New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-12
MRS. lRVING'S BONDS FOUND.
AND FOUND, TOO. WHERE THEY WE'RE
NOT LOST"
COMFORTABLY REPOSING IN THE OWNERS
STRONG BOX IN THE LINCOLN SAFE DE-
POST CoMPANYs vAULT-THEY WERE
IN AN ENVELOPE WHICH MRS
IRVING THOUGHT CONTAINED


IRVING THOUGHT CONTAINED
INSURANCE PAPERS.
When a woman is certain of thing II Is just as
well TO let her have her way. That is just what
the officials Of the Lincoln Safe Deposit Company
at No 80 East Forty-second-st, did in the case OF
Mrs Isabella J. Irving when she sure that
a lot OF securities had been taken from her strong
box in the safe deposit company's vaults. They
found yesterday just where she had left them
herself tucked away IN a big envelope In the FAR
end OF the box. along with other papers. The stir
made by Mrs. Irving at the time OF the alleged dis
appearance of the papers. December %. is re-
memberel, and as a result Of the excitement over
her supposed loss she was taken i'll, and has since
been under physicians care.
Early yesterday morning the Misses Evangellne
and Isabel Irving visited the Lincoln Safe Deposit
Company. accompanied by their attorney, I. 1.
Wells The aforementioned young woman has all
along had a duplicate key TO the box. but she mas
been out OF the city. While away she heard OF the
supposed loss OF the papers, and as soon as she
could make her arrangements hurried back TO New
York Her first duty was with the box in the big
vaults With the young women when the box was
opened were John K Van Wormer. secretary and
general manager of the company; W. j. Murph:'
vault clerk and the lawyer. Both the young women
were excited for II their mothers fears were we'll
founded It meant loss Of about $4,000 to the fam
uv In the Arrangement Of the safety boxes every
possible precaution Is taken to prevent any one
without authority opening them. So 1t Is that the
vault clerk has one OF keys which just half UNI
lock the boxes The keys held by the renters COM
pete the task OF opening. The fact or doubie
locking renders necessary the presence of the clerk
with every customer Mr. Murphy turned his key
and then Miss Irving inserted hers. and as the box
came open she drew from 1t the case containing the
family valuables. one thing after announcer was
drawn out. and stli no sign of the missing securi-
ties II really looked doubtful for an instant. Al
last she drew forth big envelope when her Ino'her
has long insisted contained nothing but insurance
papers. Inside Of that envelope she found the Sc
curities Just as they had been left by Mrs Irving
after he. last coupon clipping experience with them
in October. The instant she saw ana recoghizeu
the papers Miss Irvings fortltude left her. and she
cried like child for joy
one OF the officials Of the company speaking with
a Tribune reporter yesterday afternoon, remarked
that when Mrs Irving declared, on December 70,
that the papers had disappeared. she was earnestly
requested examine the papers in the big envelope
bu, she told them that that envelope contained
M II would be a waste of time Had she not been
so certain. he might have saved herself whoe
lot OF trouble and the officials of the company an
endless amount OF worry. W ME the oHiclaIs are
saton caused by the reported disappea'ahce was
not conducive TO their peace of mind .,
ing for his firm I.exow. Mackellar * Wells. who
arr Mrs Irvings attorneys wrote out the loilo"ihs
statement. addressed to the public:
..You are hereby advised that the bonds and secur
ties which were in a safe in the Lincoln Safe Deposit
Company's vaults and which were believed by Mrs.
Isabella ] Irving TO have been lost, have been
found this day IN the safe in which they mad been
since they were originally placed there by Mrs
Irving II is due to the Lincoln Safe Deposit Com
pauy and TO Mrs. Irvines family to say that the
condition OF Mrs. lrying> health on December 80
iNo5 was such as have C>casioncd the misunder-
standing which arose and ws,ch she profoundly re-
grets' .,,
Aside from this. the lawyers would say nothing
regarding the The officers Of the company
could not understand i any more than the outsld
world but II all goes TO show what Is best TO be
done when the mind feminine becomes fixed and