Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-01-14

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. Or course,
Dillon will be put in an asylum, but had L
the making of the laws, L should provide
for the punishment of several other parties.
The proprletors of the BrevOOrt AID West
minister hotels would 90 up for not putting
this murderous iunatic 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 danger
ous to have him running lose.
THE TROUBLES OF A MILLIONAIRE.
You have ali hcardUf Vinegar Bitters.,
The proprietor, or one of them, is Il man
named Walker, who married wife in Cal
ifornia. In making aud selling this hOrrl-
bic tasting medicine, DR." Walker has
amassed large fortune, for his 'btters"
tasted so badly that people supposed there
must be virtue in them. But DR." Walk
er's love for Mrs. Walker did not increase
as rapidly as his ucre. lie refused to al
low her money as she desired, and, as she
further AYERS, he Beecherzed and squan-
dered the dacats that should have been her
cUmfolt upon other women. She drags
him into court. and swearS that 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 fasiidOusIy 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,
! the lawyers will have fat picking. Both
are able to pay, aud if the profits OF Vine
gar 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 Beckwith,
the confidential man of Babbitt, the soap
manufacturer, Beckwith was in the habi,
of paying out 81. 300 and entering the pay
ment as for $4,000 pocketing the differ
ence This little game went on till he had
stolen over Sj00.000! Babbitt and he
uuarreled one day, and Babbtt discharged
him-not for the theft, for he knew moth
ing about that-and Beckwith went into
hiding Babbitt's suspicious were not
aroused for three months after BeckYlth',
departure, when an investigation was had
and the stealing was unearthed, and Beck
with arrested. What is curious about i
is the fact that business man like Babblt
should permit defalcatiODs to so great Al
amount to 90 on SO long without anyone:
Knowing anything about it. lie was in tht
habit OF going away from his business io
mouths, leaving cheques signed in blank
which Mr.. Beckwith filled up with an,
amount he saw fit, and appropriated tn
morey as he pleased.
This was paralleled few months ago b.
young man in the employ ofa well-knowl
importing house. He was on a salary O
81 800 year, but, nevertheless, he KEEP
three horses and two women, and r"I
through with $4,000 of his employer
money in three years. When the defalca
ton was discovered the young gentleman
was safely away, and the firm could no
, settle their business without him. 50 the
got into correspondence with him, and for
f gave him on condition that he would re
, turn and so explain his stealings that the
! could get their books Strengthened VI
, He good -natureGly di il, for he had notl
, ing against them Why Beckwith di
not get away with his plumber is a myster
| The idiot never left the city. Mr.. Babb
is entitled to no sympathy. The merchar
: who runs his business 50 careicssly offers
5 premium to thieves.
BUSINESS