New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
STEALING sTREET-CAR FARES.

STEALING lRLEl-CfAh i4NiNA'''
AN INTENSIVE SCHEME OF swISDEfN6 DISCOVERED
IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. KEYS 10 The INDI-
GATOR.
The Brooklyn City Railroad Company has
ust succeeded in breaking up swndIiug coordination
mora xtesivc in point of numbers thorough in
It's organization and less likely 10 be discovered than
any which in rcccnt years has pundercd the Sfee-car
companies Of this part Of the country The prime
mover in this conspiracy IN ron the company was one Vi
its Oldest and most trusted employees. Henry e. Clarke
whose work was the registering OF the numbers SHOWN
on the indicators 1T The end Of each round trip To fuo
Ferry Ten this compauys lines OF cars run 10 u'oh
Ferry and on these lines about 223 cars are uSeu' vi
from 60 TO 80 cars each line. or these ten es IL
WAS Cqars business take the registered numbers VII
the following: The COurt-st. and GREENWOOD tiuSins
and Graham-ayo.. GreGpoint and Washingioh-aVe'
rseDpoint and Classonave., Myrteave and Broadway
am, Fatlsshsve and Prospect Park lines About thrce
weeks AGO the attention of the company was called TO
the tact that the returns of the conductors dd not cor
respond with the returns Of the counters; but II was
only after three weeks thorough investigation ana by
the employment of the beat detective skill that the COM
pany was enabled to obtain all the details OF the s"ue
II was found that Clarke had taken impressions OF inc
kew which he used 10 turn the ind a;or hand DaeR 10
ro at the end of the trip and had so go keys manu-
featured on the model Of the one which tne eolnp'n!
furnished him for his work He had succeeded up 10 'e
time of the discovery in getting about 20 co"o'" "
combine with him M the scheme by Which INC COMPANY
was IN be svindled out Of hundreds OF dollars daiy
Clarke had ample time converse with the coh"uc'oIS
and n sond them on their fahfulncss 10 the company
while they were taking their from the ferry TO 'he
Timetable and back 90 the stand from Whlch the carr
were started by the signal bell under tue teryouSs' 90
careful had ne been in his selection OF aceompces ana 80
cautious in his siealns that it has been eSmated at
tho populations have extended IN some d'oe over
the whole time Of his employment by this company
a1out two years II he had not expanded MS
svStem far beyo,d It's original proportions II Is
doubtful il he would ever have oeen us
covered From CaFke's account TO one OF the
discharged conductors IL appears that soho
duder' on tn C0urtst line to whom he hao h'rS'eu
KEY had been such bungler to have been detected
while turning back the indicator hands at the other end
Of the line This was ab0ut three weeks ago. O many OF
the conductors are Of the opinion that Clarke had been
carving on tue swndle small scaeeyer since 6e rst
came on the road His plan Of getting his snare OF inc
money stolen by his accompices was as follows FROM
The register inside the indicator he always able to
tell lust how lar the conductor had turned back the in
GIcatOr with the key furnished by Clarke me hU"oe.
thus obtained was muitlpued oy i've 10 ~, y, ~ -
TO he divided by the partners IN crime 2nd Clarke
got what among tic fraternity of sWiies was c'te
'sduare divy' CiarAes hours az 's9 S'd,E NJ - ~
5l2 O'Clock in tie morning until SO O'Clock ii le
afternoon and the conductors estimate that between
these hours from 500 10 so was stolen ana u'ueo every
fhe officers Of the company DESTROYS OF keeping the
tter secraf rs f3r ms possible aud IL is impossible 20
OF "a f,n abatement from Them IL is certain, however,
That since Clarke discharged last SATURDAY hShl
they nave discharged nine conductors on me CcfSl'
line fhrea On the Thrd-ave. line, and six on the
Flushing u 20 yesterday seven conductors htd oeen
DISCHARGED on the COJdt-St line. Two more We're men
dsclargcd who were regarded being IN the sSlndng
ring and the action 10 be taken the F.atbusaYe.
mud GrccnEoiu Lines is not yet known
clarke whom the officers the company supposed 10
be living ia Brooklyn, has Tor two months been hFns
with his family At Seycutcerth-SL and Srcunc-tNc III
this city since UIesC discoveries were male 10 mas
been sought for ut his residence 10 vain ]. IS stated
that Clarke was formerly employed on the hIu AZ e"
Railroad ia this city. He alterNdiC went on "a NY u
States naval vessel assistant paNmaster II l. 7s yea
that some irreglartes discovered IN COhAttlCh
with his work IN these positions auQ mat ne Wac Ohl
enabled 10 get employment from the BroGkyh com auy
in politician. Tlis influence II Is supposed VII piace
Clarke beyond possibility Of prosecution, as tl
uncle is large stakeholder IN the Brooklyn CITY Railroad
Company.