Ups And Downs of a Crook's Life by Samuel A. Bailey

Author:Samuel A. Bailey [Samuel A. Bailey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bailey, Samuel A, Ex-convicts -- New York (State) New York, Criminals -- New York (State) New York
Publisher: [New York?] : The Author
Published: 1889-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

“Why,” said Mr. Green, “that must be a mistake! I have never written a check for such an amount, to my certain knowledge.”

Then the cashier showed Mr. Green the check, and the drover said that it certainly was his handwriting, but that he had never given that amount to anybody. Upon looking over Mr. Green’s account it was discovered that two more large checks had been paid recently, and that Mr. Green knew nothing about them. Mr. Green kept an account at the bank, and also carried a memorandum of every check he had made out. But if the bank was surprised to think that they had given out so much money carelessly, imagine how much more we were surprised to think that they had given this chump $1,950, and we had been beaten at our own game. Taking it all round, I think that we were most to be pitied. It is useless to say that we never heard from this man afterwards; and it may be that he took this money and went into some legitimate business, and that today he is independently rich. If so, and he should read this, perhaps he might feel it in his heart to come and condole with me and my misfortunes.

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