The Red Ink Tragedy (1912)
John Sport returns to his boarding house in high spirits. He enters the parlor and looks upon a bottle of red ink, mistaking it for wine. He starts to drink it and spills it all over his face and shirt front. He falls upon the couch and is soon in slumberland. The maid enters. Horrified, she decides a murder has been committed and calls up the police. A young detective is assigned to the case. Meanwhile, a boarder who is shaving cuts himself, hears the confusion, and rushes into the room--razor in hand. When the detective sees him he puts him under arrest, then calls for help and an ambulance. Assistance is soon at hand, and the surgeon discovers that John Sport is not dead, but "dead drunk" and the "blood" is only red ink. All hands join in a good hearty laugh at the expense of the young detective.
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