The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-07
rv. ReMben RasIand Cr0Ss-Examined
n.a Makes Some Interest
lug Statements.

The Senate Committee on Roads and In
trrnal Navigation spent couple Of hours
most uSrceably Yesterday in TIE further con-
>dcrltion Of the bill proposing 10 amend the
carter Of the Petersburg Railroad Company.
II times the proceedings were not only i'll
trrcs,ing but most exciting.
4 FLANK MOVEMENT ATTEMrTED.
IS soon as The committee was called to
c"dc. Colonel TAYLOR, chairman, presidin@,)
MAJOR Lcgh T. Page most Unexpectedly
lapearcd upon the scene with Il paper which
Ip said bad been offered in the Senate on the
.;ty before, and had been referred to this
y.armittcc. 1t proved to bc the petition OF
William l.. BrodnaX, \. }. BrotInay, and i.
v. wilkins, owners Of 4i5 shares of the
rlpi;al stock of the Petersburg Railroad
'oup1ny, setting forth at length their diSsa-
W,iaoion with the present management OF
'Ja road. and asking that the General AS
,,u;iy do not ra-a The pending bill. The
l'tit!on is cruchcd in very strong language,
il.d r'inccs not little temper.
4 SEARCHING QUESTION.
after il had been read, Mr.. Rngland
I.oHl,iy sprang 10 his feet and asked Major
Page whether be was here in the interest Of
tte Robinson dynasty or for hlack-mai.
.'iilHI tUSf St!iu Ht WIS utJt IS iitl aIlOT-
r"v, AMI asked The protection OF the commit
- against any >ucn insinuat!onS rs had been
made while in tic presence of the commit
t,".
THE CANE EXPOSED.
Nh Lyon called the attention Of the com.
rdtcr 10 the fact that one Of tic parties
ming the petition. who was the largest
''chhodcr and the agent OF the other two
i.sitirH, vas present by proxy mt the meeting
~ WhI@h the proceedings which he con-
U'rEGcd took place; that his proxy con-
CARED in and voted for all that WAS done.
III, proxy was Mr. John Dnnnan. most re-
sptctablc merchant Of Petersburg, who had
lrlrc.cntcd him for years.
Major Page said that the record was-falsc
80 Iar rs it showed that W. T.. BrodnaX voted
hy proxy.
Nr. Lyon repeated, with emphasis. that it
appeared by the record already before the
committee, introduced days (and such have
h'rn the intervals between the meetings of
thc committee that he might almost say
'r'"E>j a-o, and the validity of which had
H'ycr been questioned, tha: he had stated
Tie case correctly. 1t had been shown in q
sN!l III the Circuit Court of Richmond, and
ac WAS prepared to prove it again before the
proper tribunal, that the party referred to
not only had his stock voted for what was
Gone, but afterwards said he was satisfied
WiiH the result, and
VALUED his STOCK HIGHER THAN EVER BEPoRE.
il" WAS prepared to prove also, at the pro-
yer time, that upon the two DAYS which wit
hc.scd the settlement of the suit in which
thc questions OF the petition were raised
l'i"dnaH was present in the courtroom and
hhcW very well that part Oi the delay was
"rGIsioned by leaving the door oren for per-
sons whose names were not then in the bill.
lie would prove also that he (BrodnaX),
showing this, did not ask to have his name
inserted; and would prove further that after
Dir. ID. Is. Tenant and his associates in the
Stli and Mr. Ragland had agreed upon a set
I'ieil he and other plaintiffs, represented
u! rarDrd and di!igent counsel, had kept
h"iA l@iilcd for two days-for two days pre-
'r"t'G settlement Of this purely private
T1a;Fr!-t. trying 70 stipnlato that Mr.. Rag
,'fl sh9l!d not prosecute the plaintiffs for
'"tla&cs for lna!administration while they
we're directors Of the road. These were facts
t'H could and would irc proved before the
I'"rrr trIbun"l. II they bring
THEIR DIRTY LINEN
10 Ills nlanglc III wash it," lie would also
lE"'c lhat these petitioners have worried.
bior>ord, and haIas>cd Mr.. Raglaud with i'm.
i'TtIIili'Ic> 10 buy their stock, that they
wi III IHakc morcy. That they had made
,..ir Ring to secure this result, and had
.-!""n ii III here.
&h. ROBINSON NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
rNssEalv rl"EKsloN.
VI. Lyon, continuing, said, however, that
' ,""k pleasure in saying that he did not
4 '1'Hc Mr.. Robinson or his counsel would
,"Hc Tie paternity of this anSccmly diver
'". Between them and Mr.. Raghnd the
.~"' a&d been fair und manlul one, and he
% 90" ""' lof moment suspect them Of COM
4 '''f III Tins movement. AS the petition
." '"eh brought before the committee he
'"''A say that his client, by his advice,
3 "''!t declined and
III scoKSED TO ANSWER
Il '"cGat!ons therein made. When dragged !
'r II court which had in keeping the
" OF lie Slate, and where We're repref
",g a'l the large parties in interest, NH |
''''oiiX was there also, sitting behind tie |
III Trying to prevent settlement, whS- |
''"S 70 Us, "Dont release them. IftEhre |
'.'h ni'iadmlnislratiOn, make them an |
: WI. Having made this exposure, DIR. |
.l ,''H fcpudla,ed the charge OF fraud, andon |
r." "'H oi his client challenged and dctied |
a. ,,''iH'ion before Il tribunal where Such |
m,'-' ",S can DC slIted and legal rights otter
% Neither this committee nor, the |
,%'w "i Virginia is such u tribunal. Rnt
Lag salq enough to sbow The purposS oil
r, MT'ecedInS ~ S-1hat it WAS TO compel us' to
t, , ,o''ir stock; and he took occasion How
v,rr mat it would not be bought tholEph /
'''! "a!t Until the
TIE GRACE or DOOM. |
70 t'9f ,;@ fage; You viii never haYe chaihcs