The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-20
Aiftn,o,,iI 1ispatfh;
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General Mahone---Again.

= The folt0Wing ietteI as iS'a1'' -. ...xs
which MIR. JOHN CoLLrSsoS brouga. asa.as.
him uamcly, that he had used sa,S1' -
.he earnings Of the stockholders Q, spe az
sau.ic, Mississippi aud Ohio ra'iroaa ia SUI
s,d,s,ng the Richmond Rhf9;
Y..ecr from General Mahonc.
! To The EDITOR Of The Wh'a
The Richmond Dispatch OF the 14.h IN.
s,ans publishes q statement fos1 report
of John Coilinson, and says /" Inis sta.s
ment General Malone has ncSes' 10 oui
knowledge, denied"
s,,neochable witnesses, established the falsl-
tv. Gin cu,arty and seserallF, aud IN many
cascs the b.seness, Of the charges MADE ..
John t,o,,inson against the administrator
of The Atlantic, Mississippi and ONO ha!r
rnoa 'Connany> mad woaid not desire 10
a;an,fv fhis person with any further con-
.iSara;,on. convicted as he has been OF per-
!. edo ansl of loose and lavish unyeractty:
mr., nc th.s statement q John Coillnson's
annca,>s 10 have been aztroduced Tor tne
,,,.rnosc Of giving colar and currency TO
Who false ,nsjanation it was made to con-
ver--it, This, that I had made an improper
ond unauthorized use OF the funds oi the
Z Atlantic, Mississippi and OHIO haitroau
CONFERENCE.-The furtkcr notice OF LIN -
taken. ~,
The specific statement quoted by the D'sI
s,rtcA is not of tbe indictment 10 "n'cn
have referred, but sweeping charge lIo tns
effect, that the fGnSs OF the company haa
heen wasted in Substituting newspapcrs)
xyas ,I.en made ur.d answered-since Whlch
,,me. and after Mr.. Collinson's treacnery
md Salsc.,ood had resulted in placing inc
roud in the hands OF receivers, he obtained
an ortle, OF Court allowing an examine
sion Of the books Of the company, falsely
pretending that The object was to ascertain
the true yaIae OF the property. Under
this opea order he sent an account"
ant. with an assistant from London, to
eyn,ore the archives OF the company.
These genticsnen, neither OF whom ! ever
sew. md with neither OF whom nave ever
had any communication, direct or lndirect'
speut some three months IN mn examination
of the books, vouchers, and papers, not only
OF the Atlantic, Mississippi and ONO COM
parv. but OF the three companies IN II con-
solidatei-coyerinS the many admih'sIla-
tions under which their affairs had passed.
So far as know land 20 the contrary naNe
never beard) this er parte Star-Chamber
secret inaui>ition was pursued without hIr-
drance or rcstr lint, and whatever extracts
may have been taken In respect Thereon L
..
have no knowledge. t%...s. -.
If there was anything discovered, even
seemingly requiring explanation; u there
appeared ANYTHING OF omission OF or COM
mission, irregular in form or character, IL
was never made known TO me; II any eNpia-
nation was ever asked, it was not OF me. Ii
IL did appear, as has been unrcserYedlrfo fore
told ID my printed reply OF November, 1876
that money had been expended III obtaining
the "Iegitimate service OF newspaper COL
umus," bow does it appear? Was there any
disguise Of the entries, or any at'eDpt III
concealmcnt? Did it not appear TO nave
been in part before and in part subsequent
to consolidation? Did it appear that such
expenditure was wholly. or at any time, or
the funds OF the Atlantic. Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad Company? Did it not ap-
near that all the expenditures OF the COM
pany were of record aud duly sustained by
nropcr vouchers, which were regularly eX-
amine1 by committee OF the Board OF Di-I
rec.orss Where and in what particular
rcspccting the books, vouchers, ana man
ner OF accounts, covering the affairs OF the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Comnany, and of the old companies ito the
extent Of our administration Of the latter),
was there discovered or adiudged any lack
OF order, system, perspiculty, check, ana
accountability? I have yet to hear.
This statement, but lately published by
John Co!Iinson, and now quoted by tue
DISPATCH, is not given as the result OF the
iuuuisiton made two years ago. whether
it rests on that or upon the testimony OF
John ColIinson, who falsely and fraudu.
lently presented himself here as the GATOR
new in fact and representative OF the con-
soiidated bondholders OF the Atlantic, Mis-
J.
not appear, morris that material. The books
of the company are in the hanos OF the re-
eeivers, and have 10 means Of testing the
"known AMOUNT; but Whatever was eN-
pended in that direction, as in the case OF
payment 10 the Dispatch for publishing in
its columns communications deemed neccs-
sary to protect the proper interests OF the
company, was expended under competent
authority.
In respect to my alleged opposition to the
nominees Of the Conservative party, have
only to repcat that the charge is untrue. Ii
ia assumed that might have controlled the
WHO in this respect, and, because did
not, is I'LL Of the fllmsy preteNt on which
this allegation is, pressed. ! ss....
The suggestion that ever promised the
support of the Wing to any candidate fol-
Congress is untrue. ...
Respectfully, WILLIAM 1IAHoNE.
It will be noticed that General MALONE
still does not deny that he controls the Wing.
One Of the other Two little paragraphs Of
General MAHoNE's letter Is OF course ac-
copied by us as enthusiastically, that
he never promised the support OF the Whtg
to Mr.. CRITCHER. T..
= The remaining statement that he did not
last fall oppose the nominees OF the Conser-
yative. party is not responsive TO the issue.
We have already admitted that, residing as
he does in Petersburg, General MALONE
probably made no active opposition 10
the election of AIR. TUCKER, General JeE
JOHNSTON, Colonel RICHMOND, &C. The
question which we desired him to answer
was whether he was or was not last fall op;
posed to their election ?-whether he used
his influence for or against them?-whether
he spoke kind words for them or bitter
words against tbeme We can establish II
in any court OF Justice in the land to the
satisfaction OF any jury thut General Ma
HONE controls the cosrse OF the Wing when
ever he chooses TO do SO. But OF course We
could not grove that he dictated the edi.
torials which appeanaa in that paper on
any particular day. Nevertheless, the fact
that he could dnd time to get into its
columns so macy and SO long articles con-
eerning JoHN Co1LINsoS and the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railnead, and concern
ing Judge B0HDsS course NEGATIVE to them,
Is pnaity good praos that THE General ,eas