Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-01
SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
Arrest in HeV York for COunterfeitinS
Southern Pacific Railroad Tickets.
coNrEpERArEs IN SOUTHWEST.
Ccnductors' and Advcrtisers' Passes
shipped To New Orleans and
Texas-Mntl-Carricr Afds In Ecrrets
ing Out the COnspiratOrs.

NEW YORK, August 3l.-Chief Drum
mond, Of the Secret Service. arrested to-
day Clarence Barnett. an agent OF tho
Stafford Mineral Springs. at SO and 2S
Broadway. who also has A brokers' ONCE
at 3S2 Broadway, and brought him before
Commissioner Alexander. where he was
charged with having made countertelt
tickets of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company. and worked a scheme TO de-
fraud by sending them through the nails.
The specific act on which the arrest
was made H. alleged TO have taken place
on August 18th last. when he IL charged
with having deposited In the ma.l-box q
letter containing forged and counterfeit
copy OF the advertisers pass Of the rail-.
road company. According 10 Chief Drum.
mond's story, Barnett was prepared Il
work his scheme on larEe scale. 1t Il
claimed that he worked In conjunction
with two of his brothers. one In New
Orleans and the other in San Antonia
Tex. In the hrst-named city are Eugene
Barnett and Joseph Wiener. VINO ara
ticket brokers, and the other brother,
In san Antonio. Is In the same business.
1t is alleged that the tickets were all
printed here. First a counterfeit OF the
conductors trip pass was attempted. and
and it 10 alleged that Barnett shipped
1900 Of these 10 his brother in New Or.
leans. These were caught, and are now
in the possession OF Mr.. Drummond.
Then the advertisers pass WAS tried
This is ticket that Is Issued 10 news.
papers for advertising and is filed out
IgfNgAn the rgiuts wanted the
Of some newspaper being mentioned on
the pass. In this way the f0rger could
make the pass worth from s. 10 800
IL IS claimed that Barnett had tho
tickets printed and filled out, and that
he mailed three or four week. one ut
a time, 10 his brother in New Orleans.
Drummond and his men have been fol.
lowing these movements FOR three or fouu
months. Whenever Barnett mailed a let.
ter 1t would be taken out of the street.
box by the carrier and marked. IL wa.
followed UP to the other end, and IL.
contents were noted. To-day Mr. Drum.
moni received word from New Orlean1
that his men there had arrested Eugene
Barnett and Wiener, and 60 make the ar.
rest here. Drummond then caught The
man here In his office.
1t IS said that not over twelve OF tina
tickets have ben used. as the circulation
Of them was very circumspect. Drum.
mond was acting for the Southern Pacific.
Commissioner Alexander fxed the bail
az M.50J and IL had not been given ri
100, although the Commissioner waited
10 receive IT, Mr.. Drummond Is now
making an effort 10 get the printer.
Barnett admits In an interview that Nc
mailed the tickets, but says they were 20
be used for an advertisement OF scmt
house he represents.
CRESCENT CITY END.
NEW ORLEANS. LA, August 3i.-N
gigantic fraud In cOunterfeting Southern
Pacific railroad tickets was unearthei
here to-day, with the arrest Of J. Barnett,
OF Barnett e Wiener. Canal-street ticket-
scalpers. A warrant IL out for Wiener.
and he IL almost certain TO be arrested
within the next twenty-four hours. II il
also understood that an arrest has been
made In New York through n private
agency. and another arrest In an eastern
city. but the names Of the prisoners arc
for the present withheld.
The tickets were counterfeited In New
York by a printing and lthographing-
house i'm that city. and the printers. IL
Is said. are also 10 be arrested
Inspector Fegan, OF tho Southern Pacific
railroad, has been at work on the case
for several months The Southern Pacific.
since General Passenger-A Morse
came here. has discovered counterfetln,
going on. and a plan was mapped out TO
capture the alleged criminals. Fegan
worked wth the crooks and was offered
as his share OF the swag $4,000.
United States Dcpuiy-Marshal Leblanc
arrested Barnett this morning. and he IS
now in custody.