The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-17
MR.. JEROME'S LOST WATCH
HUMOROUS incidents CONNECTED
WITH ITS DISAPPEARANCE.
Mr. Jerome Tells the story Of his Loss In his
Peculiar Manner-A Disastrous Cbnse-
The Watch Described Friendly sympathy.

The loss OF Mr.. Lawrence Jeromes
watch. which was reported few days since.
has tcen the subject OF great deal of talk In
club circles and has added a new speculation
to that pursucd by the habitues OF Wall ana
Broad streets. In the hone NJ getting further
light on the occurrence. and perhaps " hearing
that the watch had been restored to Us owner,
q reporter was desp ttched last evening to ques-
ton Mr.. jerome ~ to details md prospects. Mr..
Jerome was found at his resdence In Nine
teenth street. well IN health, but still depressed
I'm mind by this last blow Of ill-fortune.
lie was loosely and picturesquely attlred, his
coat being one OF those velvet Jackets which
artists affect Noticing that the reporters eve
was caught by this rnrt OF his costume, MIR.
Jerome ut once said. "YOu admire nv velvet
coat, see; IL was given to me ny my friend Mr..
Randolph Roger, the sculptor, when he was
returning to Rome, after setting up the Sc ward
/ statue In Madison 80 tare. But YOU did not como
/ here to see sculptors ticket; what might be
| your errand, young gentleman"
| The reporter explained that he had come on
/ behalf Of an inquiripg md svmpat fizlna public,
| and particularly on behllf OF Inr SuN,to make a
fow polite inquiries a. to the fate Of a certain
Jurecnsrn watch, with nv painted on the dial
Mr.. 1erome-Iha ny was not painted for
nothing. ! never appreciated tts Importance
/ until the watch and chain both went on the ily.
| nave seen nothing Of either SINCE the nighi ~
| Thursday last. and this suspense J. h1rtoWing.
| NrNnttcf HOW dii you cNinh u lOsf the
| wUtrhY what had yuu been doing tlat div3
Mr.. Jcrume--i md been to the races Il Jerome
! Park ON ihursoay, keeping good watch on the
! timr, nnd buying losers IN fremch poois. but
/ ala not lose my watcn there. The only watch
ever lost on race course was at a trut on Long
Island, hifoen years ago mat was AZ trottlng
course. YOU viii remember. do not nimc the
cour-e, for bygones are bygones with me. But
you viii notice that since That httle accident
trotting has gone down. and running races have
come up. You may say tuat jerome Park has
been built ~ on the loss OF that other watch ~
| mine. 1 wish | could see something equally
good to come out II my present neIeave ncnt.
Reporter-What did you do after the racesl
Mr Jerome-Drove home. and dned with Mr.
| mol / aid not lose my watch there I was not
| even struck on the head with maet; the
manly sport Of dinner at Delmonicos Is not
| that game better than polo indeed It Is, may
say IN confidence, better game than olo, for
ponies are not wanted until the game IL ended,
aud YOU can play on foot. or ON bicycle, " that
seat Is your favortc evening pos. No, my
watch was all ri9nt there.
Kcporter-After dinner what happened3
Mr. Jerome-Wcll. after dinner met Mr.. John
IIoey ana Hugh Hastings, Old friends Of mine.
n box OF" Forbidden Fruit" rhey represented
1t ~ tree box. but That did not Impose upon
has sufficient influence to get free box at Wal
lacks However. pretended to believe them,
II. did not lose my watch IN their company
sure | did not. ber9use they are such OLD
sfter arriving at the Union Cub.
keporter-Ihere are some people who have
rpput ltion for practical lukee, Dir. Jerome.
Could either Of your friends have played one ON
you 10y taking Your watchf
Mr.. Jcrome-Not at all. Hugh Hastings is
great hand at practical jokes, but what should
he want with my watch when he mas an evening
paper to joke In every daV, with cdiuousai J., =
r. I. =. AMI u'clOckf lie q 1use- : 'muel j. T1-
den Ike q trst-raie practical Joker, and doubt
# lie IVA, jokes enough left oeo outside OF that
line INT after election, A. for john hoey, no
man IA the express business could tlmper WIN
/ personal pr perty by way ~ JDk" n" cuutl
! not understand IT, Everything that Is carried
/ nv ~ tfs4es - ea. re- la
after sou cone To- real estate that thcN nave my
feeling OF humof. Besiles. told YOU That
| had NV watch az the clun, ana when saw wn4t
time n " "a / started t. 80 home.
