Year: 1870

when he was in tho Office. but managed
to stop it. After he hal gone We stepped
ont. We had abundance of time before us
only we had to keep still for a time, as the
janitor was most likely sweeping the bank
upstairs. So We had good snooze, anu
got to work about midnight. The first
thing was TO get down the plaster overhead
without noise, which we did by holding a
blanket under il and picking it off gently
and IN small pieces. We then got TO the
laths, and Jerry Nudge, the carpenter
among us, cut them off with a fine saw.
forgot to say we had hung blankets before
the windows, and as there were iron shut
ters too, both noise and light were kept
from the street For a month preyious
Gentleman Tim had been bringing to the
office. in small quantities. such things as
we needed. and we had a good stock OF
everything on hand


We then struck the floor of the bank,
and Gentleman Tim, standing on the press.
soon sawed out q piece some three feet
square, Luckily there WAS some loose
mating on the tioor overhead, aud not n
tackei-down carpet, and it lay exactly over
where We had cut. You see had often
been in the bank and had taken the bear
ings of things. Well, we clambersd mp
through the hole and surveyed things.
Scotch Bob was n safe-lock-ninker, and he
thought hecould open any combination
lock il he only hal time. So to work he
won't We fel ows went below and left Ia m to
himself, as he could work better that way.
You see, we had not intended 10 remove
any thing that night. The time would be
too short. We were only to get ready to
90 through the vault safe aud get away
with the stuff on Sunday night. All night
Bob worked, and 1 watched and listened
while the others slept We knew the jani-
tor visited the bank on sunday about noon
SO Rob came down through the hole about
eleven the next day, and carefully drew the
mating over the opening


Jerry then rigged up a prop or two with
the piece of floor on top, and made it quite
steady. and no one could see from above
any change About noon the janitor came
in. The hank folks thought he didn't do
his duty, or he'd have caugLt us: but bless
you he couldn't see anything wrong we
fixed all that Well, Bob went back to his
work and worked all the afternoon, but
with no luck. and so when nine O'Clock
came that night, Charley and me took hold
of things. We got our jimmies and our
plug uglies, and fixed up prop to work
the opener against. was bound to open
any safe. once get q purchase with my
opener. They can't stand long against it.


Before we got to work Gentleman Tim
went 60 the bank door and with fine brace
and bit he made a small hole through the
panel of the door, then he tiel bit of cord
to wire and stuck the wire through the
door; he felt it pulled on the other side
and knew Cute Jack was at his post. Leav-
ing the wire through the door we rugged a
spring Hammer so that it would strike like
a dinner gong, only 1t would strike on a
book and make a dull thud instead of a
clear noise like bell. Jack was to pull
the wire and keep us posted by it of outside
matters and dangers. Then we got 10
work, and get the opener to bear. We
made little or no noise, still We stopped
work whenever Jacks bell gave one thud,
which meant danger, two thuds meant go
ahead again, while three thuds meant that
some one was either coming into the bank
or that some policeman was searching along
under the stoOps, and would, when he goi
to the bank stoop, most likely discover
Jack as he lay curled up. Should this hap
pen he was to feign sleep, and, at The worst,
could only be made to move on. However,
everything was propitious. aud the bell
only sounded the one rap whenever the po-
liceman drew near the bank. We had
worked an hour, and 1 felt sure a couple
more would let me through the door, when
Bob. who had not discontinued his attempts
to unfold the combination of the lock, ut
tered joyful exclamation, and the ponder
Gus doo- swung open. He had hit upon
the combination partly from his knowledge
of locks. The inner door was of but little
hindrance to us, and We We're soon in the
vault ITSELF Gentleman Tim produced
some large India rubber bags which he had
provided, and into them We hurriedly placed
tie wealth Of notes, stocks and bills which
We found. A lot OF depositors' tin cash
boxes were ranged around, and these we
broke open and added the contents to our
pile. The bags now became full, and ye,
still more was to be had for the taking. II
would not do for one of us to load himself


with even q single dollar, for if arrested in
the street on suspicion. we must have no.
thing treac,,ble to the bank about our per.
sons. low. long trunk was in the vault,
and iy measuring its thickness We found
| it would Just enter the sewer at the corner
Now came the most dangerous part o.
the work. BY pulling the string. the wire
end Of which Was in Jacks hand, we com
municated TO him through arrnged signals
that we were ready to come ont. In an
swer he informed us through the same
channel that the policeman was still near
After waiting fifteen minutes Jack tele


graphed that the coast was clear. and on,


BY one we slipped out of the bank by tn,


front door, and handing the bag of stuff


which We carried nown the sluiceway Il


Charley, passed on in different ways, I,


meet at the mouth of the sewer. l cam,
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/ gave to Charley. and then passed down
| towards the market.


waited an hour and then went 10 th


sewer mouth and waited in the shade O


the pier an hour or more, but none of TIN


fellers came. At last slipped mp thesew


or, and found no Charley.


| then saw how had been fooled. Tn


villains had come together and made OF


with the spoils before l got there.


L never have set eyes on one of those fel


low, since. If had, one would have died


be IL ms or him.


The oank offered big reward, and ha,
| my doui Is as to whether it wouldn't be bet
J ter to pe ,ch and claim it, and so get some


thing. But as had no bonds to return :,


them, Al poor clues to give them, l fear


ed they wouldn't act square with me. Nov
I'm fast and may as well make the best


it. If you can do anything to catch 'en


Ill be right glad; If you can't, it can't b.


helped. Only if Jon do your best, why, a.


said before, forgive you all clean TO


hunting me down.


| Little more remains to be told. Tn,


clues given me by English Bill were suffi
cient to enable me TO trace his fellow vii


lains; but safe, on upextraditiOnable soil
! they live in wealth, and no doubt daily re
joice in the fruits of their most successful
robbery. visited Bin tine other day ant


told him of their safety. He didn't enjo,
the news at all. but with many curses com


pared their fate to his, aud damned then
| for their treachery. AsI left he said, ''


don 4 know rs forgive you quite, but il
ever get out of here, and have chance Il


shoot you from-a sewer, wby-Iwont that


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