The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-14

be no excuse whatever.
Another well -to-do man who used TO
travel to town two or three times
week was in the habit of taking re-
turn ticket to the nearest station. for
which he paid flve-pence. When he
reached London he would produce the
half of his ticket and pay the differ
ence in fare. On his return journey
however, he forgot to take another
ticket, and when he reached the home
station handed IN the return half of his
five-penny ticket, hts journey from
town thus costing him 2hd instead OF
Is. sd. There is reason to think that
he practiced this mean trick for years
before he was detected, and yet this
man always drove to and from the
station in carriage and pair.
Another ingenious trick was prac-
ticed by passenger who had sea-
son ticket on the Great Northern Line.
He was in the habit of paying fire.
quent visits to Hendon, on the Mid
land Railway and thought a single
ticket quite sufficient for the double
journey. AS you may know, both Mid
land and Great Northern trains to the
city pass through Kings Cross Metro
politan Station, and passengers from
each dismount at the same platform.
Well, our ingenious friend would trav-
Ell from Hendon by Moorgate street
train, dismount at Kings Cross and
wait on the platform until Great
Northern train came up. He would
then walk out of the station on the
strength of his season ticket on that
line.
A not infrequent form of cheating
Is for two brothers or relatives of the
same name and address to travel on
common season ticket, and it is ex-
ceedingly difficult to detect the fraud.
They usually arrange to travel to-
gether, and whenever season tickets
are demanded one of them will pro-
duce his ticket with alacrity. while
the other affects to tumble. in his pock-
cts in seach of his. 1t is, however.
quickly produced, and the inspector
must be very keen-eyed to see il
passed from one hand to another.
If they travel separately and either
should fail to produce the ticket, he
gives his address and name, which
prove to be those of season ticket
holder. OF course, the game Is not
without risk, as many of these travel
ing doubles know.
There are numbers of men who
travel hundreds of miles a year on
railways without the formality of TAX
ing a ticket. When tickets are de-
manded they will answer season"
with an innocent and assured air
which carries conviction. If, however.
an unreasonable collector asks to see
the ticket they will make a diligent
search for it, and on falling to find it
will insist on paying the fare instead
of giving their name and address, and
won't trouble about the odd coppers.
Unless they have the bad luck to re-
peat the experiment on the same in
spector they may play their game for
years with impunity
A very fragrant case of cheating was
exposed only a few months ago, In
which man Travelled regularly to
town for five months after his sea
son" had expired. On the occasion
when he had been asked to produce ii
for inspection he discovered that he
had left it at home, and had given the
name and address, which proved to
be those of a season ticket holder. Un-
fortunately, he practiced the trick once
too often, for the inspector CHANGED to
know the man whose name he gave,
and who was actually the next-door
neighbor of the fraudulent traveller. 1t
will be a long time before that man
travels on an expired ticket again.