The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-01
EMPLOYMENT AGENT IS
PLACED UNDER ARREST
Said to Have Victimized Those Who
Furnished Bond" for Gov
ernnont Jobs.
OFFICES IN PARK BUILDING
Police Charge Frank Woodward With
Impersonating Government officer.
Two Women Tell Of Paying Him
Money to Get Them Jobs.

Discovered in tho act OF running
what Ia alleged to have been one of
the smoothest confidence games to
have been located In Richmond in
is estimated hundreds OF eager job
seekers OF this city have been victim
lied. Frank Woodward, who has been
operating an onlce In Room tO7. Park
building. and who has been living for
the last month at 42i North Tenth
Street. was last night arrested by De-
tective Sergeants Atkinson and Kcl-
lam. charged with being n suspicious
character. and with impersonating
United States officer.
The man has been advertising In
the local papers as being able to sup
ply stenogrnphers. clerks and others
In search of positions, with Jobs. When
his advertisements brought results
and the job-seeker appeared before
him. Woodward is said to have rep
resented himself as a government
agent, who was opening an office in
the Park Building and who would need
the service of a number OF clerks and
stenographcrs.
MADE APPLICANTS
FURNISH BONDS
AS the positions were government
jobs. he is alleged to have told those
who had answered his advertisements
that their applications would have to
Washington for sanction. He claimed
that II would be necessary to accom-
pany these applications with bonds.
some OF which he priced at So and
others at $3.50. The money Is said
to have been generally paid after
Woodward had flashed his badge. which
later developed TO be that OF Phila-
delphia special policeman: Tho appli-
cants were told to return In the course
OF week and learn the results from
Washington.
!. Irving was one of those who made
application for n Job. and when he re-
turned Woodward rose with a broad
smile and said that he wished to con-
gratulate him on the result OF his APP
plication, which had been accepted by
the government with the rccommen-
dalton that the salary DO increa sed
from $40 to $l2 week. Woodward
went Oh to tell Irving how difficult 1t
was 10 get government Jobs. as poll
tics played great part In securing
them. and continued to congratulate
him, the young man said last night. He
said that Woodward told him to re-
turn prepared for work at . o'clock
Monday morning.
CHARGE IS IMPTRsOSATING
4 GOVERNMENT OFFICER
Detectives got wind Of the activi-
ties of Woodward and made all in
vestigation. which resulted In his ar
rest last night as suspicious char
acter charged with impersorating n
government officer. In his ONCE they
found two new photograph machines. n
new safe. roll-top desk. couch. book
case. two typewritcrs and filing
case. They learned that the Bell
Book and Stationery Company had sent
TO the place and taken some filing
cases back to its store because they
had not been paid for. early yesterday
afternoon
Two women heard of Woodward's
arrest last night, and called police
headquarters to confirm the report.
They told Detective Atkinson that
they had applied to him for positions
and had paid him $3.50 for the bond
which he said was necessary. and they
had also been told to report for work
on Monday morning.
Detectives learned from Woodward's
clearinghouse last night that he had
made all arrangements to leave Rich
mond Saturday night.
1t was said by Detective Atkinson
last night that the Richmond charges
would be pressed against Woodward,
ana that, in the eveut the government
authorities desired to take action
against him. he would be- later turned
over to them. He was locked up in
the First Police Station to await his
preliminary hearing before Justice
Crutchf1eld this morning.