The Irish standard., 1895-06-22
MODEST WORK or GOD
A Poor, Honest Frenchman Finds
$4,000 On the Streets of New



$4,000 On the Streets of New
York. Z.
Henry Cart is an old Frenchman. who
has been employed in various capacities
in French restaurants for 70 years or SO,
says the New York Journal. Work was
slack for him for several months until
recently, when he obtained the position
of dishwasher in a hotel in Hollywood,
N. J. He was so poor that he had no
money to reach the place, SO his prospec-
tive employer gave him q check for S.
on the National City Bank and letter
of introduction to Cashier Harris. He
walked in the fierce heat Friday all the
way from his home, at 1874 West Twenty
eighth street, New York, across the
bridge, to the bank. There he present
ed the check and letter and received
his money. He had started down Full
ton street ON the way back, when, near
Red Hook lane, he stepped on something
soft. So nearly worn out were his shoes
that he could easily feel a foreign sub
stance between the soles and the pave
ment Of the sidewalk. He stopped and
picked up the object, or, rather, objects.
Two $1,000 bills, crisp and new, were in
his hands. The old man looked around
for somebody to claim them, but nobody
in the hurrying, bustling crowd paused
l.; Govt iv3cYVir-
ed his way to the nearest police station,
and being directed to the First precinct
house.. on Adams street, told his story to
Capt. Campbell and delivered thesmoney.
at is always the custom nsFrance,,''
he explained simply, when he noted the
captains astounded look, ".to report the
finding of money to the authorities.
A short time previous to this William
Arnold, who is associated with his father
in the real estate business at 219 Mon
tague street,. left the Office for. the Ma
tional City Bank to make deposit. He
had two 1000 bills and $50 in small
bills, folded together. with a deposit slip,
inside his passbook. Just after passing
the hall of records he shifted the book
from one pocket to another. When he
got to the bank, a short distance away,
he found the money was gone. He rush
cd over to newspaper office and insert
ed an advertisement offering liberal
reward for the return OF the money. Then
ne went back to the bank and consulted
with Cashier Harris.
The latter advised that he report the
matter to police headquarters. He did
so and then went back to the office, feel
ing convinced that he would never see
any of his money again. Late in the
afternoon he was summoned to head
quarters. The. $4,000 had meanwhile
been brought over from the. First Pre-
cinct and was in Property Clerk George
Seelig's hands Henry Cart by that
time had reached Hollywood. Young
Mr.. Arnold claimed the money, but it
was not surrendered to him until YES
terday morning, when Cashier Harris
executed a bond indemnifying the au-
thorities.
'tHow big q reward shall / give the
finder?" asked William Arnold Of Clerk
seelig yesterday. Don't you think $3.50
is enough
"Well, I should think that was little
enough to give man that has saved you
81, O0O," was that officials reply.
Upon this Nj. Arnold consulted with
Cashier Harris, who agreed with Mr..
Seelig that $3.50 was certainly d small
enough reward. He intimatea That
double The arnuont would not be an I'M
grateful acknowledgement Of such rath-
er unusual honesty, displayed by very
needy individual. And Mr.. Arnold is
still considering the question. ~