Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-05-20
New Series, Vol. 3. No. o.
Told Series, Vol. 81. NO. 70.
Row Conductors are Ruined.

HOW SOIsUuCtOES are ERuilei.
| y repentant railroad detective, who has
now embarked in more respectable call
ing, makes the following interesting exnose
of the manner in which innocent railroad
men arc ruined
| Up to the commencement Of The present
| year i have been employed as Il railroad
detective Having found a more honest
employment, and by way OF pCnancc for
the past, feel dcsirous of making some
amend 10 that class of men that | have
! heretofore aided, unjustly in many cases,
! viliitying, BY giving a few facts of the work
! lnes ot that Lnscrnpuious gang known ais
railroad detectives, so as to open the eyes
OF our railroad officials to the injustice of
cOndemning innocent men upon the word
OF such as now belong to that gang. Any
railroad company can ascertain that ninu-
tenths Of conductors accused Of dishonesty
are accused uniustly
The plan is, when II contract to work or
road is taken, to first select victim to
I suppose at once that he is guilty, aud, to
either find or manufacture mater.a to Cs-
tabiish the premises. n miracle alone can
save him. The reputation OF the men set
to watch him is at stake, and they feel that
it is incumbent upon them to bring him in
guilty of fraudulent practices.
One dodge is to get one to ask conduc-
tor to change blll for accommodation.
While another witness the operation and
swears-aud swears technically truc-that
he saw the conductor receive the money,
and neither return or punch = ticket An
ether plan is to buy two tickets at the one
Gtsicc III enc day, present one TO the con-
uuctpr and retain the other, reporting that
the conductor took it but did no. punch it.
IN the meanwhile The unsold ticket is given
To the con iederatC, who will start the next
day Oh the same train for the same place,
and present the ticket sold the day before
10 the conductor, who, if he does not notice
the date, is trapped. 1t is very success
iui plan, rs 1t hangs both conductors and
agent.
Another dodge is this Several spoilers
crowd around the conductors, calling at
once for tickets, and Offering money for
diilereut points on the road. The one who
pays for the poiut furthest off will manage
to get the ticket from the conductor that
belongs to the one paying for the nearest
point. Some Of the gang then get oil at
the first station, leaving all the tickets IN
t1!e hands OF one or two, who 20 the whole
distance. giving up the long tickets, and
holding TIE short ones as evidence against
the conductors. Here Il case is made, and
the conductors cannot make Il satisfactory
/ explanation.
These are y few of the natari0us and ras-
cally schemes used by detectives. l do not
say that conductors, as II class, are any
more honest than any other class but
/ really dishonest ones are often in the ring
! and arc seldom reported. These are facts,
and | could, were it cXpedient, give you
names of parties whOlA | know, have done
all in my power for them, have been To the
! Executive, and III one case have succeeded
i'll having rcinsta;Gd 4 man whom believe
TO bC strictly honest. And | now take au-
other step in the vinuication of those
wronced through the public prints. Let
the managers ot-rallroads see and think,
that an evil may be remediod. Let them
first select honorable men for this responsi-
bic position and then treat them rs men.
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How TO RULE 4 HUSBAND Above all
things, if n wiic wishes to make home at
traulivc to her mate let her keep Il sharp
eye on the cook nothing makes male
creature more discontcntcd with his house
than bad dinners, ill-sclvCd; if there is
anything that will make him swear (and
there generally is, my dear young lady, al
though his temper seemed so angelic when
he was a-wUOing). is cold plate with hot
meat, or Il hot one with his cheese. Neglect
: of this sort is uupardUuaGc. Again, il
! may not BE- possible to give hlm uainticS,
but it is easy to avoid monotony Icy care
+ sul study OF The cuOl>cry-bnok; and II Is
| quite astonishing how the monster mai
can be suhiugatCd and assuaged by II judi
cious variation of his meals. The crcatur,
! may be aiIegorica!ly pictured lightly led b.
5 fair lady with a wedding ring through
5 his palate. Indeed, there are thousaul
I ways to lead him, if women would show ;
i little tact, with which they are so tasei,
: credited. Opposition, contradiction, make
Z him furious he stamps, he roars, and be
i comes altogether dangerous. Whereas
5 treat him trndcriy, q wife, and you shaI
. wind him around your marriage hngcr.
+ have seen wives miss their chance OF gain
IS Ing what they have set their eyes ON
n thousand times through sheer stupidity
ii they know that certain line OF conduct
c sure to anger him, and yet they "llinst
/ pursue it, when smooth and easy victor
4 await them in another direction. Tact. sue
le women, say, have not even inslinc
IS Birds OF paradise, for Instance luot TO |
D. rude), would act in more cagaclous maj
Is ner, ChIRGtT'S JOGRui.