The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-07-31
LOST IN TIE CARS.
Careless People Leave All Sorts of
Articles.

Careless People Leave All Sorts OF
Articles.
We extract from the Chicago Tribune
part of an interview with two railroad
men about the articles left in trains by
careless passengers Ii Will be seen
that here, as everywhere else, needless
ness on the part of some persons puts a
strong temptation in the way of 9th
ers. and incidentally the reader may
get a hint as to the advisa bility of hold
ing his tongue when he finds his purse
or other valuables missing.
Mr.. Winter, the agent Of the Illinois
Central, Railroad. says that a pocket
book containing a sum of money was
turned in by u train crew. The same
day woman identified the purse Ivy
stating that it contained some old
coins, which she described The prop
erty was turned over to her and she
was scarcely out of the office when an
other woman appeared and asked for
the same pockethook.
1t turned out that the first woman
had heard the second claimant. who
was the real owner, bewail her loss,
at the same time mentioning what the
book contained. Thereupon the listen
er hurried to the baggage office, claim
ed the article, and gave a vacant lot
as her street address, Il have no
doubt" said Mr.. Winter, that she was
al adept at that business
The porter Oh a Chicago and Alton
train once handed 10 the baggage agent
a long side pocket wallet. from which
were taken a card and an annual pass
He was about TO lay aside the find.
temporarily, when he was impeiled to
look closer, and tished out three one
hundred-dolar bills. The pass gave a
clue to the owner, and the book was
returned to him before he had diScov-
cred his loss.
AT another time Mr.. Winter says.
zone of our men picked up q pocket
book from a coach coal-box We fig
ured that a thief had extracted if from
the pocket of passenger, and finding
nothing in it, had thrown it into the
coal-hox. II contained papers by which
we located the owner in an Iowa town.
and | wrote him aud asked him if he
had lost anything recently.
He answered that he had lost his
pocketbook, with certain papers and
forty dollars in two bills. l wrote him
that we had the book and papers. but
no money I searched and researched
the wallet for the cash, but It was not
to be found. and I returned the book
by express. He wrote, acknowledging
the receipt, and said: Il think you are
the poorest detective I ever saw. for
my money was in the pocketbook. but
you were not able to find it One re
ceptacle in the book had escaped my
notice and it contained the two twenty
dollar bills
General Agent Sadd Of the Burlins
ton relates that a passenger left q box
of cigars in the rack above the seats
The man who occupied the next seat
as one of the company's detectives af-
terward learned, took the box and gave
it to the brakeman, who turned it in
Then tho occupant Of the second seat
sent his wife to the office, described
the property ana got it.
All passenger agents agree that there
is class Of people who are always
last to leave the cArs-for n purpose
This is especially noticed on suburban
trains. They so from one end OF the
train to the other. looking in seats on
both sides of the car 1t is impossible
fer the trainmen to be always Oh the
watch. and presumably many articles
are lost that can never be recovered.