Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-08-07
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GuApLRs coorEa Va TIE Central ONO RAIL
Road CoxPANY.

1 Guilty between our townSnan Charles Cooper
and the Central Ohio Raiiroad. derived pririci-.
had an inter view With Mr.. G. ufs2 have read the
statements of the Zanesville ptl +, relatives to
the affair, and we are now enahs "a to give the
facts fully in regard to tine matter.
| III June, 1854, the firm of Cooper & Clark,
sold the Central Road, the Locomotive e. Il.
Clark, and in the September following the Lu.
connective Liking, each for S8,75O, and took
notes of the ComIlany at six, nine, aud twelve
months, for pay, four of which were discounted
IN bank, but at maturity were not paid. The
| Company asked for an extension of credit of
some sixty or ninety days, which was granted
under sulemn promise that the debt should
then be paid. But the Company violated their
agreement the second time, and the notes were
again protested for non-pavment.
Their patience being exhausted, Messrs. Coo
per & Clark instituted suit against the Railroad
| Company, and obtained Judgment for the amount
of their claim. They levied upon and stopped
a train of cars at Newark, which made the Cum
pany very indignant, and they swore.yengeance
against Mr. CO0per for daring to disturb their
property in such summary manner. Upon
the assurance. of D. Nv. DeShlcr, then acting
President of the Company, that the debt Should
he paid, the train was given up. AlfeI days
after this, the Railroad obtained an Injunction
from Judge Searle, prohibiting @. &U. from
lleVying OH the property Ofthe Company on the
unjust and swimdling plea that the bondholders
held all the property of the Company, whether
acqui ed before alter the Issue Of the bonds
This made the Company more insulting than
ever; but Mr.. Cooper determined to persevere,
and do everything IN his power to secure his
debt. lie accordingly levied ON a lot of iron
about the shop, and garui$heed the Bank Of
Zanesville, where some 1000 were Deposited
quite nice little sum for Corporation that
is too poor to pay it's honest debts This case
is now pending III the Licking Common Pleas.
Messrs. G. & @. showing every disposition tn
act fairly with the company, Offered to take $500
per mouth on their claim, until the whole was
satisfied; but this proposilinn was declined.
Some three weeks ago MIR. Cooper stopped
the express train at Newark, on an execution
in the hands Of Sheriff Teuny, of Licking coun-
ty The company gave bail fo: the delivery of
| the train ON the day of sale. y
| On the 2lst of July, Mr.. Cooper, with Sheriff
Underwood, Started for Bellaire, in Belmont
county, understanding that n considerable
amount of personal property belonging to the
company could he found Mt that place. Sheriff
o. stopped at Newark, and Mr.. o. went on to
GAINESVILLE Shortly after leaving Newark u
difficulty arose between the conductor of the
train, (lir. Wing,) and drunken man, "a total
stranger to Mr.. Copper,) who offered to pay his
fare with All uncurreut bill. The conductor
| stopped the train to put the man off when he
paid his fire with good money, and was per-
United to remain in the cars He, however,
'auHcneu OUT ~ nltter uradS against railroads
senerAlly, "n;n an e'np!o Q, OF the comp my ,
Mn"H' tne coH s haa Drought IN t" aSslstln
SJecuRg Tue 9r9hKen man. Seized INN by ;he
cnr0at' ch"aKea nm ana struck him on the
'"es. ME. "copper" tnen SPOKE out saying NO
I Tt work as tnat mere, out touched I, no one.
LnereuPoh: aholher employee OF the company,
=, HS'snt cohuuSt t, ran ut MI. Cooper, aud
falsely charging that he had called all railroad
men , a set Of ID d. scoundrels, struck him 81
ni"" ~ Tue race MS 1Fother only then ran t"
us I I! "nt seei,ng that AIR. Cooper
was aoont 20 ACT on the defensive, the two cow
"ru'y scou'ureis tNaue tnelr escape out OF the
car =,
Conductor, wing returneu shortly afterwards
~ .iE car; Men te ull''6en man STRUCK at hifh
Out MT, copper interered, ana made the trou-
o'eS,''ie passenger take MS seat FOR TINS the
conu"c'or ina.'Keu Mr. y ana expressed regret
e'laI ne au neeh assaieo 9y 5ne plies Of the
So.nl l ~, Is proper !" auN tnaI Mr. wing
SIteu l''lts no % anu peaceaDly towards
NJ W anu Il Tue a., company Ial = lie" more
Slcn sentielnahly oIlaeerS' II would De more to
'"e st T T., interests.
ii, VI I, NIiuny Mlnrh'hS AT. cooper TOOK the 0
el3ck Tram at L!nesSIls f1r beair Sheriff
Salser%4ou WIN 5tlerI1 anderson OF l5enont,
aiIlYet az mere ne. tna Gay before. soon after step,
pl.ls on Tue cars at Dsllalr, a man approached
' uletceISeu, rom oehlho ana struck
ut'n = oio" eo"Ve tue rlg9t ear, a!id instantly