The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-04
CHAPTER XVI
The Kcnsington Bank Affair

HUN HE Kensng ton Bank or Philadeiphe. vas
robbed in tho winter Of 1859 by Joe Lewis.
Denny Brady and Charlie Mason. All stranger.
In the city Jimmie Hasgerty stood IN on tho
affair 10y securing FOR the mob some absolu,ely
snry information.
The method by which the bank was robbed wa,
peculiar. ana 1t sv show the reader how easily
men even OF broad experience ana ~ business
capacity can be imposed upon The fact is that tho
onicais the bank believed cock bun
absurd that would think a chud would have
laughed at It, They only believed thc story but
neglected take the obvious and simple pre-
CAUTIONS No less person than Mr. Lewis tho
president OF the bank duped. the bank
robbed
Joe Iewis-not the president but the burelar-was
a ane-lookine man ana had ability far above tho
average. He went Lewis. the president and
represented himself Pnkerton detective. showing
Ills badge Office and his commission. Tie tola tho
attempt be made to rob the bank that
he had there in Illustrate ths attempt.
He also communicated the president great truth:
mat s that all The police officials Of taai day stood
in with the thieves ana. consequently. could not be-
relied upon. Having told him this. he cautioned the
president not to single word 40 any human BEING
Tesardns ne imIormotiQn jnst Imported 70 MN IN
sGi9fea ana lie s6ur iis wouia De VARIED IN
,hat ne would Keep inc matter a profound secret, ana
As mater OF {aos a Certain fhiiadolia detectye
policc ncadq 3artes This deteciitc would nave riven
,old rcsdtnt Lewis that It Would be @s5 20 have
m . fhs private waiehnan by the wy Vas since
lbs shoei wGhe on duty President Levi, approved Of
TWO additional officers, and by his order Toe LOWS
and Denny Brady admitted into the bank after
doors mad closed They the uniforms ot
policemen. Mason the outside
close track Lewis,
nat ne did not come around aud trouble them; but
ha oolieins ofcia gave trouble for he Went homo
nj remained there.
J'f" and Brady stuck the Waterman up.' "hucked'
rc"m Mason passed the tools into the bank ana the
SO ut. which was old-fashioned affair, soon
optm 1t contained two safes Of the keyhole
VI. or these quickly open, and $50 00)
pasi with some bonds. worthless thieves,
Just when they about commence operating
the second safe which contained the bulk OF tina
and securities. Mason grew suspicious OF tho
a tons Of private watchman fearing nat there was
90 the street and pull several doorbells. He
Wron.t ana to and this they did; but they
felt a Ulnmed Of themselves the next morning whor
told the pulls of the doorbclls constituted daily
proceed carried awaken the workmcn of
ghb,rng foundry. About three hours
after robbers escaped the lehman got loose
Me street and notified the police
a made this robbery. An
live OF Philadelphia returned the bonds to tho
bank tho thieves kept the cash the corpcrs got their
pcrccnta go aud the matter peaceably dropped.
DENIM. Brady who tho prime mover In tho
tho e,,ng OF masked burglars that success
mi FOR a time n the country Now York city in
early seventies. Johnny Dohbs. Shang Campbell
an Kelly among his associates.
CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY