The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-22
THE BIG AND LITTLE
IN NEW YORK LIFE

would not join the general advance
in prices He at least, will defy the
bean trust.
New Workers are not as dishonest
as some people make them out to
be. This is illustrated by the little
adventure that befell Mrs. Catherine
Mace. an elderly woman of Casarsis.
who sold bit of property, and started
TO bank ten thousand dollars which
she had received for the land in bank
bills. As she was crossing the street,
which is torn up for tunnel, she
stumbled and fell, and the precious
satchel burst open. The rolls of bills
chased each other down the embark-
ment. Many of them broke open, and
the wind that plays pranks about the
Brooklyn borough caught up the bills
and scattered them to the four winds.
LaborerS. newsboys and pasSers-0y
scrambled and fought with each other
for the possession of the cash. Mrs.
Mace had sprained her ankle, and
when she tried to rise she fell back.
She called for help. crying to the
struggling crowd to give her back her
money. PatrOlman O'Reilly saved the
day. He sprang into the crowd and
ordered every person who had dny
money to deliver it. Strange to say
not a bill was lost. O'Reilly helped
the ruffled Mrs. Mace count the
money, and not a dollar was missing.
She was placed in a cab and driven
to her bank. where the teller waited
upon her from the sidewalk as she
was unable to walk.
New punishment is to be meted out
to pickpockets hereafter. This frater-
nifty and small thieves are to be
soundly thrashed or kicked at sight
and told to clear out. When seen en-
tering cars detectives go for them at
once, and if possible grab them before
they have had chance to get in
among the passengers. The pick
pockets are more afraid of the blow
or kick than of being hauled up in
court, with which he is familiar, and
it has lost it's old terrors for him.
Captain McCafferty is the officer who
discovered the virtue of sound
smack across the face and that it was
dreaded punishment for a pickpocket,
and that it drove him on a keen run
from the field of operations It's
better" said McCafferty, for these
rogues to get good beating then to
be locked up and let off with a repri-
mand the next morning They're
afraid of physical pain. I've told my
men that when they see wellInown
crooks waiting for car to grab them
and kick them around until they're
glad to run OF course, they could
bring some sort of legal action against
us for assault, but they don't dare
to. Since We started this game there's
been a decrease in pickpocket cases.
There were only nine this week. as
against 10 last week, and 81 the week
before that.
An automobile runabout, with a
body especially designed for hunting
trips, containing compartments FOR
the carrying of dogs and game, has
Just been completed in this city, and
will be driven to Boston this week by
its owner, Alvah Croker The uni
que feature of the car is in the rear.
The back of the car. for a length of
about four feet, is built up much high
er than is customary. the sides being
paneled Access to the top is gained
by a cover. which is securely blocked
when not in use When opened d
folding seat may be raised, thus MAX
ing a third or rumble seat for the
car A coy compartment, htted with
ventilating panels is in front, giving
sufficient room to carry couple OF
dogs The rear section is divided
into compartments, one of which may
sites, while luggage. food, and other
requisites NAV be packed in the sec
ond compartment. With the unique
body and complete equipment Mr..
Crocker's hunting automobile will
easily represent a cost of nearly S1O,-
900 probably the most expensive car
of this type in use in America.
The rich men. those who find their
fortunes growing upon them who
have acquired their wealth in outside
places. sooner or later come to think
that their happiness will not be COM
plete unless they have a big mansion
in New York City and accordingly
they buy or build one to their taste
in the Metropolis. Charles II.
Schwab was one of these, and built
on Riverside Drive 4 palace that cost
three millions of dollars. and prob
ably more than that But he has al
ready tired of it, and will sell it if he
can As it cost such an immense
sum IL will be difficult for him to find
a purchaser. for men who can put
three million dollars in a house. are
scarce. even in this age of million
aires The mansion is beautiful NOr
situation, and easily attracts attention
even OF a drive so aristocratic and
popular as the Riverside