Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-07
DIDN'T LOOK LIKE MONEY.
Silver Certificates Burned as Waste
Paper in Boston.


Boston, June At is not often that
genuine 500 United States bills are re-
fused as gifts in Boston, but within few
days ten persons have calmly tos sed $500
from one TO another, burning them and
giving them away with reckless extrava-
gance. One woman received a present OF
800 silver certificate to use tor curl pa
pers, but she threw it into the stove. Now
she wishes she had saved it.
This extraordinary case of ignorance
occurred in boardinghOuse here few
days ago. A lady from a Western CITY
came to Boston about four weeks ago for
her health, and took board in an excellent
locality. Her property was in bonds.
She was accustomed to receive the in
come from time to time in bills OF large
denominations. At this time she had
with her seven 500 silver certificates.
This none ywas tied loosely in handker-
chief which she pinned inside her dress
pocket
On Friday last, wishing to do some
shopping, the lady uDdid the handker-
chief, took out one bill and laId the others
in a loose roll upon her dressing case
Placing the 500 bill in her purse, sne
went out of her room, and locking the
door, and from that time until the morn
ing of decoration day the remaining 5000
nevered entered her mind, though
upon her return she placed the change
from the one bill in her handkerchief aud
returned IT to her pocket. Meantime, in
making some alterations in a silk dress,
the scraps were thrown also upon the
dressing case, and the silk bits, bills, and
all were in some way brushed off on TO
the floor.
During her absence on Saturday the
maid, an Irish girl l6 years old, swept
the room. Yesterday morning the lady
thought Of her money, and, without know
ing tnat the banks were closed, decided
to deposit her 5000 at once. Upon open.
ing the handkerchief the absence of its
customary contents was discovered. At
dinner nothing WAS said, but about ,
O'Clock the landlady vas told Of the loss.
ana the maid was sent to examine the dust
box, which had not been emptied. No
reason was gwen tor the search, and when
it dawned upon the girl that the silk
scraps were wanted she produced them
from piece bag, but not a scrap OF paper
The landlady sad: Il have lost "a green.
back, and you shall have fifty cents il you
find it,"
Uron that the girl looked startled. and
said "Ill tell you the truth, ma'am;
found something behind the burenu, but
il wasn't money, while / was sweeping on
Saturday" here Was "A cue, buL up0n
being questioned The girl told this amaz
ing story:
Finding the roll, which looked unlike
anything she had ever seen, she took IL I 0
two ladies IN the house. one OF whom Is "a
business woman. Tney both pronounced
the bills c0nntorigit5. There were three
female servants IN the bOos0, one OF
whom, the cO0k, was sister Of the finder
Of the money, and toe othsf helped do the
upstairs work. IHe latter. when her
fellow servant gave her 500 bill, threw
IL into her dust pan and burned IL up.
The sisters then went home tu the evening
aud gave the remaining bills, one each, 10
their two brothers aud 30 a couple Of
young boys who live with the family.
The mother OF this interesting family,
who can neither read nor write. when yls-
tied 10y the owner ~ the money said. alt
was no money" and upon being assured
that such a statement was nonsense, re-
Piled: "Indade, mum. there wasn't bit
OF Crane among 'em. II was white money,
livery bit.n
One brother, who works IN a grocery
store, had gwen "counterieip 20 a lei-
low clerk, and the detective found IL
pasted IN The window. The other brother,
when found, Was too much under the In.
Hnence ~ liquor % make any intciiigbi0
answers, and The two "youm9 D0ysV haYe
not yot been found.