The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-22
HIS BED HIS BANK.
Bold Burglary of the Bunk of
Barney Boyle.
Bonita Street scandalized by the Disappear.
ance of Stockingful of Coin-Sequsl
of Quiet Social.

Barney Boyle is an honest Woodworking
old man, who arrived here from the Emer-
aid Isle many years ago. Since that time
he has been engaged in the honest occupa-
ton of elevating mortar to the uppermost
heights of elegant brick structures in order
to furnish employment to the men on top
who laid the brick.
During all that time he has never "molted
feather" though the mutations of time
have somewhat wrinkled his face, but have
neither told upon his manhood nor his voice.
From his cottage at q Bonita place he re-
Gently lost the entire sum of $500 10 coin,
which he had coyly hidden under the
mattress of his bed instead of depositing in
bank and nightly dreaming of the sings
and arrows of fortune consequent upon the
irregularities of stocks or the variations of
the wheat market, which so affect and often
break banks.
The failure of the Barring Bros. of London
probably had nothing to do with his having
made clearinghouse of his bed but it is
nevertheless true that his assets were where
thieves did burst through and steal.
A QUIET SOCIAL.
Barney has daughters and son:living. The eld-
est daughter is married % an eX Supervisor; the
other is also comfortably provided with the world s
goods. Therefore The old gentleman has no one
10 dwell with him in his beautifully furnished
cottage except his sou Barnard Boyle Jr., more
familia'ly known as Benny.
Two weeks ago the elder Boyle res0ried TO
neghboTng country town to iul1l his vows and
obligations as member Of the HOd-carriers
Union BY carrying material above 1or the sup.
ply OF those engaged in different sphere OF
labor. While absent on these excursions lie was
In the habit OF leaving Benny at home 10 care for
the premises.
The latter is young man about II years OF
| age. He had warm friend named Joe Collins,
VINO lived with his father. laborer, at Is Bonita
1 ifNnF "a ~ n
| Mr. Boyle departed Benny and his chum, Col.
| Inns, together with another young man named
Murphy and friend OF The latter, held small
| social. Malt beverage, Benny says, was brought
| from the corner grocery, but not IN half barrels
| only In pitchers-that Is, one pitcher.
BIRD AND COIN FLY AWAY.
There was bird present also, known as the
While Young Boyle was making a trip to the
| grocery Collins permitted the bird TO fly away.
| Benny tried 10 recover ii. On MS return Col
| Inns was In he act OF taking his leave.
To "A reporter OF THE CALL Benny said !:
| when started out went into the bedroom OF
| my father and put my hand on the money to see
| II il was there. 1t was, but when returned met
| Collins and he babe me good by, saying that he
| would not be back the next day, and that Is the
| last saw Of him. The next We heard of him
| was on Thursday last when young plasterer
whom / know, met him at place on the San
| LeandrO road, leading out from Oakland. Inc
| plasjerer, whose name is Arthur EnwOod OBJ
| served hat lie was flush and borrowed SO from
| him. l believe 1t was in some restaurant or an
|
| dinner"
| ibid you take any OF the money?' was asked.
| mo, sir, not a cent" was the prompt reply.
THEY WERE VERY THICK.
| O1icer Sullivan walked into the house at this
| juncture and yOung Boyle confessed that he and
| Collins had been v-ry thick and both were well
| known to lie officer Although the money had
| been missing Tor so long time nothing was
| known of 1t until last Friday night. when young
| Boyle reported it day before lis father re-
| turned home.
Tie police now want Joseph Collins.
| lis father John Collins, was seen He owns
| two adjoining cottages, occupying one himself.
| He said:
My boy Joe has been away. He has been In
| Oakland. / believe Two hundred dollars was
| taken on Monday night, week ago from
BOyle's house, but they can't do anything TO Joe,
! because his son acknowledged 10 me that he
| took $40 Of it himself"
did your son ever rob you, Mr.. Collins?" was
| asked
"Yes. once; that's ALL"
| "Of how much?i
"About Sl20, | believe. lie went of then.
| There's nothing strange about his being away"
Collins Jr. bias not been employed lately.