The Irish standard., 1909-11-13
WOMAN DENIES
GETTING MONEY
BREAKS HER SILENCE WHEN OF.
FlcERS. APPEAR TO ATTACH
FURNITURE.
SAYS SHE NEVER GOT A PENNY
OF the $e43, 90 the Cincinnati Treasur.
er Of the Big Four Railroad
Co. Managed to Get
Away With.

Cincinnati, Nov. 11.-Mrs. Jeanette
Stewart, also known as Mrs. Ford,
one of the women accused by Charles
l.. Warmer, the defaulting local treas
urer of the Big Four railroad, of hav-
ing shared in his populations of black
mailing him, declared she would tell
the whole inside story of the $643,OO0
theft when the case comes to court.
At the same time Mrs Stewart denied
she had ever received money from
Warriner.
The sudden breaking of the silence
she Las persistently maintained, was
caused, according to her own state.
ment, by quarrel which she had with
another woman, who has also been
mentioned by Warmer. This quarrel
resulted in the. attachment of Mrs.
Stewards furiture The officers who
made the attachment were quickly fol-
lowed by reporters and in the stress
of excitement Mrs. Stewards reserve
broke down.
Il never received cent from
Charles Warmer" she said, land
never gave any information to the
railroad about his shortage. 1t was
another woman did it all; woman
thought was my friend"
Then she added: Il know the whole
story and will tell it in court, too.
It will make a sensation
While a resident of Chicago, she
was defendant in criminal prose-
cution in which she was charged with
having attempted to shoot a man who
also is one of those named by Warri-
ner in connection with the alleged
blackmail.
Detectives made the discovery that
large amount of mail Is awaiting this
woman at leading hotel in this city,
she having left there some time ago
without giving any forwarding address.
posted in the strong box of the hotel
large amount of money in bills of
big denominations.
M. E. Ingalls, and others emphatic
ally absolve from any responsibility
for the alleged shortage Frank Com
stock, WARMERS predecessor in Office.
Cincinnati, Nov. II. Experts in
charge of the examination into the
local shortage in the financial depart
ment of the Big Four railroad, have
begun an inquiry into the securities
and bond issues which came under the
charge of Charles L. Warriner, depos-
ed treasurer, who is accused of respon-
sibility for defalcation amounting to
$643,000 of the company's funds.
May Remove General Offices.
Inasmuch as the shortage has grown
In few days from what was suppos-
ed to be about 100000 to $643,OOO, still
further developments along this line
would not astonish those who are in
close touch with the affairs of the rail-
road company. One of the develop
ments of the Warmer exposure, is
likely to be the early removal of the
general Big Four Offices from this city
to Chicago. This change had been ru-
mored for some time past, but was de-
MED by railroad officials. The Warri-
ner denouement, however, it is as
serted, will serve to hasten what was
| e&A C0Oy ~ dCLlCoIly OCSlOOo uPOA'
It is learned that Warmer, in his
statement to his superior, told them
that when he came here from the
| Cleveland Office of the company he
brought with him shortage of 100000
in his accounts at Cleveland. His
downfall he dates from that event, he
having covered that shortage only to
fall into the clutches of the man whom
he alleges has blackmailed him ever
since.
From high official source it was
learned that the first intimation Of the
impending scandal in the office of the
local treasurer of the Big Four came
through Chicago woman who. it is al.
legged, had been sharing in the ill-got.
| ton SnOi1a and had hoon ont off