The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-18
Excitement In Regard TO the
Wheeling and LAKE Erie Rail.

EUuNs
Specialize the Cincinnati Enquirer.
SANDusKY, o., December I6.-We have
previously telegraphed Of the alleged ex.
istence Of frauds in the management Of
the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, 4
portion Of which is already built, and
which runs from Wheeling, West Virgi.
mia, TO Milan, this county. The line
comes up through The Perry County coal.
fields, and runs through 4 country that ia
famous for it's fertility and productive.
ness. 1t was the intention some time
since to make SSndusky the main lake
port on the line, Huron (thls county, be.
ing second in Importance in that respect.
The line ia built to within half Il mile Of
the latter place, and it was the intention
Of the management to begin work between
this city aud Milan this week; but the
exhaustive and crushing statement by
Mr., Wilson, the contractor OF the line,
who alleges that frauds Of the most Grim.
inal character have been perpetrated by
President Robinson, Of the road, has ta.
ken the wind all out Of the sails Of the
Wheeling and Lake Erie. The people all
along the line are in feVer.heat Of excite.
ment over the recent Developments.
The little town Of Milan, a village Of
less than one thousand inhabitants, raised
S5S,000 TO build the road to their town,
and now that they are liable to lose their
money they are naturally considerably
exercised over the matter. Huron,
town OF hve hundred or elk hundred in.
habitants, subscribed about $50, 900 to the
project, and since the Wilson expose the
HuroniIes are rampant. The manage.
ment OF the road wanted TO get n couple
Of hundred thousand dollars from this
city, and large amount OF money was
subscribed here, but not dollar Of 1t
will be paid Voluntarily. The indica
tions are that numerous suits will grow
ont Of this refusal to pay the money sub
Pcribed. Il is said the Company owes
thousands OF dollars 10 laborers, board
ing.house keepers aud others at almost
every town where any work has been
done, and not one otthese people can get
cent Of pay. There is much suffering
along the line in consequence. No one
lON AAbpuNGd kllhk tuV SICAlb VI ku0
pany is bopelesSly ruined.
The charges made against Robinson by
Wilson are Of the gravest charater. The
Reqister, Of this city, says, Odltorially !:
"lf Mr.. Wilson's stAtenents are correct,
the sooner the President goes to the peni-
tentiary the better for the interests OF the
stockholders OF the road" This ia pretty
strong language, but the statement Of
Wilson, backed by the word Of men in
this county whose honesty is above the
remotest suspicion, would seem to indi-
cate that the Robinson management is
rotten 10 the core.
Ten or a dozen as good men as there
are IN Ohio stand ready to swear that
Robinson deliberately and repeatedly lied
to them, and to others in their presence,
about the disposition OF SG2, 1000 worth
Of bonds, which bonds RobInson's Secre-
tary now admits were used 10 pay off a
claim held by Il sub.contractor, who in
reality should have received only $1,000,
which latter amount Robinson claimed to
have paid him, but the Company'S books
show that in this case Robinson is an in
discreet prevaricator. The Register, Of
this city, will contain 10 morrow morning
second statementb by Contractor Wilson,
who brings more proofs to substantiste
what he charged in his GrSt statement
This railroad squabble will develop into
the biggest fight ot the character ever
seen hereabouts, not excepting the row
over the Cincinnati. Sandusky & Cleve.
land road. The Directors Of the Wheel.
ing & Lake Erie will meet on Wednes.
day, the 10Th inst, at Norwalk, and it ia
certain that that meeting will be one Of
the liveliest ever held In relation to the
affairs OF the road.