A Boston taxi cab driver is disappointed he only received a $100 reward after returning $187,000 cash lost in his car.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought maybe he would give $500 or $1,000, maybe one of those bundles,\u201d Raymond (Buzzy) MacCausland, the lucky cabbie who found the fortune told the Daily News.<\/p>\n
MacCausland was driving a homeless man who had inherited his riches after living in a shelter for six months, the 72-year-old cabbie remembered.<\/p>\n
After dropping him off at a hotel, MacCausland later noticed he left the bag filled with bills behind. He looked in the bag to find the man\u2019s name \u2014 and stumbled across stacks of $50 and $100 bills.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never seen money like that before. It was quite a sight when they dumped it on the table,\u201d he told the News.
\nWhen he saw the piles of money in the bag, Buzzy said three thoughts ran through his head.<\/p>\n
First, if he should be worried that the man was dangerous and after for him the money.<\/p>\n
Second, if he should just take the treasure and go home.<\/p>\n
He decided on his third idea: to bring the bag of cash to the police station.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the way I am. I don\u2019t steal anything; I\u2019ve never been a crook,\u201d MacCausland said. \u201cIt would have been nice to see a lot of money like that though \u2014 probably changes lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the money was returned to its rightful owner, the man gave MacCausland $100 as a reward for his honesty \u2014 less than half a penny on the dollar.<\/p>\n
The honest cabbie then gave the man another ride back to the hotel, where he was staying.<\/p>\n
Dropping him off again, MacCausland admitted he was hoping the man would forget to take his money a second time.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019ll happen again in my lifetime,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
About 30 years ago, MacCausland had a similar situation, finding a briefcase with about $10,000 inside at the airport. That man who lost it didn\u2019t give him any reward.<\/p>\n
“This hackney driver exhibited exemplary behavior and his honest deed should be recognized,” Police Commissioner William Evans said in a statement.<\/p>\n
MacCausland said even if he knew he wasn\u2019t going to get any kind of reward, he still would have returned the large sum of cash.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it was the right thing to do. A lot of people said, \u2018You should have kept it,\u2019 but I couldn\u2019t do that,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Larry Meister, the president of Independent Taxi Operator\u2019s Association, and a longtime friend of MacCausland, said that\u2019s just the kind of person he was.<\/p>\n
He said the cabbie, who has been working as a taxi driver for about 50 years in Boston, was a \u201cvery honest, good guy\u201d the company could be proud of.<\/p>\n
\u201cBelieve me, he could use the money, he\u2019s not a very rich man,\u201d Meister said.<\/p>\n
The money\u2019s owner told the Boston Globe he wasn\u2019t worried \u201cfor a minute\u201d when he realized he lost his backpack.
\nFrom the ride with MacCausland, he knew the driver was honest and would return it, the man told the newspaper, on the condition of anonymity.
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