The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-19
LATEST NEWS OF
THE RAILROADS.
Pass Forgers Sent Up for Long
Terms-The southern's
New Map.


-, noans OF forging passes anu oAs
.-.ua,,- Of manufacturers by the use OF
mr. mails, have been sentehceo -
,eniten.iary from Chicago
5-;,,,o-+ r Meters and John II. jones'
~. wholesalc sorgers of railway passes
who were arrested when about 10 iea'e
t4,;osco a few weeks ago. pleaded gum!
.r forgery before Judge Tuiey, :nl few
,,.-,,,+es later were sentenced TO Joliet fer
an indcicisninaic term Although the
men were glad 10 plead guilty witaoa;
.rou5linS the prosecution to present its
evidence. they were not willing to teil me
extern, 10 which they had dctrandcd the
railroads.
A few facts about their operations we're
drawn from the men. but no connected
story was told by them. The amount oil
which, the railroads have been defrauded
by them run into the thousands Of dollars
and railroads throughout the country nave
been victimized. but no definite IDEA OF
the extent OF the operations can pc Sc
cured. In addition to the forging ana seii-
ing OF employees passes for "hlch t-ie
Snen were arrested, they had aholhei
method OF obtaining; Transportation l my
would present TO the passenger agent y,
q railroad a. forged letter from me heau
Of another road. asking for trip passes
for two employees OF The foreign load.
When this letter was llonorcd by the Is
suance OF the requested passes. the paste
boards would be promptly sold 10
scalper. Meters told OF getting six return
passes 10 important Western points IN
this manner. They Were sold TO BIZ Sye,
a Chicago scaiper- for sei0, and were re-
covered from him. after the arrest OF
Meters and Jones, by the railroads in
.erested.
iMeiers and Jones worked in one city
after another through the country, and 1t
WAS due to the vigilance OF Central Pas
senger Association officials. who were on
the lookout for them. that they were
caught when they appeared here They
ordered bogus autograph stamps from A.
w. Martin and Company, makers of rub
Der stamps, who reported the order to the
Passenger Association. The forgers de-
pended on the possession of false stamps
and OF paper and passes printed by them
selves dor their success.
There We're five indictments against the
men. but when they pleaded guilty TO the
charge of forging "a pass over the Norfolk
and Western the other indictments were
dropped
Since the arrest of the pair 1t has been
learned that Meters has a criminal record.
His real name is p. y. Van Sickel, his
home is in New Lexington. Ohio, and he
was formerly q Wagner car conductor
The men were prosecuted by 7. L. Brod-
belt, special agent Of the Central l'aSsen-
ger Association; Joseph j. Doran. OF
Philadelphia, general solicitor of the Nor
folk and Western. and John II. Coulter,
OF Chicago, We're the attorneys for the
railroads, and Assistant States Attorney
Olsen appeared for the State. The wit
nesses heard We're l.. Z. Johnson, OF Roa-
noke. Va, General manager of the Norfolk
and Western; ]. c. Moorhead. OF Ueve-
land. Ohio, general manager of the Erie,
and A. L. Bliss, OF Cleveland, Ohio, CHIEF
clerk of the Nickel Plate.
The Southern Railway has just issued
a very attractive wall map of the South
ern System, showing in detail the South
ern System and connecting lines. A new
and most attractive feature of the map
is the location of all the battle-fields of
the South is marked and the map mar
gins are filled with much matter of de-
scriptive and historical interest The
map is valuable for ready reference
The Tarmrille and Powha,an Railroad,
which went into receivers hands about
year ago, Will be offered at sale Fri
day next 1t is understood that the bond
holders Will buy in the road and operate
it There is very small Indebtedness
the road matters now stand, and
il is regarded as paying property.
Express companies are running extra
heavy equipment lin order to accommo-
date the Christmas traffic.
A caboose car OF the Seaboard Air Line
was destroyed by fire this morning at 1905
The alarm was sounded from Box 314,
located at Fifteenth and Poplar Streets.
AND a
Comparative statement Of gross earnings
OF the Chesapeake and OHIO Railway for
second week of December. 1909 $500 Sal. OS:
increase s13.44494. For the two weeks of
December, 1890. s6lS, lC2.0S: increase, S.
69ol5.
n. AND ". EARNINGS.
The statement Of estimated gross earn
inEs OF the Norfolk and Western Railway
Company for second week of December.
1890, s3I4.GG5Ss: increase. Sss,.55 Total for
month TO date, stl04. ..SSs,: increase. sl05. 9Ss
July lst. 1890, TO latest date, S7,l6a,6sS: