The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-11
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company? -
A. I do not.

Mr.. Ould read from the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg Company's books, showing
that Stevens's subscriptions, rs well as that
Of others, were transferred to Bodfsh,
Mills & Co. @
Q. Were you notified of this?
A. Don't think that ] was.
Cross-examined by Judge Marshall
@. How long were you associated with
Stewart in business?
A. became connected with the firm In
1851, and remained in it from 1861 until
became connected with the Washington,
Alexandria and Georgetown railroad. {
@. Have you ever had difficulty with
Stewart?
A. Yes, about a lease of the Alexandria,
Washington and Georgetown railroad,
| which / had for ten years. .-
Q. Don't you think building the Alexan-
dria and Fredericksburg railroad would
| be detrimental to your road?
A. Yes, if it was built under the act of
1870; and not only to my road, but to the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
| railroad.
Q. Have you ever tried to sell your road
to the Pennsylvania Central Company?
A. No, sir.
@. Has anybody
A. No, sir.
@. You know of no price offered for your
road?
a. was approached by Mr.. Smith (son
of the counsel for the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg Railroad Company who
asked if controlling interest could not be
purchased in our road. I told him did
not know. said the road was worth $780,
| 900.
Q. Do Roberts and his associates own
turnpike between Washington and Alex
andria?
| A. hear that they have purchased a
controlling share in the turnpike company
for $4,000. 1t is along this pike I have
seen the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Engineers stakes placed.
Q. When you went to the first organiza.
tion of this company did you intend, or see
any signs that any one there intended, to
perpetrate q fraud!
| A. did not. l may have stated since
that the organization was not in accord
ance with the charter.
| BY Mr.. Ould:
| Q. Did you intend when you went to
that meeting to pay 8 per share out Of
your pocket?
| NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS STOCK.
| A. I certainly did not intend to pay any
money at all, or to make myself respon-
sible for money afterwards to be paid on
the shares.
Reuben Johnson recalled.
Examined by Mr.. Smith:
HOW STEWART GOT POSSESSION OF ALL THE
| STOCK.
@. How did the stock which had been
transferred to Bodfsh, Mills e. co. get
back into the possession of Stewart?
| A. We'll, Bod1i>h, Mills 6 Co. owed a
great many persons for work, &C., and af-
ter several suits their stock was sold by the
Sheriff under judgment, and Stewart bought
it. Stewart had told him (Johnson) that be
| would purchase it, though Bodfish, Mills &
| Co. had forfeited their right to it by not
| filling their contract. I don't know that
there was sale, and don't know that Stew
art bought it except by hearsay. The sale
| was advertised. l know nothing at all of
what was gotten for it.
Q. The sale being of stock on which only
81 4 share had been paid, what could Stew
art buy?
A. Well, suppose, only stock on which
s. had been paid; for that was the only
money, believe, that ever was paid in.
Mr.. REUBEN JoHNsoN's LOSSES.
g. What were your disbursements as Sec
retary of the company?
A. Well, there were good many that 1
didn't get repaid for. There was hack hire
for visiting the landowners. l was sued
for that, but the man didn't recover; and
IS for refreshments for the committee that
they didn't pay me, and $40 for stamps,
&C.
CONCLUSION OF EVIDENCE.
Messrs. John D. Blair, Charles w. Ellis,
and John Garrett were introduced as eXpe-
ricnced railroad men, to testify whether the
absence of the check and cash books and
transfer book of railroad would not natu-
rally excite suspicion in the mind Of the
purchaser of the road. The committee de.
clined to hear these gentlemen on that point,
as not replying to any question contained
in the resolutions Of the inquiry.
A certificate was presented from Mr.. G.
W. G. Ramsey, book-keeper of Huyck's
Bank, showing that Mr.. Reuben johnson
deposited there for the Alexandria
and Fredericksburg Company-S6OO in
cash, and So, 400.
THE ARGUMENT.
The evidence having been concluded, it
was ordered by the committee that the argu-
mcnt commence Wednesday evening at
o'clock, the counsel for the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg Company to have the open
ing and closing, and the argument to be
confined strictly to the questions asked in
the resolution of inquiry.
TOBACCO INTEREST DECIsION.-In response
| to a statement from Cleveland, OHIO, that
| dealers arc in the habit Of bag9ing and SELL
| ing scraps and sweepings of tobacco in
bulk on which no tax has been paid, Com
missioner Pleasanton, in an official letter,
expresses surprise that any dealer in the
United States should engage in this business
without tax being paid, and states that it
cannot be allowed. Refuse scraps, sweep
in9s of tobacco, and cigar clipping found
upon the market unstamped are liable to
seizure and forfeiture, the same as un-
stamped manufactured tobacco.
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