, 1876-07-15
1,ILDEN:S RECORD.
The Bomb that the Republicans
Hold in Reserve.
Startling Revelations Concerning
Another Road.
Astounding Discoveries by a
Stockholders Committee.
Corporation Counsel Whitney'a Aston.
iahing Revelations.

[Thc following nrtc!c appeared IN the New
| York Express, lcatiing Democratic organ, juno
| e., 1876, With tr hratllng Us given nDovc:
Thc revelations already published 1t. these
| columns regarding tioy. TlttGn's operations as
d raI,rond lawyer, d. NOT, BY any ll.cans, cnfn-
| prc!scntt oil that IL charged ,sya*t him, nnd !s
intended tolm used against tl'e DetnoSrntir
party, should lie bc It's io.ninec for tho Pfra!-
ici,cy, during the coming catnpatgn. For tic
sccoilti c1aptcr which The party Will bc callcsf
structIon nu,l lease Of the Bellryc l. sonthcr,,
Illinois Katsroatl. tile particulars Of which de-
mnn1 Just a ri1cf, Ventilation aui! explanation
ns my nf the other railroad operations in which
Guy. ,rillcn has bccn eIgagcti. II will not lie
| facts in tlls case before the readcs, to produce
snme additional evldc'ec, III support Of lhc
| tT. LOUIS, ALTON TENllE itAGrE ROAD.
On Muy n. l67:}, the Stockholders of tic St.
Louis, Alton a; Ttrrc ilantc Railroad appointed
committee To 60 to St. Louis To- attend the
of tho Company, and procure such other tn-
formation az might bc for the thtcrcss ot the
etorkllolt!crs. This Committee took with them,
;asss ess s9afs N %S f'" E. fsst Wpe q s sEs
Committee clutmcd to have Gust In thu clcetinn
for Directors majority Of III, tln yotea Legally
fhe Company yvfed on tro7ies III so'ne c.lses
chit pats I'D, dnd IN instance ATTEMPTED 10
.vte oa The ptgxy # dead c9nahoidsr: The IN
listing Stockholders, unti the ull Board re-
elected tllcir fayorltcs. On tfls, Afr. Whitney
nskrd tt, he lizard l,rfore the Board, and, brin:
granted hearing, made . bsltlIing spscc!,.
n,,d tunsts rsnort to tbc Stockholders, drafted
Nv Mr. Wlituet The official copy Ut tt,s d0rll-
,,cnt bcars tic signatures Of tic Committee,
mnp,itec GM ,iir From this rctDri wc takc tic IT,
Iowipr extracts, which tell their own stusy:
'S"'' 1L1EaAL lssuE or noxns.
Hoard WA called was tho question whether there
lu, not been an Illegal lssae ef portion Of the
bonded Indebtedness 81 this Company, matter
which u cunnsStGd a. wh ss seaoa ne.MseG te
ass Inc ~ zi1 r u iSr n n i o ialow ~
G"ravvum ". n,,smutcd fncts. '"s'' "eA'' ~ '"'
''s s.Mra. Tl,c rn" woz rcor,,ontycd II, 1911 md
,cr,i T., ar,ln'. viii ~, in,vs With, t,"r
t,t. tS ~ H. arct.,rs a.. AMI s;aSaianrs II a Eli
!ittca tne a'u H.. ~, 9ro.,,,t,t ~
fuau esr[i"ntaat,, ~ " ranit aii,at' ravaIn,,
ior !Ss purc,'asc q tl's plglwlty l,y Irustsss
~ se ~ nn % 49," Inv III .i.7! md thn n Ali
lo u "cn luz om nspi a.u ,, su ou ,d
oau ~ tel5ssen'e nS ",S u% s.vSs an a.a ,s
oonae1 ,1d ms ~" IN ;ts, H,I w." W.,
,, ~. H. .1s ~ thn oJrcen"nt fnr r1,.
so,H ~ ir 1n' ~, Trmstcre m + th, purrhas,,
saato tso ~ H. t!a enor,. -, ,r,s .,aH" ti,s
road was purchased under the agreement, nit
new securities were histslputSd;
"5eponu-lHc laws IEHFlucu lHAt "tAlti BIZ
months utter the organization q tue new Cui'i M
pany, I'LL c'm1ns whiFI', uhncT tne laMs " w
agreement, were 70 W satisfied " Tue h.os1eas
bonds of tlit new Company hiust.ne l'ut ~, aEt
Ut TINT tHHc-ha!nc!s, HI'otl tne e1lh!at,o!i u
the slx holhs-i Suen etanns ' "vse w Psol.1t
honls md youpuns were tot k!1rfc1aefca
tnt tfmc,-fhtU ccdscd IL bc ctdiHss MerroJtfr Hpo
te proJxfiY.
"@In ,I,1Ir, 1862, the certificate of incnrpor1
Tim IN thr 1,cw C,,1n,m,,y wns tiIct u,ul In thu
!o'. tse n .,, ~ ~. Inv ips ~ II,
q tun neW ~ Ut 49, ~. tI ," % i,ni , a. " :;
AHaslan y. f!aE@' tHc 1lHstGt "'1o aia't peen
possession of ttse properly lnr co1issaesAo'
limo, by virtue nf t!it pruylslons, OF Ao1!e p..
l., yio,ls mortgages wl!ir wrrr tal;cn up BY til
t.'rhiri"Sn1n,. time In tic year 1863, NOR
+,,on sfy mnntns rttrr lin oyr,nlz3tI,nI III ri,
@ u''n.' f,,,,". ~ , ur Ei,r, ,,,'i, nnd nrintrl
ne" E'ii, ~ +, data r.. H., rii,r, ~ IL
securities Of tl!G new corpof"tlo h1lu, altet y
clllaing everything. that MAS cla!fls tu be sat
~ tied by mortgage hUnds Ut tile lIGW Company
il uIpl 4il the EXPENSES Of the reorganization, !.
-. ,ll:t3f,,c S!) U to Mr. Uayasx] As Chairman Of t
+ Purriisim. COm,UItter, ulnl 27,5U to Nj
~ ,t,..a n.,o a f,r f,r"" rcura,srrvt,rs ~,
n, III taVi n H. SamuI 4 J;idrs. -, cou,seI III,
SStooo - -n'- ."n .t - ,t, 1 T. %i, 49, ~ IT,, .", ~
IL TRUSTEE tfirse payments bclIs III cash. Ac s1att
re ~ toi!uWs:
~ trust mortgages under which the r>t and
r. houx prr Issued, authorized tho creation Ut ne
In debt equal to $!S4. Il3 ~ beyond ihc basls tn
H. nnllea ny ~ n'u bolaa' eo"ohs' anu NJ 'o'ln'
he alfrnms ~ io''"' u,.,,
D. "Ttmt is to shy, III ISSUING tlc new fcc1Flttt
Il. they hal very rrldently nl!owrd lor 'narE
uysrnnu ahoye waat Tuuiu ne ptnpeIlY1e1u.lc'