Complex sentence: In late 1895, Ohio Attorney General John K. Richards announced that, in his opinion, the lease to the railroad was illegal and that the state would sue to recover the canal bed and evict the railroad.
Split into simpler sentences: In late 1895, Ohio Attorney General John K. Richards announced that, in his opinion, the lease to the railroad was illegal. Furthermore, the state would sue to recover the canal bed and evict the railroad.