Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-07
.IExA FREDERICKSBURG r. II

The lnventlgatlOn before d Solnin''.eo VI "
House of Delegates was continued on Thursday
evening y
Mr.. Reuben Johnston having been recalled.
stated that he did not know whose check that
for 81 900 was. O. How long did the check re-
main subject to your order? y. Two or three
DAYS then advised Huyck the check was
subject to his drafts, and he drew on me: e.
Who was the cashier of the bank y. ChaS.
r. Hooh. @. Who is the teller now ? \: Il.
W. ti. Ramsey q. You know nothing OF the
transaction between Lincoln and Roberts: A
Nothing but what have heard MIR. Lincoln
say since O. Was the stoc transferred to
Roberts on the stock-book? A. don t1know.
transferred my scrip by writing on the back
of it. O. Is the stock-bo>k here A. don
know. never saw one. Z: Did You get any
instructions about where 10 deposit this check
when You GOT it? \. No =. Did Stewart
give YOU instructions rs 10 how far You could
as your power to draw upon it WAS concerned.
wouldu check for 500 have done rs well
\. don't understand you. z. Wouldn't ii
have done for I'LL the purposes You were author
lied to check upon it? A. If Stewart had
given me check for the expenses of the COM
misSioners. would still have expected the
81 600 to cover the quota to bc paid in under
the law
Mr.. Roberts. president of the Alexandria
and Fredericksburg railroad. was G;'iicu anu r
cross-exaninel by President p Y. Daniels of
the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad
Mr. Roberts read the contract between him.
self and W. s. Lincoln. in which the latter
bound himself 10 deliver to Roberts all the
stocks and bonds of the Alexandria and Fred
erlcS>hurs company. nave tie o'liccIS rnu VI,
rect"rS resign. nave such officers anu uiiI'"ls
as Roberts should designate elected. Sll9ulu yet
the Legislature OF Virginia to extend inc e,la'.
ter OF the road Nc. Tor All OF "h'th l't:i' W." w.
to receive I?"."H'' anr' hopcr'S 'lc'I 'caa nv -
receipt OF l1llc"Ill lur Iio''iS '"''.,
the amount 9l the stipuE!leu SE"'"r.:
Nr; DanieL-At I'e tlne VT: i'" ,:,. ,. .p
preached YOU. OF "iitl the n'fsI''' "'l V'''
Summated. dld You ask Tor the clSIl. CHECK anu
transfer books
\. Yes. sir.
q. What account did he give OF their aF'-
sence
\. None. sir. He SAID there were no other
books than those he brought.
z. Did this excite no suspicion on Your
part?
\. No. sir The stock book was all that We
needed. 1t Is not customary tor small c"rH"r-
ations to have transfer books. WIN such Il
stock book as we had. We needed no transfer
book.
Q. Is there any book showing the tralls-
fers?
4. The stub or marginal note shows who
transfers the stock. and is signed 10y them. |
have managed several corporations. son" OF
which had no transfer book
O. Didn't the absence Of the cash and check
book excite any suspicion
A. No sir.
Q. \ statement has been made here by Your
self that 100000 had been expended by the
company and $1,000 bonds issued to cover II.
Can You see how this money could have been
paid without check book
A. Yes. sir. | own one-tenth interest IN il
company that does large business and uses II"
check book. But it was matter OF no interest
70 me where the check was. or whether
there was any nor Is 1t matter OF interest I"
NE nov" AiieF the act Wa p''>,eu III ',.' ~
tending the charter and brought t" Us We uid
not care what had been done before II WIS
none OF -our. business. We commenced ahG"
then: Our business va, "nE Ia see IIlat Tue
bonds. coupons: anu s!vSAS were "''''s III - u
III SATISFACTORY MI co'iotlol. .ho,rbt
" Inc question Is No. "'ie'itct ; Iu ,"' .ha
II necessary to inquire INTO IT, Out "lleIhe. .he
absence OF any cash account on Inc l';t VI Int
company might NOT eAci!e YOUR sIslI', , t ,A",
the requisite amount OF none! l'"' '''' 'ee''
pald III
\. / answer NO. oo,.l onl -.
" neI "erI !"u u I!S H. lnla of his fran.
T I on the SUBJECT '' TIE S'e u ''''S ''''
ehi,e ", 1;.n, :, H., e,n "a or win
a. 6y VT llaeoI III t tl,s ii' IN y i.rn, W ~"
Yer u ~, ~ ln's ii',e W. ;na'l, l.r, h.. 20.
II was not l''S. hl'er W. i'l;,i" iIit n
ported 10 NE '''l' NJ ~ h,G' !L a.. NJ haM;al
non III getting lle pl1I 'hr"1In ~ Sn,na
ana some s'r'Its n?r,n 1l , n.eHa 4r.Io " nf
rulitIs onesanIiap,t "Ite I ~ tb, Ill; vrs
1hel' "'llt was nnas a.aeeu u - l"' h mid ,be
INC 'ile Wv l,,IJ ~. ;.,,,-
road 10 FREDERICKSBURG before II ,li"ulu s COM
pleted from aShlngt0n to ;AitAailuf'a: |
wrote to Mr Moncure hoDlnson. ASKING II M
company was pressing the 0tlectionapIr amend,
mentS. lie replied that 'his company Wa ''''
dong It,
DID Ar' Lincoln report |" YOU ''r' nc
and Mr. Segur called on the president ul liic