Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-24
. THREW AWAY $1,000.

Adventures Of q Man Who Pasted HIS
Money in His Shirt.
One Of the harpcst men that has
been in St. Louis for many Il day is
ZenaS Martin. He left for Texas g'cs
terday morning With Il nice ron :hat
contained over $1,000 The story of ,hat
same bunch Of money is 4 most remark
able one.
About three months ago Martin sold
out his business III small Texas town
for $4,000 cash and came to this city.
He had three 81 900 bills. and near!..,
$1,000 more in Sreenbacks Of other de-
nominations. After taking in the sights
for a few days he proceeded to load up
on st. Louis tanglefoot ana do the .:iry
in true Texas style. Cab rides, cold
bottles and all their accompanimenrs
were right in his line.
One night he became soIirilous for
The money, and before. starting on a
prolonged spree he pasted the three
Sl,OO0 bills on the inside Of his shirt
front. When he reached his room at
dawn the next morning he disrobed aud
tossed he shirt on the floor. taking it.
later on. with some collars and cuffs TO
laundry. forgetful Of HE $1,000 bills
which decorated its interior surface
Y; was not until the next day that TN.
clouds passed out Of Martins brain,
and then Il species Of insanity seized
the unfortunate man. He could r,>-
member everything but the name ana
location Of the laundry where he :<.it
mat valuable Shirt. In a frenzy Of de-
spair ne drank more and harder. ana
for Two or three days He wandered
ABOUT until he landed at the union sta
1lon one night. got a ticket for Ral;j-
more, where he had several relatives.
ana LETT the town without notifying
lhe ponce or anybody else. He was
t TAKEN seriously i'll in the Monument.;l
lily and fingered for two months in All
almost hopeless condition.
fllaily nc recovered. When like a III III
came the memory Of the laundry w:lern
hc mad left his linen in ST. Louis II
was on EastGn avenue, near Webs tni,
q soon as he could get there he came
on Saturday he quietly walked int. H..
home Laundry and made himself
known.
so you are Mr.. Martin, are youo,
sa!d Theodore kiases. one Of thu. prs
p l1 Of the laundry. well. Ial
glad 70 see you, for / have been w;;l,
lnG lor= time for the man who pan,,rs
ine inside Of shirt fronts with 81 ogO
bills"
Poor Martin nearly tainted when
h!ases referred to those long-lost bank
notcs. 50 YOU found the!n?'' l.c
Saspcd.
Yes; found three ST 900 bills past
ed on your shirt bosom ~ the rn..rrst
cnance on earth. The bundle Of Linen
was thrown in pile With otlle, things
and IS was passing through the wash
room ! caught sight OF your fortune
lnr"uSA the opening in the back Of the
shirt steamed the bills loose and
put them away, expecting YOU to t:l,l
any moment. Eut as you did not put in
an appearance nor leave any address (
WAS greatly puzzled. Last week nv
partner and had determined 10 al
E"rtise for he man with the 800
SHIRT If something was not heard iron,
hiln by September LIST. Now you are
mere. ana ! guess we can fix you ii,
all right
Martin explained al that happened TO
nm, ana vas eager to have the la;ln-
dry take AT least $500 or his recovered
fortune, but The gentlemen Of the laun
orr WGnjd not rccciv: the money
> never 40 such z fooish ;h:ni,
again said the man from Texas III
just set porous plaster and SICK IT. !
"n my hest with those bills under it,
alter putting some parailinc plp.s