Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-08
SOUTHERN MARYLAND BAIL RoADAGA1N.

WASHINGTON. D c., March 8, 1881.
j. III. Lfnri'le. Esq, President Southern Maryland
RI, PhiLa., Pa:
Sir: observe tbat q letter bearing your sigma
ture, dated Phils., March LIST, 70 M.ssrs. A. W.
Dtmock Co.. Of New York, charges tina. csr.ain
statements made by me in letter to said firm
dated Washington, Feb. 25th, are untrue now
ieiterate the fact, that Judgment of $780, 900 agt
the Southern Maryland Railroad is held by the
Company Of which am President, as will appear
oy an examination OF the records OF Saint Mary's
County Court, No. 35 Trials Sept. Term, 1873 a
certified copy of which / herewith transmit to
you.
also stated that we held the obligations OF the
southern Maryland RI. 90. in notes to q large
amount This allegation you substantially ad-
nit.
did net say there were judgments against you
TO the amount of . quarter of q million dollars.
hour denial is therefore disingenuous.
Lad say. Its other debts, many bsing in the
form OF judgments, sre estlm ated to amount to
considerably over quarter OF million OF dollars -
ana Will give you sufficient data for that asser-
ton.
The Southern Maryland Railroad COMPANY oves
the State of Maryland S163. 900 and interest from
1913 Tor amount of money paid to ssid C ,mpany by
me State under false representations and the
Attorney General OF the State filed this claim IA
debt due to tue State as Will appear by the pro.
ceedi1gs in the suit for the appointment Of re-
celver' brought by the creditors of said road in
Prince Georges county; thi with interest amounts
nov TO abou. S24O.OOO. There were other
Claims represented by counsel which amounted to
sifs,ot There is also a Judgment in the Supe-
nor Court of Baltimore City in favor of Starr 4
Rdenour amounting to about So GOO.
There are also other debts owing by your COM
pany to parties In the various counties which your
alleged proposed railroad traverses.
enclose an extract from letter from Hon.
GEO. D. Muda, exstate Senator from Charles
County, as to his knowledge of 1t in his own and
adjoining cour ties.
the investigating committee of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland Of the session of 1876, contained
In the journal OF the Senate. Referring to the Re-
ports filed therein, you will see that according to
the testimony of Mr.. Smoot. the President of the
southern No. RR. Company that Gin addition to
an Indebtedness In bills payable Of over SIS, OOo
aud numerous other claimants not so secured
Bonds of the Company to the amount OF 80, 2QG 900
have been issued and q large amount have been
hoated," and further, that the investigating COM
miitee recomm ended THAT the Attorney General
OF the state take legal proceedings as may be ne
cessary to secure the proper application Of the mo-
ney subscribed to the stock of said company and
the interest of the state III said company"
And main GRITTY report filed therein even recon-
merded that the testimony and papers in the case
be referred to the Grand Jury OF the Criminal
Court of Baltimore City" These same records
COuIaln many pages OF instructive reading OF sim
liar tenor.
Ard further, there are two mortgages to the Cen
trail Trust Company of New York on record dated
January !, 1881, one for ST. CO., O0Q the other for
S5OO,OOe Now. then, with these two MORTGAGES
and the 81, 100, coo of bonds referred to in Your
former Presidents testimony and the other
amounts owing by your Company, ,Uhat lciI be the
insebtedlae per mile IF your proposed road,
Nearly every Congress for the past thirteen
years including the last. has refused your appli-
cation to enter the city Of Washington or even the
District Of Columbia.
do not care here to indulge in personalities but
to refer you to facts, all susceptible Of proof and
matters Of record accessible to the public.
Respectfully, 8. T. SUIT.
Extract OF letter of Hon. Geo. D. Mudd, ex State
Senator Of Maryland.
DEAR SIR The name of the Southern HayyIqnd
RR. Co. in this section is Synonymous With fraud
and rascality. Our people have been robbed and
cheated by the officers and contractors of the COM
pany. and can give You an pie proof thereof.
As charm sn of the committee of the Senate of
Maryland which investigated the affairs of this
company in connection with its obtaining sl63 coo
from the State by fraud. the evidence showed con-
cltlsiyely to nay mind the fraudulent manner In
which the money referred to was obtained, and the
papers ought to have been sent to the proper grand
Jury and the swindlers properly punished
The matter will again be breugh. before the next
Legislature for further action in the premises,
mars eo3t GRO n Mrrnn