The evening world., 1891-07-29
MILLER'S MYSTERY EXPLODED
Lizzie Juggled the Coal that Fell
on Their Floor.
She Confessed Her Guilt and Was
BAnished at Once.

Coal has ceased to ny through the windows
Of Druggist Nnlers nat at 4o6 West Fifty
first street.
Asa matter Of fact, the showers ot black
diamonds, which distressed and mystired the
occupants OF the apartments, did not come
through the windows AT all
A confession was last evening eXtorted from
Lizzie Rau, the Mtllerss innoceut-looking
domestic, and that confession completely
clears up the supposed mystery.
The Old Sleuths and vldocqs NJ the police
force, after having investigated the circum-
stances OF which Druggist Miller complained,
promptly declared that Lizzie was the cul-
prir, but the Miller, knew better. Their
stolid little domestic was, they declared, too
stupid for such tricks, and they rather In
clined to a belief that spooks had something
70 DO with the tumblinS Of Goals on their
kitchen floor.
The police guards were withdrawn from the
Miller fiat yesterday, but the druggist did not
abandon his determination TO get a glimpse
Of the coal-heaving spOok. He called the girl
cashier In his store as well as his drug clerk
into this new service and stationed the clerk
under the kitchen table and the cashier under
N" bed in an adjoining room. Mrs. Miller
kept watch from another cOiEne OF vantaSr.
Lizzie, who had been sent On an errahd.
knew nothing Jf this arrangement. she was
not Intentionally kept IN ignorance otlt, but
the denourueut came before the new system
OF espionage could b. explained % her.
Druggist Millers father-in-law. Mir. steck.
called At the nat Just before LnLie's return,
aud he was In conversation with Mrs. Miller
when Lizzie came In. The domestic Wen. a,
The clerk, from his position under the table,
saw the girl take some s1Dty rags IRON htr
pocket and approach The stove. lie yelled
and the rags were dropped on the hy9r Be-
fore Lizzie could recover and conceal them
Mrs. Miller and Mr.. stecS were ia the kitchen.
What are you doing with those dirty
rag 2 demanded the druggists wife.
" II looks to me- said Mr.. StecE, before
Lizzie could reply, as II they had been used to
wipe up coal dust
This was an unIucEy suggestion for Lizzie,
, and Mrs. Miller seized upon T. at once.
you've been carrying Goals around In your
pocket" said she severely, and then she made
Lizzie turn that pocket inside out. II was
snudgly FROM contact with coal
"Welli" gasped Mrs. Miller. lit was you,
after all. who threw the coal upon the flOor."
| "Yes'm,' stmpered Lizzie.
What did you do Il tuT:' demanded Mr.
1 steck, and then Lizzie In broken English made
| confession, going to show that the urat
chunk q coal had been thrown to cover up q
1 peccahillO, and that subsequent events had
induced her TO MAKE PRACTISE OF coal
/ heAytng-
LizIis's confession was in effect as follows
While caring for Mrs Miller's baby IN the
kitchen the infant began To cry: ThihkinS to
| frtghten the child into keeping quiet she
I threw chunk OF coal towards IL.
Her aim has improved since then. That
| first chunk OF coal aliEhted on the baby 5
| Uranium and caused II TO howl even louder
/ and harder.
Mrs. Miller ran into the kitchen to see what
was the matter with her darling; Here was
| q prediCament II would never do 10 confess
that she had hit the child with a chunk OF
coal, 50 Lizzie invented a fiction that has
caused heap OF worTy and trouble.
! she told her mistress that piece OF coal
thrown in through the window had struck the
child on the head
When Mrs Miller left the room Lizzie no
Mrs. Miller had noticed IL, too IN that event
her fraud would BE- discovered.
! To support her first lie Lizzie opened the
window and dropped another chunk OF coal on
the nOOr. Then she called Mrs. Miller into
the room and showed her the coal.
That second chunk caused all the trouble.
Mr.. Miller, when told OF the circumstance,
was 10th 20 believe that any person would de-
lberately throw two pieces OF coal, one after
the other, into his kitchen through the win
dow.
To convince him It was necessary that more
coal should he thrown, and Lizzie threw and
threw until she rather got 70 liking the sport
and enjoying the amaZement II created.
You wicked, wicked girl, said gentle MIS-
Miller, at the conclusion OF LlZzies story.
" Take your things and 20 right home. We
can't keep you minute longer
LlZxe begged and pleaded for forgiveness,
but 20 no avail. Then she packed her effects
into bundle and went 10 the home Of Tela-
tive on Forty -SecORd street.
The Aillers have changed their minds about
moving. since LZZie's departure their coal
has MOdestly stuck 10 Its place In the scultle'