Reporter incn It WIS between the Union
Clue aud your house thst he watrn was lostf
Mr. Jerome va. A trrned down the ave-
nue saw u procession coming up; coiorsd
colored men. ! Judged by the complexion that
II Wa a kepubii"an prnoession. Al Tue corner
brigade. ard We all stood TO watch the proce--
sion. A. We were stirding. SINAI. siz"d man
I'm at me. with hi, head down. and. with one
vigorous gran. carried Il NV watch aud Guam,
: tearing the cu|lu cietn thorough IN" hrtnnh"i.
M - er the blow Nlurh in- head mad given NE
! the tnicf was gone, diving through the rants OF
r pertinent. ana now know a. much anout 1t AS
any one could. II Is all over before Won can say
word your stomach goes IN, Vour watch goes
, out. the tnicl goes on. and the trek i done.
Reporter Did YOU follow the theft
Mi. Jcrome-lf YOU mad seen my start You
, would sy 80; nut he wls too swift for me, aud
! | shout have been following hlu until now
i ! but Tor Ifflirnt Wnlfl hftNfftN.
Reporter WHAT WIS tnatf
: Mr. jerome 1 tel over one Of those hig Gro
+ ton plrt- that were Shg la the street. ana com
. ! pletcly ftiu a a Ola" llIuuel SUI ut clothes
, whicn had ll1t - id sis rai l'r1ok- Rrpiher-
y tumbied over the plpe- into tn enrthwofhs OF
tue Aqueduct Department.
Reporter Do you exp,ct To recover damage
from tue ciN ior ,his Ilry {" Nolr cipi ninrt
Mr. Jerome u ~ had happened while wa
an Alderman uefhap-l could have recovered
| iut Nr. Green seems 50 aver~e 10 paying SUIT
able claims that mar NV tnluN II wottn white L
mike ny apnlicltion. con .ider niy blue IAN
nes to be- IN mourning fJr my watcn. But per
% haps ns Green - ruunlns Tor Mayor ne may pa
> Reuortcr Do yon c,u ont "s,lp theft"
- and don't intcrfors with this processOnV'
Reportcr-Was the witch a valu b'e One7
q Ma. Jerumc-I considered II so, on account o.
, Rcpori : What kini n watch wisit?
Nj. jerome IL seemed to be "A lever and 4
r. Rc1Hrtcr-Wts il a second hand ono2
Ia Nr. JerOme-lt Nuu mean an Ia leu 'pdent sec
= ON nj. should LAY no. ne wa'ch was pre-
II sented IL me b, ,ne lion. ~ oaid seneii. Wa
y sale ii k.iuchcck. his II tive place; nnd IN tina
sense 1t might ne regarded "a second h an
=, lapdner -was 1t a stop watcuf
d, MIR. JerOme-NOt th,t night
" Rep rteT Nuu say there was cbai with Il T
;, MI Jrtome-Nes, a heaVN gold cham, wnir
y, was given o. me ~ tne lion. Budweli slotc "
- ex hat ,cd ch.'ns for lurh aud you see wnat
u liepIf,rr-"nat efforts have you made to re
cover NNill biuItilNf
o Alr. jerome Mhen | failed 90 recover IA
!, watcn ami cnair, reported the clse Al Polic
:, hcauuDlrtor-. Much sympathy was expressed
~. an. Wa OLD ttho conn lrt "a tue set that
!" was NOT the oulv one who mad lost - wdlGn an
~ had 90 III ON thV police 10 iluu II. Several me
w. ui pIonnnenre nad ueen roDbed OF watches q
- jeNrliN, from Tia" uerson or from their house
- aud many Of tuem Dad been so Fortunate a. L
y, recover IHls encouraged me. and asked wh
~ were 50 lucky. nev named IuuriuN W"et
~ Schuyler Crosby, Hugh Hastings, GunnV Bee
10 ford, jim iaydrd. Gen. Baxter, townsend iiaI
~ rr. Henry Ward lirecheT, Fred. Nicr Ipi
FOute. and a few others, ana told me- that
might BE- us fortunate a. these geulitmeu wei
ie KrpOrtrr-What do you tuink bOurNeiff
Mr.. jerome | don't place SD much cOnadenc
in this comfort sin,e u"arin@ the names. lu
re SEQ. all these lucky fellow are Republican poit
e. clans, ana AN a Democrat. did not near ut
siugle inst nee IN wnicu TINS kiud of good fO
tune was dealt out imuartiallV. My politics Al
SIS az INST me. am afr ild. II It II So, II can l.
Il helped, for am Tor q ~. Iilden and the Dem
cratic party untll after the election i over, wat,
w or no watcn.
Of Reporter What steps have the police taken
A.. the matterf
H. Mr. Jerome i don't know what stops the
N. have taken, hut know thit they nave sent a.
iv 5000 circulars, at an expense to me VI tboIt 3
al addIes sed To all the loan nnices, pawnbrnker
ns and receivers OF stolen goods In tins city AL
he tho adjoining cities. Here Is copy Of Il
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