Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-27
RESUMPTION OF HEARING
RAILWAY MEN CHARGED WITH CON-
sPIRACY TO DEFRAUD.
witness Testines to Having Bought
Cancelled Tickets Under Instruc-
lions From the Company.


to defraud the Washington Traction Syn
dictate out Of $1,000. for which George E.
Cadarr George w. Blair, John W. Myers,
John ]. Heating and Edward Parker are
under arrest, and which was begun in the
Police Court Thursday before Judge Scott.
was resumed today. Much interest was
manifested and the court room was crowd
ed with railroad men and others. Vice
President George H. Harries, who had not
concluded his testimony when court ad-
Journed Thursday, was recalled to the stand
for cross-examination by counsel for the
defense. and was questioned at much
length. His evidence did not vary In any
particular from that given on his direct ex-
animation.
Oliver A. Gardner. the next witness. who
was at one time charged with completely In
the alleged frauds, was put on the stand
as an accomplice, but, as Prosecutor Null
lowry explained, he had been hand In
glove with the men on trial. under IN
structions Of an officer Of the railway COM
pany. and had voluntarily informed Pres
ident McDermott Of the syndicate what
was going on. He had, he said, under IN
structions from Mr.. McDermott. purchased
tickets from Cadarr-the first lot Of about
200 the latter part Of February. He paid
81 for them and handed the lot to Mr.. Nc
Dermott. The tickets referred to were
shown In court and identified by the wit
II .,
bought another lot of about 100 from Ca
darr. for which he paid $I1O. These he
also turned over to President McDermott.
Cadarr informed him, witness said, that he
dragged the tickets from the fire. where
they were placed by a clerk. with hook.
Cadarr informed the witness, the latter
said. that he did not sell any tickets to
any one except Gardner. He did not re-
member he said. having had any CONVEX
sation with Parker on the subject OF buy
ing Cancelled tickets. except in general
way.
His first conversation with Cadarr on the
subject Of the tickets, he declared. was IN
February.
At this point the court took recess for
three-quarters Of an hour.
Witness Gardner's Illness.
Upon reassembling at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon the proceedings were interrupted
before the conclusion Of the testimony by
Witness Gardeners Illness. He was again
called to the stand. and in response to
questions related a conversation had with
Cadarr In February relative to buying some
tickets. but at that time the defendant re-
fused to let him have any. On q subse-
quent occasion, however. witness said he
bought some. and Cadarr admitted that he
was not only selling Cancelled tickets to the
witness. but also to Parker, one OF the de-
PENDANTS. He was told by Cadarr he said.
the details of how the latter rescued the
tickets from the furnace. Witness said he
had conversations with Parker, Heating
and Blair relative to the supposed purchase
by them OF Cancelled tickets Heating In
formed him, he asserted, that he bought a
number of Cancelled tickets
Gardner went on to say that there were
different rates for tickets: those that were
Cancelled with the same punch We're sold by
Cadarr at S1.5O per hundred and those that
We're Cancelled with different punches only
brought 81 per hundred.
Mr.. Gardner was cross examined by Mr..
Galley of counsel for defense. He said his
proper name was Orrin Addison Gardner,
but that he changed his name twenty years
ago TO Oliver A. Gardner because he liked
the latter name better than the one given
him at his birth. He first said he was born
In Boston. but afterward said Stonington,
Conn, was the place of his birth. In re-
ply to further questions, the witness said
he had been in the employ Of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company, beginning as a brakeman He
was a conductor when he left the COM
pany. He had been in various occupations,
he said, among which WAS that OF hotel
proprietor. in which business he failed
At this point Mr.. Gardner became i'll and
tainted. and had to be assisted from the
court room by Deputy Marshals Lacy and
Johnson
Detective Muller's Testimony.
Detective NJ. r. Muller related the par
ticulars Of Cadarr's arrest, and said that
when the prisoner was taken into custody
he had 474 car tickets In his lunch basket.
The accused explained to the witness that
he was taking the tickets home to his
children to play with Cadarr told him.
witness said, that he had sold tickets to
Parker and to Gardner.
The witness had also had a conversation
with Parker when Vice President Harries
WAS not present. This was in the presence
Of Detective Boyd, and was at the sixth
precinct station, during which, he said,
Parker admitted having bought tickets
from Cadarr. Myers who had by that time
been taken into custody, witness said, told
him that he bought 200 Cancelled tickets
from Parker, for which he paid $125 per
hundred. Some Of these We're pretty badly
damaged and could not be again used
Witness was cross-examined by Mr.. E. G.
Niles but no new points were brought out
AT the time Of the closing of this report
Mr.. Muller was still on the stand.
President McDermott of the syndicate
was present today and assisted Mr. Null
lowry in the prosecution of the case