The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-01-16

-n InGmuti1n OK Greet Bcnont to
trhough tos1 Persons

ia IasHution OK Greet Bonons to
trhough dose PERSONS
r1scs whuhcr 40 Hrourhl uio c'at-
ftm nnd dets,m az london aad rs
suhurt1 Cucot iiiio,Us found "a
Cabs. Cars ana unnibuscs.
Tine ms.outydf art'c.os loft br tucir own
.n public carriages consists OF slch
ng1 as umbrellas, stcEH, hard 9,
apB, Gar Cnscs and oucra nu1 hcd
el. j, 30 easy 10 understand says lo
-lau Times how such sruil items oi
personal impoiimcuta ns these aiay bc lcft
land, especially ofior dark, Tor although
uf tire lcttcr class OF haueous now
rry inside lamps THIS luvuyy has not y1t
son extended - The greater proportion OF
'hem or 20 any Of the four-Vheo,ed cabs.
But itis astonishing 20 find what number
" really valuable properties have been loit
o cabs during the last few years. The f1i-
'ow'ug ia n list Of some Of the princinnl
ones, with the values on which Tho rewards
% The drivers were based: a bag of lew
elrr valued 40 1850, and another at
-iUJ0; caso containing fLOOin Bank OF
hnElnnd notes; diamond uocklet, value
AL0oi a diamond tiara worth ESQ. several
packets Of bonds valuedat c3,00O, "a ,5OOand
tl0o0 respecuvolyi silver plato weigh
hT l,Q2i ounces, valued at coo; "A
parcel Of bank notes Tor ESQ, and
numerous other items OF the samo
uaiuro, but rather loss valuable. OF
course all tho articles and properties iust
named werc claimed by tho owners, the
drycro OF tho Cubs Ia which they wore
found receiving pocupiary rewards, but.
aihough IL can not be said that tho sums
paid them were inadequate, they certainly
can not bc considered excessive Thus, for
tho diamond Tiara valued at ESQ, tho re.
ward was f35 In cases, however, where
bank notes o. Gags Of gold are dopoHtcd
Che 3ums awarded arc properly based upon
o considerably higher scale.
The most valuable deposit was made somo
Few years ago, when a thoughtless clerk,
belonging 70 n bank situated not n hundred
Yards from Scotland Yard, left notes and
securities amounting to several thousand
pounds IN o cab that he discharged at the
toor Of tho bank Within two minutes OF
being paid his fare the driver had deposited
them Ia tho Lost Property ONCE II Is n
alice point In ethics whether, as the cab man
knew to whom the property belonged, no
was Justified IN taking II to the Lost Prop
criy Department. self-lntorest, however,
and "A literal Interpretation Of the statute on
thc subject outwcighod any conscientious
gcruplcs tho cabdriver may have had on
that score, and tho result 10 him, at all
ovents was satisfactory, as he received
reward sufficiently large to enable him 10
startas a small cab proprietor with couple
Of horses and 'hansom" cab.
II may seem q strange assertion TO make,
boil 10 l.. IA -. Al. A.
of some Of tho articles found In cabs havo
been by no means anxious TO claim them.
lndcou- some Of their misfortunes In hfo
have been directly traceablo to momenta.
ry forgctfulnoss on their part when leav
ing ono Of those useful vehicles. Slowed
awav In tho pgeon.holes OF tho Mctropoli
tan Police Department arc to DO found doc.
umr % and lottcr8 when, being taken 20
Tho Lost Property Onico, gave q timely
w1ralng TO the police OF some intended
fraud or outrage, cleared up q doubtful
Glow, or possibly led to tho arrest OF a
swl der who had long boon proving upon
Zoe crcdulity Of the public. " rumor is 10 DO
ucN yedi even some police officers them
s-lr8 have not the plcasantcst recollections
~ ONO unfortunate hpscs Of memory
W, D. were tho means OF bringing 70 liqh.
pap Qoft by them in cabsl that were
DC intended fog lao eyes Of their Official
auIc1ors. The Lost Pr1narty Office, 700.
Do a1 tho scend OF many un un.oruua'a
co icr. u would D. dlMcult 20 40 lfUta
10 ia3 feelings Of tue young undergraduate
wl while relating one morning TO an OIL
cor Che Lost Property Department DIS
var. G nuuIcrIrg tho night before iu
ban 100 cab .u vl'.1 Na hei l9lt hiscg1i.
cas- discovered 10 his elbow an a1sct.ou.
nf mont runnr.t Ea IuH .Ir....
WC route 10 oxford tha previous dav.
Bon 1r o. somewhat similar iuquiry a'tert
iay 90 umbrella, More tluu ono natri
n0 lI iar, TOO, Inns been tracoabl0 90 tfl
guc ectod meeting ut Scotland Yard
bag 30 and vile, mt-ut ou the recovery
on erty lost ON journeys IN which tbsif
mu iutorcst8 wero by no mcan8 con.
CCg.l For such misi1rtunc8 us these
hov er, the department is not rcspou
sihl
people can have any idea OF the iui
ne amount OF trouble tho Lost Property
ld takes 20 retrieve for the inhabitants
nd a.lors OF tho metropolis lossca that
he'r own carelCssness has brought upof
hem. ~ ia certainly not tho fault Of thh
iselJ' department that no owners can b,
'ou for nearly half the articles dep0siteo
VITA To- Every publicity Is given by udyer
lIsi8 them IN tho daily papers, and notices
81 properties found arc sent 20 occupicrs OF
hon -a, managers OF hotels rad theators, a.
all Claca 10 which the driver gives tho mum
Dor the house, hotoi, etc, whence ho WINS
aired Weekly adyicos are now sont 10 the
Lost Luggage Department of tine Railway
Clearing House iu Drummoud street, Euston
square, Of articles found in cabs when they
have taAen up or set down thoir "farcs at
railway citations These advises arc very
l8oigl aids % tho recovery OF lost property,
DIS claims aro frequently nado on tho rail
say companies for articles which aro sub
scquouily found 10 have been left In cabs