Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-09
Chesap eake and Ohio Canal Iuvestt
cation.

Correspondence of the Baltimore Amcrt-
can from Annapolis yesterday says:
The Senate committee Charged with the
investigation OF the management of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal met to day.
Mr.. L. c. Fulton, editorin-chiefof the Bal
Umore American, was examined first, and
in reply to fnterrogatories of Senator Iloyd
testified that he had no personal kuoWle.ige
of the charges made that a bonus was paid
to the directors of the canal in consideration
of the payment of the coupons upon the PR
ferred bonds, his Information on the sl bjec
being derived from statements in the press
OF western Maryland, aud in the editorial
utteTances of the American this source offn-
formatit Il had been acknowledged.
Mr.. ELLINGTON Fulton, the managing eii-
Tor OF The American, was then called and ex-
amin ed. He testified that personally he
knew nothing of the subject, his Information
being derived from the statements contained
IN me western Maryland press, chiefly the
Cumberland Times.
Mr.. Edwin Bell, the editor of the Hagers-
town Mail, was then examined, anu dis
claimed any personal knowledge OF the
truth Of the charges made against the man
agement of the canal.
Mr.. German asked Mr.. Bell who wrote the
EDITORIAL OF Jan arg 2Stb, in the Ma , ia re-
gard TO the management of the canal. Nj.
Bell said that he was responsible for the ut
teTaDces OF the paper, and he declined TO per
init any inQuistOriai examination into his
private affairs,
the witness and Mr. BannOn on the subject OF
me i0l owing portion OF the editorial article
ferred TO:
"Bnt there Is one subject which might be
considered as legitimate in the canal invest
setoa, and that is the personnel of the board.
IneTe are loud complaints of members OF
that board as being lobbyists. statesmen OF
legislation. takers Of brides. both at Annao-
oils and W2shiE gtCn. Grave charges are
made against the president Of like clalac-
ter.D
MFR. Banron inquired if Mr. Bell could give
the committee any information on this
point, which Mr.. Bell was about To do with
alacrity, when Mr. Bannon checked him.
telling him that ne must say nothing except
what he knew OF his own personal knOEl-
edge. This MI Bell said he could not do. He
could speak only of charges which had been
male, which charges had-nOt been success
fully cOntradicted. Mr.. Bell was rapea tedly
urged and commanded TO give the name of
the author of the editorial referred to- but
stPadi2stly refused, holding that the private
affairs OF the FagerstoWn Mail were not a
proper subject Tor the investigation of the
committee
Colonel James @. Berr=tt. Of washington
director of the canal, was next examined,
and testified that toe canal was managed
with an eye single to the welfare Of the state
OF Ma yland. No premium, benefit or COM
pens alton whatsoever was paid to the rec
tors or for their benefit, SO far as ne hal
on the preferred DOndholdeTs. He thought he
would ne 2 bold man who would dare to APP
pTOach the witness with such a proposition.
The directors OF tie canal were paid OIL q
their necessary expenses when acting on the
business of the canal, ana never in excess OF
The amount Of 500. Others OF the directors
testified to the same effect.