The Sunday herald., 1881-03-13

j. II. LINNILLE, ESQ,
President Southern Maryland Railroad,
Philadelphia, Pa:
sir: observe that letter bearing your signature,
dated philadelphia, March l. to MessrS n w .Dimock
4 Co.. of New York, charges that certain statements
made by me In letter to said irm dated Washing
ton, February ~, untrue now relierate the fact
that Judgment of go, 600 against the Southern Mary
land Railroad is held by the company OF which am
president, as win appear by an examination OF the
records of St. Mays County Court, No. So, trials,
September Term, 1873, u certified copy OF which
herewith transmit to you.
| also stated that we held the obligations OF the
Southern Maryland Railroad Company In notes to a
large This allegation you substantially ad-
nit.
did Nor say there were JUDGEMENTS against you to
the amount of quarter of million dollars. Your
denial Is therefore disingenuous.
l DID say, 'lts other debts, many being In the
form of Judgments, estimated to amount TO con-
sderaby over quarter of million of dollars, ~ and
will give you sufficient data for that assertion.
The Southern Maryland Railroad Company owes
lie State of Maryland ilG3 600 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 as DEBT due Ia
the state, will appear by the proceedings In the
sult for the appointment of receiver brought by the
creditors of said road In Prince Georges County.
This, withinterest, amounts now to about a3lO.OOO.
There were other claims represented by counsel
which amounted to il75, 900. There Il also 1udg-
ment In the Superior Court Of Baltimore city, In
favor OF starr Ridenour amounting TO about Ss 900.
There also other debts owing by your company
to parties In the various counties which your alleged
proposed railroad traverses.
incOSe an extract from II letter from lion.
H. Mudd, ey State Senator from Charles County, as tC
his knowledge of 1t In his and adjoining counties.
also beg TO call your attention TO the report OF the
investigating committee OF the General Assembly OF
| Maryland OF the session OF 1870. contained In the
| journal of the Senate. Referring the reports filed
therein You will that, according to the testimony
| OF Mr.. Smoo the president Of the Southern Mary
land Railroad Company, that, In addition to an In
debtedness in bills payable of over 75 o00 and nuner
other claimants not secured, bonds of the COM
pany TO the amount of a. 200 600 have been isssed and
| a LARGE amount have been foated'' and further
that the investigating committee recommended that
| the Attorney General OF the State take such lega
proceedings may be necessary to the proper
application of the money subscribed to the stock O
said company and the interest of the state in sal,
| cQmpany!'
| And u minority report filed therein even recon.
mended that the testimony and papers In the cas-,
be referred To the grand jury of the Criminal Court
| Baltimore city, These same records contain many
| pages of instructive reading OF similar tenor.
And further, there are two mortgages to the Contra
| Trust Company of New York record, dated Janu
AIRY issloe for II, GOO OOO the other for $780, 900
Now, then, with these two mortgages and the -, 200,
900 OF. bonds referred Ia III your former President
testimony, and the other amounts owing by your com
| pany, WHAT WILL Re THE ISpFBTEpSEss PER MILL
| OF YOUR PROPOSED RoADy
Nearly every Congress for the past thirteen years
including the last, has refused your application t
enter the city of Washington, or even the District 0
| Columbia.
do not care here to indulge In personalities, but l.
refer you to facts, all susceptible OF proof and matter
OF record accessible TO the public. Respectfully,
| $. y. SUIT.