Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09
MAY REACH MILLIONS
Figures Grow in Railroad
Mans Alleged Shortage.
MYSTERY IN THE CASE
Man and Woman Accused of Black.
mail Said to Be Known.
NO REQUEST FOR ARRESTS
Detectives Say Persons Named BY
Warmer Can Be Had When
ever Wanted.
MYSTERY IN THE CASE
NO REQUEST FOR ARRESTS

CINCINNATI, Ohio. November g..
With rumors on the lips OF many per-
sons In touch with railroad affairs In
this city that the shortage i'm the finan.
cial department of the Big Four rail-
road. as developed through the alleged
defalcation of Charles L. warriner, de.
posed local treasurer Of the road. may
reach as high as S2,OO0OOO. inter-
rogation of Warriner by his superiors
ana others was resumed today. An Of
fcial statement given out last night
confirmed the rumors previously trans
mitted through the Associated Press re-
port that the shortage would probably
reach 100000.
That the total defalcation may 20 far
above the latter figure is generally con-
ceded. The officials of the road admit
that they are astounded at the revela-
tions made by Warmer. and today are
pressing him for additional details OF
how he spent the money. the sums al
legged to have been paid by him on ac-
count of blackmail and in improbable
speculation still leaving a large sum
unaccoNHsed for Warmer still insists
that he haA not a dollar left in the
world to transfer to the railroad COM
pany.
Failed to Deliver Note.
officials Of the Big Four and detectives
working under them were mystified today
over the visit OF a strange man and boy
the Warriner home. in Wyoming. last
night. The boy. ii is alleged, attempted
to pass a note to Warmer. Both left
the premises almost Immediately. without
their identity becoming known. warriner
declares he does not know who they were
or what was their mission.
The search for the man and woman
whom Warriner has named i'm connection
with the charges of blackmsil. it. 10
stated; is being continued here. In Chic
cago and in Portsmouth, Ohio. the former
home Of the woman mentioned. but thus
far no additional arrests had been made.
Attorney Goldsmith. law partner OF Gov.
Harmon, and one OF the counsel for the
Big Four. is authority for the statement
that no other arrests are contemplated at
present.
Mr. Goldsmith also gave out state-
mcnt, saying tnat the Big Four would
prosecute Warmer to the limit, and that
in this the road would have the vigorous
support Of the bonding company, which
has paid in $4,000 on the Warriner ale
legged shortage.
Mysterious Woman Caller.
That the mysterious messenger who
visited the Warmer home last night Of
fered to deliver to Warriner a note from
a woman who sought an audience with
him in connection with recent disclosures
was the statement accredited to a menu
Der of the Warmer household today. The
identity of the woman was not disclosed.
Il presume myself that further facts
will come out later, but I do not know
Counsel l.. ]. Hackney of the Big Four
today. when asked as to the rurnors OF
the full story OF WARMERS alleged short
age has been told.
II have heard statements that there
were some men in Cincinnati who knew
Of WARMERS trouble some time ago..
said Mr.. Hackney. ''One man told me that
he knew six months ago that Warmer
Big Four officials knew nothing of ii be-
fore WARMERS confession"
Arrests Not Asked For.
CHICAGO, November 9.-Police au-
thorities and detective agencies here to-
day denied that they were searching for
the man and woman whom Charles l..
Warriner says are implicated i'm the
disposition of some Of the money which
he is accused of stealing from the Big
Four railroad
Emphatic denial that warrants for the
arrest of the man and woman have been
issued was made by the head OF de.
tective agency here today.
I'VE know just where the man Is ana
We also know the whereabouts OF the
woman said an official of the agency
'If warrants are issued We can arrest
the two without delay. far we have
had no request to put them I'm custody
Inquiry at the home of the man sus.
pected of connection with the alleged
blackmail resulted In the information that
he was not at home and similar search
for the woman by local inquirers brought
like fruitless results.