The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-24
lanes Gravel Missing From the
Hotel Brunswick and With Him
$195 That Belonged to a Guest
Of the House
PROPRIETOR MADE GOOD
THE STRANGERS LOSS
The Money Deposited in the Hotel
Safe Friday Night by Gus Har-
per-KnowIedge Of the Fact
GNeHthe Clerk Yesterday~-He
Left Soon After

James Gravel, night clerk at Hotel
Brunswick, Front Street, dropped out
Of sight yesterday morning with $195
in long green belonging to- a guest Of
the house. AS the guest held the re-
ceipt of Gus Harper, the proprietor. for
the amount 1t was UP to Mr.. Harper
to make good which. he did without
murmur. ~ .on.. .- .o4.. -
Now Inspector Patrick O'Day is do
ing stunts down in the vicinity of New
Bedford looking for Gravel and the
money AS far as could be learned last
night the inspector was not at all sue
cessful In his quest but is satisfied
that Gravel will turn up in the vicini-
ty sometime. Mr. Harper's only nope
is that Gravel will come to the sur
face while he still has a good part OF
the roll left as he fails to see chance
of getting his money back If Gravel
succeeds in eluding the officers much
longer.
Mr.. Harper, proprietor Of the house,
placed the greatest confidence inGravel
and several times during the past Two
weeks has intrusted hi mwith sums or
money not as large as the one he de-
camped with, but Of sufficient amount
to more than satisfy him that Gravei
was honest and industrious.
Friday night one of the guests at the
house, after being assigned to room IL
and discovering the number painted in
large numbers on the panel, went to
the Office and deposited with Mr.. Har-
per, 5000 in brand new crisp greenbacks
Mr.. Harper carefully counted the mon
ey and placed 1t in the safe. The guest
made a "touch" for a five spot later
in the evening, leaving $195 to his cred
1t inside the safe.
In the morning Mr.. Harper waited
around for the man in 10 to appear
and as he had not arrived at o'clock
he told Gravel there was $195 in the
safe belonging to room 1873 guest and
to be sure and give it to him when he
appeared.
Gravers eyes seemed to brighten
and although the proprietor felt that
million would have been safe with
his clerk at the time he wished now
he had noticed the lust Gravel dis
played at the time. At 10 o'clock the
guest from room 10 appeared and
waited around for a half-hour as there
was no clerk in sight.
Mr.. Harper appeared about 1920 and
was greeted with CHEEKY Good
morning" by his ledger.
well, Mr. Harper" inquired the
guest. don't you keep a clerk around
here?"
why, yes, of course we do" replied
the proprietor.
well / have been waiting around
| here for a long time to get my roll
but there was no one in sight" cheer
! lily responded the guest sH
| Then the proprietor thought 1t ovei
| in a second. The safe received a thor
ough searching at his hands but II
failed to reveal hidden away anywhere
the roll Of $195. Gravel Immediately be-
came a very much sought for man
The search for him, however, proved
as fruitless as did the search for the
greenbacks and by putting two ano
two together every one arrived at the
conclusion that man and money had
disappeared simultaneously. Chief OF
Police William J. e. Stone was called
in at this juncture and Inspector Pat
rick O'Day was acquainted with the
facts. ---
The guest produced a receipt he re-
ceived from Mr.. Harper Friday night
and he got his money, and Is now
minus only his wallet and few pa
pers. He sympathized with Mr.. Har-
per- and left hoping that the path OF
justice would be smooth In bringing
Gravel to his just reward.
Gravel was not overburdened with
money when Mr.. Harper took him In
to work for him, two weeks ago, and
the employees about the house say that
it was an act of charity on the part OF
the proprietor to give the man work.