The "black sheep" of a prominent New York family forged the name of his sister to a draft for thirty thousand dollars.

This sister, who was an elderly woman of the highest character and refinement, did not care to pocket the loss herself and declined to have the draft debited to her account at the bank.

A lawsuit followed, in which the sister swore that the name signed to the draft was not in her handwriting.

She won her case, but some officious person laid the matter before the district attorney.

The forger was arrested and his sister was summoned before the grand jury.