The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-29
On Sl4a Week .

An Instance in which very poor lying,
stupid attempts at concealment and superb
cheek accomplished more toward the hiding
Of crime than probably would have resulted
from the telling Of gilt-edged falsehoods and
the preparing OF scientifically "doctored"
accounts, has recently come to light. The
case In point was that of a young book
keeper in Cleveland. O. His salary was $14
a week, but be kept magnificent establish
ment, drove fast horses, owned a half in
terest in a race horse, played the races. con-
sorted with sports. dressed his wife like a
princess and was a high roller" gen.
orally. He employed coach
man at SIC a week.-Mrs. own
salary was S14-and kept retinue Of other
servants such as the lord of a manor would
retain. When he first moved into the neigh
bOrhood in which he afterward lived SO
high he told the neighbors he had inherited
a fortune, but inquiry brought out the fact
that he was the son of bricklayer who
was as poor as a peasant. Then 1t was said
that it was his wife who was rich. but the
gossips soon discovered that she was the
daughter Of printers widow aud hadn't a
cent. Despite all this the young couple con-
tinued to swim along with the other apples
for two years, spending money like water
on a salary Of ga a week.
His employers, wonderful TO relate, sus-
pected nothing during the two years. They
saw their employe soaring, and just let him
soar evidently wondering why he didn't
ask for leave of absence to make a tour of
Europe on that portion of his Sl4 week
salary which he had saved. Finally some
thing struck one of the employers and
nearly took his breath. 1t was an Idea
and the idea was that probably the young
mans accounts were not straight, and that
he was spending more than $14a week. An
| investigation proved that the idea was cor
| grossest kind of false entries.
| No attempt, apparently, had
been made 70 conceal them. They fairly
stuck out from the pages as the leaves were
turned over. Thousands of dollars had been
stolen right under the eyes of the firm, and
the evidence Of it had been paraded In pub
lie for two years
The moral Of the story Is plain: The em-
ployer VINO discovers his sl4 week employe,
without other means, in possession of $500
q week outfit had better send for the police.
The Brooksville (Fla.) Star and the To-
peka kan CAPITAL have recently given
the public some interesting samples OF or
biography OF third party leaders. The
Star publishes word for word and letter for
letter O communication from William Il.
Woodbridge, the Peoples party candidate
for the office OF superintendent of public
education in fernando county, Florida. In
this communication Woodbridge spells
alarms "allarms," jealousy ''jelosy )" copied
"coppied," yellow ''yallow." submission
"submishion," daring 'dsreing." etc. In
view Of the Office he seeks. the Star did not
feel justified in making changes In his or
biography or phraseology. And it is very
well that it did not, as now the fathers and
mothers in fernando will be able TO judge
Of the qualifications of the man who de-
sires to supervise the public schools. The
Topeka Capitals letter is from Jerry
Simpson, and the epistle contains such in-
stances of bad spelling as these: "Gotton,
"porposly," 'showes," "psrtison,' make
ing" 'lieing." believing" and "sence."
Evidently photography is not Jerry's besI
"holt.n
President Harrison paid neat compli-