The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-05
VOL. XII.


Mr.. Il. 7. Daniel.--1t should have been
80, under the code.
Judge M.--Wc will show about that pre-.
sently.
Judge Marshall (stll referring to the
hockS).--Contracts were made for con-
structiou first with kiehlcr, who broke
down, and then with Bodlish, Mills & Co.,
who also broke down, aud their contract
also was forfeited. Things went on that
way till 1870.
REPRESENTATIVE ON TIRE STAND.
Mr.. Reuben johnson, OF Alexandria,
sworn.-He testified that he was one of the
committee fot receiving subscriptions.
They were made at his office in AleXan-
dria just as they are entered on that book.
have no reason to doubt the correctness Of
the entries. Twas secretary OF the company
till last June. With the exec ption of those
made BY Stewart for other parties, the SUBJ
scriptions were made by the parties in per-
son at my office.
Judge Marshall here read an affidavit Of
Leonard Hyke, of New York &; that he was
treasurer Of the Alexandria and Freder-
ickSburg Railroad Company that the fund
paid in exceeded $4,000, and was lost in
the failure of the Merct- ITS National
Bank Of Washington, of which bank he
(Iyke) was president; and that all state
ments to the effect that the legal amount on
shares had not been paid in are all false.
Judge NJ. said that the gentlemen who had
! become connected with the company since
the extension of the charter had paid their
money in good faith, and had receipts for
it. BY this means they became possessed
! Of all the stock which had been issued, eX-
cept small amount left in the hands of a
few individuals. They paid for all this
FORTY THOUSAND IN CASH
and $4,000 in good railroad securities.
Since that they have made contracts for the
! construction Of the road-one Of which is
; for twcnty-threc miles.
! SEALED OR UNsEALED
Here. MIR. K. L. Daniel having one Of the
company'S books, Judge Marshall said it
was the company'S book, and not Mr..
: Daniels. and was brought here to answer
certain interrogatorieS, not to be examined
By private individuals.
| Mr.. Danicl.-l have perfect right to look
at it. AS citizen of Virginia, independ-
ent of my position as counsel, l have a
right to come here and see what this COM
mi,tec is doing. and al the evidence before
it.
| Judge Ould.-Hcre is a case the most eX-
! traordinary l ever saw. We arc here to
conduct an investigation; and yet, when
! the books containing the matter TO be III
yeS,igattd are brought here they are de-
clared to be sealed. If that is the case,
then and my colleague had rs we'll leave.
Mr. Kelly, of 5potSylyania, went on to
say that when he offered a resolution in
the House to send for books and papers it
WAS intended that some light might be got
ten from them. He hoped that the spirit as
we'll rs the letter Of his resolution might be
carried out. Let us avail ourselves of the
! aid of the two gentlemen who are present,
tMcs>rS. r. I. DANIEL and CULD.) and if
ANYTHING is to be probed let it be probed
to the bottom. He had once tried to get
these books. and had been unable, and the
object OF his resolution was to make their
production before the committee compul-
SUiN.
Mr. Francis Smith, Of Alexandria, coun-
sci for the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Enlroa,l Company, thought there had been
great irrcgularity in conducting this case
in the committee. He desired to know in
HNinc the groundwork Of the resolution
offered in the Legislature. There must have
been some basis for it. What are the
! charges against the company! Was a man
ever required to prove his innocence
Judge Low had decided that in this matter
all the acts of the parties he (Smith) repre-
scnted had been fair and legal. We might
as we'll put the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company Oh trial
and intend TO put them on trial before l
yet through for their whole course in this
matter. The committee should say to the
gentlemen here that it would not put upon
trial this corporatcd company until they
produced some charges against them.
<The Chairman.-Do l understand, Judge
Marshall, that you withdraw the objec-
ton to the opposing counsel examining the
books?
Judge Marshall.-I do. ! have no objec-
ton to any member of the Legislature eX.
amining them.
Mr.. Wood, Of Halifax, said he should
vote ag ainst The opposing counsel examin'
ing those portions Of the books not given as
evidence, unless it should be found that
there was something in another part of the
book contradicting that given in rs testi.
mony.
Mr. Thurman, Of Bedford, could not see
any objection to the oDposin. counse, ex-
amining the books.
! Mr. Wood said that a member Of the
; Legislature had offered Il resolution in the
House containing charges against gentle
men of this company which, ,ifsubstantiated,
! WOULDN'T sMEL WELL.
f: Mr.. Kelly said he had made no charges,
but had merely demanded an investigation.
Mr.. McCaul said that Mr.. Kelly had said
that he did not prepare the resolution, and
that it was prepared by another.
? Mr.. Wood.-Then move that ''another"
who gave him the information be put on
the stand.
Mr.. Guy, of the committee, agreed with
Mr.. Thurman that there were no charges
against this company. Our duty here was
merely to make the inquiry called for in
the resolutions. If there were charges,
they should have been originated in the
House. II these inquiries bring up mat
I,fy f0