The evening times., 1896-04-09
Ticket Broker MlaImaduks Is
J Broushl,Refore Judge Miller.
TESTIMONY lil5dli!i OF OF " WITNESSES T
The Defendant Offered No Evidence
tn.His Own Bet,alfT7:B ts O. Railroad
Officials Related Ruses by Which
They Discovered the Alleged Often
der. fIonds'Given by the Prisoner.

The case of Wilbur W. Marmadnke, the
ticket broker. was heard in Judge Miller
court this forenoon. Three inforihatiohs
were flied against the defendant, each con-
taining q distinct charge of forging ana ut
tering false railway checks or passes.
The witnesses on the government s.le,
lncl,:aing the prosecuting witness, were
william Alvey, J. Split. ii. r. Hawser'
George Baldwin, F. c. Shein. j. T. wright,
f. b. Hickey and James +. Fleming.
George Baldwi was first placed on the
stand. He said that on February nc
was asked by District Passenger Agent
HeGe to take two passes to the office OF
Marmaduke and dispose of them.
"I gave the passes to Ma rmaduke, said
witness. land received Sc for them"
Upon being questioned by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Mulowny Mr.. BALDWIN
said the passes were punched to expire
on February 4. two days before hc sofa
them to Marmaduke.
The passes we're produced and given
witness md he identified them by private
mark as those received by Marmaduke from
him.
These are repunched for April o."
said witness.
HE OBEYED ORDERS.
Further, the witness said he knew the
| tickets were worthless when he gave them
| 10 defendant but that he simply dld as
| requested by Mr.. Hege.
j. T. Wright was the next witness He
| said he is a ticket broker.
What is the Ticket Brokers assocla-
iion7'' asked Mr.. Mullownv.
The defense objected, ana the stTaight
| questions We're put To witness, who was
| further allowed to make statement or hts
| experience with the defendant.
ION the 22d of April man caihe into
my office, and asked me 10 cash rebate
| from n ticket good between this city and
| New York, signed by Marmadukc. ioashed
| The rebate, which was for So. IN three
| coupons / sold The tickets to passengers
next morning, thinking them good, as
they were ~ Narmadukc's name nut
discovered them, To he false.
other testimony was given hy witness
as TO numbeTs apd letters on tickets and
now they are identified by the marks
ypon s-cAaniinution the witness did
not substantially change his statement.
The ..scalper,", or ticket-ibroking bust
ness was detailed at length. Judge Miliei
remarking at the end that lit requires a!
much work TO run ticket office as an en
tire railway" ....- -.
| The Marmaduke passes IA rule, are froIi
Gciger, New Ysrk broker, and rnembe
of the Guarapteel Ticket Brokers Assooia
ton. Wright said he had cashed THOUSAND
of Gciger's rebates. ... ..-. ...
Gateman soilfrs. at the Baltimore {
Ohio Railway depot, then testified tina
I,he colleeted the false tickets. aud referre
their holder 10 GeheraI agent Alyey's OF
: I.fice He mad been ordered TO look out 70
I:.'crooked passes
Broker DAVIS next WAS called, and tol,
6 of the brokers association. and said tn
lldefendant was u'cmber.
I MR.. ALvETs TESTIMONY.
l. General gent Wliipm Alvey then cam
forward and said hs sus pected crooked worl
on tue part Of the defendant, and had sen
10 Chica go for a number of old passes wit
which 10 test the business transactions o
Marmaduke. s.-
Il gave some 10 A gent Hegc. with III
suggestion 10 get them to the defendant
office. which was done. then ordered a
tickets OF the kind transferred to be co
LIE
train.
Abraham Gates. a barber, testified tha
nc was sent 10 MarmaduSc's office by Nj
Hege with a SIu billto buy 4 ticket TO Ne'
| York. He said lie went there at 1O:o
| o'clock, and Marmadukc told him to CON
| back at O'Clock. When witness returne
he was told to come back at 3 p. m., whic
he did and was sold Il ticket to New for
for S4T5, which he carried back, to N
Hege.
This ticket is alleged TO have been one {
, | those altered. Mr.. Hege prepared stat
ment of the transaction, which the witne
signed.
Gates said Marmaduke told him to be SUI
and use the ticket that night. This W;
some time near the middle of February, b
Gates could not remember positively.
: Mr.. Hege took the stand and said he Sc
Gates there ON the 18th of February to bt
the ticket, and he returned With it to
office at s O'Clock. aud that the ticket DO
evidence of having been plugged. He said
I had a statement type written and sent &
ticket to the general passenger agent
Baltimore. ..
X Mr.. Hege said the ticket was sold aft
the expiration of the time limit, which W
February II and that it had been plugS
: and resold.
Judge Miller. held the defendant
81. 900 bonds for the grand jury in tv
' of the cases. The third one was no
n pressed. because the witnesses were &.
II New York.