The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-08

SOnuuCGOIS, engineers, DOSscS duu ch-
ployees of the Rockford road are quietly
packing their grip-sacks and walking
away. Some because the condition of the
road is such as to endanger their lives to
longer work for the present managers,
others because they cannot testify to suit
the Baron and his cap dealer. A letter
was received in town to-day stating that
as soon as the trains arrived in Boards
town from the sonth all the train men
would resign
Among the most important designations
that the company has had rendered
is that of Mr.. Elder, the master mechanic
and foreman of the shops at Boards
town. Mr.. Elder was first interviewed by
young Trunbull, who failed to get him to
testify to what was desired. A special
tain was then sent to Beardstown lat the
bondholders' expense) and Mr., Elder
taken to Chicago and there questioned,
and cross questioned for three hours by
Hon. Lyman Trumbull, who is Osterberg' s
attorney This process showed Mr.. Elder
how they wanted him to testify, and rather
than tell anything co ntrary to the fact con-
corning the condition of the road he i'm
mediately wrote out his resignation and
sent it to Osterberg's hotel in Chicago.
The Rockford managers who are still here
in the city don't look to be in very happy
frame of mind,
Seven of the best locomotive engineers
on the Rockford road arrived here this
morning and notified the cap dealer of the
Rockford road to make up their time, and
then proceeded to the Office of Hon. John
b. Hawley where they made affidavits to
the condition Of the road and its rolling
stock. Two more engineers in town also
gave their testimony, as also have several
conductors. The prospect is that the
sheep clodings' concern will find il
altogether too hot for comfort, in the Z. S
court in Chicago. Judge Drummond
never had the reputation of protecting
rascals, and we don't believe he will begin
such career Low. Probably no sucf
rapacious robbers ever had charge of any
road as those now at the head of this road
Their equal can not be found in this coun
try.
When the itinerant cap dealer Skinner
made his statement in his organ 9TH,
Untonl the other day, he said the Rock
| orl -, 4 ho,
when the sheep clodings" man took i
from the receiver,-when the fact is tina
: the road and the rolling stock is in a wors
condition than ever known before. The.
, now run from ST. Louis up to Brighton
and then back down on the Chicago & Alto
t to Godfrey and then run on the G. & A. t
= Whitehall. &c miles from St, Louis, aband
e oning "a miles Of their former route, an
e paying for running over another road
The road is in such condition on tn
whole line tlIa. 10 cue who knows how it
dare ride over it. There are scores c
! places in i, from 40 to 100 feet long with
! a sound tie, and any sudden ia
I would send everything to ruin
SINNERS statement that the road an
e s,o,k we're in better condition tina
when the present manager took posessio
a is mcnstroas faIsehno1. eqPalled only b
the hundreds of faisehoods uttered b
q Osterberg to induce bond owners
= ertrust him with the management of the
n affairs. The prospect Of putting speed
"a end to the career of this dead beat an
e adventurer is hopeful one. 1t will be
% happy day for the bond owners when the
I get rid of this VAMPIRE.
n By the way--who pays for the surveyiu
II lately done by the Baron?-the Dor
n owners or the new Jumping Jack Con
paDy?