The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-11-12

had sem Rhombefg on this daT climb into
Wsgner's houe, By shed, into IN upper
window. And RhombsrE vas held in the
.um Of $500 bail, BY Justice Tuttle, to an
,ver 10 the charge 1t the next term Of the
District court. Wagner, at the time his
riser di.covere6 the criminal intimacy be-
tseen Rohmberg and his wife, ordered his
wife to pack up and 70 TO her parents. in
Hsnnibil. Mo. This che did, though pro-
testing her Innocence Of the ohenss. Their
only child. Ii tie boy about three years Of
~, Mr.. Wagner seps, placing in the keep
leg of bis mother in this city.
sPorTMG CONDUCTORS. q
How the Detective Business 10 Managed.
3 1t Is one of the hard.hips of . railrosd
lie, tina he IS always suppoe6
10 be ION the make" 1, is mot called dis
honesty, but it smoun.s 10 the same thing
A commeIcisl travecer sends % . bi, Of hin
experience in one Of hi, trips to the Far
Wet, which will lS in iigh. upon this inter-
citing subject:
"TicketsW
The voice sounded quite familiar to- tie
traveller, who sat snugly ,nconced in q pal
ace car attached to train, the destination
of which was St. Louis. In the person Of
the conductor he Recognized an acquaintance
OF many years standinA and after he had
collected his pasteboards, . conversation vas
commenced that ulti4at.ly turned upon =
subject which Of late has created consider
able commoiion In Western railroad circles.
Spoilers we're the people under consideration,
and their peculisrities were freely discussed.
The gentlemen who preside over the desti-
mics OF those who travel by rail have, since
time immemoIiai, been looked upA with
susp;cion BY tina. portion Of the community
who are ever ready, and mere than willing
10 believe any one guilty on the slightest
pretence, in order that they, may be brought
to their own level. From their surround
ing, railroad conductors are placed in such
a posi- ion tha, they can easily be made the
victims of INSCRIPTIONS men technically
known as spotiei5, End during the pat few
weeks asme Of the Oldest. most Trustworthy
and mes; popular conductors running ont Of
s.. Louis have resigned their positions and
entered into other business. This state Of
affairs was brought abou; through the direc-
tors Of several OF the roads terminating at St.
Louis having employed special detectives to
act as spies upon their movements. Direc'
tors Of western reads do not seem as indi8er-
ent az the eastern railroad magnate Who
entered a jewelers. to purchase . watch, ard
was shown an Gle CANT chronometef valued Al
$500. The proprietor, in recommending
the time-piece, stated that all The conduc-
tors wore similar witches, when the Gus
toner related that his conductors might
be able 10 afford the luxury, but that the
president Of the roadbc9pld net.
In view OF the many temptations that are
supposed to beset railroad men, each COM
pany employs detective for their own es-
p,cisl bsnefi,, whose main duties are to trace
Up lost freight and keep An eye on the move
raep.s Of suspicious employee. These men,
until the past year or two, were considered
amply sufficient to guard the interest Of the
various roads, of late class Of men have
taken the matter into their hands With .
view Of feaiheiing their own nests. and their
nle1us operandi is here briefly detailed. Sup
poe, for instance, that Solomon Slug and
Silas Slo,ter have gone broke playing
bank," or in any other way equally elective,
and are extremely anxious to raise . stake.
They are fine takers, and call upon the
SSsoSHs VI tAoutheue sooo, whs" VIZ sSA
loHing cony,r atom .nsuss:
Good morning. Mr.. President"
Good day, gentlemen"
'we have ca led, sir. on rather delicate
mission, and one IN which you are deeply
interested. Are you aware that the conSpc-
tors on your road are Systematically swind-
ling you"
"NO. air."
"WelI, we can prove it. II srch WIS not
the case. how dos il happen that at any one
OF he numerous scAlpng Office ticke;s can
~ bought over your road Tor three or fouz
dollars les' than the regular fare?"
This question rather saggers the ofhrial,
and his vi-itors are asked how the offender,
can be reached.
easily enough" answers tie spokesman
"pl,ce the matter in our bands, give ~ :
cdrte-Jldnche to 60 to work, and ne vii
pSOv- to your saiis'sc ion Who the offender
c. l. We do rot succeed in ferresing ou
the thieyes, We will not ask any compens,
ton for our services.'
The proposition seems fair, and in nins
cases out OF ten the bargain is contaminated
then ard there. TakDg it for granted tha
the spoilers were honest men, and bad en-.
tered into the arrangement in good faith, lit
tie harm could possibly be done to trust.
worthy employee; but, on the Other hand,
If The private detectives had = grudge against
any Of the employees, or were inclined TO ac'
as scroundrels, il is an cary notter for them
to accomplish their purpose. 1t should b
borne in mind that their pecuniary success
depends entirely upon their cipabili,y in
making CASES, and this Of itself is q strong
indUcemeDt 10 do wrong.
One Lit lie scheme, showing how the rep
utation Of innocent, MN could be forevsI
blasted BY these spoilers was related to III
reporter. The monument the detective secures
employment he Iurchases . ticket, running
the risk Of being that much out Of pocket in
case he should fail to make . case. 2his
ticket 10 taken to the super .ntendeDt, who
places a private Bark on il, in order that j,
may be reccgniz2. at any future time. The
81 otter then bos rds the tram which is in
charge Of his intended victim, and, instead Of
handing over the marked ticket, psys hls
fare. On reaching the Terminus Of The road
a confederate hastens awny 10 . scalping
office with the ticket and Jisposes Of it.
when the conduco or HANDS in the procsejs
of his trip, the marked ticket is missing; and
it is suggeeted to the superintendent that the
scalping offices be visited, which is done,
and proof of the conductors dishonesty
seems plain enough. The detective main
sains that the ticket in question was handed
by him to the conductor, and the latter, o.
q matter of course, where there are . large
number Of passengers. cannot remember that
his sccu:er paid his fare in cash. As . nat
ural consequence, he unfortunate man is iS-
nominiousiy dismissed the service, with his
prospects for life biased, while the sound
rel, Who worked an innocenc mans ruin,
comes Of with flying colors.
/, is not maintained that THE is practice
carried OUT BY all spoilers, some Of whom,
no doubt, are good men; bat the circum-
stance ia only related to chow th.t men Who
have borne unblemished regulations al their
live, are justified in resigninR a position,
rather than run the rick Of being made the
ecspeRoat Of men Who would not hesitate st
any obstacle that might stand in the way Of
their professional reputation.
HOW THEY WERE BITTEN
Uncls Daniels Advice TO the Dominic. and
the Dominis's Advice 70 his DrstArsn.
Daniel Drew has the reputation of loving