The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-17
CONCORD RAILROAD FRAUDS.

A letter from Concord, N. II. to the
Boston Journal, gives the following
particulars of the huge railroad frauds
already reported:
The alleged defalcations upon the
| concord Railroad are, FAR and near, the
general theme of conversation and in
terest. The investigation has disclosed
many circumstances tending to throw
light upon the affair. Mr.. Whitcher, of
Hooksett, states that for long time he
has been in the habit of supplying the
conductors upon the Concord line, and
some extent, upon other routes, with
pals, tubs, brooms, firkins and other
| articles of that character ia considera-
BILE quantities., and that his pay was
invariably in railroad tickets. Some.
times he would receive two or three
tickets, and then again as high as twenty
or even thirty. He was accustomed to
sell them to any parties where he
thought they could be safely used
1t is stated that Mr.. Whitcher sold
two hundred dollars worth of tickets to
one dry goods firm in Manchester and
nifty dollars worth to another firm in
the same place, taking various articles
from the stores in payment. Parties i'm
Boston and Concord are also reported to
have received numerous tickets from
L.
Whitcher is only one of many agents
who have been engaged i'm this ticket.
selling business.
:. transactions like the above are ONLY
slightoffences compared with the alleged
Withholding of fares paid in the ears.
Major" CarDey's method of detection
was to transport soldiers over the rail
road ostensibly for cIaim-agency pur-
poses, paying their fares in money and
afterward examining the way bills of the
conductors to see the amount of money
returned to the ticket Office at the close
OF the Trip. Only few experiments
were required to show that most of the |
money paid for fares went in the wrong |
way.
The examination of the waybills of |
the conductors for several wears mast |
showed at once the state ofafiairs. One
conductor returned for the first wear of |
his running some three thousand dol |
lars; for the past year, with circum-
stances equally favorable, less than one
thousand. Another conductor. running
some twenty-five miles, and ticketin9
still further, returned for several weeks |
an average of fifty cents a train; at an
other time an average of seventy cents a |
Tram. sun another conductor run about |
thirty five miles andticketed about thai
distance beyond his route, vet he re-
turned on an average only about three
dollars and a half for train.
. me comparison of conductors, vpox,
DIS ior inherent seasons of the yearaiId
upon various branches ofthe line where
the travel was always in different pro.
PORTIONS, developed some Interesting
facts. Light trains uriter one conductor
would sometimes net double the pro-
ceeds oil heavy trains under other con.
uuctors. The amount of money return.
ed by the conductors after thew discov
cred the detective system is Reported to
nave been three times as large nc tbo
sums POUNDS upon their waybilIs when
all was quiet on the line.
/, Five OF the discharged conductors
nave had attachments placed unon ali
their property which can be found The
attachments in Concord are for s1oo o0o
soo'S 9oa anu M Sl5, 900; one in Manchester
lot LOT Sa00~,ooO, and one in Portsmouth for
Immigration to our shores appears to
oe large on the increase-the arrivals of
last month being more than twice the
number landed at New York dnrino
January of last year. The prospect Il
That during the ensuing year our popu-
lation will receive Unprecedented acaas-
slons of Woodworking, industrious neo-
pie from the cramped and over-crowded ,
districts of Europe.
In the Supreme Court verv intaros,
Ing suit by New York CITY to recovar
possession of an autograph letter If ca
w ashlngton, which has been for roo.1