The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-20
A COOL THOUSAND
IS REPLACED WITH
MAGAZINE LEAVES
PACKAGE OF MONEY SENT 70
SALISBURY FROM MASH.
WILLIE DISAPPEARS.
WAS FOR A HOLIDAY HELP
Package Sent Sealed Fom First Ma
tlonal Bank Is RifIed-Finaer
Prints on Broken Seal Only Clue
That Has Developed.

uo"a' BANK is RifIed-Finqe
Prints on Broken Seal Only Gu
That Has Developed.
NASHVILLE, Dec 17.--C. A. Rich
ARCS, cashier of the bank of Sauls
bury, a village in the lower corne
lof Hardeman county, West Tennes
see, sent word to the big Fourth ant
First National Bank of Nashville Il
let him have $1,000 to tide him eve
the holiday trade. The request wa.
complied with with pleasure by ths
Nashville institution, and on SATURDAY
AFTERNOON the money, in bank note.
ranging in denomination from one Il
nfty dollars, was bundled up and for
Warded to the little bank. To his
surprise and chagrin, Mr.. Richards
When he opened the package the fol
lowing day, instead of seeing the pret
ty new money that was sent him. be
held nothing but bundle of old mag
azine leaves, done up neatly and
evenly and carefully.
Somewhere between the paving
teller's window of the Fourth and
First National Bank, corner Third
avenue and Union street, Nashville,
and the little bank Of Salisbury, Har-
deman county, the tempting bills for
Christmas presents, perhaps, stuck
TO the fingers of somebody nobody
knows who and the printed pages
OF an old magazine were left for the
good people Of little Salisbury to tick.
lie Santa Claus with.
The story of who did it may mover
be known, but half broken seal. a
rough, deep finger print thereon, pag-
es from the August number OF the
Cosmopolitan, together with portions
OF the light blue covers of the maya
zine. and the discovery of matching
now in the hands of trailing
officers, may lead to the apprehension
Of one of the cleverest Christmas
money filters" seerl in these parts for
some time.
Everybody seems pleased to tell
you about the missing zone thousand"
'ut the man, woman or brute respon-
sible for its disappearance. Cashier
richards related with trembling voice
'ver long distance telephone last
light that he had asked for the mon
" so that Salisbury could have
'ome Christmas presents. He didn't
mind telling about wanting it, the
'nly thing that bothered him was that
lie didn't get it.
Cashier Randel Curell, of the
fourth and First was obliging enough
o tell the reporter that he sent Mr..
the money as requested, but
hat, according to reports, he had new
r received 1t, and that the bank was
ot losing any sleep over it, as the
Express company was responsible |
nd had to make good the loss.
Lucian Minor, fine old Virginia
entleman, who is superintendent of
le Southern Express Company in
MS city, said: Its lost, or at least
IS missing We know that, but
hats about all we know. talked
, the cashier of the bank at Sauls-
ury today, but the wires were SO
I'D that couldn't hear him, so /
ent man down there. He will be
ack tomorrow and then | can tell
ou more about it,
So what Superintendent Minor, Mr.
urell and Cashier Richards relate is
Ist about all. that is known about it,
scept to the party with the money,
Id the few facts generally surround
g the shipment of money by express {
Is
Saturday afternoon. Paying Teller /
owen of the Fourth and First wrap ,
d up in a neat, secure package, i
900 in bills that had never been /
emit" 1t is the custom for the wag- e
to call around for it when money is e
len money is sent that way, but for ?
5 life Mr.. Curell said he couldn't S
i whether the wagon came to the d
nix Saturday or not.
At any rate it is said by the ex.
ess authorities that the lone thous-
d" reached the train for West Ten
ssee Saturday night all 20. X"
thing more is heard of 1t until il
lched Mr.. Richards in the little
vn OF Salisbury A