The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-05
NOSE VoGEL's STORY.

TT was along back in the seven.
mings, then in the height OF his fame
as a crook. met me on the Bowery.
and We went together down to the old
Atlantic Garden. Suddenly Dave
turned to me and said: / think you
are on the level, Nose | felt that
this was a big compliment. coming
from Dave, for he was an Independent,
hSh.strung fellow who would pass
up thousand thieves without giving
one the nod OF his head
Il told Dave that had always tried
to be square and to live up to that
wheezc in the copy.books about hon
esty being the best policy lie didn't
Rsi, me to so in with him then or
even let out TO me what was In his
mind That wasn't Dawes way hut
| knew he had his eye on me as a
bright lad that was sure to rise in his
profession. lie did ask mo to step
down to Murray's with him, saying he
needed n little money and was in the
mind to have n whack at Murray's
game, lie had just made big haul
somewhere and had about $4,000; so
didn't think there was any chance OF
him going to work right away hut
the cards ran against him and in less
than week the whole bank roll had
passed into Murray's hands.
Seeing how things were going with
Dave sort OF held myself open, turn.
ing down several good offers OF high
class work. Sure enough he finally
hunted me up. lie had newspaper
clipping about big special deposit,
s3OOOooO. lying in bank in Jersey
City that he'd planted and Just wait.
ing for somebody to come and get It.
il made my mouth water to think OF
all that money.
pave said tho work had to be
started right away, before tho money
was paid out and so. after taking a
look at my engagement book, | told
him ! was free to go to work any
time We went right up to Harry
Hii's place that night and Dave in
troduced me to Ed Johnson and Dago
Frank, pair OF Al western crooks
who had worked OF several big tricks
with Dave already.
The next day We went by different
a quiet boarding house near Union
Hill. The real work of planting the
bank then began for fair.
1T took week to plant the bank
1t came my lot TO locate the vault.
did this by going in to look at direc
tory. | saw that II was an old.faah
toned affair, built In the wall on The
east side. near the entrance opposite
the directors room. We decided tC
go through the wall, and hired room
in tho adjoining building, whose ttooI
was several feet above the vault.
represented to the landlady that
was sculptor recently landed from
Italy, and wished to set up studio
] had to pay about three prices fol
tho room, rs the landlady seemed {,
think that n sculptor ought to have
barrels of coin. Well, we came nea
getting II.
Il sent several blocks of marble t
the studio and commenced carving GU
the busts OF distinguished men. Cum
mings, Dago Frank and Johnson wer
my assistants. | had q bed in tn
room and lived there, but my partner
silent elsewhere. | had sledges, ham
mers and steel chisels to use in tn
sculpture business apparently. W
mado tho attack on tho bank throug
the open fireplace. and the ringin
blows that were heard through tn
house made the tenants believe tina
the sculptors were very busy fellows
We did not do much work while tn
bank was open, but early in the morl
ing and late at night pounded ava
at tho stone and brick.
ut was tedious work, as We had
go through heavy blocks of ston
which made up the outer wall of tn
vault. We removed the debris afte
dark, and let the janitress into III
room every day to clean up. The ho