The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-10-09
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- Tale Of a Bank Mysfery -
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am itlEed from the banking DiiSi-
ness, after thirty years service On
one occasion during this long term a
singular thing occurred The bank |
Nas connected with was a small AFFAIR.
and We rarely had in the vault over
MY or sixty thousand dollars in cur
Tency but al one tine, owing Ia a
peculiar financial condition Of the
country We had oser two hundred
thousand. This money had accumu-
lated during the week and reached
m above figure on saturday al The
close 81 banking hours.
That Saturday niaht fell to think
ing about this great sum on hand
our sale was an old pattern and could
De readily opened by any bank robber
With an ordinary capacity for his bust.
ness. The combna- ION was known TO
Two officers OF The bank (the president
and cashier and myself | was pay
ing teller | was nor thinking Of ans
danger from within. only from without.
ne matter having once got into my
head, | couldn't get il ont. / sat al
nome thinking about il till after mid
night, and then, without any definite
purpose. put on my hat and walked TO
The bank, which was but few books
away. | strolled past the building.
turned back and, yielding TO an i'm.
pulse. went in. made straight for the
vault saw no evidence OF change and
was about 10 turn away when desire
seized me 70 see that the cash was
there. / was turning the combination
knob when the door opened and the
cashier entered
What are you doing hgre2" he
asked. evidently astonished and IL
The same time suspicious
came 20 see that the cash is all
right. What did sou come for?"
Il came for that 20. | confess /
didn't expect 20 find the teller Of the
bank opening the vault at this time
Of night"
and I didn't expect the cashier to
put in an appearance. Your tone indi-
Gates suspicion that | am here TO
rob.
4 can't think Of ANYTHING more sus-
picious than the teller Of the bank
opening the vault at / o'clock in the
morning"
AZ that moment a door at the other
end az the room opened and who
should walk in but the president. On
seeing MS he looked surprised.
Whats happ-ned?" he asked quick
ly. ANY funds missing?"
Il Z nj not said the cashier. But
there IA no telling how much would
have been taken had | not arrived al
the nick Of time"
Il was worried" faltered. at hav-
ing SO large an amount Of currency in
the safe and could not resist an i'm
~ q
right"
And count the funds" sneered the
cashier
What brought you?~ asked the pres
ident Of the cashier.
The cashier tried 70 stammer out
better excuse than I had given and.
failing. finally blurted.
And what brought ) gu. for the mat
ter OF that"
"I2 / often come 10 he bank before 4
going 70 bed 20 see that AN Is safe 4
Sometimes get Up az or 3 o'clock in \
the morning. come here look around 4
and 90 home. Tonight having So 4
much currency in the safe. I was as.
pecially anNious'
Having come first" said. ION the
same crrand. presume sm caught in 4
The act.
What We're you opening the vault
for? asked the cashier "Couldn't YOU
see that it hadn't been tempered
with?7
4 could see thar IL hadn't been
blown open. but I couldn't see thar the
ock hadn't been picked or that some
1ne knowing the combination hadn't
opened il and taken the funds"
Gentlemen. = said the president. I'VE
will have a look at the money and 20
nome
was directed TO open the safe. The
lills We're found in niles as they had
been left in the afternoon. and the
iafe was closed and we separated.
The next day / was called before the
president for an examination. which
as;ed two hours and when came out
II his private Office I saw the cashier
20 in. as inferred for similar pur.
'ose. Notwithstanding that showed
clean record the president and
asher. after consultation. decided 10
Iismiss me
! APPEALED TO the board OF directors
living them statement OF the facts
After a meeting for consultation the
.Oard gave ont 4 decision that the
meeting ~ the three in the bank was a
that there was no guilt
ttached 20 any one 81 US. but. rather
fe We're all 20 be commended to- our
The only good this did me was TIA.
retained my position ! was still un
er SUSPICION This was fostered By
Ne cashier. who. I supposed. won over O
ne president TO his views Neverihe
IS the president acquiesced in the ,
ecision Of the board and exonerated
le.
II was but 2 few weeks after all his K
that We were startled al An e
that the president had
.signed and the cashier had been PRO \
oted 70 the vacant position. was
narting under what I considered
low. for since the cashier considered
r. guilty Of an intent 10 rob the bank.
hen the new president Informed me .
.at ] had been promoted TO succeed +.
IN as cashier
| was thunderstruck He did not re
r 20 the past. and | went about my
Nv duties in ignorance Of what had
lppened 20 change the situation. Il
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