The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-10-02
ooNDUOroR AND vIoE-PRKsrpEsNSr, 4,

coSDuoron AND v1oE-rREsrpEN'r.
r.AA.ta certain period, some six or
eight years ago, the officers of one of
our principal railroad had good reason
for believing that some of the con-
ductOrs upon certain section Of their
road were in the habit of rendering.
inaccurate returns of their receipts
from sway passengers" and, as they
were unable to fix the defalcation en-
the particular individuals, PiIfkertonl
was employed to investigate the mat
ter, and test the accuracy of their
suspicious. For the execution of this
delicate service he selected sufficient
number of his best men to furnish
four for every car in q train, one ito
be seated at each door and two in the
center of the car, the latter facing to
tile front and rear, SO as to see every
person who went in or out. Ihesel
men were directed not to recognize
each, other, but to pay their fares and
otherwise deFort themselves like or
sdinafy travellers Each one was pro-
vitled with pencil and paper, and in
str0eted to keep an accurate accounts
of every person that entered and left
the cars, noting the stations to and
from which they travelled, etc, so that
II at the end of the trip their notes
lWeralin accord, it would be good evil
dences of accuracy. In this manner
the major. was enabled, in the course
OF. few days, to make a detailed re-
port which showed conclusiveIy that
ne 4rlyie7erv conductor upon the Sec
k;s,,- - 49,, ho 4
been guilty = of saWind ling. He also
learned that one, OF these delinquents
owned property to a large amount
informed, Colonsl5 5SA-l-, the Vice
President, sent for the man. and the
fol- owing dialogue ensned 54s -.
- stNfr.' -, - how long have you been
employed as conductor upon our
road f3sbnadsib gtgEq noiH3~ saw
itf4fAbout seven years. SIR 4f..l 5g.g
What Pay B, bays ls you received dur Hn1i
sSEight hundred dollars 4 year. =soe
SIS ftDO you own the house No. II, on
J-74+7 street ?iaibj0- 3li1 b9aslae1ll stfiI
81 de, SIR ~ fliu ysfif
Have Ia you other property lygf in this
b II haye.p sna9f J1HssI fol
3 "What is its value2p bgaas
s,,t. ..Wlell, sir, I cant tell precisely, but
it is Considerable" so'''
siiaWhat estimate do you place upon
your entire assets Pr 935yT9e 9iij fiial
! & Something like forty thousand
dollars" ~, a.f,,, .,,a,lt -
"Were. you oell the owner rlesr'i of any part
of this property when you entered
6 -r-aa -a I'll
lEfNet a dollars worth, sir.,,9iu. .J4v,
sc s..Yoql have a family to support, !.
= tsf have a wife and three children. y
btsWill you do me the favor to tin-
formlme hoWiyou haxs been able q in
seven years to support your family,
and accumulate a fortune of forty
thousand dsllars upon q salary of
eight hundred ?" 10 t519Je1a 9h5 vgo
ID issL have not the slightest objection
to ANSWERING your QUESTION Colonel
S., provided you. will suffer me
first to PROFOUND a few pertinent ih-
lterrogatoFies to yoa. "'aJ h9seAg so j
1 tsVery well, sir, I've ne objections.
What are theyfa sass d9fdw 5o 81 q
.tsffWill you, then. be SO kind as to
inform me how long you have been
C0UneClcO With 1Gd1lTOdU III
l1iSomethiug like ten years.gNf most
- "What, allow me to ask, has been
your salary during that time 2?
al suppose it may have averaged
about 5000 a veal" "a.i'3 =, '43lis amos
ao"Y You have a family to support, if /
am not mistaken p Il hHa sY1sv zaS.ts
,,s.,Y g. Yes, sir, ! have q family"
e5tfI + it is not an improper question,
Colonel s., will you suffer me TO
ask awhst is the amount of your for.
tpneY3o s5s9qe noitE3I uiiamoa .b9tr
."Well, sir | don't know precisely,
but it is something handsome" 3d4 I
9 EsW Would you estimate it at half q
million dolIars,a Colonel 2'auo1s
Issfift Y es, dare say it, is.'pssA aIf flo
THAT being the fact, sir, if you will
do me the favor to disclose to me the
process by which you, in ten years.,
have been able to transmute $4,000
into ten times that amount, without
any visible means outside your salary,
I will most cheerfully tell you how L
have managed, by turning an honest
penny now and atheM, to amass the
comparatively gnificant3 amount
have named, .iu95tag..a5 f31s ei5sa
THAT is all very. well, replied the
Vice Pres ideAt, but y0p
seem to have forgotten that there is .
slight difference between your status
and mine fona the en-----7---, Railroad, in
that you are responsible to me for
stealing the company Z money, where
as I am not Accountable to yoti for. my
q In view of this fact it
now becomes my duty to inform you
that your services are no longer res
quired upon our road" -u9Ini
The facetious conductor probably.
this lresult 0 and with his
charaete c0Olness remarked: In
that event, sir, it may at some future
time become necessary for me TO seek
employment upon another road
Would it9be skiing too much fer you
to- give me letter setting forth your
estimate of my ability to perform the |
duties of conductor z" q.nB1l
aIf you desire it, certainly haHel
no objections to giving you atestimo-
niaI 10 thefeffect that ] look upon you
as the, most eanscFApulous and una
hlushing knsYe thai, has ever adisz
graced the catalogue Of our employees,
and chat 2a,hy company having any
thing to do with yons will sba morally
eertainjto be rob bhed. = To From Detect
ire .Rtnkerton,o 4 By RIB. Marcey, tas
Ha3per'S Hdgazi1ee for October -ofo
mani " --tlelf eL.IsSai2 g ALzsss
900 10 yFooLIsHHABITs. ia
waking along the street witlhthe
point of an Umbrella sticking out be-
hind, under the arm or over the shout
der BY, suddenly stopping to speak