Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-09-29
" HIGH WAS THE
 GUILTY MAN?

Orislnai

q singular thing occurred The bank I 7.aS connected with was a small affair
 eltd We rarely had i'll the vault over
 1tfy or sixty thousand dollars in cEf- 'ehcN. but at one time owing to Il be. cuIiar financial condition of the colIn. Try, NC had over two hundred th0G. annd This money had accumulated s8urlng the week and reached the above 1gure on Saturday at the close of bank iDs- hours
 .Ciat Saturday night l fell to thnE
 ,n@ about this great sum oH hand Us3r safe was an old pattern and could oe Feadily opened ny any bank robbei
 wItk an ordinary capacity for his btlsi -1aSs The combination was known ta TWO officers of the bank 0he president
 22d caSherl and myself WaS pay. lIg teller l was not thinking of any ilfnser from within oHlY from without. .EI@ matter having once got into Hly '1sad l couldn't get it out, sat at hGnoe thinking about il till after mid a3g0k and then, without any definite yT}poSe put on my hat and walked 10 Is. aanI, which was but q few IlocksI away. stfalIed past the building. turned back and yielding 10 an in .2lse went in. m9de straight far tEt' vaaia sa" uo evidence ,i ea8ea. aadf A@s H9el t0 tHln aAHA when 2 desire soi4e 3ae ta se" thzt taa ea ? Ws5 tlose l Wa4 Qrnins lAe combination E1o8 when tho door opened ard the e. itiar entered
 N hat are you doias befe.9 h. asls d, evidently astonis1led and a f' same si4." suspicious.
 "f e#fe -te see that the easH is a1Ft I ri@ie What did p7u come forf-
 < cane fer Shat too. I eaH..e7.; [ didn't expect 10 find tine tallee of tha oank opening tho vault at this H.ae U night
 '.{Ha I didn't cNpaet the ea ai,J- ts gut in an appearance. fout tome i.'i ciltcs q suspicion that am here h eoh
 T can't think of anything more sua qlcious than the teller of tie baah Miening the vault Ut o'clock in tl5 morning"
 
 end of the room opened. a'll Ns2 should walk in but tie president oa seeing us he looked Surpriscl
 "WAat's happenod:" he asked quiel, V ".Any funds miSSing:"
 T think not said the caSH.r "But there k no telling how much would have been taken had l not arrived al fhe nick of time"
 i Was worried l faltered. at haV. ms SC large an amount of currency in the safe an;! could nat# resist s.a in pulse to come and see that all w4s zighta
 And count tue funds" saecred the cashier
 What brought yoa2' asked the pres 6lent of the cashier
 Tue cashier tfied to stammer out bette. excuse than l had given and. failing, finally hlurted:
 And what brought yoH, for the mat cer Of that
 T? l often come to the bank before soiug to bed to see that all is safe Sometimes get mp at ? or 3 o'clock in -ho morning. come here, look arounl aud 70 home Tonight, having so much in the safe WAS especially anxious
 Having cone first, said, @on the same eiraud. l IFresume am cangAt in .hc aet"
 What were 8ya opening sae yau. for asked the easAiag "CoHtda,t y0u zee tba5i. hadn't heeu tamperel Uith:a
 I could see that i hadat hcea o.o@1 open, but cortdaI see that the och hadn't aeVa l.EEel C.. tIa some lue keaHi0e fie eamblnaGa5 MuIu't lpe4al Hand @aoa tAesfaudS..
 ~G4atiemcn. said lhe president, we Till HaAe d laas at= Aae money a3d ea aeHe.
 ! #a# djre=6et go.aeae= tAo saGe 1'Ae pills Were teGai in pies as they md 'eeQ te1I ia feaIi,uao0 and tRe safe &as elezed aa3 NC separated
 Inc aaNt Gas MS called gzsase the 'rcsIae.z. fer aa cX3@iaati 4'feA a<tod .Vo hours. and Wtau me out ,I luis anate alioc saw taa cashier % in 3s inferred. for a sim I pue-
 '1 it 'l-lt.' '.Nl.ttez tit'.. .-N " Ill cieaa record. the prcs '- and ashieg after consultation dcfaal le sismtas lAe.
 1 appealed .he board of .see, .as. .Wne thcm a statement of @fa.cs Aftes m2ot@& for eoneu ion the board @a1o out decision that the ceeti0g of tho t!lrco in the bau!> vas a that there was To e8ftt.af= ached tp anl one of us, b. zuhcr. 5o wese ali ta be comneal, ar car 
 The only goaa tAis dTE nc ua1l retained my posiiio4 W | uo- ler suspicion This bv ho cashier, Who, l SUI. Nver he president te his v. ha- ess the prcSi5eHt aeaHie 0 fGe de ision of the board and ez scr3tel me It was but l few weeks after a.l tbjs .