The Critic and record., 1891-03-26
MAGRUDER'S BAD BOY.
ROBBED HIS PAPA AS A STARTER
AND THEN CAME HERE.
His Subsequent Exploits as Railroad
Conductor spotters Caught Him
Doing the KNOCK. Down" Act, But
Chntlio nog Ouft tIta TnUu Noxv

His Subsequent Exploits as q Railroad
Conductor Spoilers Caught Him
Doing the Knock. Down" Act, But
Charlie Has Quit the Town Now.
About three years ago an honest farmer
named Magrudcr, residing in one of the
lower counties Of Maryland, was made
custodian Of quite sum of money which
had been collected for q church of which
he was member. MIR. AGagruders
son stole this money from his fathers
house, and to save his son the fathe'
mortgaged his farm and made the def
cheney good. The son left home and came
to this city and secured position rs CON
duutor OH the w. Il G.. Il. Il. He had not
been employed but little time before he
began robbng both the company and his
fellow employees. He completely cleaned
out a boarding-house up on Fourteenth
street, and week later was caught steal
ing from the company and discharged,
but lately reinstated. He robbed one
conductor of 500 and another of $3.50.
His latest exploit was TO write lying re-
ports to the president of the company con
corning certain employees, and although
the officers of the company knew him TO
be crooked, they discharged seven men
TEN of riding on checks by employees of
the company has been suspended all on
account of one of Magruder's false state
mcnts and hereafter employes-unless go.
ing to or from wOrk-will have to pay
their fare. Thus nearly 400 people are in
jurod by the act of one scamp. Charlie
has quit the town, and it Is well for him
that he did, for the friends of those who
have been injured are looking for him.
ttlfoo io ,,au ssg oa;J n lr,,f,1,t - ho
hell punch on the Avenue line Of cars this
morning, speaking of young Magruder,
who has decamped for parts unknown.
The young man came here several years
ago and secured o position as conductor on
the Georgetown Railway at a salary of
80 per day.
He was recognized as a model young
man and was an active church member.
His style of living exceeded his salary
and 1t is stated that he purloined SCI of his
room mates money. Upon his promising
to do better Magruder was not prosecuted
and all went well until the register i'm the
bell punch showed a larger number Of
fares than had been turned in by the
young man.
Spoilers were put on his car, and they
were not long in ascertaining Magruder's
style of robbing. Taking transfer he
would bold It under the blue slip and
register it, Superintendent Sailor con-
fronted Magruder with the facts stated,
| and offered to reinstate him providing he
| would tell where he secured the transfers.
lie gave the names of several conductors
| of the Fourteenth-street line and the
transfer agent at New York avenue.
The last named proved his innocence
and the conductors were Immediately dis
| charged. Later developments have shown
| that Magruder would, when his car was
loaded drop transfers received at either
| First Seventh or Fifteenth streets 10 the
floor with the remark: 81 can't get them
until we get to Georgetown or the Navy
Yard He did and used them as above
described and by his lying other con-
| ductors lost their situations.
He changed his clearinghouse recently
and went to live out on Fourteenth street
extended, and while there took from his
rJOm-B ates valise a large amount of
money as well rs some valuables.
lie 'ent q pleasant little note to Mr..
| Sailor, in which he stated California was
| hs de- tination.