The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-09-27
cashier of that bank and showed him

around the corner, and he redeemed it
a few minutes ago. He told me he got
il from a minister who Is spending his
vacation here. The way l remembered
whom | got it from is the corner was
torn of. and / charged 10 cents for
that Mr. Rxby didn't want to pay it.
but when l showed him a package CT
mutilated currency | was putting UD
that day to send to Washington for re-
demption he said he guessed it was
only fair to pay something toward the
expense of having 1t redeemed" "a
On inquiry l learned that this baaA
was not in the association and had
not received the circular.
Then called on Mr.. Bixby.
Mr.. Blxby said lie had given the bill
back to the minister and pointed him
out to me sitting on the veranda.
The minister had the counterfeit in
his hand and was looking ruefully at it
when l introduced myself.
Il got this the other day." said he.
from a man whom l married in the
parlor Of the hotel. He was a stranger
here-so am land he asked the land
lord to direct him TO clergyman's
house. saying he wished to be mar
ried. The woman was with him, and
IS was standing by Mr.. Bixby re
ferred him to me. We got the license.
l performed the ceremony and he gave
ME this bill as a fee. never saw him
before. and don't know where he is
staying or whether he is still in town
or not"
His description Of the man tailed
fairly well with the appearance Of one
Of the gang. and as he felt sure be
would know him if he saw him again
We started out to walk about the town,
which was fa."'y swarminG with sum
mer boarders. stopping At the office
where the marriage license had been
procured, l compared the signature
with the writing on the slip left in the
safe and decided they had both been
written by the same hand. The name
signed was William Weston, not quite.
Or rather little more than. William
West.
We failed to find him. and l returned
o the hotel for supper.
He's gone. | concluded dejectedly.
Then a thought struck me. He may
have designs o. Il bank here. If so.
'hiS being Saturday. tonight is the very
time he would select to 10 the job.
As there was Only one bank of any
consequence in the place-the one that
had had the counterfeit twenty-I went
Mt once to the cashiers house. He was
not at home, but would be at 10 O'Clock.
| waited till he came.
Yes" said he in response to nv cues
ton, such a man rs YOU describe came
into the bank the other day with a cheap
tine lock appliance which he said would
work as wei as the vcry costly ones.
H. argued that as NY BAN, is situated
40 sane burglar would attempt to blow
p the safe, therefore the danger was
g.. l might be compelled to oDon it at
-Hf rluzzle OF a gun. As there have "a
50 many cases like that recently, ii ~
al show me how lis device worked. -
ut it on and set it for ten minutes In
i've minutes | tried to open taa safe, but
4-la not; after Ten minutes it opened.
..,lSd2y ana again Friday he set it for
c!0ch the ur"t morning, and it work
al right BON times. This afternoon
.'-,n We closed he oi-I everything Up
md set the thing Tor O'Clock Monday
...SrHlnS. Il il works al right l am 20
-. him so f5r it."
'iou opened the safe several times In
aia presence" l asked.
Yes, sir" replied the cashier.