New-York tribune., 1909-02-03
MANY ARRESTS ON
FRAUD. CHARGES
JEROME STIRTS PROBE
IN SNOW REMOP4L.
gtreet Cleaning Commissioner and
district attorney Eranline Many
Employees at Night.

far
-. street Cleaning Department and Porter F.
=. Toe acting for the Commissioners Of Ac-
,+s what IS alleged to be wholesale plan
:. 5efraud the city through falsely checked
-cr removal tickets was uncovered late last
tight.
n;striet Attorney Jerome and Commissioners
,-srsr5s and Hogan conducted the inquisition
bed in Mr.. Jerome's office The men were ex-
.-,snea before Magistrate Krotel At an early
,o,- this morning the investigation was still
ting or. During the inquisition the following
.,+r employees were arrested charged with
rand larceny:
-,.sy James q No 4s7 Amsterdam avenue who
foreman in the dePaTn1ent and actinE supeTipend
sbo vas paced in charge Of The Bronx as deputy
casTElTo. Bernard J. forty-seren years old. Of No
ven-h avenue
nrr Jah J. twenty-eight years cid. IF No. so2 East
rrTPsEr. Tirnotiy A. thirty-seven years old. OF No
,,ooss Da,id. foreman for DAILY & Mclean.
rasIEY Thomas thrty-fOur years old OF No All East
xaTT-Ro viro twenty-four years old OF No 2e Thomp
yxAxUs Hugh tAirtyeigh years old Of No. 4e2 West
rRPHY. 5oseph. tnirty-ttree years old. of No. ss1
Eas 18th street
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Commissioner Edwards announced that Dep
nv Commissioner Hogel had been suspended.
ne said that all contractors had been ordered
70 quit work to-day and that the department
would handle the snow removal with its own
hired trucks.
Fifteen Street Cleaning Department loading
znd dump toremen and ten foTemen and super
.ntendents employed by the contracting firm Of
Daly & Mclean, at No 10 East 42d street were
haled before District Attorney Jerome late last
night The city, Commissioner Edwards said he
estimated. was defrauded cut OF $4,000 in
handling the present snowfall
According TO Commissioner Edwards. he was
informed by his detective that he could buy
quantity OF the triplcate system snow tickets
tr $1,000. and he cashed his first salary check
IS Commissioner Monday night 70 supply
SINE of the money. He said that At Lee was
Introduced 10 a man named David Jacobs.
sreman employed by Daily & Mclean, as Mr.
Fsrkins., and that Jacobs sold him a quantity
Il the snow tickets punched TO the maximum
number Of leads for each truck, after talk in
M contractors storenouse. at No 2fO East list
street Monday
Commissioner Edwards held midnight con-
srence with his counsel and Deputy Commis-
ssoner Hogan on Monday night and more tickets
1Turn the etn Cd. 9Th and Sth districts. covering
lsgss Jacobs Mr.. Edwards said. was acting in
connection with a nephew Of a prominent con-
tractor Of this city. At dinner in down
tszn restaurant. K is alleged. Jacobs and this
nan explained 10 At Lee the whole system Of
punching tickets and making the city pay for
snow that had never been loaded or dumped
st Lee turned in the tickets which he bought
z1th Edwards's money and received credit, Civ
Ing him 20 per cent profit
EDWARDS SEES JEROME.
Then Commissioner Edwards went over the
evidence in the investigation with District At
toraey Jerome yesterday evening. and it was
determined 10 caIi the persons concerned in the
matter to the Criminal Courts Building for an
Investigation.
Deputy Commissioner Frederick A. Hogel. Mr..
Edwards said gave Jacobs check for STe0 for
quantity of bogus snow removal tickets leav-
hg the date on the check blank end explaining
nst ne would deposit money TO cover the
smount called for in a few days Jacobs also
tod 1t Lee, it is alleged. that he would have
fA00o worth Of tickets for sale at $50 o'clock
Az night ana he explained when AT Lee and
as detective met him THAI his partner. the
sszlIhy contractors nephew. was unable to get
asre
William Charlesworth detailed to the snow
REMOVAL Office. and Superintendent Brogan of
shs s:h District were among those taken TO the
District Attorneys Office. The Commissioner
zaid that Dempsey admitted that he signed the
fraudulent tickets. and that more than $1,000.
Including bills which he had taken the num-
Ter o1 before they were used for the purchase
the snow tickets, was found in Jacobss
Clothing Jacobs also admitted, Mr.. Edwards
sale. that he had made an average Of 500 a
cay and that the profits from the ticket FRAUDS
were divided into four portions. some of which
hsxT1, fezF Dp-
partnient Roughly estimating. the Commits
siener said that 20 per cent of the tickets
'u1hed in by DAILY & Mclean were dummies"
s>d that they did not represent loads actually
earTed He said that he had ordered ali bills
He'n contractors held I'D. and would make the
isilest Investigation before paying them.
MANY SURPLUS TICKETS
he Commissioner explained that because
sne numberAof trucks which were used in the
sa"T removal work by the contractors varied
s'om day &c day. many surplus "triplcate"
.eksts were Issued TO the loading and dump
1s foren1en each DAY. These were punched 10
.spresent Numerous loads OF snow carried to
sns dumping place and signed by the Street
eeanlag Department toremen.
"ep1ty Commissioner Hogel. he said, was
sssE@ndid from duty and served with sub
seaa TO appear before the grand jury He
~es cnee a -white wing" IN the department
-As s the only member of the white uniformed
VIZ who has risen to an executive office.
oeputy Commissioner Hogel was asked by
--s.riSt Attorney jerome if he had had any
s'sa'hes with Jacobs. and he said that he had
When the District Attorney produced
- fHegels) check for 500 which he had
.sen Jacobs TIE Deputy Commissioner seemed
DC greatly surprised He explained. how
e tnat he had given the check TO Jacobs
speculate in legitimate snow removal tick