The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-04-02

Judge Pen1ery anl To Kansas
PaciAe Railway.
How tho Railroad Company
Evades tie Act Of Congress.

Washingtnu, b furnishing u Nsw 4oek
papen with chapsen d infosnaGioa eoacsss-
ing lie treatment which he govsEuDsn1 -
sscsived from tn Kanas Paci1e railway.
To what extent The Jadgs's failure in -
curing ths contract iron IL Tasang De-
partnent 70 peiag suit asaiast IL RailEo9
in The nans Of Tie 0ovsEnn0, ny NV
embittsred hin againt tie Company, ~
ere not prepared 70 judge. bat It sssns froa
his Statement that he kanas Pss6e -
been playing nice little game % Usels
Sam.
A correspondent Of The New York Sss ~
Gently called On Mr.. Pssdesy, and saked ioe
q statement Of iacas eoneesning Tie manner
in which the nd railrosd company bad ben
fleeing The Government Ths istsrviev
il thus described. By the eosrssPoedeat:
Corrsspoodsnt-Pisass describe he man
ner in which this fraud Wss psspstrsted By
the Kansas Poetic Railroad Company.
Judge P.-Ons Of The pcovisioas Of The
law granting the company euhsady OF 3.
O0O. 600 acfes Of the best land In Kansas M.
n ron - In the ouotation eiyea IN nv IT.
~ N m. Hecre1.rv. that the1 we're 70 tr,ns.
nort mill. trooua. munitione of var, public
saor,e - unon thair railroad for tie Gov.
ernmsnt al ar asd reos,.nbls rsses sf con-
nr,.at;o. 1T "a sroesd tke euossss paid b.
pr;paE narf;e. for &c sane lind of sev;ee. L
4. ,he nrov;.;on of lav vhich they have vio.
Isted. Thev have chsrxed The Govssnunent
mor. than thev have eharRed oehee Iares
.h;one,. Thev have tranepolted frpiRht foe
I.ree nr;v.se cSinusn-freieht Of Hike char.
800 v;sh nm trssenortad With lie Govern
n,.r,-.s .re.aIv re9uced mir. To accom-.
oi;.h th;s ma rsoder their yiols3jon Of lav
f., .nn.r.nt nm vould. IN nakinR ont
~, Eii. III i.6;sx for - ueivele Ship.
-. ch.,.. th.n ~ spme nrice = thst
cS.,..6 NJ (3ovs,nneot and On thu sane
biIls Of ladine they would have Q colamn
S..d.1 oovercS.r.e:n Tbe sesot Of ths
connsnv Il ~ point Of destination would
80 M n. nr;viie.ed thinner and enter In
~ colnmn : dr.vtock for the smouns Of
o,.,ch.,,,.. that i. nav him bock pes-
1890. ii ~. .mnnns orisinalIv CHARGED.
IT. ,s.soo Sor sdopt,ne this syseem ~
,h., IN. of TN comnanv's officers vas n.
or; mi, ~ r,.ks 4. .6dsvit TO Be- attached TO
IL, d s..;sh. .cconnts Of the company es.inst
-. Gov.-,u,snt IN vhich af6aavit b vas
..o,,;."S - .s.,e that he rslee charred IN
..,cs .o.,.,n,. ver. no, m exeeap of thoee
,s.;d 10 r,;,.ts n.rt;sa. At one time. a. nv
liz. ;Iso,r,. ne. i'm ~ peinc;naI Of.
S S~.- - . .t..,t i devoived upon on Of
-. ..,hc-j;,.t. oiscsr, 10 maks til a6idayit
~. ~. ..II.d nnon m IA "a 81 refnsed
~ N. recon- that n couId not t1uihfully
w.ts ns,h ~ s,ch = slsiemeat. becxu,e L.
-. .S.t ~ .cmn.rv ~ In ~ alIovins
..;...s n.,.;.. 49, ~. thsn d. charsed
= ~. .cco,nt.. Tb;a created a conmosiou
n m. comnsnv and a meetine Of the dire.
TO- y. c.tI.d Al that netting the Soen
~ III, sfsSsv;t -. upoo ,he ,dyics Of
80. .,,o,,sv modified In such a vay a 70
o.s,,o.,. .;ch ob;ections "a that Of heir
..,nr.,Io.,. .,hordinsie. and to more thor
o.shI, cono..I ,he fr.nd that vss being per.
,.ss.,.S Tn form of the afidavit vas
r,oJ;SsI ~ a. n rad that The r,ses CHARGED
~ Gov.,rmsnt did not exceed the rates
.Sc,osd nr;v,s. pertiee-ipsaead of po6 q in
liz or;.inai form. framed after the language
ef The ssstute. This change vas obviossly q
m.r. ,r;ck intended TO nislead and deceive
m. .cconntino officer Of the Government.
In nv application to the Secretary slated
the amonnt of overcharees ct $2O0, 900, but
from me- ~ Information have, they will
smount 70 over $500 600.
Tha svstem Of frand has besn carried On
for .he - ten year. The difference b.
tveeo The r,tee psid bv private individuals
and thoee Maid by the government Aas in