The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-12-31
Judge E9at1.


wild permission from the mayor
pitched it in City Hall Park. l wint
to secondhand clothing dealer in
Chatham Square and got three ,egula-
tlon army uniforms for my clerks.
fitted them up and accontred them
with army rifles. So much for that.
AS for myself l had fine Major Gin
eraps uniform built to order by one of
the best tailoring establishments in the
city. Jurin' the week we were waiting
l drilled the boys and had them salute
and address me as GineIa'. instituted
them particularly when we reached the
line of guards stationed about the Sub
Treasury to say, Eyes, Gineral."
Chuesday morning came and the four
of us started at daylight for the Sub
Treasury as 1 knew Gouid's age nts
would be on hand early to break thru
the lines. l and my three regulars
marched quietly down to Wall Street,
two of the boys carrying the carpet
sack containing the Doodle. AS we ap-
preached the corner of Wall Street and
Broad Street we were halted by a
guard who wuZ So much fustele ed at
seeing a Major Ginerap at that early
hour of the morning he did not demand
the countersign-but saluted and said,
walk right in Gineral.' l and my
clerks were the first In the line. When
the sale opelei bid 1893 for tie entire
million in gold-and got it.
"GOuld was furious when he found
my frinds hai gobbled the whole con-
signment of gold on sale that day and
they all became frinds agin and for
awhile l did some business for Mr..
Gould.
81 might have been punished for i'm
personating Federal Major Gineral-
but Tweed wuz boss of New York
thin and had nothing to fear.
"My profit was $4,000 less the ex-
pen es of rigging ourselves out in sojer
rags"
In New Y ork there are millions of
dollars in savings banks belonging to
depositors who are edead-many of them
having teen lost at sea--and their
bank books with them. Again, other
depositors die having hid their books
their heirs not eing able to find them.
The courts of New York are clogged
SO badly that it requires from four to
six years to get case involving more
ttan $2,000to trial. In probsting -
ia es thru the Surroga e's Court |. ng
time is a'so required. The limit in
New York savings institute. ns is $3,-
600. I'l let the Judge tell one story
about collecting claim against one of
the kading savings banks of New
York-having deposits of $8O,OOO,OOO.
Said tho Judge: "One of my clients,
Mary Keegan, died suddenly. She had
So, 700 in the Blank Savings Bank. Her
daughter Rose came to me wild her
mothers bank book and I said would
do my best to get the money-but inas.
much as her mother left no will it
would require from two to six " ars to
probate the estate.
"Rose said: Judge, must have at
least $500 right away to pay the funer.
al expenses
"'All right sez l, come wild me-
"We wint over to the bank, Rose and
l, and presented the bank book to the
bookkeeper to figure up the amount
jue-which was about $500. Then we
wint to the paying teller's window and
presented the book for payment.
"Are you Mary Keagan?' he asked
Rose.
"No, am Mary Keegan's daughter.
"Weil,' said he, you'll have to gel
an order from your mother
ashes dead said Rose.
"Tn that event you'll have to produce
an order from the court
"Well go and see tie president OF
the bank said to Rose-sbut he'll say
the same thing, get an order from the
court. But we'll try it, said l te
Rose.
$50 we called on the president and
explained the situation: Mother dead
bills to pay and all the money in the
Blank Savings Bank. 4 am very sorry,
said the president, but we cannot pay
this money ont unless we have an or
der from the court He looked at MT