The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-07
Wallet With Over Four
Thousand in Money and
Securities Lost Awhile.
POLICE CALLED
INTO THE CASE
Property, However, Been
Left in San Carlos Safe,
Was Returned Intact.

a folding Wallet containing $4,000
letter 81 credit ard the sum of $13o
in american banknotes. all the prop
crty of Lieut.. Pronx, of the French
army, disappeared yesterday, and
when the owner could not locate il III
the telegraph office where he thought
he had placed it temporarily, he at
once complained to the police station,
While in the act of giving a descrp-
tion of the lost money, other parties
in the act of giving a description af
lost money other parties in the city
We're trying to locate the owner. for
it became known that Lieut.. Proux
was then searching for his prop
erty. 1t was finally returned to him
intact.
Lieut.. Proux is in this place for
short time only. and had some busi-
ness to transact at the Western
Union Telegraph office yesterday
After looking after this mission to
the telegraph office, he looked about
for his wallet, and was of the opinion
that he had temporarily deposited il
on the counter of the telegraph Of
flee Leaving that office it occurred
to him that he had left the property
there and at once returned and made
inquiry. Every assistance was rem
\
for it. and of course when nothing of
the wallet could be discovered, it was
thought best 70 get the officers on
the trail Of the missing roll. That
was the reason for the visit of the
foreign naval man to the police sta
tion yesterday afternoon and lbs
consultation with Police Captain An
derson. He thought that someone
had removed his wallet while he was
transacting the business with the.
telegraph office, and was of the
opinion that the Quickest way to getl
results was to get the police works.
ing on the case right away. It was
then that Sergeant Mcclure, waikingi
into the police captains office, medai
the announcement which lifted a very
big load of worry from the navaIi
man, for the sergeant reported tha1
the clerk at the San Carlos had just
telephoned the wallet with its cons
tents intact had been left at thei
hotel. Lieut.. Proux received the mess
sage with natural appreciation
thanked the city police department
for its evidence of cooperation and
took his departure.
1t appeared that Lieut.. Proux. who
had reservations at the hotel, beforej
going to the telegraph office, and TO
OJner plRCeS N the clCyy uec1ueu 20.
entrust his wallet and it's valuable
contents with the clerk, placing it in
the strong box until his return from
his trip downtown. This little trans
action for the moment escaped hist
memory, for he was quite sure he had
the wallet when he went to the teie-
graph office and when he discovered
it was missing gave no thought for
anything else but that of having the
police apprehend the possible unau,!
/ thorized possessor.
Just as the sergeant made his re-
port on the matter. Captain Ander-
son. even while receiving the report
of the foreign naval officer was
planning his movements in the inves
tication, and within few moments
would have been in consultation with
other Officers of tie department,
with a view to throwing out a net
sufficiently effective to enmesh the
probable thief