New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-09
THE BRANDY DISAPPEARED.
now THEY FOUND THE THIEF.

A LAWYER who has offices in one OF the Dl- n"'',
incs downtown joined with the Jahi'or oi III, ""''n
ing recently in doing little DETECTIVE WIZ"
New Years Day some one sent him Do'uo VI o'''
and not knowing just what TO 90 VII" u III '
awov in q little cupboard under the washs'ahu' III
r, ,hror,h mo cupboaIt several weeks later
ho to,pd that some one had removed the CORK H"'l
eliza hottie and had taken several drinks OF the DiahuN'
More emf Of curiosity than anything else 'nc H"H'
made a slight pencil mark on tlc "po' VI INV
hottie lust a, the Top edge OF the hlun' y Il" way
LATER he found that some more Dr"'loN ia" -
taken There was no doubt that II was beinS '"N''l
in drinks as the brandy was disappearing III Siah
quantities.
vrore hcnc no reason TO suspect any Of his clerks
,nowriter, or bows the lawyer sent for the )a'"r'
Well" said the janitor when the situation hao
bccn explained to him, "rnaybe It's the woman WHO
cleans Nd these rooms every night Maybe II is
and maybe amt. II 1t is we can iind ont anu II
1t amt. why. she won't be any the worse On
Then lie went away, returning III S"or' "''''
with a little package OF white powder
Now he SAID. after he lad poured III" powder
into the bottle tis Is tartar cmetic IL won't hr'
her very much but II she takes drihh OF 'i' o'"'S
I think we'll hear about IT,
And he did. That evening afer the lawyer ana all
his clerks had gone the woman went as usual TO
| The rooms TO sweep and dust them. ian an io"f
| later another scrubwOman went to the lam'of
.,omcthing seems TO lie the matter with JULIA"
\
| She SAID, she's acting awful queer
The iani,or went TO what the trouble was with
| Julia She was a pretty sick woman, but he said
rotbing Only advising her TO go home.
Julia reported for work the next morning, rs usual
hut She looked as II life not 80 great delight
| MS some people declare 1t IS Perhaps her hlnca5
Of the day before made her feel that slight stmu-
| liant would do her good. Perhaps She had found II
certain grade Of brandy In the building good Tor so
many Ills that II would TO rcmov" the distress
caused by her sickness OF the day before. AT any
rate She did not In the slightest degree suspect The
true cause OF her indispo,ton, for the first rooms
that morning Which received her attention were those
| of the aforesaid lawyer. Twenty minutes later She
WIS sick enough 10 die the spot. as She told The
| ianltor between her sObs Again enough brandy was
| zone fror, the bottle TO make good sized drink.
| Now the lawyer Is uncertain rs 10 whether H.
| Ought TO throw away that brandy or not. 30 long
| as /, remains ther, the punishment VIII nj th'
| crime should any steal drink from the
| bnl,le and vet he does not want 70 tempt new
.crubw oman or the old has been Discharged To
| sin and sickness. However. he has not yet made
| M his mind the bottle still remain, IN III" cupboard
~ the new woman proves worthy Of her tr,st-or, IA
I'm this case 1t happens 10 he. disr'is,-t VIII d.
| n ease though she will never know II. OF virtue
| having It's own reward. But II She should take a
| drink-why then. the silent ana faithful d"ccuVt
In the innocent looking bottle will reveal her crime.