The Harrison times., 1912-10-05
Willy MlTcHELL'S YARN.

"A crook who Is up to snuff" said
Willy Mitchell, who is noted among
other things for having been tried and
acquitted three times for murder, "and
wants to get along in the business
without working too much for the
state, must be like n good general.
He must always arrange his plans 80
as to cover his retreat
Some thieves are 80 constituted that
they do not mind going TO jail for a
FIVE or 80, Punishment OF that sort
has no terrors for them, and while
liberty ia sweet to every man, they
take their medicine, and rather enjoy
prison life. always had a horror Of
going to prison, but II was never quite
strong enough to lead me to become
honest. When the big door closed be-
hind me every tlme that | entered jail
II gave me q chill, and never got over
Il until was out IN the sunshine
again,
80 II naturally happened that when
was in active business, II was my
special desire to do everything In my
power TO keep out Of Jail ! always
paid great deal moro attention TO
laying plans for getaway after q
robbery than to tho work itself, For
that reason | used TO get into quar-
rels with the men | worked with,
They did not like my caution, and |
have pulled many times out Of what
looked easy jobs Just because / could
not SEQ my way clear TO escape, IL
was my notion that any bit Of work
would not pay no matter how much
money there was IN II, II II were fol-
lowed by q tenyoNrs' contract with
the state In the stone.broOkIng line,
ut was this trait of mind which led
mo into the Kingston National bank
robbery AZ the timo when | ran
against this trick was n fugitive from
Justice, with tho charge OF killing Ned
Wallace hanging over me, 80, natural
ly, had to 80 q BIT slow, There was
no doubt about my killing Ned but |
hsl TO do Il 60 save my own life. |
hiew that | would be acquitted II |
were pnched and held for trials but
hated TO so through It all, and |
made up my mind that the bost way
out Of II was TO keep under cover un'
til the clouds blew away ! got over
TO Kingston, whore | had q solid
friend, and In my trips about tho place
| struck the bank
"My attention was attracted 70 the
bank by story IN one OF the papers
nbok n large sum Of money which
had been deposited In ltB vaults by
Bomc company that was going to build
a railroad and water works ! knew
that this money was going to remain
IN tho bank for several weeks, no |
sent for BIll Noble, who wOa nc that
time running gambling house In
East Houston street near Broadway
Bill was always roOdy 20 take n hand
with mo because he understood my
wUya and | did his and we never had
had any trouble, lt was Just what Dlll
wanted, for hla bank roll had been hit
very hard ! had not been out Of tho
houfc IN the daytime because the MUIR
der Of Wallace was very hot, and !
knew that the coppera were making
q lively chase for me, arranged with
nm for him 70 do all the preliminary
work Ho turned n book agent on
abort notice which gave him Il chance
10 visit the bank without exciting Bus'
piolon,
u don't remember what book II was
that Blll was selling but he did such
slick work that the clerks bought all
his stock, and ho had TO get moro
books TO M The orders Just TO mako
H. appcnr all straight
"Whllo nlll was talking books ho
sized up the vault and saw that the
door was an Oldiashloned Onalr with
a new aud Intricate lock, which had
lust como ont, and waa believed 10 be
mrglOrproot MN got cycfybody'e
phlg In the bank firmly Used IN his
mind, and the sIgna on the desk In
front OF them indicated the part Of the
business that each man looked after
"fhe heEj step WAS to fhd ont who
closed up the vault This was a very
delicate thing to pick up without be.
Ing inqulBltlye Tho fact that lilll had
10 deliver some moro booW ot the
bank opened the way 20 gel this lnfor
Imatloa. lle kept tab on The bank for
several days, and found out thp lime
that each man lett, but ho could not
zoe from The street who hHd chorHo OF
Che YAnll Mhen Tho hnnkh enme ilIll