National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-11
Sfinancial.
LOOK AT. THIS!
The Record of the Southern
Maryland Railroad.
WHAT OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS SAY.

wAsHIxsreS. D C.. March 4. Issi-
j. IL LINvILLE 80.
PresidsGt southern Aaryla and Railroad.
PhIsdelpbia, Pa;
SIR: observe mat a letter bearing your signature.
dated Philadelphia, March 1. 70 Messrs, A. W DmoEk
q Co, Of New YORK, charges that certain statement.
made by IN a letter aid hrul. dated Wasiiag-
ton. February s. are untrue no@ reieFaie the iact
that judgment Of sD00O against NE Southern Mary
land Railroad Is held by the company of which am
president. viii appear by examination Of the
records OF 81. MaTys County Court. No. =. trials.
September Tcrnl 1873. certified copy Of which here
with transmit 10 you.
also stated that we held thu obligations of tie
Southern Maryland Railroad Company in notes 70 =
large amount This allegation yOu Substantially Aa
init.
did NOT say there were JUDGMENTS against yoU 10
the amount of quarter of a million dollars. Your
denial is therefore dlsiHgenuous
DID say, Its other debts many being In the form
ofJudgments estimated TO amount TO considerably
over quarter of million Of dollars" and will give
you sufficient data for that assertion.
The Southern Maryland Railroad Company owes
the Stateof Maryland si63Oo and interest from lS73
for amount Of money paid to said company by the
State under false representations, and the Attorney
General of the State fled this claim DnBT due to
the State will appear by the proceedings In the suit
for the appointment of receiver brought by the
creditors ofsad road in Prince Georges County. This
with interest, amounts now TO about SAFE, ,O0e.
There were other claims represented by counsel
which amounted to si75 600 There Is also judgment
In the Superior Court of Baltimore city, In favor of
Starr & Rdenour amounting to about s5,o0a.
There also other debts owing by your company
parties in the various counties which your alleged
proposed railroad traverses.
inclose an extract from a letter from Hon. George
d. Mudd eXState senator from Charles County, to
his knowledge of it in his and adjoining counties
also beg call your attention to the report Of the
Q0ft he
Maryland of the session of 1876, contained in the
journal of the senate. Referring to the reports filed
therein you will thai. according to the testimony
of Mr.. Smoot, the president of the Southern Mary
land Railroad Company, that, lin addition to In
debtedness in bills payable of over ST5,OO, and numer
other claimants not secured bonds of the COM
pauy to the amount of 81 990O have been issued and
a LARGE amount have been hoated;" and further,
that the investigating committee recommended that
the of the State take such legal pro-
ceedings may be necessary 10 secure the proper
application of the money subscribed TO the stock of
said company and the interest of the State in said
company"
And minority report filed therein even recon-
mended "that the testimony and papers in the case be
referred to the grand jury of the Criminal Court of
Baltimore City" These same records contain many
pages of instructive reading of similar tenor.
And further, there two mortgages TO the Central
Trust Company of New York on record, dated Janu-
airy l. 1SS1one for 81 10000, the other for $500 900
900 of bonds referred to in your former presidents
timony, and the other amounts owing by your COM
pany, WHAT WILL BE THE INDEBTEDNESS PER
MILE YOUR PROPOSED ROAD?
Nearly every Congress for the past thirteen years,
including the last has refused your application TO enter
the city OF Washington, even the District Of Column
bia.
do not here to indulge in personalities but to
refer you TO facts. all susceptible of proof and matters
of record accessible to the public. Respectfully.
5. 7. SUIT.
Extract of letter Of Hon George D. Mudd ex-State
senator of Naryland.l
DEAR SIR: The name of the Southern Maryland
Railroad Company in this section is synonymous with
fraud and rascality. Our people have been robbed
and cheated by the officers and contractors of the
company. and can give you ample proof thereof
AS chairman of the committee OF the senate or
Maryland which investigated the affairs of this
pany in connection with its obtaining Sl600 from the
State by rand. the evidence showed concluSivey 10
my mind the fraudulent manner in which the money
referred to obtained, and the papers ought to
have been sent to the proper grand Jury and the
| swindlers properly punished.
The matter will again be brought before the next
Legislature for further action in the premises.
ma9-it GEORGE D. MUDD