, 1874-06-30
AN OLD DANK.CASlLIEIpS INSANITY,
Tho Story OF tho Stocks hE1A I3onds
that Hlr. ErahAm Lost In u luUrke-

From the Se,o York Sun.
On the 1at Of May, 1871, Mr.. James Lor'mer
Graham. riding homeward in Sixth avenue chr.
with 51o2, ,00o IN stocks and Donis In Hatcllel,
necaa'e ollEroased III newspaper aud passed tho
street in which he lived. On discovering Ills
mistake he sprang from tho car, forgetting his
satchet. Ho soon missed 1t, and pursued aud
overlook the car, but the sasehel had dlsap-
peareIl. Ho inquired for it in the otco Of tito
railroad companies, advertised in the uews-
papers. circulated handbilIs Offering liberal re-
ward, and Wurnel bnnkcrs and brokers not TO
negotiate the bonds aud stocke.
10 llis utter aatonshment, ono Gay recontly
Mr. L1ttuton G. GalratHo,,, one Of tho executors
of Symlnes Gardner's eatnto, called on him to
ask why he had not trasforrod the bonda and
dt0chB On tho baek. He aaid TINT they had been
found among Dir. Gardnor's assess, but tnat
| thero was nothing 10 show how le bocamo their
rosaesaor. Mr. GrAhAm then told hls story to
AIR. Garretson, and, AZ the executors could not
| deliver tho property without legal adjudscaton
couceruing tho right OF ownership, 1t wns mt
tuaily agreed that u friendly lawsuit should be
instituted. Mr.. Graham hayng proved hs title
to tue bonds and HtockH. judge VanForst por-
| mitted the executors to surrender them to him.
| Tho mystery attending Mr.. Gartlner'a posaes-
| Bion Ut tho bonds not having beoa cleared up in
the, court, proceedings. tile Ecening Post bas
naan says 1hat Mr. GARDNER whose tawyer he
| urf for two or thr6e yeara until his death In
| 81 %;-ihnr Inst, was gentleman Of leisure,
| ab, u,H5 years Of ago, not worry wealthy. but
ha,..', f'fo interest ~ Ill estato which enDblod
him 7'."'';f without business. Ho was ouce
CaBt; r o;tallk tn Massachusetts, but 5aviu
been nd % sea::, specnlAt'ons. entered tue army
| brniu feyoi; from which he noYer ont1rely rccoy-
| cred. Ho waB once contlnod IN au asylum Tor
| the luBano.
| III settling 1lr. Gardner's nffaira after his
death Nlr. barretBon TOOK from Tnffanys bog
which his cliont had kopt there, and nade an OK
| animation vi it's contents. Among Tho pnpors ho
| fund bol,la and stock-cortilostea maaa out in
| the name OF ]. L. Gardner. There was no owe
denco OF any transfer to dir. Gardner on tho pa-
perH themselves. and lie searched tue box in vain
| for any assignment or powor.of-attornoy. Wish
ing to raise money for the payment Of somo bills
| against the cstnto, md unable to Soil any OF tho
| stuck without evidence OF title, Mr.. Garret-
| Bon sought for further information. Ono
certificate Of sou allarea Of stock bore tho marks
of transfer to William III. Eyarts, aud he thuro-
| fore applied to him for an explanation. Mr.
| EyartH said that tho certificate was offorel to
him several years ago by Mr. Grahan, but was
not taken by him, anI tim. aIr Grallnm was tho
| only person that could throw light on tho sub
| joct.
Mr.. Gardner having been strictly honest
man, Mr.. GarroHon thinks TINT he picked up
| Alr. Qya,ams satcllof and bondn III luomont OF
mental abberratlon. and aftorwart ut q los 4
| to restore them without compromising himself.