In spite of all this they knew Shevelin was not ripe for arrest. Finally, in a maudlin moment he conveyed the information that he had been the means of making a great achievement possible and that he had been treated very shabbily.
The detectives at once had the bank discharge him on some pretext foreign to the robbery. This added to Shevelin's gloom. When, on top of this, he was arrested, he was quite ripe to confess. That the gang might not become suspicious, he was arrested for intoxication, taken to court the next day, and discharged. As soon as he stepped out of the courtroom he was rearrested, and this procedure was repeated day after day.
Still Shevelin refused to confess until a detective, telling him how much the authorities knew about the case, informed him that all the gang were rich beyond measure except Shevelin.
"What a sucker you were, Pat," he concluded, "to accept a measly $10,000."
Shevelin leaped to his feet and shouted.
"It's a lie. I never got any $10,000, so help me heaven. I never got more than $600 for it."
"I apologize," said the detective, "you are a ten times bigger fool than any one supposed."
Shevelin realized he made a hopelessly damaging confession and within a few hours the police were in possession of the complete details of the case.
THE WATCHMAN'S CONFESSION
For fear anyone should not believe the actual amount that was taken from the bank, I refer you to the following official list of just what we got from the Manhattan Bank as it was announced by the president of the bank: