, 1873-08-05
REPLY 10 THE CARD or SHEPPARD H0k1ANs.

WV nr W. WV Von,, al r. md IA Wro.d.ys~
Mr.. Homaus. in u,,rsuauco of his repoatod
tbroots TINT unleas ho woro restored to lila for
NOR positson ho would not case his ouposition to
this COMPANY and it's management go long us ho
lived. has published certain oharrcy which hayo
been 30 often examined and found destitute OF
truth ns to malto furthor reanopso usolesa az
,or+ ~. ~, nforro+;o,, ~ +1,a.o ~ ,boea M
.op' W. ~ luo " .n ~, W "noao
nco 1noy may GUMS 1ol the niS' t,hao II ID no'
intended ut this tfmo to answor tioso charges in
dotaiI. Mr.. 1Iomnns was removed from his po-
sition in tl,iy COMPANY for sufficient Cause, by
+,,o ,,non;ro,s ,,t,,n - 10 n,,,1 ~ 1,r,,ato,s
,n sno uaaoan .a ~ s,' asoa y. na Da
ano = lasuo IL .'uH squnroly pioson.eo "he'ner
ti to hs serea o h s ss aao o % osr sed
tho statements OF tho forty woll-knowp gentlc-
w. H. o,xof.s,,, liz
i''ei VIM ns'o eate.u'5 insool'sas'o A'e oA'iso7
"Thoy lave also ] road and considered tho yuri-
GUS charges and accusations OF irroaular;tioa Of
conrct on FIN mart ~ ia r~oo,t;ro on,oo,z, ~
t1o conn,nv i; cor,1uctine ~ f,,,a,roaa ,,,s,e,,
tho company, III cououc1lnB LIB business, Which
have appeared in tho public prints.
"Tho Committee ii1ld in these charges mono Of
recont occurrence. md mono which haye not al-
randy haon ;nvoaticateu md aat;afootoriv ronort.
o1 ,,non ,,v authority vorhv @ ~, eanaSansa a
find no ovidonce that tho Company hns lost any
portion of itB funds, or that it's proporty has
hoa,, imner;l,o1 hv tho intf1a1;tp mr. ncon,n;t, ~
,ts oficors mi t;,ov a,sa a H.. an.11a y. ~, "
Alo o4A,oAo nA1 10y s4ao u''o 'n"' eou'o T.. tno
most Important testmony upon which theso
charges aro basod Ia now ovorruled by the samo
witnesses, who certify, after moro familiar nc
l"Atutaueo WV 1no "a~ie u .no oo'npany' tnat
c;n;53av ronJnnfoI ~ Do "''o Joo'-
clou7ay conauctoa. ., .t.
m,,1t o eo'l'tttse 4,le; .noIctoIa unlte "ltn me
a.n 1rMs'ece ~ tno.t u.a1ltlo1s Vote Q! uct' III
losa, snne .ne ptesent 10 uttlhg occaaion 20 OK
oas ,;,, tno ,d tn;t uo9cu ,t IN sho Watontnlnoss,
aaollty, anu anategra.y With %Moh tno buginosB
nus , pcon co'suuetou ny sne Execntigo of1icels,
Aua tnesr ,apPleeiAIAoh VI cue 1altalM porform-
atco VI tne'l uu'tps W tnose employed ~ other
y Ia1e eioon'9 VI tn' lnss'su1loa' patod rep.
y ALEXANDER Fl. RICE. JAaea F,s,,
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a;cnn ~ hv avor1 ~ ' anan o. ~ an0 Dosra ana
harnta nnEntn ~ ivory naenpot' anu h appended
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~ .Tr,atooa a ~, ty 1nt VI te ooa1a 1o
on nn;o Y o eu un 9 lGsn OF oc1opef 1874
vi Il paaoira', ~ 91,et ~ T.. @
=. ,h et',, nnns, III acGeptlng the statement
~ ~ natoo 49,, IL .Ia; ~ LUIS !neetn6'
anp ao ntan oocaa;a, :, onSlr ana sao PRES
h thn yotG f,1ndns sh;iita. ;i;ht eonou
~, lliaI tp ~ % aointy ana lhtee
fsy VIZ sn,;r msn ene % nnsess naa noon conduoted
y; s'lv ~ ~ fatT',, a!'a tor app1oca
~ H.. W so Eeitoitn!co oi tneir autios
;2at;.utio,' tuuIn III o'nos oop@ssoh'7 Oh tne
ginnod hv ouorv ,ns,,bo~ -, a.. p,,ua
n,..S!tno" ~ "'eA' '''onaoo1 VI sno Doalo ot
A'antooh' a,,a to,,,au .o,,,,,,,t..
Att i11natt oonAntleo 9! Po!1oy-holdcra,
fcal1ont ~ nuso', ~ lolui;teo III theso words:
o,cora thore ia for cnc hnu aaa's'fGtayo
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