The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-23

An 0HiEiaI of the Washington TrHc-
ton Company IntFmates That the
Alleged Frauds HAVE Been Gen
ernI-An Investigation in Progress.
The magnitude Of the conspiracy to
defraud the Washington Traction and
Electric Company becomes greater as the
investigation proceeds" said an official OF
that company this morning. speaking Of
the arrest last night and this morning Of
eight employees of the company, charged
with conspiracy.
If all Of the men We believe to=save
been implicated in the plot are placed IN
der arrest there viii hardly be sufficient
help left as 20 operate the cars Of she
road, the speaker continued
Since the arrest of George w. CadarT.
the engineer at the powerhouse of the
Metropolitan Railroad. about 6 O'Clock
last night and his confession, seven other
men have been taken into custody, five
before midnight last night and two this
morning These are Richard Williams,
who was employed as a fireman and sto-
ker under Cadarr; Oliver a Gardener,
Edward Parker. George w Blair. John /
Heating. John Meyers, and John " bod
son. conductors.
From Information in their possession
.
that q systematic robbery has been going
on since shortly after the Christmas hell
days II Is estimated that the company
loss has been at the rate Of about $500 a
day This would make the total loss Of
the company in the neighborhood of $50
ee0.
The men under arrest are charged with
conspiracy 70 defraud the company, and
bond has been placed at s. go in the case
O. each of the accused. except that OF
Cadarr- whose bail has been fixed at 81
0o0 All are locked up
Other arrests are expected this after
noon or tonight The police de not know
how many OF the employees VIII 5e ac-
eused. as the investigation has been con-
Quoted almost entirely. by George II. Har-
Ties the vice president and general man
ager of the united roads the detectives
OF the department only serving the war
rants that have been sworn out by him
The method alleged TO have been en-
ployed to defraud the company is simple
enough. Each conductor is supplied with
IN individual punch. with which to can
Gel tickets received by him fer fares
Despite this many of them have been
turning in tickets with an assortment Of
punch marks. Some OF the tickets have
also been badly scorrned and bore the
unTniSta kabIe o6ioT Of having been IN a
fire When tickets ar turned N lE the
conductors and their accounts are set
tied. II has been the custom 10 send The
canceIed tickets to The fire room and
buI1 them IN one Of the furnaces Of the
company This work Is done by one of
the clerical force and Is usually accom-
Plisl5d about tire same hour each DAY
According 70 CaGaTT-s confession II has
been his custom to shut of the drafts
and bank the fires about the time
the clerk had placed them in the
furnace and he tCadarr1 would. Il is
said, rake the tickets out and carry them
home IN his unchbox and clothes Many
OF them would be scorChed tyJJ5 he would
clip the ends clean them up as vel as
he could and sell them 10 the conductors
tor Il Il hundred.
Edward Parker IS alleged 70 have been
a Se-DeJween taking the tickets from Ca
GaTT and selling them 10 the others. The
conductors. in turn. il Is charged. nut
N their oEB pockets the good fares pre-
scented and turned IN tickets that had al
ready been punched.
IN settling their accounts with the com
IsaRy II has been the practice where they
lie IN tickets instead of cash An effert
WAS made this afternoon 10 get z state
naezst from the general manager Of the
company, but he was net to be found at
his Office. It Is not known when the &C
cIlsed viii be given 8 preliminary hearing
IN the Police Court, bat II is possible the
case VIII come uT tomorrow.