The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-22

old retired detective, "cue OF the most
finished and successful bank burglars
that ever used drill in this country
was walking across Sixth avenue. New
York. enjoying his parole and the mel
low sunshine There were whole lot
Of indictments hanging over him. Of
course. but they didn't WORRY him any
for he Unopened to be on pretty fair
terms with some of the men attached
! TO the municipal administrator at that
| time. As he swung along he was ac-
] cOsted by a prosperous looking man
! whom he did not know, although the
| prosperous looking citizen addressed
the burglar by his right name. The
crook, finding after some stalling that
the man who knew his name wasn't n
detective, took him into a cafe and
asked him some things.
81 In the first place, how did you
know me? he inquired OF the strnnger.
well, it appeared that the burglar.
had been pointed out to the stranger
by detective who was so shady that
he afterward did time for surreptitious-
" extending aid and comfort to the en-
envy, one of the old time bands of New
York crooks.
All right said the cracksman then.
Now, 1 don't suppose you are seeking |
my acquaintanceShfp for the sake of /
being introduced into society or for
the enjoyment OF my winning ways
WHAT'S your lay?
Then the stranger up and told the
burglar what his graft was.
''I'm the cashier of a bank BIT up
the state said he to the burglar. The
directors don't know anything about
It, but I'm short in my accounts
There's only one way out of It The
bank win have to be robbed by profess
sionnI craftsmen. That will let me
put and In addition III expect to get
my rakeo6 from the robbery. I want
you to rob the bank. You'll find S35,-
200 in cash in It on the night you ar
'ange the job. I'll attend to that OF
course want my bit out OF that, S1O,-
100 at least I've always heard that I
'ou're square in these divisions of
'lunder, and therefore I'll trust you to
land me my share after you've done
he job for putting you on to it.
Z" This sounds good enough to eat, n
eplied the craftsman. Fact is it's so n
weet that it's almost cloying. Now, q
We heard your proposition. You give n
le a couple of days to investigate you, !,
nd then wen talk business y
They arranged another meeting at W
he same place a couple OF days later. III
nd in the meantime the craftsman, 81
hose facilities were the best, looked ~
ito the job. He found that his man ~
ally was the cashier OF an up state m
lnk in town not more than an M
ours run from New York, So when in
lie cashier called ut the appointed
me the burglar was ready to talk Il
~
% You'll have a hard nights work.
id the cashier, for in order to avert
spiciOn IN have to leave the vaults
ID safes locked tighter'n a drum, as
ual. You'll need several assistants
e That's my end of it, replied the t.il
acksman. You just let me handle STA
ose little details. Every man to his
lde. They don't make 'em SO strong sel
at can't get into 'em.' ne
Then all Of the details were ar
nged, and the robbery was fixed for
certain night in the following week.
e cashier was especially solicltous u
1t he should get his share OF the ANS
0ceeds of the crib cracking. The
cksman assured him that If there
s $4,000 in the job $4,000 would
enough for himself and his associ- -
s and the cashier would get the
t. On the night fixed the cracks
n and three OF his best men went =,
to the town and pulled on the job =.
was q matter of four hours before
z the Waterman got into the main
9. They found it empty. Then they
lied the smaller safes. These, too,
e empty. The top notch cracksmun
pretty mad, naturally. aEf
lie had been played for good
e, and he knew it. The cashier T.
simply looted the bank himself, 8 81
the robbery which he had arranS- Z!
was to cover up his own trail. u
re have been Nnpsleons of finance 49,
tout number developed from among -
< cashiers. but l never heard OF
er job than that.
Il course the craftsman and his
had nothing for 1t but to pacs:
kits and drill back to New York
weren't, of course. in a position to x
anything about how they'd been -
!. The top notch craftsman had
cad in the afternoon papers the
accounts of how the bank had
robbed of cash and securities zap N
mating 100000 in a:rouut' and A
his teeth ana cuss. The banks -
re was announced few dnys
le cashier: oh, within G1=ci
he died beSEar 81 the s::ects
w York" Ii
the way our driver hsIi been very a
y. He told us how he had chosen n