Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-07-30
GOT 1HE C B.
FIFTEEN B & o. MEN DISCHARGED, YES
TERDAY,
On the Trans-0hio Division Of the Road-Ln Ale
CATION Of Conspiracy to Defraud the Company,
Extending Over Several Years

For some time past officials OF the
Trans-0hio division of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company have been
working up data concerning what is be-
lieTed to be an extensive plot among
certain Of the employees to defraud the
Company out Of large sums Of money
through false reports as to time worked
during successive months by the men.
The fact that the investigation was
going on leaked out several days ago,
and not few Of the Company's en-
ployes have been on the anxious seat,
as result, not knowing whether or not
their services would be dispensed with.
Recently several engineers and con-
duetors were dismissed from the service
on this diTision OF the road, and Friday
the official decapitating axe was again
put to work, with the result that fifteen
heads rolled into the basket. More are
expected to be dismissed, as the investi-
CATION proceeds, and railroaders were
considerably stirred up about the matter
yesterday,
The men discharged Friday evening
| consisted or ten engineers aud five con-
| ductors, as report has IL, some being To-
Gated at Newark, and others at various
points along the line between that city
aud Bellaire. The allegation is that for
several years a conspiracy has existed
between a considerable number OF em-
ployes and a time-Keeper, stationed at
Newark, by which the employees were
given credit every month for more time
than they had really put in in the SER
vice Of the Company. From this time
list the wage account is made up
monthly, and 1t is part and parcel Of
the assertions current regarding tho
matter that the timekeeper received a
| dividend upon the extra money thus
thrown In the direction Of the employees
who were in the scheme. 1t is further
asserted that about the 25th or last
| March the timekeeper, suspected OF
having a hand in this matter, was dis
| charged at Newark, and his former as
sistant, A. l.. Thomas, promoted to his
place. This seems TO have interfered
with the arrangement, and a petition
was circulated among the employees OF
the road, In and out Of the scheme, 10
have him reinstated. The story goes
that the former assistant got wind
Of this petition, and not caring to be
reduced to his old place. and knowing
the facts regarding the plot to defraud,
he gave the snap away TO the Company's
| officers, and an investigation was put on
| foot which resulted in the dismissals
here referred to. II the rumors current
about the matter are correct, the road
has lost very considerable amount OF
money, In the aggregate, from this
cause, and the details OF the scheme will
make interesting reading, II they ever
come to the surface.
Regarding this matter the GAINESVILLE
Signal says
at is rumored that several more OF
| the Baltimore 81 Ohio railroad men are
to be suspended, pending an investiga.
| ton into the matter OF their drawing
more time than they were entitled. 1t
is limited that the practice was kept up
for long time under former timekeep-
ers and that they stood in While the
examination is going on it is expected
that a gigantic scheme, whereby much
money has been paid out, will be I'M
earthed. 1t is claimed that the practice
could not be kept up without the
knowledge OF the timekeepers, as the
crews of each train would have TO make
| the same time"