Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-05

The Rutland Herald print- sxtend
ed extracts from the afiiayits filed in
answer 10 TIE charges Of the rsnsgor+ and
trustees. that the Rutland lease tai been
secured By misrepresentation Of the ba-.-
ness and condition of the Rutland rad,
md that the proposition for lease cane
first from the Rutland We copy a por-
ion, l. siyw how diane.rcally opposite
are the statements en- the two sides;
AFFIDAVIT OF LAWRENCE BARNES.
I, Lawrence Barnes OF DARLINGTON, ia the eouaty
OF Chistenden, on Vatn say; That n the year 1870
| ! was q dlrecsor the Rutland Railroad CJm-
On the 18th aud 10Th days of April, $50 was
! written t. by Johl Il. Smith, one OF the trustees
aud managers OF the Vermont Cen-ral Railroad,
requesting me to call upon him nt s. hlbaas. Ia
answer u these requests, AID. a. thick. CA MJa-
day, the 18th dag OF sld April, went 10 It, Al
bans, and called upon said smith in the railruaS
| Clice and he than said to ne, " Nov have got
You, and then told me TO wanted me % become
one o! tue tfustses and managers % the Vermont
Central with HIN. replied mas was a director
in the Rutland rOad and could not consistently
serve both roo IS as they weio IN petition Win
each other. Ia further cOnveis.i. pn ASKED him II
he wanted me or the Rutland road. lie said lie
wanted / should take hold with them a trustee
but in further conversation the ..-tlaud r0a1 WIS
again brOu ght up. and he asked mo If supposed
he could get It. Tho substance o. my reply was
that could not tell but We could Try II was then
arranged between Us tina; should make inquiries
and see what could DO done, AZ let him knoS.
After this, suggested this matter 10 some oi the
directors Of the Rutland road ard found they Ia
yored it, and aiterward named II to john D. PAGE,
the President. l think Il was nearly two months
or Llosc besJre ! mentioned the matter Il leasing
the road TO said Page bu. without iu.ormin. hiIn
VITO wantei H. thtnk did lot tel h III who
wanted il. do lot rene ber any oiher msati1a
of the subject ~ or BY said PAGE uEti n October.
| 1870.
On the 22i o. October, $50 / WIS requested ~
sad Smith 10 get and send TO HIN a statement -
the condition Of the kutlaud ruad etc. that
We had before arranged that WAS e. get. Accord
ingly handed 10 "a d PAGE paper winch hAd
before drawn up at sad >il III u--eston, call
forsu b Information. And, on the 3ist dly o.. Uc-
tOOer received from saiG Pa ga written statement
in which he set down the earnings oi The Ru- All
road and Its several leased lines alc ac4nb4lt, as
follows
EARNINGS.
...-.-..-.---.--.--..--..s so,t6
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. oJ7,155 Il
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. e5so5s "a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l09,s'3 CD
''-t 90
le70, part estimated. ........--.--.. l,zt5o1 Cd
And lie requested ms to make ~ of this
statement " send III.
On the second DAY Of Tovemblr. so. .a.r h4y.
in received said statement. welt 60 Boston -
meet sad Sn III there the hex. DAY, alt ttink /
me: said smith thCre and te.egrsputl said fate
from Boston on the third q November q come %
Boston the neNt day. e ther had sent sad smith
4
or showed il TO him ia Boston As thluA, hut who!
cIanot say. further ssy. that so IT IS | ever
knew or heard there was 10 further ~ other repre-
seuthti"n made Is to the coaitun OF earnings "
said Rutland road and its leased lines ana hOlt than
the one above referred 10, AID that know ~ no
false repre- rentatOas made or deceit pfacticed IN
oiiectins the lease 10 sad Trustees and maaaecrs
by any person, but as | thea &1t LlN believe tha
Transaction was n a. respect. ia ana - good
faith.
further say that the Rutiaai Road, at ;hs ti4,
Of sad lease. was 10 good runuiu- order, az Va
pared .voTaoly with other Vermont railroads.
ExiRacr FRoG TIE AFFIDAVIT or. i. PAGE
], John +. Page, Of Rutland VI, On cash say
Tnat tle irst knowledge or .nt nation had that
the said syers and mana gers wished OF theU At
O. leasing the Rutland Railroad, it, leased roads
and property, was in the summer % Fall $50. !
think IL October, when 1t the reqaes; o. Lawrence
Barnes. Esq % Burlington. went with him 20 ST
Adams. anu saw Governor Smith upon the subject
Before learned rom said Barnes that said rec9iy
eTs ard mans gers desired 10 make sara lease had
no communication with them upon the subject, Iur
had contemplated leasing sad road ami properly,
nor had any person interested therein. o. my
knowledge. Sad Barnes. who was then q u rector
Of said RI land Railroad Company on tle occl.s1
referred to- Informed me that said receivers AID
mana gers wer9 desirous Of making said lease, and
sad lie thought tl9 ruads ana property could pe !
ease- 10 said parties On terms which be stated on
paper ne handed me. which now have, and which !
were more adTsnta .e0us 10 tbs Rutland than the /
terms finally greed upon. A.ter SAD interview I
with sai1 Barnes and Smith received RTE or {
writing from sad Barnes IN which. atnoaE ot!iss /
tAlnEs ne sAli lAloILAAtlol was hailee' % g4St1 /
La own language, What have h,en TIE cam. - ]
per for five years. &c That tie ahofe l-.nr- Z
nation 8 wanted % all the roads connected v ia /
tue line, aad also cl tie boat" Ihoreup0n GA Oct.
l-7f sent sa.i Barnes i4o Information reQulf-
ed, anu rs follows; The sane as u Barnes aiada
VT published above The actual esruiu-s 70. tie
roads and boat FOR that year were 3. lJl.iJ 3, %
the % day Of November ls1O. sad Barnes, ~ let
ter addressed 20 me- scSnos le1get tle r-ce,lt u.
said statement % earnings, AID therein informed
me that he was 20 meet Gov Smith q = st0l tAa
next uaN No utler different resent az J.
ever mace by 70 tao earnings o. SAL roal-,
boat aad property .eXcep. y hereinafter stated
aud said statement, furnished said Barnes. vs. 10
all respects Garrett. except for the last tLree
months, as Aforesaid, the u9rrln-s whereof were
estimated as the only way al tie tllle . get AZ
approximate resllt !or that yelr and wGs o. l4s-.y
made, AID, As believed. 0uid turn %: correct
have IN my possession the original papers au1
{ cures " ica show how and 70 what manner J ar
wed at tue results evel in tas s:atoeu, .ura---
e. saic Barnes by me.