The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-23
A CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD
Charges by Washington Traction
and Electric Officials.
A street Railway EmpIoye Accused
of Saving Cancelled Tickets Order
ell to He Burned-Compnny HenSy
Ioser-Nnny Others Suspected.

of saving Cancelled Tickets Order
ell to he Burned-Compauy n Henyy
Ioser-Mnny Others Suspected.
Behind the arrest last night of George
w. Cadarr, an engineer employed by the
Washington Traction and Electric Com
pany. and Edward Parker, a conductor,
and Richard Williams fireman. also
employees of the corporation, are allega-
tiuns of "A giant fraud
The police and officials of the railway
company believe those under arrest. and
Others vet unknown, are responsible for
the loss to the company of about $780,
Ga. Cadarr is charged with conspiracy to
defraud the company. while Parker and
Wilkins are held on suspicion. pending
complete investigation.
The arrests We're made singly shortly
before midnight as the result of an in
Vestigation into large losses alleged by Of
ficials of the railroad company. war
rant was secured late yesterday after
noon for the arrest of Cadarr, sworn to-
by George H Harries, First Vice Presi-
de:It of the company. Detectives Boyd,
Muller, Flather, and Lacy found Cadarr
at his home, 1p06 l Street southeast and
took him to the Ninth precinct station.
There he was confronted by Mr.. Harries,
Superintendent Lee of the railroad COM
pany, Lieutenant Daley. and several 9th
ers. besides the detectives
Cadarr was put through searching eX-
animation and he finally implicated Par
Eer and Williams, who were afterward
arrested. All the prisoners were kept at
the station during the night and the in
vestigation. which is still in progress, will
certainly lead. it is said, to other arrests.
to na W have
engaged on the mystery of heavy losses
by the company for two months past
Cadarr first started the scheme by which
the alleged frauds have been perpetrated.
He has for more than a year had charge
of the big furnace of the company in the
plant at Fifteenth and II Streets north
east. being chief engineer at that power
house. 1t has been the custom for years
10 burn all cancelled tickets OF the com
pany in this furnace. as they are brought
in day by day by the conductors, checked
off in the office. and sent down stars to
he destroyed. 1t is said that Cadarr
struck upon the idea of rescuing these
tickets from the furnace before they were
burned, or after they had been hut
slightly scorched, and selling them 10 va
rious conductors on different roads in the
city. 1t was obviously a part of the
the tickets from Cadarr should turn them
in Al their various offices. instead of per-
feet tickets taken from passengers on
trains and ears from whom they collected
faye.
There has been a noticeable falling off
in the receipts of the railroad, and this
fact. together with the suspicion raised
by the steady appearance in the offices of
the road of singed tickets, aroused the
suspicious of the railroad officials
About February ! Mr.. Harries found
that the company was losing heavily and
began an investigation. Shortly after
ward he notified the police and Detectives
Boyd, Muller and others were put to
work on the case. The detectives worked
for two weeks. gradually gathering evi-
dence. and then the scheme of marking
tickets was resorted to. The detectives
marked a number of cancelled tickets.
which were then sent downstairs to be
destroyed with large hatch. The marked
tickets Were arranged that they would
not readily take fire because placed in
the centre of a batch of tickets.
Several days afterward some of the
marked tickets already Cancelled were
again turned in at the offices of the COM
pany, showing that the suspicious of the
officials and detectives were correct A
warrant was then sworn ont for the ar
rest of Cadarr.
Nt the station last night Mr. Ifarries
and Superintendent Lee, OF the railroad
company, were closetsd with I.ieuteuant
Daley, the detectives. and the prisoners.
who were under examination for hours.
The railway officials refused to talk much
concerning the affair. Superintendent
Lee said.
Il cannot speak OF the matter now. We
are still Investigating the case and other
arrests may follow. The loss to the CON-
Iany has been very heavy
Lieutenant Daley said that his men had
been working for several weeks in cOallinU-
tion with the detectives. He said he under
stood all the prisoners would be cha rls,d
with conspiracy to defraud the company.
but that Parker and Williams. together
with John Heating. also a conductor on.
the road. who was arrested after mid
night. We're simply held on suspicion until
the whole affair had been investigated.
Policemen Johnson. Williams and Mans
field, OF the Ninth precinct, are taking
part In the invest cation.
The detectives have been told that the
loss to :he railroad company has been
about Si09 a day since January last. per
haps more. IL is believed by the police
that at least twenty conductors ON the
various branches OF the Washington
Traction Company have been guilty of
fraudulent practices in connection with
the sale Of the tickets and IL is not uu-
likely that wholesale arrests may follow.
Cadarr was seen la.t night al the sta
tion. He said that he thought the whole
affair was bad enough without newspaper
notoriety.
i shall not talk about the case now,
he said. until 1 have consulted a law
yer"
Cadarr has been on the road a little over
year. He Is married and has two chill
dren. The detectives made a search of
his house and found in a trunk in his
bedroom about 1900 tickets already can
ceied. When searched at the station about
l9ps tickets were found on Cadarr's per
son.
Edward Parker has been on the road
about three years. He is married and has
several children. He declined to talk last
night. Richard Williams who for a time
is said 10 have assisted Cadarr I'm the
engine room of the power house. lives al
llo7 = Street southeast. He is also mar
ricd.
IN HONOR OF FRoEBEL.