New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
PAY CHECK SWINDLE.
TGelpe Men focused of Theft of
from $40, 900 to $4,000.

-rvelve men charged with being the princi-
nails or the dummies in a pay envelope swindle
-, which the Degnon Contracting Company and
the New York & Long Island Railroad Com
,anv cutting the Belmont tunnel under the
East River from 42d street. suffered. were yes
terday arrested.
inspector Mclaughlin says that the men got
more than $4,000. Detectives say they got
1-orn $4,000 TO $4,000 He said yesterday
that one of them. Joseph L. Schwartz. of No
go West 9Sth street, a timekeeper for the Deg
non company, confessed to the scheme and i'm
rucated the others in the plot
Resides Schwartz. the men charged with be-
Eng the principals IN the swindle are Caldwell
Eaton, Of No. Ala East Goth street time
tseper for the New York & Long Island Rail-
road Company; Orville Eaton. his father, with
no business, and Otis Latham, alias Ryan. a
waiter, Of No. 300 East 55th street.
The others, who are said to be the dummies
and who received only 50 out of each pay en-
vsops Il is alleged they took to the principals.
are Clarence Berry, a laborer, living in Flush
sngi Joseph Carey, rock driller. OF No. 10
Tast 41st street; George Dietz a plumber. of
No. T61 Second avenue: Arthur Hind, a waiter,
~ No, 1887 Lexington avenue; Harry Abram-
son. an electrician, Of No. 1896 East 164th
streets William J. Murphy a helper Of No 206
Zvsst Dist street; Robert Rausch, a salesman
~ No, 251 West 8Sth street, and John Silver
man. no occupation, OF No. 1896 East 164th
street
According to Inspector Mclaughlin, the opera
lions Of the gang went for two months in
which time the principals defrauded the con-
tracing companies out OF at least $4,000. The
detectives took a room at the Grand Union
Hotel which overlooked room in the furnished
room house at No. 112 East 41st street.
Inspector Mclaughlin says that Eaton and
Latham gave the other men paychecks in the
room in 41st street These were exchanged for
nav envelopes which usually contained about
$40. Schwartz, It is alleged, furnished the pay
checks, and young Eaton, in his capacity as
timekeeper for the other company, o. KID them
Every other Saturday is payday and yester-
day the detectives say they traced the men they
arrested except the two tImekeepers, from the
room in 41st street the pay station Of thecom-
uany at No. 16 East 42d street. saw they draw
their money and go back to the room IN 4lsC
street where, the detectives say, they gave their
envelopes TO the elder Eaton and Ryan They
saw that Eaton received more than S4O0, which
was considered rather a light day.
The compliments against the men are ST
John Clark, engineer in charge Of the New
York and Long Island Railroad Company, and
Robert a. Shceer, chief engineer Of the Degnon
Contracting Company.
When the twelve prisoners were arraigned
before Magistrate Steinert. in the Tombs court,
George DoUgherty. superintendent of the Pink
erton Agency, said that the stealingS would
amount TO at least $4,000 and might reach to
$50 600. Magistrate Steinert held them in S3,OOO
each for examination on Monday. They were
charged with grand larceny and conspiracy.
Two Of the men, whom the detectives tried 10
get as they left the house in 4lst street, made q
hard fight, and got away