, 1876-12-15
RAILROAD NEWS.
An Alleged Attempt to Steal the
Chicago & Southwestern
Railroad.
Unqualified Denial Of the Charge by
Those Against Whom It Is Made. a
Demonstration that Passenger Has
Rights Which Must Bo Respected.

CHICAGO T. SOUTHWESTERN.
A bill fled Ia tho United States Circuit Court
BY Peter c. 4. NJ. Won Wecl, Of tht Kingdom OF
tho Netherlands, anl Mr.. E. NJ. Reynolds, ol
Iowa, against F. II. Winston. George G. Camp
bell, and j. Wilson Drury, charges tho latter
named gentlemen with MI attempt to steal tho
Chicago & Southwestern Railway, Won Weol
claims in this allegation that he owns $4,000
worth Of bonds Of tho road. together with sal,-
1cj ia gold accrued interest, while Mr.. Reynolds
owns one share OF tnu capital stock. They assert
TINT In September, 1867, Winston as President,
Campbell as Director, nssd Drury as General
Solicitor OF tho Company, improperly converted
to their own usc largo eums Of money. The
Chicago 4 Southwestern, Road: Of Missouri, Of
whel, Winston was President, and the Chicago
L. Southwestern Railway, Of which II.
NJ. Allen WAS President, wcrc consoll-
dated Sept. Is, 1859. Tho capital
stock amounted 40 s7,0oo,00o, divided Into
shares Of 800 cach, and power e1fatea to In
crease the same, ss we'll rs to Issue bonus mt
exceeding s8Oo0000 whenever It should DO
yiIu Winston was eIccted presdcnt Of the consol-
idated company and It is charged TINT hs nsadc
secret agrcement with tho contractors Tor
tho road, and 70 worked matters that no In fact
large part q the stock in bis own name, aud SO Q
did Campbell, the bill alleges, without payingF
any money therefor, and then gave out that
they were going to obtain largo leans a. homc
October. 1850, Winston Ind conference with
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Company, and The latter agreed to lease the
! road OH condition Ut guaranteeing tl,e
P"sap's sssa sopasd s'a debt 'nssf' Ct the
Company for $5,ooo,ooo. The proseeds Of M tho
| sale of the bonds were to be retained BY the
| Rock Island Company, and 10 case OF default nl
kasse prlor claim over other Stockholders and be
entitled to lien the road, except as against
tic outstanding bondloldcrs., 1t was, also
agreed that g, ,5o5, GOO Of the shares should bc
tho construction Of tho road. N the same
month the Southwestern Road executed mort
gage to Daniel Dows, F. II. Winston, and =. +:
Burns, as Trustees, to secure the payment o.
it tSs road at So, 5S ,ooo 5t5g &ile. e1''l'N ' ~ "
Winston, II l. claimed, made coutsact WIN
o man named Milton CourtrtEht to build road
from Washington, H., to Camcron, Mo-. 5os
OF tho capital stock, but which amount he 'vas
by secret agreement to divide with winston
Another contract was made With the l&aven.
worth Improvement Association to build tlt
s.e e ts saS fsa% a9 se to
! to bu Ea!d In stock aud $0o0t000 fn hondE; yel
here, as IN the other case. Il Is alleged tsia
Messra. Winston and Campbell managed to II
| tnthGs 60 aa 10 Oecou1e V!rtuhl coAttaeIo1oi a"N
thus secured colltrol Of the road.
Again In June, 1871, another batch Of bond
was issuol for 81, ,00o, doc foy the oatensibu pur
pose Of extending tlle road from Cameron II
Atcl,ison, a. distance Of fifty miles. The con,
plainant, Won Wce1, was invicgled, he says
By q slmilar manipulation Mr.. Winston and hi
confctlcrates, It Is charged, managed to clea
$5OO, 600 out Of this branch road, whl!o n
profits on both arc set at no 1css than S3o0Q 00l
| The roat Is now declared to be bankrupt. All
Won Wecl asks for all injunction TO- .preycn
Drlry from getting the books Of tho Cotnpan
out of Ills possession. and also desires that D
accounting may bc hnd.