The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-01-14

been insane for years-that when lie
was boarding at the BrevOort House he
was in the habit of quarreling with tile
boarders on the most absurd pretexts,
which created such fear OF him that
the managers were compelled to get rid
OF him He showed murderous propen-
sites then, but never word was said
about il, and he went to the Westtnin-
SER. Sine he has killed a man the
proprietor states that this lunatic has
been for year in the habit OF ordering
people away from the house; that If any
one walked in the corridor in front OF has
room he would peremptorily order him
away, and if he declined to obey, he
would shoot at him as coolly a. though
he were dog. But never a word of all
this was said to any one by the proprie-
tor. The Dillon family are profoundly
grieved that poor Dilliber was killed,
but they were always afraid that some
thing of the sort would happen. They
always knew that poor Romaine was
crazy, and they kept away from him, but
they never said anything about it, for
the subject was painful to them. OF
course, Dillon will be put in an asylum,
but had | the making of the laws, |
should provide for the punishment of
several other parties. The proprietors
of the Breyoort and Westminster hotels
would go up for not putting this murder
ous lunatic where he could harm no one.
Then would send up the entire Dillon
family for not letting the world know
that their brother was crazy, and always
had been, and that it was dangerous to
have him running loose.
THE TROUBLES OF MILLIONAIRE.
You have all heard of Vinegar Bit
.ers." The proprietor. or one of them,
is a man named Walker, who married a
wife in California. In making and sell
ing this horrible tasting medicine, Or
Walker has amassed large fortune, for
| his ''bittersn tasted so badly that peo
pie supposed there must be virtue in
| them. But ''Dr. Walkers love for Mrs.
Walker did not increase as rapidly as
his lucre. In fact he got to despitefully
using her, so she claims. He refused to
| allow her money as she desired, and,
| souandered the ducats that should have
| been her comfort upon other women.
| She drags him into court, and swears
\ thai he is squandering his fortune at the
rate of 500 per day, and that if he is
| not restrained he will run it all out.
| Now comes Walkers story. He AYERS
that he is not only chaste, but fastidious-
| Iy so: that Mrs. Walker is a naughty
| woman, who makes appointments with
| other men, and does not in any sense
| live to the agreement she made when
| she took him for better or worse. And
so the courts have got ''Dr." and Mrs.
| Walker, and the lawyers will have fat
picking. Both are able to pay. and if
the profits of Vinegar Bitters are not
distributed among the legal fraternity,
all precedent is at fault.
THE LAST FRAUD
which agitates mercantile circles is the
lately-discovered defalcation of Beck
with, the confidential man of Babbitt,
the soap manufacturer. Beckwitsi was
in the habit of paying ont $1,000 aud
entering the payment as for S13, 600!
pocketing the difference. This little
game went on till he had stolen over
| $500, 0OOl Babbitt and he quarreIed one
one day, and Babbitt discharged him
not for the theft, for he knew nothing
about that--and Beckwith went into
hiding. Babbitt's suspicious were not
aroused for three months after Beck
with's departure, when an investigation
was had, and the stealing was unearthed,
| and Beckwith arrested. What is curious
| about it, is the fact that a business man
| like Babbitt should permit defaieations
| to so great an amount to go on so long
without any ones knowing anything
| H..
! away from his business for months,
leaving cheques signed in blank, which
Mr.. Beckwith filled up with any amount
he saw fit, and appropriated the money
as he pleased.
This was parallaled few months ago
bo young man in the employ of a we'll
known importing house. He was on a
salary of 81, 800 ye'-, bu5 asver'ile-
less, he kept thres horses AMI two
women, and ran through with SI59, 900
of his employers none! in three years.
/ When the defalcation was disc overed
the young gentleman was safely away,
! and the firm could not settle their bust
ness without him. So they got into
correspondence with him, and forgave
him on condition that he would return
and 50 explain his stealiDgs that they
could get their books Strengthened up.
He good-naturedly did if, for he had
nothing against theml Why Beckwith
did not get away with his plumber is
amystery. The idiot never left the city.
Mr.. Babbitt is entitled to no sympathy.
The merchant who runs his business so
carelt s5ly offers premium to thieves.
BUSINESS
continues dull as ever-indeed it is a
little more so. Now that the holidays
are over, a very large number of EN-
pIoyees have been discharged from the
retail stores, and much suffering is an
ticipated. 1t is horrible to swell the
already thronged ranks of the unem
| pleyed. There are unnpmbeIed thou
sands who would be glad OF anything to
do that would give them daily bread.
The slack trade has thrown thousands
of salesmen, book-keepers, and people
of that class, who have always lived
tolerably well, out of employment. and
they suffer more severely than Others,
for they are not used to it. The revival
is most anxiously looked for.
PIETRo.