, 1875-11-28
The Chief Offender, Appear to Be the
Chicago & Alton Road and
Corydon Beckwlth.
Hi. HudnuH Says that They Hare FoullJ
Dealt NTH the Railway Con-
strnction Company.
Therefore He Demands Of the United States
Circuit Court Recei7er.
And Would Like a General Account
ing ALI Around.

igntypaseso o1 !eSa1-eap "as niea 10" Gays 1eol
the United States Circuit Coutt by Joseph {
Hudputt against the Chicago l. Alton Kailroa
comn.ny. thu Chic.ro Il Illinois R;or Ra1lroa
c.s a.. Cs;,..o p.;,-.u cc,.t+,,,
oo~p@o,' no eueo n'"' '1 49,
1ion tomnAny. ueorge nttaus' tne uno
houin8-Mni company, Coryoon becK"a'n
the Chicago, Pekin Southwestern Railros
COMPANY F, ", Peck. E, 7. Peck, ]. II. Rice, 3
~ Wh;nn1a c.so,ca n flsrk A,ex.nder Nc
c..s.u nhah
oooA!o' oenJao''n tieiu' L. - oo4a .
Ann Norton (executrIx), Z. H. Talbot, j.
Haines, E. r. Pu!sifes. u. D. Buchanan, Q. F
Chase p. C. Hunfofd. G. ", Getehell, B. r
nayonnp n a Erabje- Al. C. Evans, G. F
DoA"uns' -. ~ =. E''eoe, - s,.,-- ~ ,.-,,
Harding, and Il. L. ufanAH1' aaA'os Ao1 -,
amount OF relief. Ihe comolA1naut sole ous 41a
on the 2etb day Of February, 1867, tbs chicago
+ 1I1;,o;a p;var -Dai,read Company was tnco1.
so-.tas ~ 49, rn-,.,ae of constructing
RAILROAD fao@ ealea"o ~ .. .NA
The Cesupany, however, COT ocS1nnlne II once
t.: build the road, another corporation vas or
ranized in 1873 called the Chicago Railway
nonsuus.o4 .p' 49, n.nar.,;aa ~ $500 s, w..
4oe csp.A. " sno e'"e'4 VS.
fixed 1t ,ooo. of ~h!ca complainant took
<5,o o'o, anc It Was pa!d up ~ lnl' An arrange
ment was then mace WIN tne lI1nois hse1
conlpapy ny 1aicn :he CONSTRUCTION @ a. company
pease' ana "aa TO have as comfensaaon M a. AZ me
stock Of the rosi, amounting to s., 000. 600, aud
bonds, to Be issued b. bx TIE M Illinois Myer Com.
psny a. the rate OF S-u ouo NILE Inc contIacs
stock ,ooo ooo, md tue length Of the road only
contract the road Was constructed from Jol'et to
the Mason River. distance OF about 80 miles.
mai accepted by the lllInoIs hlver Company
Lbs p4tce was liked ut e1.ooo,o QUO, and the
h.I,1
te:n:ol BY IN incu:1brance On the road and
o,sNo acres OF coal !sLd.
The Illinois Nive1 Company stockholders
xE'xa rA1n ASf1hiSo
on their STOCK except Eonlnal, sum. and the
schenae Was to have tbe CONSTRUCTION Company
take tho stock. issue bonds. and do the work.
Nhea the ~ miles " road was accepted by
the ILLINOIS, K1ver Company, the complainant
becaMe: as he charges. entitled to $4,000
N STOCK OF inc railroad Company: thas being
hls proportion according to BIS share IN
tho CONSTRUCTION company. Ih1s Piece OF
ROAD seemed TO be quite valuable:
Is It paesed through excellent coA lands, and
would have been advant teeous lessehold proper
Y either to tue Cn'9a!o , q ALTON Comtany or 70
the Chicago Rock Island Pacific Company.
In October, 1874, jessup. Pafon Co., the 1nan-
cia agents OF tho Chicago Alton Road IN New
iork, ostecelotv on their own account, but, as ID
charged. secretly for the 1oa5, made an offer to
lease the 80 miles Of road built By tue Con
guaran.ee 100 bonds OF the Illinois River Compan!
IN the hands OF tie Construction Company. and
pay q pro rata on tue amount OF frelghts re-
ccived. They also represented that by such
t6s The oond od could d be zG a y
oonce Ut IS per cent. The Illinois River Com
pany agreed to such lease, but after waiting
until March last, the Chicago j. Alton Road
DECLINED 70 Keep THEIR CONTRACT.
unless it could be modified 30 as to allow them
on n fna 1nHC