The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-04
Baggage Of Holders Of Return Cou-
pons Of sunday Excursion Tickets
Checked on Regular Trains.
sUPT. A. A. ZION Is RETIcENr
HE DOES NOT CARE TO DISCUSS SIT
UATION AT THIS TIME.
Central Passenger Association Detec-
tives at work-DfscharEed Men
Proclaim Their Innocence.

The action OF the Union Railway Com
pany in discharging number of bag
gagemen employed at the Union Station
for entering into an alleged conspiracy with
scalpers and for irregularities in checking
baggage has excited considerable comment
In railroad circles aud has caused con-
sternation among the friends OF the dis
charged men. Up to last night six baggage
men had been discharged by Superintendent
Zion. OF the Union Railway Company.
These men are:
HOMER ROACH, OF Irvington.
LESLIE B. JAY, No. 1ol7 North La Sale
street.
ISAAC SMITH. OF Irvington.
JOHN LEFLER. so Prospect street.
GEORGE BARNHART. ]
JEFF DUNCAN.
The company began discharging the men
several days ago and filling their places
with others. When asked for a reason for
these wholesale dismissals last night, supt.
A. A. Zion SAID he could not discuss the
matter further than to say the men had
been discharged for violating rules OF the
company in checking baggage.
SPECIFIC ALLEGATION.
1t is said that the action of the company
|
Central Passenger Association through its
detectives. One of the specific charges is to
the effect that the baggagemen or check
men, as they are called. have been sending
| out baggage on Sunday excursion tickets
sold by scalpers. which Il is claimed h
| against the rules of railroads The claim IL
made that in some instances men have
bought the return coupons OF Sunday ex-
4aoIrot
| ing the scalper small sum, say so cents
has been allowed to send his baggage to
| his destination on regular train. These
Sunday excursion trains do not carry bag
gage. The allegation is made that the
| scalpers have been dividing with the check
men. This is Indignantly denied by the dis
charged men. One OF them said. II have
n the form o
much as Is or so cents-from men whose
baggage ! was handling. but this did not
concern the railway company"
INTERCHANGEABLE MILEAGE.
One of the men said that when he was
called into the superintendent's Office and
| given his walking papers he was told that
he had been violating the rules of the COM
pany by checking baggage on interchange
/ able mileage sold by scalpers. He said this
| was the first he had known OF a rule
against this. There sensational stories
floating about regarding the dismissal Of
these checkmen. One is TO the effect that
| the detectives of the Central Passenger As
sociation have been working on the matter
| for some time. IL Is stated that James Nc
| Crea, president OF the Union Railway Com
| pany, issued an order for the discharge OF
| all the men reported by the association.
The six discharged men were all consid-
| cred competent checkmen and some OF them
had been in the employ of the company for
| a long time. Homer Roach had worked for
| the railway company for sixteen years
| Superintendent Zion. when informed last
night of the sensational stories being cir
culated regarding the dismissal OF the men,
4 said they were exaggerated