Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03
Treasure Trove

half hours digging Cables pick rang
upon metal A few more strokes and he
had uncovered the upper portion Of steel
safe. red with rust but still solid and strong.
He worked around Il until II was com
pietely excavated. Then. bending down the
old man braced himself against the trunk
and strove 10 lift the safe. He could not
bulge IT,
He desisted at last and broke into aueru-
lous childish sobs Eff I had had the
keyl" he muttered. Il never found no
key"
That was the moment when the hand Of
Policeman No. q descended upon the Old
mans shoulder. He sprang round With a
snsrl to find himself q prisoner Of the law.
Lets see what you've got in that box"
said the policeman inquisitively. lie bent
down and with a prodigious exercise OF
strength lifted It from the hole. only TO
ies II fall back again.
by jimmy. It's been there a long time!
What's lnside-money?
Suddenly Gable tumbled upon his knees
and caught the pollcemsns hand. There's
nigh onto a hundred thousand dollars In
bills inside" he pleaded. ITS half yours
eff you'n help me TO open IT, It's mine. 1
put it there for safety when ] was young
man. I'll divvy up with you"
The policeman reflected The largeness Of
the sum made his suspicious. The old man
/ was probably lunstic. on the other hand,
| IL his story we're true as TO the amount II
must be the proceeds OF a robbery. He
/ could hardly hope to secrete his share and
/ avoid detection If he reported his discov-
/ cry It would undoubtedly mean promotion
u
brium OF station b.
! SO ON the next day the following story
appeared In the Great Pelican News:
! After forty-five years the proceeds Of
an ancient robbery have just come to light.
! Possibly some OF the older generation may
recollect the sensational burglary OF the
Pelican Farmers bank in February 1865.
/ According to newspapers Of that time the
vault of the bank was entered and bills to
the amount OF 10000 were extracted in a
small safe. which the robber carried away
in a cart that was in waiting As the
man leaped into the vehicle he was sur
prised by the night watchman. lie coolly
shot him dead, gathered up the relns and
drove off into the pine wastes, where he
was located and arrested on the following
day. He had found time, however, to Sc
crete his booty which, In spite of the most
energetic search, was never recovered.
Yesterday an aged man, giving thu
same name-Jim Cable-as that under which
the robber had been convicted, was discov
cred By policeman No. q of station d, Il
the act Of excavating a safe from under
large oak in the vicinity of Browns gen
ersl store When apprehended he state,
that he was the robber, that he had beel
released recently from states prison afte
serving a COMMITTED sentence of forty -fiv
, years and that the safe contained the pro
r ceeds of his plumber
An offer to share this wealth with tn
} policeman was Indignantly refused, an,
= Gable was conveyed to headquarters, wher
, he is now in custody under a technics
charge Of vagnancy. dispatch from tn
; penitentiary confirms the statement tina
Cable was released last week, and it
believed that his story is true.
, Policeman No. q has been transferre
} to station A as a reward for his enter
e prise.
so far, the safe has defied all attempt
. to open it, but this will be effected thi
! afternoon with nitroglycerin."
: George Lorimer manager Of the Pelica
! Farmers bank, read this item at breakfas