A western Pennsylvania man has been accused of stealing $100,000 worth of pre-prohibition era whiskey. 62-year-old John Saunders rented a basement apartment located in the large mansion where he happened upon the liquor. It began as a guy enjoying a drink from the most convenient stash of all-time, but soon turned into a nasty habit, especially considering that he drank 45 bottles.
The whiskey was hidden by J.P. Brennan, the original owner of the mansion, who most likely forgot that he placed it there during prohibition. The mansion is now a bed and breakfast, and the owners have accused Saunders of theft. Here's what they told WTAE-Pittsburgh:
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Meanwhile, Saunders insists that the whiskey simply "evaporated." The police they found his DNA on the empty bottles, which Saunders says he was cleaning. Right.
[via Gawker]
