The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-20
THREW AWAY $4,000.
Adventures OF IA Man who Pasted
His Money in His Shirt.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
One Of the happiest men that has been in
81. Louis for many day is Zenas Martin.
lie left for Texas yesterday morning with
nice roll that contained over 5000. The
story Of that same bunch of money is a
most remarkable one.
About three months ago Martin sold out
his business in a small Texas town for
$1,000 cash and came 10 this city He had
three $1,000 bills. and nearly $1,000 more in
greenhacks of other denominations After
taking in the sights for few days he pro
ceeded TO load up on 81 Louis tanglefoot
and do the city Ia true Texas style. Cab
rides, cold bottles and ala their accompani-
ments were right in his line.
one night he became solicitous for the
money and before starting on a prolonged
spree he pasted the three $1,000 bills on the
inside of his shirt front. When he reached
his room at dawn the next morning he dis
robed and tossed the shirt on the floor, taxi
ing 1t. later on, with some collars and
cuffs to laundry, forgetful of the 5000
bids which decorated It's interior surface.
II was not until the next day that the
clouds passed out of Martins brain, and
then species Of insanity seized the un-
fortunate man. He could remember ev-
erything but the name and location of the
laundry where he left that valuable shirt.
In frenzy Of despair he drank more aud
harder, and for two or three days he wan
dered about until he landed &C union sta
ton one night. got a ticket for Baltimore.
where he had had relatives, and left the
town without notifying the police or any
body else. He was taken seriously III in
the Monumental city and fingered for two
months in an almost hopeless condition.
Finally he recovered, when like a fash
came the memory of The laundry where he
had left mis- linen In St. Louis. II was on
Easton avenue, near Webster AS soon
as he could get there he came. On Satur-
day he quietly walked into the Home
Laundry and made himself known.
so you're Mr.. Martin. are your" said
Theodore Klages, one of the propretors
of the laundry. well, m glad to zee
you, for | have been waiting long time
for the man who papers the inside of shirt
fronts with $1,000 bills"
Poor Martin nearly tainted when Klages
referred to those long-lost bank notes. so
you found them?" he easped
Yes; / found three $1,000 bills pasted
on your shirt bosom by the merest chance
on earth. The bundle of linen was thrown
in pile with other things, and as / was
passing through the washroom / caught
sight of your fortune through the opening
in the back of the shirt. ! steamed the
bills loose and put them away, expecting
you TO call any moment. But as you did
not put in an appearance nor leave any
address / was greatly puzzled Last week
my partner and | had determined TO ad-
vertise for the man with the $1,000 shirt n
something was not heard from him by
Sept. /. Now you are here. and l guess
we can fix you up all right"
Martin explained all that happened 30
him, and was eager to have the laundry
take al least $500 of his recovered fortune
but the gentlemen of the laundry would
not receive the money.
"I'll never do such a foolish thing
again" said the man from Texas. "IlI
just get a porous plaster and stick 1t on
my chest, with those bills under 1t, after
putting some parafiine paper about the
precious mementos of that long and dis
astrous jag"