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.
So She Carried His Roll in n Sstcbe,
and He Lost II.

! owen Mccarthy, q well-known saloon
keeper at 90 Dey street, is in rather bad
luck. He has lost q small leather bag
containing gold watch, several diamond
rings. bank book and a big fat roll of
bank notes
HOW much money was in the bag Nc
Carthy declines to say. but that 1t was
quite respectable amount can be Judged
by the fact that Mccarthy had an ad-
vertisement in a morning paper to-day
onering a reward Of 800 for the return
OF the bag and It's 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
bring her back to the city. Although
Mccarthy has a strong safe In his sa-
loon and has a big watchdog running
loose In the saloon at night, Mrs. Nc
earthly did not consider these safeguard
sufficient, but thought 1t wiser not to put
large sum OF money, reserved for con-
tingencies, in the safe
She had q secret hiding place in her
home where she usually kept this money,
and Mccarthy himself supposed that It
was there yesterday. But 1t appears
that Mrs Mccarthy did not like the
nome security either, so she took the
r mohey . Nth her to RSsckswaX and car
Mccarthy left Rockaway yesterday she
put this money, her jeweiry and the
SSa bank in the satche!. gave 4 to her
the money was In 1t. They went to the
Seaside station at the Beach and sat
down In the waiting-room until the g. %
s wss noon train III, for Flatbnsh Junction
the satchel down on the seat beside him,
and when the doors were opened and the
usual rush for trains took place. in the
small valise that Mrs: Mccarthy had
taken care Of and hustled his wife into
the cars, leaving the bonanza satchel on
the the sea seat; ,,o Mccarthy thought his wife
thought her husband had It. Just as the
train pulled up at Chatham station, four
s stations tisI away from the Mccarthy
Mccarthy for the jeweiry bag. e'
You've got IT," said Mccarthy.
Il only brought this one in" an
which only contained a few OF his Wife :
Mrs. Mccarthy was horror-stricken.
The money-the money is in the other
Get out quick and telegraph"
! This was McCarthy's first intimati ton
that the reserve fund" had been taken
TO Rockaway by his wife. He hurried
her out OF the train and teiegraphed
to Seaside Station. The welcome reply
came.
Have a small satchel here found ir
Mccarthy heaved a sigh Of relief and
went back to Rockaway. His hopes
were blasted In jiffy. however, wher
the station-agent handed him a Wear,
Waggles papter- ma che AFFAIR, told him Il
day and asked him to Identify It. Tn,
station was searched for the missing
satchel. but It could not be found. Their
Mccarthy blamed the Seaside Station
agent for making a mistake. and said
that he would have had the train
the reply to his telegram stated his
| satchel had been found. Mrs. Nc.
Carthy simply burst into tears.
II think the satchel is q goner." said
Mr.. Mccarthy to an Evening World
| reporter this morning. There was a
IN It III e aours to HtSer a.p
would return II. but I'm very sceptioal
now. Had only the Jewelry and bank
book been lost the 500 reward would
fetch It. but. with the big money in It
never.
day. but I'm afraid it's only a wild
goose chase. No: won't say how
much money was lost, but you could
take trip TO Europe, and still have a
balance over"