The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-20

cover some little
story down at the city hall On
my way back ! dropped into the
police department just in time to see
old Man Hinton OF the Blank Ma.
tional bank rush into the chiefs offce
with a scare on his face that meant
something doing.
I'm Hinton, he cried. of the
Blank National bank. I'VE been
robbed. Robbed"
, And Just as the story was within
my grasp the chief pushed me out of
the office and closed the door on me
When ! got in again, he was as clam
ike as Cedar river bivalve. There
was absolutely nothing doing with
him. The only alternative was the
bank. In the excitement. I had con
fused the name Of Hintons bank with
the one over which Melville Stone pre-.
sided as president the names being
similar. With the assurance of a coun.
try reporter, | hurried down to the
Stone bank. II was Just closing time
A scrublady intercepted my bounding
steps and asked her II the president
was in. She said he was and pointed
down the hall.
In those days didn't know who Mel
vile Stone was, and | am mortRly
certain he didn't know who | was
Pushing into his room unannounced
asked him If he was MIR. Stone. He
replied that he was ! said:
"I am reporter from the Trib.
une.'
oh he replied. Van Cmeanine
Van Benthuysen), sent you over. did
he?
with brazen efrrontcry. ! replied
that he had.
Well, you go back said Stone.
and tell Van we don't want anything
printed about this story. We have "A
chance to catch the thief II the mat
ter Is kept quiet
All right I agreed. but Van told
me to have you put him next to the
story, so he wouldn't he working i'm
the dark
Then Stone opened his heart and
told me what was doing. II seems
that Hnchmeyer, a German, had come
TO this country with an invention of
great merit. One of the best known
firms in the United States had en-.
gagged him at salary of $3.50 a month.
and kept him lust long enough to steal
his patent. Then they fired Hlnch.
meyer That gentleman, suddenly
making up his mind that in Rome he
should do as the Romans do. printed
several notes to which he forged the
name of prominent manufacturing
firm. Then he worked some newspa.
per to print a story 10 the effect that
he had sold his wonderful patent to
them for 100000 Hinchmeyer took
these notes to four banks and dis.
posed OF them for about $4,000 He
had valued his patent at 100000 and
to get even he bought a fine house on
the South side forged a deed and
mortgaged the property to FIVE differ.
ent people. With the full 800 900, he
left the country before the banks dis
covered they were holding the sack
The Stone aud Hinton banks were
among The two victimlzed And Incl.
dentally they never caught Hinch.
meyer
II wrote that story in a cafe and
kept away from the ofice until T was
sure they wouldn't send some regular
man out and undermine my So a col.
umn when had tipped IT Off TO them. In
some way they had gotten wind OF the
thing and when | brought the SCOOP
into the Office, was welcomed with
outsiretehed arms. Things came my
way rapidly that week and when pay
day arrived. | almost had apoplexy
upon discovering there was $50 dollars
due me.
when ! presented the string On
was long enough 10 reach half way
around the block). the city editor
rushed up and cried
I" Say, Miller, didn't you know that
] put you on the regular STAFF last
week al $25 week?'
f'By this clever Idse, he beat me out
Of my princely s6s, but | had been liv.
ing. so long on snowballs that was
Happy in the thought of sure salary
Of s25 every pay day, and let it go at
that"
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