Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-04-17
SIPS, 900 in Bank Notes Found
In an Old Oat--rhe Marvel
Gus Discovery and Good For
tune of an Italian sailor.
Philadelphia Record.

DARK n. ~. sanchez, winch ealleu yes
terday for Havana with machinery,
Luigi detected in the back lining Of
an old coat what seemed TO be q guam
tity of paper padding, and cOnve
nient rent in the garment enabled
him to bring to view what was indeed
paper, but paper in the shape of notes
Of the Bank OF France, the face value
of which added up the startling total
Of GIG 900 francs, or $123 800 1t is
needless to say that be did not 20 to
sea.
Utterly taken aback by this sudden
and tremendous visitation of fortune,
the man, who is quick and intelligent,
hurriedly bundled the money back
into the house, and put several squares
between him and the house be
fore he stopped tor breath. Then,
hugging his precious burden closely
to him, he hurried to the house OF
Couauzo Frascatti, a friend and coun.
tryman, who resides on Carpenter
street, above Seventh, and there, in a
room on the second floor, the two as
tohished men counted over the bank
notes again and again, until their eyes
were ready to pop from their sockets
Shortly after IL o'clock they left the
house with the money tied up in s
compact bundle, and proceeded to the
Office of Messrs A. l. R. Winston,
bankers and brokers, Nos. l26 and 13O
South Third street, where Frascattl
and many other members of the Ital.
ian uOfuny keep small accounts, Mr..
Albert Winston having resided for
many years in Italy and having the
confidence of the Italians OF this city.
Here in the private Office they dis
played to Mr.. Robert Winston, the
junior partner, Luggi's newly found
fortune, and a short examination Of
the notes convinced Mr.. Win
ston that they we're undoubt
eddy genuine and worth their full
face value. After short consultation
he took the men and their money t.
the State Deposit Company on Fourth
street, above Chestnut, and there,
after halt an hours delay, luigi re
ceived a receipt for $4,000 francs,
retaining 100 franc note, which Mr.
Winston cashed for him at the Current
Exchange. With this money and
the precious receipt the man hurried
away.
luigi was found last evening at
Frascatti's home, and was the center
of an excited throng Of his countrymen
who had gone in to congratulate and
gaze upon the suddenly made man O.
wealth. He was himself in a state Of
subdued excitement, and at first re-
fused to speak all about his wonderful
wi1dfsll, bat at last acquiesesd, and
in very broken English told the fol
lowing straightforward story:
| am a native Of the town of 0rlana,
place on the shore of the Adriatie.
and have beeRa sailor since was six
teen years old. have been 10 phiIa.
delphia about three weeks, having
arrived at New York on the 9Th OF
March, on the Italian brig Immaco-
lsta after q voyage Of fifty days from
Messina. with cargo of marble aud
rags. We had bad weather after pass
ing Gibraltar, and during squall Cd
the western edge of the Bay OF Biscay
several blocks of marble in the upper
main hold got Gdriit and threatened
much danger to the ship by tumbling
about against the sides. The bark
was hove to, and after a great deal Of
hard work the marble was secured
and made safe. While doing this a
lot OF rags we're thrown out on deck
and we're overlooked when the hatch
was put on aad battered down, 50 that
the sailors gathered them up and car
ried them into the forecastle.
Here they lay for several day.
unnoticed, until one day l happened
TO want a bit of rag to rub some oil
ing, and discovered an old ragged
jacket, which was, however, still good
enough TO keep one warm, so | stuck
it in my bag, | never wore it except
one day; the second after getting
ashore in New York, when / put it
on under another old coat, but it had
not a single button on it, 50 | put it
back in my bag until | would have
time to sew some on; and there il
stayed until pulled it out this morn
ing and wondered if it was worth
taking to sea. "
On March II luigi came TO this
city, and after staying for week with
his friend Brsscatti, who, by the way,
keeps the fruit and candy stand on
the corner Of Ninth and Buttonvood
streets. went to the Seamen's Rest
On Thursday last he signed ths
articles OF the Moses Vance
for voyage to Queenstown, anC
had he not made the startling dis
coyery he did would now have beer
outside the Delaware Capes bound fol
that port. luigi is a short, we'll bull
man, tventysHeYen years of age, and
thorough Italian in appearance, hi
skin, hair and eyes being dark, and
| like many Of the lower class of hi
oonntrymeu, he wears narrow Rol
rings in his ears.
The notes, which are in q perfeC
state Of preservation, are about 81
inches long by four inches wide, an
are printed on the official paper use
by the Banks of England and Franc
The ink used is light blue. The not,
are all Of large denominations, ll6
them being of 1000 each, the remaiI
ing thirty-nine Of 1000 francs eacl
The large notes are numbered fro
| ll42 j to 1922 j and from 1929 ]
| 1898 j, and from 1903 j to 1929
The smaller notes are numbered fro
1928 to 1922 y, and across h
backs of many Of both deRomigatior
is written the words: HLeon MasluC
ct Cie.p
, luigi has not yet made up his mil
what to do with hiG newly acquir
wealth, but will at once consult q la
yer On Che subject Of his claims IN