The New York herald., 1871-08-31
OBBING A RAILROAD.
TIEUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE.

on charge OF stealing $4,000 OF the money
Ell by him. This defacaton wcs known 10
e,t months ago, but he never moved finger In
after. 1t Is not yet stated whether Wren was
y 10 another ring, but the suppOsition is that
shared with him the proceeds or his rob-
ExTENT OF TIE RoBEERIEs
5 Tar frauds exceeding one hundred thousand
: have been discovered, and 1t il believed by
McCaila that when the examinations OF the
are complete these figures will be swollen 10
boo II Is not necessary TO enter into the details
On particular fraud, as all are alike more or
The bills We're either bogus out and out, or
they contained one item o, goods actually
30 The road dozen bogus itcfns were included.
latter class need only mention the bills OF
lui y. II. Millar. OF Savannah. They are some
number and aggregate s7,4ll, which sum was
although only 81, 1905 OF goods were delivered.
lrrant for Mr.. Mlllar's arrest has been sent TO
nnah and he Is expected TO reach here to-mOr-
In justice TO this gentleman would state that
persons connected with the road assert that
be bills arc legitimate. MAJOR McCalla, how
declares they are not, anu 1t is the general I'm
aiOu that he IS correct.
SINGULAR PROCEEDING.
all these proceedings Foster Blodgett himself
not becn implicated, but he has given his
made OF his completely by the course ne has
bued After Fry had ''peached,' Biodgett by nu-
{ity OF the Governor, issued an order removing
@ he ana I a
calla, WHO had been solely instrumental In un-
|ning the frauds. To-day Biodgett ordered Nc
brney General OF the State By advice or his
hsel ne positively refused to obey the order
gtng that II they once left his possession they
books.
PUBLIC OPINION OF BLopGErT.
D night rumors concerning Foster Blodgert are
ltirui. If innocent OF any participation in the
ada he has certainly acted imprudcntly Nj remov-
McCalla, whose honesty and integrity are un-
STONED do not propose To ilnpugn any mans
public feeling isvery strong against Foster BlOd-
: IL is absurd TO claim as he does, that this Is
stever to do with the swindcs. Through the
road the State of Georgia has been robbed OF q
not less than Two hundred ana nifty
usand sand .s dollars, ana probably az much as
ural FOR people to ask, why did. not Fos-
Blodgoit the Superintendent OF the road at
o prosecute the thieves three months ago, when
cially informed that frauds had been discovered
N wigs 1t that he remained ignorant OF the frauds
II told OF them by MAJOR MCCalaY These and
er equally pertinent questions are put ana no
,ed himself in most equivoca position.
TIE INVESTIGATIONS PROGRESSING.
oonei 2. 7. Howell, The Solicitor General OF this
rict. anu Major Hargrove, the counsel Of Major
,alla, are hard at work ferretng out frauds.
u are gentlemen OF energy ana aoilIiy ana Doth
II determined TO push their Investigations to the
lOSt. Many swlndles not yet mudc puolic nave
q discovered, but the facts are Kept back for the
sent. because it is believed THAI they form the
, " the detection, exposure and punishment OF
big rascals
A PEEDICTIOS FULFILLED.
you Will turn back TO the HERALD OF January,
. you Will lind therein letter descriptive OF the
lggle between the Atlanta and kugus cliGues to
possession OF the state. In tnat letter you win
prediction that II either clique got hold Of
rgia they would steal enormous sums OF money.
State road frauds are mere trihe compared
h all che rObberies which have been committed.
n assured by officials high IN authority that the
sent carpet-bag ana scaawag government has
bed tie state or Georgia out OF more than i've
lnna al