The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-25
A. CONDUCTOR CONFESSES.
HIS ASH War 10 OTTER PEOPLES
MONEY ON A NEW FORK CAR.

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ouslhess' naa q family oopehaent upon my Of
lors w = was porieetiy "i,Ihs TO lake tne
nIss !oo the oa"e my way. Atthat Iime tne
pio "" roao pn,a us oonauctors SS'2o a gay.
y sono fe"eoh "hi'h i1ouio no'e. nrst uhoor.
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wy omcisis thnt the man VINO eoiected the
iNfo "oufu re'"'h ior MS own use q certain
amount OF the money largo or small. according
70 MS uiSposi1ioh OF experience Inc man on
tne 'front.' end however. had no opportunity to
% aisnonest, or, at any rate was not called
on 70 handle any OF the company's money. Tho
oxtra 20 cents PAID MIN was thrown In by tho
company Win inc IDEA, suppose, or evening
up the earnings OK It's employees on both ends
OF the car.
"There were In those days no mechanical de-
vices used In the street cars to register fares or
to make mon honest; there were. however, In q
rev OF the one-horse cars called 'jiggers.' which
ran across town and which employed no con-
ductor, what was known rs the 'Slawson Box
In which passengers were required to deposit
their fares- The drivers Of 'jigsers' started
each trip with a supply OF change in small en-
velopes In sums ranging from ten cents to two
dollars. The driver was expected to keep his
eyes open; one on tho horse In front of him and
on the change box strapped to the dashboard,
while the other had to do duty inside the car to
the end hat no dishonest or forgetful passenger
might elude the payment Of fare.
Lines such as the Broadway. Sixth. Seventh,
and Eighth avenues. and the principal lines In
Brooklyn, which employed conductors as we'll
a. drivers. had to rely upon either the honesty
Of their employees or upon the detective sys-
tenn, known 90 'spotting.' by which means the
companies endeavored to get somewhere near
their share Of the days receipts OF their cars.
l can say without hattering myself that,
mp TO tho tme 1 became . street car
conductor, and handled from SIS to $50
. dey OF the nickels OF tho public, intended to
reach stockholders In the company. had never
1aken' Tor my own use money that belonged to
others and 1 had no intention OF becoming dis.
honest when l entered the service. oid Jim
fosnay' an e1-cifcus man, and formerly one OF
the promoters OF stage lines In this city. was the
presiaent OF the sroaaway and seventh Avenue
nhea ~ tne Time l speak or Ihat was httie
over t"enty-three years ago. IL was through a
Iet.er 70 foshay that l ootained empioSment
netore ne hirea mo nc read me q httle lecture
vent sonethihe hke TINS:
ihis letter says that you arc thoroughly 70
nAo,o anu honest every man we nave on the
Io.a' oHrIihs 10" orousnt nero myseH' came
~Nn Suss suon Observation-Disclosures Ahey may
nave oeen honest "nen tney came mere but II
eiun tHAov very ions ir them 70 tahe d fancy
Goou[ money inope you VIII DO an exception
1sAy. TINS sAlne .hins 70 every man we employ a.
aoonuuc'oF' Auoh suppose IL mas mucn enect
nt oiu VIC "ouioh I oe aisenarsihs conouctor'
ana nring ne" mon Ill tne time, ana you
wouluht nave got d 1oo' he. me 'eii you one
I'M a "alnths' lou wiz 90 "atcneo IRON
the sme you axe . car OUT N inc morning uhtl
"louNA - asa. ~nu +" wv Ceusu'
beeAihs iA.es you wiz Do dropped quickly ahc
you won't know what has hit you. Now go and
report to the superintendent. I'll keep my eyt
an ~, ava a.. ~ von ooua ort,
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the oars in those days know that Superintendent,
T.adho.,o. NO. . 49, n,ono.,,,on u Ala.
ooasor :" a = - p.opoe,'ion.
have any sympsthy to waste on men who turned
up late, or ON men with sick excuses, or conduc
tors who were caught knocking down. His re
caption of me was not calculated to impress me
=. - iueH 'nA' ! n"o iAi'eA n0' " s''e
$50 you're another man to put at the bottom
Of the extra List. are youl Well, there's abou,
ooyenty-avo ahead of YOU. what's your name !
Il told him. and gave him my address. / theI
lived in BROOKLYN.