The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
More Trouble With Chicago
Ticket Brokers.
Another Nest of Them Is I'm
earthed There.
HIS CONFEDERATES.
They Sell FOrgeries Produced
in Allardt's Plant.
Their Secrets Are Discovered
by an Expert.
HIS CONFEDERATES

There is CONSERVATION in that part Of
Clark street lying between Madison
and Adams says the Chicago Daily
Tribune A number of ticket brokers
stand accused and are to be made to
face charges similar to these which re-
Gently resulted in penitentiary sem
fences for Charles Allardt and others.
Some of these ticket brokers-and
their names are in the possession of the
states attorney-are accused Of buying
and selling forged railway tickets,
which were produced in the plant Of
AlIardt and his confederates.
Edward Farnum. the expert ticket
forger who was convicted together with
Allardt. yesterday made the revelations
involving other ticket brokers. Farnum
was a witness for the state against
John r. Nelson. another Allardt en-
pl0ye who is ON trial in Judge Bren-
tano's court, charged with forgery
"ALardt and / opened an office OPP
posite the Morrison hotel" Farnum
said Fred Rice was the artist. 1
learned a great deal from Rice and
when ne left the concern i got chance
to get in my work.
"Farnum said he worked in his room
in the Ross hotel, later in the Johnson
hotel and finally in the Hotel Neley-
Often. instead of altering tickets they
were engraved and made in full, he
said.
when altered tickets" he testified.
81 got so cents each for them When
ticket was to be made in fun ] got
from So 10 s. for each Alardt made
the tickets in some plant he had and
brought them to me to finish
Did YOU make tickets and alter them
for other brokers2" was asked
20, yes, all the boys brought me
work j often changed as many as
twenty-five or thirty tickets in a DAY
who are some of these other brok-
ers who brought you tickets
Here Assistant States Attorney Olson
objected. saying he did not care TO nave
the names revealed at this time his
objection was sustained.
Farnum said that Nelson, the defend
amt had never aided him in forging
tickets but had watched him a his
work and carried tickets back and forth
for Allardt.
do YOU think Nelson knew anything
about your changing the tickets2
well a man would have to be deaf
and dumb and also blind not to learn
such things around Allardts Office,
Faruum said
Among the expressions that were fire.
quently used by Farnum were
.Rummy One who is easy a man
who writes from out Of town for infor-
nation about tickets and rates.
Sucker A farmer.
Body snatcher" "squealer,' "spieler, .
and Darker "A nav tzef or uchetS-
Monkey or "dinkey''-A set of per
forated pasteboards in which acids are
poured and prevented from spreading
all over the tickets
Train skinner'-One who buys tickets
ON excursion trains
shorts Tickets to local destinations
What may be altered to read to remote
destinations.
During the progress of the trial it de-
vel0ped that love letter written to
Maggie Moran by E'arnum while ne was
a prisoner ina the county JAIL played u
part lin the prosecution of Allardt and
Farnum 1T furnished the prosecution
with a sample of Farnums writing and
certain words used in the letter were
construed by the states lawyer to adj
wise Farnums sweetheart to stand
pat and not reveal the operations of
the gang.