The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-21
HOLE in HIS TWENTY-DoLLAR BILL
For That Reason Henry Bishop Is That
Much Better Off Than He Otherwise
Would Have Been.

Mr.. Henry Bishop is hard working
river driver, who came down from Rum
ford Falls recently with neat little sum
of money In his possession, says the Lew
iston Journal. He was paid Sis at Rum
ford. SIS in cash, and the balance in a
check which he got cashed at sthe new
bank at the Oxford county town.
While in Rumford, he went into Jim
Doyle's place and the conversation turned
to money. Someone said that ten dollar
bill was larger than twenty dollar bill,
and Bishop to prove it, took his money
out and looked it over. During this
operation he noticed that the two twenty-
exception of the mum bers, and that enc
had small hole through the center near
the large figure go
When he arrived in Lewiston Wednes-
day night it was too late to go about
much and so he went to bed. The next
day he went about saw and drank with
some Of his friends, spent all but $50 of
his money, That night he went to sleep
In house on Lincoln street, where lived
woman and her daughter. young
woman. The man of the house was
away, but when Mr.. Bishop turned in
he found two beds in his room, and one
Of them occupied by Jim Bouley, who
sat up and said that ne was river
driver, too. and then told stories Of the
drive. They mutually spoiled the con-
tents of bottle marked .'whiskey and
wine, :" and then went to sleep. Bishop
testified in court Saturday that he woke
frequently during the night and heard
and saw Bouley moving about the room.
When he asked him what he was up for
his roommate replied bed bugs were SO
thick that he couldn't sleep.
The next morning-Friday. when
Bishop woke, he event into'' his pocket,
where the $50 had been the night before,
and found only $40. Jim Bouley was
gone, but when Bishop stepped to the
street he found him coming home from
somewhere on Lincoln street,
81 have lost s4o,' said Bishop.
"That so?''
eyes, and guess you know where the
money isp'
mot Ip'
"How much money have you got ?''
Three or four dollars in my pocket
here!"
Bishop thought that Bouley had been
out to get an eye opener at some rum
shop, and he went Immediately to the
only place that was open on the street at
that early hour.
'sRaye you taken any money this morn
ing?" asked Bishop.
Yes" said the shopkeeper.
How much ?'
i've cents for bottle of beer-einger
ale. -
"And the man paid for it with q
twenty dollar bill?"
YES
''And there was little hole in the
middle of it?''
~ didn't notice that"
swell. it was stolen rrom me last night
by Jim Bouley, and want it. There
was a little hole in it.
The bartender took out the bill and
found the hole in it, The case was put
into Policeman Bolieu's hands, and
Bouley was arrested and tried. He told
good story 80 the effect that the money
was his, and that that he had just corr.
off the drive himself, but it didn't work.
The court sentenced him to two months
imprisonment. His lawyer, Max Lizotte,
ESQ.,, intimated TINT he might appeal
and Judge Cornish said the bail would
not be less than $500. During the trial
Bouley admitted that he had been con.
fined in Paris Hill jail 30 days this yeal
for selling liquor.