Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08


That was a characteristic of his-never
to be satisfied with a small prize when
there was a bigger one TO be had by walt
ing.
The third month proved that he had
done well to wait, for things turned out
lust as he had planned in the first place.
He walked away from the office that night
with 100000 in cash and an equal amount
of negotiable securities in his pockets.
Disguised as a Servant Girl
In addition to being mechanical expert
Shnburn was an actor of no mean ability.
He took particular delight in crimes where
he had to assume DISCUSSES and deceive
his prospective victims for long time in
advance of the actual robbery One of the
most remarkable feats in this line he ever
performed was his robbery Of bank in
Cadiz. Ohio.
Shinburn had been studying this bank
from a distance for long time. 1t seemed
such a favorable opportunity that he final
" sent Dave Cummings to Cadiz to look
the situation over at'close range.
Dave opened a small account at the
bank, and by talking impressiVely OF IN
vestments he planned to make soon won
his way into the good graces of the cashier
and other officials. During his frequent
visits to the bank ii was easy for him 10
secure wax Impressions Of the keys to the
vault and safe
But there we're two serious obstacles
which seemed likely to prevent Shinburne
ever using the keys which he made from
these Impressions.
One was the fact that the cashier lived
with his wife and children right next to
the bank-their house separated from it
only by a narrow yard The slightest noise
In the bank was sure TO wake them
The other obstacle was huge st. Ber-
nard dog which the cashier locked up in
the bank every night
The dog was an unusually savage beast
and had been trained to attack any one
outside of the cashier and family VINO
should set foot inside the bank. Dave
Cummings had seen for himself what an
efficient Waterman the dog made on sew
eral occasions when the cashier had been
working evenings and Dave had dropped
in for friendly call
Such difficulties would have made the
average burglar give the Cadiz bank a
wide berth-but they only made Shinburn
all the more eager to undertake the rob
berry
He Wondered over the problem for sew
eral weeks before he decided on a plan.
Taking Dave Cummings and George Bliss
into his confidence he told them to be in
readiness to start for Cadiz as soon as
they got word from him Then Shinburn
set out alone for Cincinnati, which was to
be the base OF his operations.
In Cincinnati he secured through the
assistance of a notorious fence" all that
he needed to transform himself int Ger
man servant girl
The disguise was perfect-even Shin
burns closest friends would never have
recognized him in the clumsy. broad-hip-
ped emigrant who finally took the train
for CadiZ
He wore a coarse Bingham dress and
carried on his shoulder a rough bundle.
containing all his belongings Over his
curly blonde wig he wore an old-fashloned
sunbonnet This served a double purpose.
for the ribbons which tied it helped to
conceal the deep dimple in his chin. which
had often given detectives their first clue
to his identity
Even his speech did not betray him. for
he pretended to be deaf and dumb When
some one spoke to him his fingers re-
sponded in the sign language. and when he
bought his ticket at Cincinnati he wrote
the word "CadiZ" in crude German script.
After a few days at a cheap emigrants'
lodging house in Cadiz Shinburn, in the
guise of Katrina Schmidt, secured employ
menr as laundress in the home of Charles
Smell, cashier of the bank.
Shinburn had provided himself with
some bogus references" of a very fine
character Katrina asked absurdly low
wages, and this appealed to the thrifty
bank cashier. who told his wife to give the
girl" a trial
Shinburn had misgivings about being
able to maintain his disguise as a woman
servant if he applied for and secured the
position of cook or any other job that re-
quired living in the house and having close
relations with the family. But as a days
worker at washing clothes and living
away from the house Shinburn figured he
could act the part for time without de-
lection.
That's a good girl you have there" said
Smell approvingly to his wife, as he watched
Shinburn plunge energetically into the
family washing the next Monday morning
But while TO disarm his employers sus-
picion. Shinburn was assiduOusly attentive
to his silent duties, his chief interest
was centred in the big St Bernard, which
during the day, was chained in a kennel in
the backyard and at night was put on
guard over the bank
To this brute twice a day Shinburn car.
ried the choicest bits of meat he could find
He petted him in every way he kneW unit
az last the dog began to regard him as one