The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-09
THAT LOST$8,SSO COMES HOME
BROUGHT TO SICK WIDOW BY TWO
GOOD, ANONYMOUS FAIRIES.

Mrs SlaNin's second shock Almost as Great
rs the Pirst--An Elderly Couple re.
turn the Fortune Size Dropped and
Refuse 10 Accept Reward Gne. ed.
An elderly, we'll dressed couple rang
the bell at o. South Sixth street. Williams
burg, yesterday afternoon and asked to
pee Mrs. Mary SlaviD. The young woman
vino came 10 the door told them that Mrs.
Sayln could not be seen; she had been
Frustrated since Friday, when she lost
$50 in currency after leaving the Dime
savings Bank, at Broadway and Wythe
Eycnue.
That il what we have come about,
said the man. I'VE have important news
FOR her
The couple looked like anything but
cranks or curiosity seekers, 30 In a minute
they we're admitted TO the room where
Mrs. Slavin lay IN.
Il think we have your lost money said
the man.
II Mrs. Slavins physician had been on
hand he probably wouldn't have allowed
such news 70 be broken 50 suddenly, Mrs,
Sayin gasped and almost tainted, for the
lost money was all she had in the world.
she could not speak.
viii you please describe the money!
said the woman visitor,
Mrs Savin told them, as soon as she
could pull herself together, that there were
eight $1,000 bills, one $500 bill, three 500
bills and one $50 bill OF this she had taken
s. $50 from the Nassau Trust Company's
branch at 1886 Broadway, Williamsburg 1t
was the proceeds Of the sale Of some
property she recently inherited, and she
vas Withdrawing il in order to place it
in banks paying a higher rate OF interest.
She put the bills in the bosom Of her
dress and walked TO the Dime Savings
Bank at Broadway and Wythe avenue,
where she withdrew her savings Of 500
and put IL with the larger amount. She
then went home, intending to deposit the
money in other banks the next day, but
on reaching the house found that her for
tune was gone.
The description Of the money and the
route she took satisfied her visitors. The
man drew an env elope from his pocket and
handed it TO the sick widow. There was
the s., 500
MY wife found the money said he.
'She will tell you about IT,"
L was waiting for car in front OF the
Dime Savings Bank" said the wife, 'and
while walking up and down my foot struck
the envelope. picked Il UP and saw that
il contained money. just then my car
came along and as I did not know what
else 10 do went home. / supposed that
some business man had lost the money and
we looked in the lost advertisements but
found no call for the money.
This morning i saw in the news columns
of one q the papers the story Of your mis-
fortune, and we have come as quickly as
We could from our home in Madison ave-
nue., Brooklyn, to see whether IL was your
property
Mrs. Slavin began to thank the couple.
1I'm only glad that we got here in time,
the woman broke in. L should have felt
like a murderess il you had died from the
shock.
Il want to give you 500, said Mrs. Slavin,
although that doesn't come near express
ing how grateful am 20 you
we don't want any reward for being
honest said the woman, smiling. We
shan't take a cent Of your money She
and her husband turned TO GO.
Don't leave without telling me your
name, at least, said Mrs. Slavin.
we don't dare to do that said the
woman, because we don't want our names
in the papers. We should not enjoy noto-
riety, nor would our relatives. We have
"A son in the priesthood"
And, beyond learning that the couple
attended the Roman Catholic Church of
st. John the Baptist at Lewis and Will
loughby avenues, Brooklyn, Mrs. Slavin
could get nothing more about the two
The man, her daughter said yesterday,
was upward Of o. and had a white mus
tache. His wife appeared somewhat
younger.
Mrs. Slavin had anobher fainting spell
after the good fairies went away, and the
doctor was still in attendance last night.
He said that she was in no great danger,
but that the second shock had been almost
as great as the first.