bands of New k crooks.
 All right said the cracksman then. W, I don't suppose you are seeEinr acquaintanceship for the sake o! E introduced into society or for enjoyment of my winning ways Us your layP
 hen the stranger up and told the lar what his graft was.
 Pm the cashier of bank bit up tate,' said he to the burglar. The tors don't know anything about put Pm short in my accounts. 6's only one way out of it. The will have to be robbed by profcS cracksmen. That will let me md in addition I'll expect to get hkeoff from the robbery. 1 want o rob the bank. You'll find S3J. cash in it on the night you ar the job. I'll attend to that Of I want my bit out of that, S1O,- least. I've always heard that square in these divisions of er, and therefore I'll trust you to me my share after you've done for putting you on to it.
 is sounds good enough to eat the cracksman. Fact is, it's so that it's almost cloying. Now eard your proposition. You give ouple of days to investigate you en we'll talk business
 arranged another meeting at ne place a couple of days later, the meantime the cracksman, facilities were the best, looked e job. He found that his man was the cashier of an up state h a. town not more than an ,m from New York. So when hier called at the appointed burglar was ready to talk Il have a hard nights work, cashier, for in order to avert I'll have to leave the vaults es locked tighter'n a drum, as ou'l need several assistants
 $ my end of it, replied the m. You just let me handle
 le details. Every man to his hey don't make lem so strong mt get into 'em.'
 all of the details were ar
 md the robbery was fixed for
 night in the following week.
 ier was especially solicitous
 should get his share of the
 of the crib cracking. The
 assured him that if there
 100 in the job $25,000 would
 for himself and his assOci-
 the cashier would get the
 the night fixed the cracks
 three of his best men went
 town and pulled off the job,
 matter of four hours before after OverpOWering and gag
 Eatchman got into the main
 found it empty. Then they
 g. smaller safes. These too,
 y. The top notch cracksman
 mad, naturally.
 been played for good
 he knew it. The cashier
 footed the bank himself,
 pbery which he had arrang
 cover up his own rail
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