, 1877-07-23
DAMAGING CHARGES.

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Central Railroad OF 1owh-Trno History
of tho Cass- Charges Iefutcd by tho Iscc-
ords.
Special cousspond<nes ~ Tae Tribune.
DEs yoISEs, ln., Iuiy 1D.-The recent charges
agaInat Judge Dillon. OF the un!ted States Circuit
Court, rccently riaao In tho Ndt'on, and
tynopst<ed tu TuE TnlnusE and other papers
throughout the country, were 50 bold, Glafing,
direct md apparently true, and so directly con-
trary o tho general Idea Of tho upsIghtncth Of Mr.
Dillon man. q juEst, and Judge. a. IN shock
the community at 1arcc. Your correspondent, to
inform the public. and to Get at the bottom faefE,
has searched the recoflA Of the United States Cir
cuff court here, and examined carefully tho docu.
mens on file, which arc so!umlnous, and 1nds the
following aa the result Of such investigation:
In 1Su, the farmers Loan and Trust Company
0: New York became Trustee Of frat. mortgage
bond. of the Central Railroad Of Iowa. Default
mattc In payment Ut lntoreat on tho bonds, and
In June 1874. Chnrlcs Alexander and othass. Gtat.
mortgage bondhodeEs died otli in tic United
States Circuit Court to fo1cc1o4e the mortgage on
the road, and asked HAT lteceycr bo appointed.
The Farmers 1.nsn and 'lrnst Company. s''etuR
Trustee untles tho mortgage. having refused to
torcclose the mortgage. were made party defendant
Al .h- october tcrn. ,l875 tic rras.ca was COM
planant, BY order Of the Court, and at the .emc
arst. tseonl. and third mortgage hondhols'ers.
general crcd!tors and stockholdcsf. degree nf
forct;n>nec was cntefea' Nhch ,loslaea thht INC
nnlcr. by publication thst ths fatu'cen' loan and
Trust Company n;y hid a. ]1nstc. Tor the itat:
principal nnd Interest of the usst' mortgage bunls
and If 1hcs hreon,c The purchaser tbs title shall
trusts. un pehalf Of tho nrst, second. and Third
n,otleasc inn'lhoder. creditors and stockholders
1.-THE hai'fo:d fompanJ; the propsttY to be c1'I-
pr.1y,stons of iAe first lnostsagr and tits decree.
sA'st conyeyauee !" be approved By ,hs majority u
oa'~c'ast s'nsk u The fa. as,aan. of lhe'r loaa.
principal nnd Interest; thlrd'mortgagc lMndhold-
sts % sna :s.e'al e!rditots r"nmna soek ~ parfor
1n. aman' aus sna ttoetnoiueIst ~ receive y IN
stpck !gr taeA ~ ~ Aiock o. ne .la Tom.
rsss bonds: seHsr., e,eatois:, and and .'osKsoides.
were sssh s,s .s s'.n " t !etesm IT, rtoF ~ any
ssrsd !" pa.l"t to ,ns .n!t " . slsmnS 'tens by
H. 81 rTee .na nnt ~ me1, @ ~ .h sn9
~ the ling ot u. rntty ot ths degree. eoun.
shs,is 10 ae oaft lstts' ss @ t1sn' i!n.se saxe
ul S. o'o n; .m. s ~ Ut oes...
her con"scl 10 in.ist uuoa IN ordinary tissieo
o. sotns'o.afc. a.a .ass' y sasA ai decree was
sre,.n tue ar ihs rs.ee hpw
cs"I' dia no "o1sct to the aee5ae' Or n'k any az.
iii sa ,.c sa u M t,nr lss ns,n rfns t1o
Jui.e billion. u T. pe"1. f2r an appesl The
Jud@e returcd INC appeal iof tue fetsons:
n as tMe.ss ' IT, qGe;:t,on va entered ey
~ An *ppeal fanaos 1s sake, on behalf Of
eettasn ss o."ahoasts 4. not parties 70 m record
1tas,h. the irst u tne ascfee auappeaten iFnfa'
wn"it decree; .o nesa not consider, when they
""HId bs 1n"tiisd, IN ca*e whcfs theTe afe ae5-
cfal million dollars of haH4hodefs #ho aeaulusco
~ lhs 1rr're. !" Ap,tsi a The instance Of thrsu
ou.@hnlttss. Eho "mly clain 10 hold buuus to The
c1ieht of s:ho; taa'.
Gp tu itis 'late SAFE Eurll snd Comdfey bad
neIhe. VI men, "rRsafea n court Or asked 10 b
mads parties ~ ehls b41t. Apd their hIst appear.
Hnce was b5 sAis petition tas al appeal from, tho
dee'et'
III January following. Sa.e, Buell.. and Cowdrey
parties 10 the action which w4s granted aud t|,r
tpen died petition for au spIra which wxs
tn}rrte le4-. TE!a was 4ccn,ea too isrIu D pDouni
for In. bunu. anu thcy applied to Justice Niller