The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-03
TOOK NO STOCK IN
CULLEN COMPANY
Peter McGovern Prefers
Cold Cash to 1000 Shares
In Iren Manufactures.
dIS BIG BONANZA FIND
Story OF a 1000, 900 Loss by
Cullen of Duluth and It's
Restoration to Him.
AIs BIG BONANZA FIND

1t seems to be kind of toss up in
the minds of Mr.. Peter McGovern, of
No go Colgate street, this city, and Mr.
Richard Cullen, of Duluth, Minn., as to
whether Jersey City or Duluth is the
hub of the universe. Several decades
ago the late Proctor Knott. brilliant
Kentucky Congressmann prophesied in a
speech that Duluth was destined to be
come the centre of the universe-he
meant the financial centre. Mr. Cullen,
who halls from Duluth recently adver-
tised the fact that while bathing his
tain in Battery Park during the recent
hot spell. he laid aside pocket book
containing a stock certificate of the face
value of SO, ,900,090, and several small
er certificates of stock and other yalua
Bile papers, and that the pocket book in
some mysterious manner had disappear
ed He advertised a substantial reward
70 a New York World reporter he
Emphasized the fact that the stock GER
tifoates were not negotiable at face
vslue. but that he had suddenly become
Convinced that there were some dishon-
est people in the vicinity of Wall street,
and chat while the loss Of his $4se9O,oo0
WORTH Of shocx certificates did not amount
to much, he was plG4antAropically in
clined to warn prospective purchasers
Of tie missing stock that it might be
Offered at far mere thsn4' its real value
bS said uiaseruDuleus persons IN tAe Vi
cia;lx of Wall street
Peter McGovern, of Colgate street. this
city. aho saw the story il The World,
according 10 his story, told chief Of Pc
liceMurply last night. On the evening of
July z. walking along Academy street,
wkea in front of the Herman Homestead
he espisa a package lying on the side
walk. He picked it up and to his amaze
meat found certificate of stock in the
Cullen Iron Manufacturing Company
for shares amounting 80 over So. .900, 900,
and some. private letters, addressed to
Mr.. Richard Cullen, FIFTH Avenue Ho-
tel, New York Duluth, as the '6nan-
cial centre of the universe was in it for
a minute with the Jersey City man. He
saw the Worlds story of Mr.. Cullen's
loss, and like all other honest Jersey
City men, communicated with rhe Fifth
Avenue Hotel, giving his New York
business address. After few days had
elapsed be was visited by two New York
aetectivss and man representing him-
self as 5Er. Cullen. They demanded the
stKiondfke'' found ioy Mr. McGovern,
ans Mr.. MoGsvern, being business sort
Of man and not satisfied as to proof of
ownersEip. fe9ussd to deliver. He was
smmed;asssy xsasa isito New York City
oourt. ShsHa as wasseold By the magis-
arate SAas hs dfd oAiy what any other
honsst nan woula as. and that as the
.ss4 0eo, ,Aco wsvta Of property" was
found ny Mr.. McGoyern, a Jersey City
snan n Jersey City, Jersey City was the
proper place in which 10 settle the dis
Dute. Cullen stiN on the trail of his lost
'ya, ,ooo, ,ooe'' EciiowsA sTcGovern here to
Jersey City and .hs two men put it up
o. Glfaf Of Tcace Murphy as to whether
sv not che Jersey City man should hand
back 70 xhs DssfitasznSn his lost fortune
&sghcns bssns suifabfF rewarded, or at
Beast esqup snsnssa f0s the several days
&s lost krsas osm6n sss IN connection with
SAs corza .arscs ad4nEs IN Nsw York. To
sEss 3eqasy Clay mAnfs advertisement shc
DuIush aCnoesusi' declared he didn't
Asss EAe Eaazay 10 Dsv hiro any reward,
Ant that ha woui6 willingly give him
4T0De shares Of stock in abe Cullen Iron
Manufacturing COMPANY ae compensa-
%nn Ger che sraonysnsence q whief he
&H6 Aeen sus5casea as she result Of fnd-
hs ne lost S40090o0. By this esne
aAe Jersey Clay man had los. faish in
zhe xasus ez ahs Duinth bonanza End
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