The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-15

in managing the road; also with not making |
full and fair reports of his doings.
His accounts we're referred to H. W. |
Bishop, Esq master in chancery, for ex-
animation. and on Saturday evening the
Davenport Democrat contained the
following:
CHICAGO, May 10, 4, P. M.
Henry w Bishop, master in chaEcery, having |
heard all the evidence in the presence of the coun
sci for both parties, reports that: From an ex,
summation of the said reports of said purchaser and
auditor, and from their testimony, taken as afore
SAID, and acomparison OF the documents with the
vouchers and other evidence pertaining in sup
port thereof find that the said receipts aud &C.
counts are correctand respectfully recommend that
an order be entered herein confirming and allowing
the same,
WALTER TRUMBUIL.
We are informed that no such telegram
as the above passed oyer the wires and
that no such report has been made. The
Democrat, in publishing W. Trumbull's
two kilograms, dated at the same NOM
ent, says THE following dispatches ex-
plain themselves, but ] is careful not to say
how or where from they were received
The Union, Sunday morning, says: THE
following kilograms were received here
yesterday" And as they were published
in the democrat that afternoon, they were,
Of course, received herein the Demo-
crat But whether they were made up by
Davies or not, they were evidently gotten
up fer purpose, as $50 extra copies of
the Cnion containing them were ordered.
A report may have been made that the
accounts are correctly footed, and balanced;
that the items and vouchers correspond,
etc, etc. but the master in chancery
has no power beyond that The court
will act, jHdicialiy, upon the matter and
decide whether (under the testimony
which will be submitted by Mr.. Hawley,
tomorrow, for Capt Robinson) Oster-
berg's items as his accounts are proper
and whether he is suitable person to
have charge of the property.
By reference to an article in this paper,
from the Inter Ocean of Saturday, it will
be seen that Mr. Whitehead admitted
that improper entries had been made On
the books; that reports had been made
to the court which were not true; that
some items had been kept back and never
reported at all until these suits were com
menced and that the road. under the
| reckless and incompetent management O
Old Skin X Co, had not paid expenses
that it had run behind $50 900 and that it
owed, in addition, $24, 0OJ taxes.
| Osterbers's own testimony showed that
he had distracted large sum of money
aud Iaoed it in the hands Of shirt maker
in New York-his brother-in law-and
when these suits we're brought he 90,
scared and made j mighty quick trip tc
New \ crk to FIX things about that matter
These things don't lock Ii uch as though
the court wOulo find everything correct
especially when We remember that Judge
Drummond stated in open court, on Fri
day, that he lacked confidence in the hon
esty Of this man Osterberg.
The public expect to see some fun to
morrow, when Mr.. Hawley, with the piles
of testimony in his possession, gets after
the little rascal, in open court.
The Davenport Democrat of Saturday
evening also contained the following:
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHICAGO, May 18th. p NJ,
The court has just entered an introductory de
cree d1snissing the Hooper and Robinson bills a
supplemental bills, in the case Of the Union Trus
Company w. The Rockford Rock Island & st Loui
Railroad Company and Others, and ordered that SAT-
bills shall stand as an original bill, on the entr
bonds for costs by Hooper and Robinson, as il
original suit. Mr.. Osterberg Immediately entere,
MS appearance put neither Hooper nor Robinson
This, if true, is of no benefit to the o.
terberg folks. and no injury whatever t
Capt. Robinson-not the slightest. Blu
Mr.. Walter Trumbull evidently desired t
create an impression that it was a poin
tgaiued for OSterberg and that Robinson
had failed to come to time-when h
knew very we'll that Judge Drum
mond, on Friday, said he should take d
action whatever in the matter of thes
cases until Tuesday.
The only order made is that the Hope
aud Robinson bills shall stand as originals
that Osterberg shall put in an appearance
for his committee: and that exceptions t.
to the Masters Report shall besheard to
morrow.
The great puff and splurge of the Den,
crat, of Saturday, ard of the Union O
Sunday, is all wind The real contest will
begin to morrow. The case is not yet de
cided, Only the skirmish lines have met
and in that meeting every importan
point gained by anybody has been game,
by the Hooper Robinson side. How tn
matter will end we don't pretend to say
But how judge who says he lacks conf
denee in the honesty of Osterberg and hi
management, eau, after his rascality sha
have been fully proven, deem him
proper person to administer great trust
like the one under consideration, will puz
zle all upright and honest men.
Court Records aud books for count
Offices made in the best manner at tn
I ARGUS OFFICE
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