Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-11-28
indictment Of George w
SWeDsOn.

The Grand Jury of Wake Crimi-
nal Court have found true bill
against Geo. w. Swepson for OBJ
tanning $4,00O,O0O of bouds of the
Western n. @ Railroad under false
pretences. The case will stand for
trial at an early date and will Gre
ate profound sensation not only
in the city but the State. We print
the Indictment eutire:
NORTH CAROLINA, / Criminal Court,
Wake County, : Nov. Term, 1878
The Jurors for the State upon their
oath present that on the 10Th day of
February. A. d. 1855, the Western
N. C. Railroad Company was duly
Incorporated under and by virtue Of
an act of the General Assembly Of
North Carolina, entitled an Act to
incorporate the Western N. C. Rail
road Company, and ratified on the
10th day of February, 1856, and that
under and by virtue of said act, the
said Western n. G. Railroad Company
was dolly organized; ard the Jurors
azores aid, upon their oath aforesaid,
do further say that on the 10Th day
Of August, 1868, the SAID act incor-
porating said Western N. G. Railroad
Company was duly amended by an act
of tie General Assembly Of North
Carolina ratified Cd the last above
named day and entitled an Act to
anent, the charter Of the Western n
G. Railroad Company aud that OF
the 29th day of January, 1869 the
General Assembly of North Carolina
by an Act entitled San Act amenda-
tory of the Act to incorporate the
Western N. G. Railroad Company,
ratified the 10Th day of February, '55,
and of all other acts amendatory
thereof. the said act ratified on the
18th OF August, 1868, as aforesaid
was re-enacted and made part of the
said act ratified 29th January, 1869,
aforesaid. That under and by virtue
OF said amendatory acts the RAILROAD
company, known as the Western n.
Z. Railroad Company was created.
and that both said amendatory acts
were duly and according to law ac-
cepted by the Western n. G. Railroad
Company. And the jurors aforesaid
upon their oath aforesaid do further
say that under and by virtue of the
said act ratified on the 10Th Fcbrua-
ry, 1860, and the acts amendatory
thereof aforesaid Geo. W. Swepson
and Milton 5. Littlefield on 29th day
of August, 1868, were duly appointed
commissioners to open books of SUBJ
scrIption for solvent private stock
holders to the capital stock of the said
Western Division of the Western n :.
Z. Railroad Company and the jurors
aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid,
Go further say, that under and by vir-
tue of the said acts Of the said Gener-
al Assembly, ratified respectively as
aforesaid, the State Of North Carolina
agree to subscribe for and take two
thirds of the capital stock of the said
Western Division of the Western n.
Z. Railroad Comp any when one-third
Of the same Should have been sub
scribed fer and taken bona fde by
solvent private stockholders and five
per centum thereof paid in cash, and
further, chat the said w Western Division
OF the Western N. Q. Railroad Com
pany had been put under bona tde
contracts Of construction and further
still, that when the above conditions
had been duly certified to the Board
OF internal Improvement of the State
by the said General Commissioners.
And the jurors Aforesaid, do further
say that the said George w. Sweep
son and Milton S. Littlefeld, both
late of the county of Wake, being
General Commissioners aforesaid on