, 1879-08-20
S. r. Howell Hauled Oyor the
Goals by the Lumbormen's
Exchange.
He Is Found Guilty of Shipping
Lumbar az Salt over the
Burlington Railroad.
rbs Railway Officials Exon
Grated from All Com
pltcity.

ber, Mr.. s. T. Howell, was held at tue rooms ol
The Exchange on Water street Yesterday, pe-
p.pntng at 10 O'CLOCK q. M. anu Closing saoft'y
after o'clock D. III. Slrs Ihaddous Dean, oe-
inr pan OF judicial gravity, was selecteu as
ChaIrinan OF the Committee while ~. a. u
Van Scha!ck, the fresldent OF tlle E1enanRc'
performed the duties OF states Attorney, or
prosecutor. hr. Howell VIVA represented oY
Mr. s. X. Dow, AMI the interests o1 tne tta!l'
road Company were looked after Nv Mr. hcrr'ck'
Thus equipped LIE COMMITTEES p'oeceoco u '@
ycstjrnte tnc following formal charge anti stecl-
deations preferred with military e1acthess:
commt.ne ae,S coa,ta1s 10 sne spf's "a'e
shouo eoHGn In ,his that ths sad s. r, Trow.
I'll, 81 shs drm of s. \; Howell 4 Co., d!t. & Be-:
tween ths iasn ans " tx - rsn., =" h. shInncH
eay u shc SR,caao. bnri,pgton l. Quincy Raiiroad
1aste qusntity Of lumber. 70 Wit, 107 ears more
ea' sna noa one ,tc.a sau int.nnv s tssrcbv to
sstand Tstn the laid BURLINGTON i Quincy Railroad
Company out of large snms ot moncJ. 10 W, a9e
difference q tne ae ec,Gn ~ e'f nn,itnHfon on;nsv
Ts;IFosd {cr salt cement, Or stucco, and the tale
ekStqed ~ satd rallroad eempanT tor earrytnS
lpnesf, vsr1 sr.o cnTmr,cts, mi trananstous'
''s 'ssuecseation T. II th,s that The said 8. r. How
ell tm Of E. r. o%el, r = e.; r.; ia ps!n',
eaaso = be|er IN eIscs Mitat,un Of tte ans lick
- ~ u.ej by hfcssts. Wheeler d Putnam. in their
business ~ salt-deatcrs in this c!ty-tn shipping
sat cement, o. tiucc9 N cats oser me lineage.
Durn9ton QninSy 3o ntp; ahs sot
nc. tne "a" ~; ~ IL. ".iH Muerinr X int.
eonssas o. +; nv VI msnnr9 waseyer such
Ply cyss ar capics thereof did wrIto OF causs 10
be- written on zasd deacrhcd inal Tickets ovrr the
nrutca names OF eald Wheeler i i'utnAtu, certain
telitIons ana imaginary auounts os eait. cement,
Of ttneeo. knowing the SANG to be fictitious and nd
mneinafy nnd tnat ,,, &c oa p.aea f.. a9ns
70 b. placed sa aS,,ons a,nho anu car. na3. n
tls9sss On for .''Is Kim "Is wIth ,nmtcr ,p thc
sm ~ of Metsrs. g. n Howell i Co. In this
inmins as herein ~nscrbed uY0r the Chicago. I,url
ing;ou 4 Quincy Z slroad Company to ne ll,H,het'
yaro Of Mossrs.s. q Howell 8 e: a. A5Gnaoni en @
tar laih day q u,7 "ow!nE having saia d.;
seaed anat gees ,, n,gs cas. e ~ honu
1aaaed nae o. si iii LIE Cement Of .tacco ncnna
tbspshv mder cnrar Of sai ual tickets that the
rhIesso. bufitnxton Quincy laflrond Company
shoaid ftcieat ss,d lumber ii ths ratio charQed BY
them iur carrying salt, cement or stneco thereby
intending 70 Ea'n large snms o. HSncy IN sn =,
tegsimate manner ana uGIn9 = aEeat a,s nu
;,a,y 10 thr sp's1 WHICH 'a0n'o cover"
Uahsasu9msi;, sS,Hnai, A.a VAN scuAtcK.
N0'sA u. nr.n,xo
Afihn s,,t.. tns An~ aaHan +. ,oo,o,
enough, the Committee proceeded at once TO CT
,n,nc t,,e vttnca,ra nresent rs to their knowl-
a,n. - ,,e circuma, anccs and fact, alleged.
eono u 'ns ~ N,,, :. ~ 49,. A..
Ezra Wneelss q n. ~ dso,,U U, %a' ,n set '
md ne ship sals In cars over the e.. D. q Y
Railroad; the hahit Is to place tickets On ft,e
tars a.atInr from whom and to whom the salt
wa, stunned: Howell obtained so,ne Of these
ant tickets. and stated that he lla,l had dupl.
Gates printed; one OF theso ,t'ekets "as osen oo
tolned from the bookkccner, whom he iuEofmed
that hu liked the form for lumber, ard hi