The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-08
PRUDENT. MRS. MCCARTHY.
Distrusted Her. Husbands Safe
and Even His Bull Dog.
30 sho Carried His Roll in n satcbel
and He Lost Il.

owen Mccarthy, a well-known saloon
Keeper at 80 Dey street, Is In rather bad
luck. He has lost a small leather bag
containing gold watch, several diamond
rings. bank book and big fat roll Of
bank notes
now much money was In the bag Nc
Carthy declines to say. but that IL was
quite a respectable amount can be Judged
by the fact that Mccarthy had an ad-
Vertisement in a morning paper to-day
Offering reward of 500 for the return
OF the bag and its contents.
There are several circumstances con-
nected with the loss of the bag, which
make Its disappearance a peculiarly ir-
ritating one. Mrs. Mccarthy, owens
wife, has been spending a months va
cation at Rockaway Beach, and de-
termined to come home yesterday, so in
the morning Mccarthy went down to
STang her back to the city. Although
loon and has 9 big watchdog running
loose In the saloon at night, Mrs. Nc
Carthy did not consider these safeguards
a large sum Of money, reserved for con-
tingencies, In the safe.
She had a secret hiding place in her
nome non M where she usually Kept this money,
@''N HNNoi TlftSelI supposed that IN
that Mrs Mccarthy did not like the
nome security either, 20 she took the
MOI money 4, With her to Rockaway and ear
Mccarthy left Roekawey yesterday she
put this money. her jeweiry and the
SSa asko ~ the satchsl gave Il to her
the @oae 70 S ssre 1ot without hev telling him
Seaside station at the Beach and nat
GOWN IN the watting-ro until the $40
AFTERNOON train for Flatbush junction
the sstche, down on the seat beside him I'M
and when the doors were opened and the
usual rush for trains took place, In the
hurry or the moment grabbed another
taken care of and hustled Ms vile into into
the the cars; leay!ng the bonanza satchei on
me seat sea- Mccarthy thought his wife
nad the mo money bag and Mrs. Mccarthy
train pulled up at Chatham station. four
startinK point, Mrs. Mccarthy asked 4
%Youy; got it, ! said Mcc carl
INDEED ] haven't You have IT,,
swersd MCCARTHY, pointing to the vaiise
tot1s,P Only contained few Of bis wife
IN Mrs. Mccarthy was horror-stricken
on "The @@ Money iss, mGpsy is n the other
Get out quick and telegraph" '
that the reserve fSnd' had been taken
to Rockaway by bis wife, He hurried
her out Of the train and teiegraphed
came. ~
,v Haze as, a small satchel here found In
Mccarthy heaved a sigh Of relief and
went went , hack f. Rockaway. Ills hopes
the station-agent handed him a Weary
Waggtes papier-maehe affair told him II
had been feund In the station on Mon
day and asked him to Identity It. The
sssSSsl h but L could ~ rot be f foHnd Their
sssat sosf @ssins alssa aSaf and "a ssia
searched at chatham station had noi
| the reply to bis telegram stated his
sItchei had ,beep found. Mrs. Nc
Carthy simply burst Into tears.
II think the satehel - q Eoper." ssid
Mr.. wcCarthy to do "Eyenipg World
Reporter this morning. There was a
roll In II big enough to start q man in
business. Or course, an honest finder
would return IT, but I'm very sceptieal
now. Had only ths tewelry and sank
book been lost. the 500 reward would
fetch II, but, with the big money In II
never.
II advertised to soothe my wife only.
day, but Pm afraid ifs only a wild
much money was lost, but you could
take trip to. Europe, and still have q
balance over"