The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-11
Mrs. Stewart or Ford, the
Woman in the Warmer Case
.SAYSNEVER GOT A DOLLAR
She Blames Another Woman-Defes Big
Four Officials to Arrest Her--Con-
stables Serve Writ on
Her.

Cincinnati, O., Nov. ll,--With the
shortage mounting higher as further PEN
ctration is made into the tangled affairs
Of the Big -Four railroads financial de-
partment, experts in charge Of the ex-
animation yesterday probed into the
matter Of securities and bond issues,
which came under the charge Of Charles
II. Warmer, dcposed treasurer, who Is
accused Of responsibility for defalea-
tion amounting to S643,00o Of the COM
panys funds
Inasinuch as the shortage has grown
in a few days from what was supposed
to be about 100000 to S843000 still
further developments along this line
would not lie surprising to those who
are apparently in close touch with the
affairs Of the railroad company.
II is learned that Warriner in his
statement to his superiors, told them
that when he came here from the Cleve.
land office Of his company, he brought
with him shortage Of $4,000 in his
accounts at Cleveland.
His downfall, be states, dates from
then, he having covered that shortage
only to fall into the clutches Of the
man who, he alleges, has blaokmaiied him
ever since The shortage continued TO
grow until il was soon swelled to $500.
600 before he realized his position
From high Official source, it Is
learned that the Arst intimation Of the
impending scandal in the office Of the
local treasurer came through a Chicago
woman, WHO. it is alleged, had been
sharing in the ill.gotten spoils and whose
income had been shut OF.
AT first The statement Of the woman
was not credited and Melville Z. In
gals, chairman Of the board Of the Big
-Four, declared yesterday that for several
days it was almost impossible for him
to believe that there could be anything
wrong with Warmer, notwithstanding
hasty examination made by some Of
the higher officials Of the company had
brought to light the first facts ii the
shortage.
Through the issuance Of attachment
papers intended to recoyer certain goods
sold to her BY department store in
this city, the presence was revealed yes.
terday in fashionable apartment house
of the woman who has been mentioned
by Warmer ais one Of his alleged black.
matters. The woman who IS well known
in this city and in Chicago, where she
figures in number Of affairs, IL is said.
has been occupying the present apart
ments for only q few days Kept there
a virtual prisoner since the developments
in connection with the Big Four short
age, her identity, il is understood, was
not known to other occupants OF the
place until yesterday
The woman's name is Mrs Jeanette
Stewart and she Is also known as Mrs
Ford She broke long silence yesterday
and gave out an authorized statement,
4 never hlackmailsd Charley Warmer
ont Of dollar" we're her Srst words,
az she sobbinely declared she would
never again eanfde in woman friend ;"
who, she declares IL responsible for
much Of the notoriety she has attained
III the case
This woman said Mrs. Stewart. q
took into my fat, and she occupied ii
While was out Of town. | thought she
was my friend
The railroad officials yesterday denied
emphatically that they had grounds for
suspeeting that the Warmer alleged
shortage may 40 al high as two million
dollars and asserted their belief that
the maximum had been reached in the
sum named, s64s,000.