The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-06
TIE VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The Investigation Fails to Get Evidence
OF Frauds-rhe Green MOuntnin ecrs Ex-
cited and Inccnscd AZ ainst Hypocritical
Boston.
ST. ALBANs, Vt, May 5, 1879.


ST. ALBANs, VT, May 8, 1878.
The investigation Of the charges against the
trustees of the Vermont Central Railroad, relating
TO fraud and population, was resumed this morn
ing. Mr.. Fiheld counsel for the trustees, made an
Introductory motion, and called upon the reporter
OF the Boston TraUeuer' to take the stand. He was
questioned in regard TO the list OF lawyers and the
amounts set respectively against the names that
appeared In the TuUeller Saturday last Mr..
Carpenter, the witness, said the list was not
printed correctly. In several instances the amounts
in the column OF dollars should be cents. The mis-
prints make the amount SIS, 900 than 1t ought
to be. There were four misprints and he was not
certain that the other items were correct. The
witness was questioned IN regard to the deposit
tions which appeared In the Traveller last week
the same day and within a few minutes after they
were placed before the committee.
Mr.. Davenport, counsel for the committee. stated
that Mr.. W0rthingt0n, publisher OF the Traveller,
came to him before the dispositions were taken and
asked II he could have reporter pre- sent;
Mr.. Carpenter further testified that ne had
been dismissed from the freight department. Of the
penter, lawyer OF st. Adams, to ride on his pass
over the road. Mr.. Fed stated that the reports in
amount OF money paid out for legal services did not
aggregate $4,000 year, as was shown by the
shop master mechanic, heads OF departments and
others were examined and Mr.. Hatch, general
agent, who has in charge all matters that come up
before the Legislature, was also examined In re-
gard to retainers to lawyers but not one particle
OF evidence was elected to show that there had
been fraud, pecula.ion or improper influence at
Mon tpelier.
The witnesses summoned by the State have all
been discharged, and the counsel has nothing fur
ther TO offer. The arguments viii be made prob
ably tomorrow 1t Is not certain what course the
suited so greatly In their favor that they probably
will not take any great pains to pr0long 1t. The
hearings have been largely attended, aud there
has been intense interest In the proceedings and
there Is great Indignation at the parties VINO have
been the getterS up OF the attack upon the trustees
ana who have attempted to deiame the Judiciary
and the Legislature by accusing them OF taking
bribes II is not whether this or that policy OF the
trustees Is good, or whether they have made
money legitimatey but whether they have made IL
wrcngfully, whether they have defrauded, whether
the Judges, the legal fraternity have come out OF
the ordeal with clean hands. There Is almost uni
versa Indignation at the course pursued by the
newspaper in Boston that has done what II cosld
to sInrch the citizens OF Vermont and that mani
tested it's zeal by sending reporter to attend the
taking OF dispositions and by having them In type
to print the moment the telegraph informed the
publisher and editor that they had been presented;
and the Vermonters do not quite relish the two
column article thar was prepared In Boston and
sent over To New York that was published In one
prejudging the Legislature, the Judges and the
trustees In advance, CHASING them with Erie Rail-
road officials The Green Mountain citizens are
quick to resent such an insult.