New-York tribune., 1897-08-25
ALDERMAN PIRKER'S BAG or DIAMONDS
ITS SHABBY APPEARANCE PRESERVED IT'S CON
TENTS AND FURNISHED THE ALDER
MAN 4 STORY

TENTS AND FURNISHED THE ALDER
MAN A STORY.
Alderman Charles a. Parker. after mee'hs o.
the Board at the City Hall yesterday to!d soo'
story on himself to group of Aldermen IN ,.'el
lounging-room. The Alderman Is IN the 'do'' "a
carving bout with him an old and o2t'ersu
len her satchel in which he gathers MS documents
T, ,s stlll good satchel but no one would th'hK
so ~ look AZ H. and its dila pdated appearance
saved Mrs Parker her diamonds last luesuas
evenlng and consequently. the Alderman p''Oe
f mI?d -.
NJ Parker is living for the summer IN cot
,age A. West End the next station to Long brahcn
an 10 Central Railroad Of New-Jcrsey. He came
% Nev-york last Tuesday 20 the Aldermen : Hee'-
,r and Mrs Parker accompanied MN 70 co
s1ne shopping ard attend TO some erra"T "o
of the errands was to go TO an uptown .. "s"ei
for some valuable diamond je"elry sHe "'u ~
rose. Mr. Parker met his wife at the terr'-
- ,,,ou.r when IL was time 10 go home
rr ia the old bag filed with documents with
htr ,rd while they were waiting for the ooA'
Mrs Parker slipped her package iroi" '''o
oilers into the bag so that the Aiue'i,,'' ~ ms
carry II He did not notice that she u'' IT, anu
,n tho train they took proved to De cIo"u''
VIC" ,, ~ % save seat room. threw the bag
49, - o,a NJ The baggage-racks in the car ne
%. ca interested In other affairs that "'1' W.
r,d vas reached he forgot 70 take II uo""' anu
The train went off with II. 80,
Tho ba, with the diamonds was not ihlsSeu ''''
af,cr dinner Then Mrs. Parker came u WV
Alderman while he was seated near "i""o"
srok,rg and listening 70 rain pouring cow. .Ia Wv"
s'ne nnd asked him whore he had put lie f.. "a A. =
IT, aiderman thought for minute ana .arm ~ W
ne q. .h,f he must have left II on the ud T.
~ ,Yoct mat this deciaraiipn hdd upon ~, 80
parker surprised him. He had KhoTn - mo,i1"S hn'II
bo,rt .ha Il Ia nond- in the bag, bnt ne niS ~. W.
,beu in Iffy and Mrs. Parker hs,5ieI b ,,,b for
,o rtgh, o9wn TO the station ana teitslh9tt nm ~ w.
R ~ 's, atcbsl The wind blew the rain aglirs' @ ,e
,yin1ov N that moment. ana the Ae@' @ .iI''
,,d,G IJa listened 10 the dowrpour anu n'i.It ,
y, "a -, ,nke chances. He wouli KY 10 stt
~, ,h jo,ysls at the first opportunity ne pIoi.-
~ , cna and y he failed he would puy MS WI
some more: but he would not S"o"''' ~ "
+, y,S clear the next morning and MI, I'd. Aef ef
v, IL - ',, rhe lost and found department Oh
r. -raVroad Ar Long Branch. II was presiueu over
hr ,Ioasan,-looking young man A,,, - ,,o.
i.n .o,' got a yellow leather bas ABOUT tOO
long thai lost on No. Il last nisht' '"e '''e'
man asked. ,.,.- M on, YOUR bag here"
reriled the Young man: but We We got s"i' m o's
aIT hc Ied tho Alderman TO a PIE OF sd'sss u ol
nr ~, I.crin,ions living in corner, one OF lht
Ton bags IN which was tAc Az. u " -, ,rkor ara
hTh,t's mine there, said Mr. "a tInn1' ~ ,n i'''i
,,i,ed for The clerk TO begin questioning nm ABOUT
"rho o,orl gave the old bag one glance that
meant much. although X was sl'en,, al -,sh, >"
ri,i ,he a. Alderman described it, and when ne
bi,rd whai the contents were the clerk nearly
Wei guess It must be yqurkk; Pgr }gr You y aiin ha
,he N bSp wasn't new ana shiny