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 q satchel
and He Lost II.

owen .hcIartny, well-known saloon
Keeper at so 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 II was
quite respectable amount can be Judged
by the fact that Mccarthy had an ad-
vertisement In morning paper to-day
onering 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
bring her back to the city. Although
Mccarthy has a strong safe in his "a :
loon and has q big watchdog running
loose In the saloon at night. Mrs. Nc
Carthy did not consider these safeguards
sufficient, but thought 1t wiser not to put
d large sum OF money, reserved for con-
tingencies. in the safe.
She had a 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 snev security either I'll 20 she took the
ried 1t about with her daily. When Mrs.
Mccarthy left Rockaway yesterday she
put this money. her 1ewelry and the
hushanS n carr for n,,tbnxwt t.,, 70 nsp
the money was in it, They went to the
Seaside station at the Beach and sat
Down In the wsiting-room until the 5.2a
was ready to pun out. Mccarthy put
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 or
had the money bag and Mrs. Mccarthy
thought her husband had 1t. just as tn,
train pulled up at Chatham station, foul
:tsns pon M sTS% M Ne iH.
You've ssys get &" saiS Mccarthy,
swered Mccarthy. pointing to the wallis,
which only contained few OF his WIFE
on Mrs. McSartny was horror-stricken
THE money-the money is in the othe,
Get out quick and telegraph"
that the reserve fund" had been takeI
to Rockaway by his wife. He hurried
her out Of the train and telegraphet
to Seaside Station. The welcome repl!
came.
Have a small satchel here found i,
Mccarthy heaved a sigh Of relief an,
went back to Rockaway. His hope
were blasted in a jiffy. however, whei
the station-agent handed him Wear;
Wasgles pspier,mache affair. told him
day and asked him to identify It. Tn
station was searched for the missing
satchel, but II could not be found. The
Mccarthy blamed the Seaside Station
agent for making a mistake. and sal
that toh he would have had d. the trat,
the reply to his telegram stated hi
Carthy simply burst into tears.
1T think the satchel Is a goner," sale
Mr.. Mccarthy to an Evening World
reporter this morning. There was 4
business. 81 course. an honest findei
would return 1t, but I'm very sceptica
now. Had only the jewelry and bank
book been lost, the 800 reward would
fetch II. but. with the big money in i
/ never
day but I'm afraid It's only wild
goose chase. No; won't say how
much money was lost. but you coult
I take trip to Europe. and still have q
balance over"