The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-02-20
RUSH R. SLOANE.
A Would-se Railroad King in Trou-
hIa

We give up considerable OF our
space to the particulars relating to
the transactions of Rush R. Sloane,
formerly President of the C. S. & c.
r. R., and in the fall of 1872 the
Democratic candidate for Congress
against Hon. Chas. Foster. He was
arrested last week on his arrival
from the East, on charges of embez-
Element, DC, and taken before the
Mayor, who held him to bail in the
sum of $4,000, TO appear on Tues
day last for examination. Bail was
given, Lewis Moss, and John Nc
kelvey, becoming his securities.
Saturday he left for Elyria, where it
is said he was engaged in masrimo-
nial schemes, and on Sunday morn
ing left for the East. When his case
was called on Tuesday he did net re-
port, and although his counsel en-
deavored to have his case postponed
a few days, the application was lie
MED the bonds forfeited, and the
witnesses dismissed with the injunc-
tion to hold themselves in readiness
to respond to a call from higher
court. From a full report in the
Cleveland Leader we extract the fol-
lowing:
THE NATURE OF THE CHARGES
against Sloan are condensed as fol-
lows
FIRST PETITION.
The first petition was filed No
vember 6, 1873. The fret count
charges that on the 14th of Febru-
airy 1872, the defendant, while Presi-
dent of the company, purchased in
that capacity from the Straitsville
Mining Company, Of Ohio, 10000
tons of coal, for which he falsely
represented that he had made en- ad-
vance payment of 81, 500 and accord
ingiy signed the name Of the Trea-
surer to q check for that amount,
converting the same to his own use.
The coal company, it is alleged,
never received the same.
In the second count the defendant
is charged with having defrauded
the company out Of $4,000 in the
settlement of a claim for $2,610 by
one Thomas Coreoran, as admins
traitor of jeremiah Lynch and Mi
chael Downey, the defendant repre-
senting to the company that the
amount agreed upon as settlement
was $3,6l0. This occurred on the
10th of December, 1872.
The third alleges that on the 14th
of October the defendant purchased
for the company. Of VIM. a. Scud-
der, nine acres Of land in Portland
Erie county, for $4,000,
falsely pretending he had paid Seud
der So, 900, and intending, as charged
to SCOOP 81, 900 by the operation.
The fourth represents that as the
real owner Of certain land in Port
land township, Erie county, he con-
trived to cheat the company out of
81, 700, by concealing the fact that
he was the oWner-instead of one
J. NJ. Winslow, of Kalb county, In
LLAMA, as represented by him-and
selling the lands to the company for
b7,700, whereas, in reality, the land
vas worth not to exceed So, 900 and
his in addition to the defendants
fitting with PLAINTIFF money a 81, 700 |
mortgage on the property. This is
Itated to have occurred September
,th, 1871.
The charge contained in the fifth |
,ount is that in July, 1871, the de-
endant purchased of the Mowry |
Jar and Wheel Works, of Cincin- |
latti, fifty coal cars, at $570 per car,
md subsequently procured the trea-
urer of the Car Company to execute
voucher representing the price of |
he cars at 5000 per car, including in
aid voucher The sum of $5,9I6.17 |
,aid in cash July 10Th, 1871. The |
the plaintiffs alledge, did |
lot pay said sum to the Car Com
,any, but retained $1,000 Of said
um for his own use.
The sixth charges that on the
7th February, 1872, the defendant
lefrauded the plaintiffs out of So, ,250
" purchasing of the above Car
company 100 hundred coal cars at
'567.5O each, and by procuring a
alse voucher, as before, pretended to
lave made an advance payment of
g, $50, collecting the same by sign
ng his name to a check as treasurer
# the railroad company. The Car
company never received the money.
In the seventh the defendant is
harged with appropriating $4,000
or his private use by purchasing
so coal cars at $500 car, and OBJ
aiming a receipt from the company
t the price of $3.50 per car, realiz-
ng as above alleged, $4,000 by the
peration.
In the eighth count another trans
ction in February, 1872, with the
Iowrey Car Company is detailed, by
'hich, in the purchase of 100 coal
ars. the defendent defrauded the
out of $1,000 by turning
yer to the car company bonds Of
be Columbus, Springfield and Gin
innati Railroad Company, which
be defendant held in his own right,
t the price of $4,000, whereas they
rere worth only $4,000.
In consideration of these alleged
'auds the plaintiff prays judgment
gainst defendant for the sum of fs2l,-
so, with interest. The petition is
gDed by S. A. Bowman and H. Wild
ian, plaintiffs attorney and sworn
} by John S. Fsrlow, q director and
resent President of the road.
SECOND PETITION.
This petition was Hled November
9, 1873. In it the defendant is
harged with appropriating to his
rivste use materials and work in the
hops of the company to the amount
f s99o.S3. This includes a special
ain run from Sandusky to Tifin,
l his interest during the Greely