The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-30
POLICEMAN IN SNOW GRAFT.
ARRESTED FOR OFFERING STOLEN
SNOR TICKETS AT CUT RATES.
Each worth 81 Cents--His Price Was $50 for
900 and He Admits That He Knew They
were Stolen-One OF Contractor Brad
iey's Superlnt endents Also Arrested.

were Stolen-One OF Contractor Brad
iey's superlnt endents Also Arrested.
Patrolnlan Frank G.. Fletcher OF the
Macdougal street station was arrested
yesterday by Special Policeman Reardon
on charge Of receiving stolen snow re-
moval tickets. An employee OF William
Bradley Il Son, who have the contract Tor
removing the snow, was arrested by Rear
don on Saturday night for stealing the
tickets. and the District Attorney expects
at least one other arrest.
Mr.. Bradley recently discovered what
he believed to be an extensive swindling
scheme and he went TO see the District AT
torney at once. The tickets which are
worth 80 l-3 cents apiece when presented
for payment. are distributed by the con-
tractors among their superintendent TO
give to drivers. one for every load OF snow
actually dumped into the river MIR.
Bradley said that the number OF tickets
issued hasn't tailed with the number OF
loads dumped into the river as counted
by the inspectors. A large number OF
tickets was missing and he suspected that
some of the drivers provided with the
stolen tickets had carted their loads only a
short distance from the starting point and
after dumping them into the street had
returned for more.
Policeman Reardon. whom Mr.. Jerome
sent to investigate, was told that julius
L. w, Bendt, superintendent in Bradley's
employ, had left the contractors office.
at l5a East Twenty-fourth street. about
S o'clock on Friday evening with large
number of tickets Bendt returned about
O'Clock and told Mr.. Bradley that he
had been robbed of 900 tickets Tho con-
tractor wasn't satisfied with the explana-
ton.
Between and o'clock the same evening
another superintendent named Walsh was
visited by two men, one OF them uni ormed
policeman. The policeman and ms COM
panion asked Walsh If he wanted TO BUY
300 snow removal tickets for $50 The
tickets are worth about $500 The police
man had in his hands two pads OF 100 tickets
apiece and admitted, according to Walsh.
that they had been stolen The superin-
tendent and the two men went 10 saIoOn
at Seventy ninth street and Avenue Z
and talked the matter over. The police
man said that he had to go on reserve at
the Macdougal street station at o clock,
but would like to talk the matter over with
Walsh again. Walsh at once reported the
interview to Mr.. Bradley
Reardon started in by arrestlng Bendt
on Saturday. Bendt was arrai gned ~ the
Yorkville court yesterday and held in $500
for examination tomorrow.
After court, Reardon learned the num-
Der Of the policeman from Walsh and then
went to the Macdougal street station.
He asked for Fletcher who was out on post
on Broadway, and Acting Captain Hughes
sent for him. Fletcher begged not TO he
arrested but admitted that he knew the
tickets We're stolen. He was locked up
in the station house and will be arral gned
in the jefferson Market police court this
morning He is 81 years old and has been
on the force since 1897 He has wife and
several children Twenty police COM
plants have been lodged against him ac-
cording to the District Attorney.
Mr.. Jerome refused 70 say who the man
was who accompanied Fletcher when Walsh
was aprroa chad