National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-12

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| ]. IL LINVILIE, ESQ,
President southern Maryland Railroad.
| Philadelphia, Pa:
SIR: observe that a letter bearing your signature,
dated Philadelphia March l. to 9IessrS, A.W. DimOck
& Co. of New York, charges that certain statements
made by me in letter 10 said firm, dated Washing
ton, February 25 untrue now reterate the fact
that judgment of $4,000 against the Southern Mary
| land Railroad is held by the company Of which am
! president as will appear by examination OF the
records OF st. Marys County Court, No. IS, trials
September Term 1878, certified copy of which here
| with transmit 10 you.
also stated that we held the obligations of the
/ Southern Maryland Railroad Company in notes to q
large amount. This allegation you substantially ad-
| init.
| did nor say there JUDGMENTS against you to
| the amount Of quarter of million dollars. Your
/ denial is therefore disnsenuOus.
DID say, Its other debts, many being in the form
OfjdgmentS, estimated TO amount tocoRsiderably
quarter of million of dollars, and viii give
/ you sufficient data for that assertion.
! The Southern Maryland Railroad Company owes
the Stateof Maryland s6O00 and interest from 1873
| for amount of money paid to said company by the
State under false representations, and the Attorney
General of the state filed this claim DEBT due to
the State will appear by the proceedings in the suit
/ for the appointment OF a receiver brought by the
creditors ofSid road in Prince Georges County. This
with interest, amounts to about S24O.OOO.
There were other claims represented by counsel
which amounted to $4,000 There is also judgment
in the Superior Court of Baltimore city in favor of
| Starr & Rdenour, amounting TO about 5000.
| There are also other debts owing by your company
TO parties in the various counties which your alleged
| proposed railroad trayerSes
nclOse an extract from letter from Hon. George
D. OIudd exState senator from Charles County as to
his knowledge of it in his and adjoining
also beg to call your attention TO the report of the
investigating committee of the General Assembly OF
Maryland of the session of 1876 contained in the
journal of the senate. Referring 10 the reports filed
therein you will thai: according to the testimony
of Mr.. SmOOt, the president of the Southern Mary
land Railroad Company, that in addition 10 in
debtednesS In bills payable of over 5000 and numer-
other claimants not secured bonds of the COM
pauy the amount of 81 100 900 have been issued and
| a LARGE amount have been hoated;'' and further,
| that the investigating committee recommended that
the AtOrneyeneY of the State take such legal pro-
ceedings as may be necessary to secure the proper
application of the money subscribed 10 the stock of
said company and the interest of the State in said
| company"
And a minority report filed therein even recon-
mended that the testimony and papers iii 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 record, dated Janu-
AIRY l. 1SS1-One for 81 G0OOO, the other for SJOO0OO
Now, then with these two mortgages, and the g, 2,0
900 of bonds referred to in your former presidents te
timOny, and the other amounts owing by your COM
/ pany, WHAT WILL BE THE INDEBTEDNESS PER
NILE OF YOUR PROPOSED ROAD?
Nearly every Congress for the past thirteen years,
including the last has refused your application ~ enter
the city Of Washington, even the District of Column
| ba.
do not here to indulge in personalities but to
refer you facts all susceptible of proof and matters
| of record accessbleto to the public. Respectfully.
| S. I. SUIT.
Extract of letter of Hon. George D. Mudd, ex-State
| senator of Maryiand.l
| DEAR SIR: The name of the Southern Maryland
| Railroad Company in this section ssynonyInoIs 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 of
Maryland which investigated the affairs of this
pany in connection with its obtaining S60 from the
State by fraud. the evidence showed concusyely TO
my mind the fraudulent manner In which the money
referred TO obtained, and the papers ought 10
have been sent to the proper grand jury and the
! swindlers properly punished.
The matter will agago be brought before the next
Legislature for further action in tine premises.
! ma9It GEORGE d. MUDD.