Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-08
FINDS HONEST men
IN new YORK CITY
Boise Visitor Tells of Inter
esting Experience at the
Nations Metropolis.

The remarkable recovery of q pocket
book lost at the Grand Central sta
ton in New York during a morning
rush and recovered within a few min
utes, with practically all the money,
the balance of which was secured lat
en- all through the efficiency of the en-
ployes of the New York Central line, is
an interesting story told by DIR. A. r.
Hoover, who for the past eight years
has been practicing medicine and sur
gerry at Ralas, Turkey, and is now in
tho city with his family visiting his
brothers, E. Nj. Hoover of the Boise
Payette Lumber company and r. S
Hoover of the Idaho Title & Trust
company.
Mr.. Hoover states upon arriving in
New York, he and his family were met
at the Grand Central station by his
sister who was to accompany them on
| their western trip. After passing
through the gate for their car train No
"a, Mr.. Hoover's sister discovered she
had lost her pocket book containing
considerable sum Of money. Mott
flying her brother, he Immediately ran
back to the gate informed the man
there of the affair and was at once d.
rected to go to the depot. He pro-
ceded TO the ticket office and was no
titled to go to the lost parcel stand
in the basement and was escorted there
by a depot empleye. Just as they were
entering, his guide stopped him and
held him back, explaining that anoth-
err depot employee had taken a man
there who had just turned in a pocket
| hno1y nd ba
ed AS soon as the other parties left
they entered and Dr. Hoover was ask
ed to describe the lost peck ct book. He
Informed them it was lost by mem
Der of his party and he had never seen
it and could not do so. The man in
charge ordered the other employee to
remain at the stand while he rushed
off with Dr. Hoover to where his sister
was waiting. she described the peck
ct book and told him the amount of
money she had in it. He handed it to
her stating that it was her pocketbook
but there was SIS less in it than the
amount she named.
They boarded the train. which was
about to leave, when suddenly a man
called through the rear door to DR..
Hoover giving him the name of the man
who had the IS and said he was in the
car The recovery of the pocket book
was being discussed generally in the
car after the train pulled out with
much praise to the efficient work and
| honesty of the employees of the road
when the conductor came along and
bending over DR.. Hoover gave him a
note. The note read: The man who
took the So from the ladys poclIetboolI
is in your car and occupying berth No.
A." Looking about DR.. Hoover saw
the man whom he had seen at the lost
package stand in a seat under number
8. He then decided to make an inves-
tigation and going over to him asked
him the number of his berth. The
man replied he had number A. Dr.
Hoover then told him to put his hand
in his pocket and hand him 50 and be
quick about it and keep quiet is he did
not want to be exposed. Let me ex-
plain" said the man. but DIR. Hoover
did not think an explanation necessary
and the man pulled out SIS which he re
turned to his sister making up the
total amount which she had lost less
than a half hour before in a station
crowded with people.
The man who picked up the pocket
book had been seen in the act by one
of the depot employees who took
him in charge and made him turn 1t in
at the lost package stand but while he
was going to the stand. he had slipped
out a So bill.
DR.. Hoover and his family will re
main in Boise for n month or two after
which they go east, DR.. Hoover having
come home on a visit and to take post
| graduate work.