Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-26
THE TEXAS PACIFIC STEAL,

the Cleveland Leader.
THE TEXAS PACIFIC STEAL,
The I.obbyists that Were Onisslsd Out OF
Their Plundsr Dead Bet for . General
Exposure
WASHINGTON, May 25-J. J. Newell,
ono of the old Texas Pacific lobby ring,
has addressed letter to the public
anent the frauds that were perpelrated
ia securing the great land aud money
grants to the Texas Pacific railroad
The House Committee on Pacific Rail
roads has refused % grant an invesiiga-
tjon oi the facts alleged 10y MIR. George
and Mr.. Newell The subject has now
assumed such shape as 10 warrant the
House Ia directing an investigation.
The following is MIR, Newells letter:
mir. Bond, in his interview oi the
2lst, says the real agent in this scheme
10 blackmail us OF prevent any legisla'
tion favorable to the Texas Pacific In
one j. j. Newell. What MIR Bond calls
Matchmaking ON my part IL this, did
call On him and other members ot the
hoard on the lih aud other days, aud
demanded the sum oi So, 900, with In
terest Tor i've years, not on "a pretended
contract with Morton, ~ stated by
Bond, but on contract with Col Thom-
as Scott, III his capacity as President OF
the Texas Pacific roHd. This ] will
show further on. | will now take up
the matter ~ set forth in Georges let
ter oi the l7th. My connection with
Al .,..,,.a la.,a, la kIaN IATn ln ,ha
Sd oi July, 1870, the Texas Pacific not
the III Paso, as stated by Bond-bill
passed the senate. speak of the bill
known rs the How ard.kellogg bill. By
an amendment ot Senator Nye, the
fcxHs htnn@ maj 'nra wassS o"t.Ar -'l"
mont interest control oi the organiLa'
tiun. Between the time ol the passage
oi the hill IN the senate, via, July y,
1870, aud the time IL was acted on IN the
House, Fremont transferred his entire
interest a. Marshall q. Roberts. oi New
York. Fears were entertained that the
bill from the Senate could not pass the
House, aud arrangements were made To
overcome the opposition. IL was then
that an arrangement was made between
Roberts and H. q. Parsons Tor dIstrIbu-
tipn of ono million oi dollars Of land
grant mortgage bonds oi the Texas
Pacific road. Parsons was To have ten
per cent Tor disbursing the bonds. The
question is, did Parsons disbuTso the
| bonds II he did, then there was due
him 100000 ol the said bonds,
The following extract OF letter dated
April ~, 1880, IL good reading:
oFrlCs on CLEVELAND i.gADKa EDI' /
ToRiAL Rooms, April, -, 1850.
Your letter received, | supposed
YOU had long since received your lees,
and that ! WAS the only one MIR. scott
had declined To pay. ] had written
contract with the original parties Tor one
hundred bonds. | have 1t still. MI
\. paid me s., ZOO at one time, 5000 al
another, and | snyc a receipt for 5000.
X. &. PAHsoSs.
TOJ. j. NcusN.
Isit true that vas trying (" black
mail Col. Scott, or was endraNurng Ia
collect a debt due TO me by hIm, ~ per
agreement2 Let the following letters
aud kilograms speak for themselves;
wAmlSGrns, ID. g., Jan. b, 1873.
| j. J. NsuoR, ADRIAN, Mich:
Come here. Want 10 SET YOU
Is. h. GRAFTON.
LASsIsG, MIon., Jan. I, 1910,
h. r. Grafton. Washington, ID. Z.
| Senatorial caucus tonight. Can vel
a settlement 10y coming Ia Washington
j. J. NEwyIr.
W,.uSooS. ID. G., Jan 5, 1879
j. j. NeueL, LaHsiHg, Mich
You can put claim IA shape 10 secure
IL u. b. GRAFrON,
wAsaISGros, ID. g., April II. 1850
j. J. Neuel, Washington, ID, e.:
CoLoSKL-ln reply to your inquiry
have to say thai | was At an lniervles
between YOU aud Col Thomas A. scott
AT WilIaras Hotel, in this city, IN th'
month oi January, 1875, and the mattel
oi the Indebtedness al the Texas ant
Pacific Railroad Company Tor services
rendered by you was there consldefed
aud Col. Scott, IN behalf oi said com
pany agreed 10 pay you tor such sci
vices t2O,OOO in the land gran, bonds o
Aaid company. The payment was Ia b'
made after the a1jouTnmsni al Congress
but was not conditional on obtaining
any legislation. D. T. uhAfIoA'
Ii Was about this time that the TeTa
aud Pacific were organizing their iorce'
10 make q raid on Congress Tor monies
mbsidy, and were very proiuse u
PROMISING % settle up for past work an'
work IA he done In the iuture. VIA
was Mr. Scott settling With me at h'
tine? The following letter can throw
| some light on The subject
II w.sHISoroS, ID. O., May 81.
J. J. Ne,oel, EsY: -
Ds,R sin: In answer 10 yours OF IN
18th inst. in regard TO the oil anst llle'
, matters oi the Texas and Pacibe kaiI
rad Company, and whistler eoaire'
we're made With yourself and others
, have 10 state ths, conuaris HrIe ns1
in 1870, and approved ~ Ten ffs
. mont. by which yourssiishi others an
r. W. Rioe and uayseli setn 10 have .
4 payment Tor money expended snd pre-
; iessional services padersd srD, ,o0b ssc
[ in the boads al the oss lsay Ip-i {.
: soon NJ ths company y,nosiid ssasona1'
4 issue the same. Mr. Roberts told 10
4 soon after he had s,ld his Interest !
4 ,he road 70 Mr.. Scott thst one OF th
, conditions oi the sale With Col. sco
. vss that those claims should BE- pah