The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-24
AR. Corlinson Replies 10 General Ma
hone. stssss sgs.
RICHMOND, March %, 1873.

Sa RICHMOND, March %, 1873.
| To the Editors OF The Richmond Dlsfoatcn:
Gentlemen,--A letter signed by William
Malone, appearing in The Richmond Waa9
on the 18th instant and copied IN your lth-
preston Of the Goth instant, came under my
notice while was away from here.
| AS this letter is chiefly directed to an as
sailment or the accuracy OF statements pub
| Iisbed by me, and to inuendoes against my
conduct in connection with The Atlantic,
! Mississippi and Ohio railroad, VIII c'alm
| from, you equal justice TO that You nave
meted out to General Malone by publishing
my reply. -,
Firstly. With respect to General Ma-
homes subsidies to the Richmond Wh15::
| In answer to my first report to the Allan
tic Mississippi and Ohio bondholders Of
| August IT, 1876, in which l charged Gene
raj Malone with substituting the press, he
stated in his "Reply" Of November 7. 1876:
"That money has been expended IN tho way oc
legitimate consideration for the open use oil news
paper columns, in furihcrance Of the proper inter-
csts Of the line. Is and never has been. DIN Cd
nor has any attempt been made 10 conceal such ex-
| pendture. 1t Is duly of record, and i1dS nude
s srs erpcn3hwre at the cost Of the Ittantis,
! mississippi and ohio Company; and The
particular member Of that concern Which mas oornG
| from $4,000 10 over 234O.O0Q ny the results OF
the On account Of WHICH such eApen lure
was lhainiy incurret.' ..a ...
In my third rcport to the bondbolders OF
! November %, 1873, stated as follows:
1.-THE Richmond Wing newspaper. which Is now;
If not entirely owned. nj least thoroughly controlled
| by General Malone, aud which was subsidized dur
the earnings of the railroad. devoted Its columns
during The sitting of the court to unceasng ATTACKS
OH the proceedings OF the trustees ana your repre-
Scntatives.' -. 1890
Tn General Mahone's letter OF the 10Th
instant, referring TO the above extract from
my report, which had appeared in the Dis
petch, he stated as follows
II have heretofore. by the testimony Of rn''m-
u, achabe witnesses. cstab he'd the falSly, Singu-
nase g Of the csSscs made hY John Collins
against The administration OF the Aihnllc, HlsslS-
| sppi and Ohio Com pany."
Without at this time entering upon the
question whether General Malone has
established the ialsily or baseness OF tile
charges made by me against the admlniStra-
ton OF the Atlantic, Mississippi ana ONO
COMPANY an allegation which / can show
to be utterly false, independently OF the ac-
ton of the court, which was based upon
the trush OF those chargcs-I propose at
present to prove by General Malone him
sell the truth Of my charge as TO the VhW
newspaper Before doing so. however, l
desire to say that my charges were not
AGAINST the administration or the Allan
tic, Mississippi and Ohio Company" as al
Icred bv General Malone, but exclusively
against General Malone himself in his con-
duct q the affairs OF the company.
Now, let lis see what General Mah0ne's
assertions are, and they will appear to be:
4. That no part OF such expenditure was
at the cost OF the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Company, but that it was borne by
Il particular member OF the Atlantic, Mis-
>issippi and Ohio cSrmabiy
one OF the divisional companies.
i. That such expenditure was made under
and by competent authority. with "fuIl
check and accountability
&. That my charge is false that SIZED
had been expended FOR the purposes men
| toned.
will pow proceed to give in sufficient
detail the items OF The said expenditure
as taken from the company's books and
vouchers By the accountants who were en-
ployed for that purpose under authority Uf
the court.
The accountants state in their report that
d" No satisfactory Information could be OBJ
taiued by lis with reference 10 the payments
TO sundrv persons. charged TO profit and
loss account" And again, I'm reply TO
our Inquiries we were informed by the o!ii-
cials OF the company that all payments were
made by direction OF General MahOnc-a
statement contirncd by the vouchers. all OF
which are marked by him as approved. and
that only he could explain why and how
the money had been expended"
The amounts so paid in Substituting the
Wig by direction OF the Prcsident.'
shown by such accounts and vouchers, are
rs follows:
Norfolk dnd PsterSb"r3 DiriSion:
Charges 10 profits anu loss account
February. ] scr, 10 March |, ISL. 5000
on account Of Wing newspaper "...:....S 1000
On account of wing newspaper, j. {. .oo
Shields -. ............ :-'.'.'.'' y, NV
81. e. Shields, Eichmond Wig '.....''.. 2S''to
$4,000