The evening world., 1894-08-08
PRUDENT MRS. MCCARTHY.
Distrusted Her Husband's Safe
and Even His Bull Dog.
So She Carried His Roll in n Sstcbe,
and He Lost n.

owen Mccarthy, a well-known saloon
Keeper at go Dey street, is In rather bad
luck. He has lost a small leather bag
containing a gold watch, several diamond
rings, bank book and big fat roll of
bank notes.
How much money was In the bag Nc
Carthy declines to say. but that IL was
quite respectable amount can be Judged
by the fact that Mccarthy had an adj
vertisement In a morning paper to-day
offering reward Of 500 for the return
OF the bag and its contents.
Ihere are several circumstances con-
nected with the loss OF the bag, which
make Its disappearance a peculiarly !r-
ritating one. Mrs. Mccarthy, ovens
wire. 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
MST dHs her her back to the city. Although
loon ana has big watchdog running
loose in the saloon at night, Mrs Nc
Carthy did not consider these safeguards
sun1cient, but thought II wiser not to nut
a large sum of money, reserved for CON
tingencies. In the safe
She had secret hiding place in her
nome where she usually kept this money,
that Mrs. Mccarthy did not like the
home security either. so she took the
r money E, , With her her. to RockawaX and car
Mccarthy left Rockaway yesterday she
put this money, her jewelry and the
bank bank,boo In the satchel, gave i to her
the one 70 Sas in oT w They w tE him Tim
Seaside station at the Beach and sat
GOWN IN the waiting-room until the 5.23
afternoon train for Flatbush junction
the sa tchel down on the seat beside him
and when the doors were opened and the
usual usual rush for trains took place, in the
hurry OF the moment grabbed another
taken care of and hustled his wife into
the cars. leaving the bonanza satchel on
me fhe seat sea Mccarthy Thought his wife
train pulled up a Chatham station, four
starting point. Mrs. Mccarthy asked
You've got it," said Mccarthy.
Indeed haven't. You have It,"
II only brought this one in" an
swered Mccarthy. pointing to the vaiise
Mrs. Mccarthy was horror-stricken.
She gasped OUT:
Get out quick and telegraph
This was McCarthy's first intimation
that the reserve fund" had been taken
to Rockaway by his wife. He hurried
her out of the train and telegraphed
to Seaside Station. The welcome reply
came:
Have a small satchel here found in
waiting-room."
Mccarthy heaved a sigh of relief and
went back to Rockaway. His hopes
were blasted in a jlfry, however. when
the station-agent handed him a Weary
Waggles papier-machea affair, told him It
day and asked him to identify It.. The
station was searched for the missing
satchel but 1t could not be found. Then
Mccarthy blamed the Seaside Station
agent for making a mistake, and said
that he would have had the train
searched at Chatham Station had not
the reply to his telegram stated his
satchel had been found. Mrs. Nc
Carthy simply burst into tears.
II think the satchel is a goner" said
Mr.. Mccarthy to an Evening World
reDorter this morning. There was a
roll In 1t big enough to start a man in
business. or course. an honest finder
would return it, but I'm very sceptical
book been lost. the 500 reward would
fetch 1t. but. with the big money in It
never.
II advertised to soothe my wife only.
I'm going down to Rockaway again to-
day. but I'm afraid it's only wild
goose chase. No; won't say how
much money was lost. but you could
take a trip to. Europe, and still have a
balance over"