Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-09
HOV Lost Money was Recorered.
From the v. Y. Herald. eth nit.

| ctoiicS io'htht'', Stoi iicS ttaSlcs StoIles
of matters of common place fact, stories
almost surprising the iarthest stretch OF
fancy, stories of unusual though Oft quoted
sequence about fact being stranger than
fiction, might be given, based on devel-
opcments brought to light through ad.
vertising. We give below story in
point--an "o'er true tale,n and only one
of many that might be gigen-in connec-
ton with the Personals" in the Herald.
Five years ago Mr.. Homer +. Sawyer
came to this city from Boston. He stop
ped ut the Belmont Hotel. in Fulton street.
He had 81 ,659 in bank bills, which, for
safe keeping, he carried in his pantaloons
watch pocket, and, to make assurance
doubly sure rs to its safety, keeping his
pocket pinned. Being en- route to New
Orleans, he went TO a railroad ticket Of
flee. bought ticket, took out his money
paid for the ticket, returning the remain
ing roll to his watch pocket, carefully
pinned it rs before and returned to his
hotel He shortly missed his money, but
on examination found his pocket pinned.
| The only conclusion he could come 10 was
that he placed the roll of bills inside the
waist of his pantaloons instead of his
watch pocket, and thus lost it. This was
on January s, 1864. 1t rained hard all
day. The supposition was that the money
soon gol mixed up with the slush of snow
and mud of the street, and with the ref
usc-lor they cleaned the streets in those
days would find its way to some dump
Ing ground, an irremediablc loss.
What shall DO about it," he asked Of
Mr. j. F. Richards, proprietor Of the Bel
mont Hotel, after rcciting TO him his loss.
Advertise in the Herald" answered
the keeniy penctrative Mr.. Richards.
The loss of the money, though with no
! statement OF the amount, was advertised
rs Mr. Richards suggested the finder to
call on Mr.. Richards. There came no re-
sponsc To the yertisement. Mr. Saw
Yer went to New Orleans, where two
years ago he died Of yellow fever. That
advertisement was seen in the Herald
The finder re membercd lt-remembcred
the name of Mr.. Richards, 10 whom the
information was asked to be given, re-
membered the hotel, remembered ercry-
thing but giving back the money. The
memory, in fact, haunted him, followed
him through five years. The struggles
of conscience none can know. He deter
mined to restore the money, but with the
determination resolved not 10 let himself
be known. lie wrote Il note, without
signature, to Mr.. Richards, asking him to
specify in Herald personal" particulars
of the loss of the money and to whom it
belonged. This letter Mr.. Richards re-
ceived on the 4th of December last. In
the next mornings Herald he inserted the
following personal:
MONEY LosT-oN BROADWAY, FIVE
WI YEARS ago "a snowy day. about 81 JD In
greeubacks; owner il dead; any communication
for his widow, who is IN very needy cIrcnm'
will be- greatn,lly received by L. K, for Mrs.
II. Sawyer
The above was not sufficiently explicit.
Another letter, by the same anonymous
hand, was written To Mr.. Richards, upon
which the following personal" was pub
lished:
4 FIVE YEARS AGO MONEY LOST; Mrs.
a. IL r. sawyer, III Warren avenue, Boston (;
amount, sl,',5J; smallest bill so; the roll might
have separated IN losing.
But yet the anonymous letter writer
was not satisfied. He wanted to know
more about the death of the original ow-
ner of the money and date of his marriage.
The name Of Waters was signed to this
third note with special request that the
answer should be directed to this address,
SO there could be no mistake that he was
holding his communications with the same
party. The following third personal was
the result of these further inquiries:
VIyATERs-H s.-MARRIED OCTOBER -,
w less, HopkintOn, Mass, by Rev. r. ,. HUI !;
died Oct TO- lS57 ut New Orleans. OF yellow fever
The remains were brought 10 Massachus setts and
Inferred. BY express 20 III West avenue.
In fourth note the money tinder-for
there can be no doubt Of course bat this
was the individual writing-asks about
the circumstances of the widow ofthe one
losing the money, the expenses ofadver-
Using and If there is no shadow OF doubt
that she is the widow of the original ow-
ner of the money. This called out the
following personal:
Y" E.s. Il THE RIGHT PERSON; I CAN
III CINE bonds to that effect Her only means
OF -uoport Is singing in n church. Paid aat els.
J.P IL.
1t is unnecessary to trace this story out
in all its minute details. The anonymous
letter writer became satisfied with the cor
reciness of Mr.. Richards statements. And
we come 10 the end. A lady, closely
yelled, restored the money to Mrs. Saw
yer-not only the money lost, but the in
terest on it from the day of its loss TIL tine
day of its restoration, and expenses OF al