Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-28
The State Bond Scandal.

Acknowledgement Blair. OH behalf of the
Commonwealth, yesterday obtained from
Judge Wexford, OF The Richmond Circuit
Court. 4 supplementary Injunction restrain
the board OF sinking fund commissioners and
George II. Kendall and G. p. Sheldon. rep
rrscntatircS OF the Kendall Bank Note Com
pany from executing The contract entered
into between them to print bonds tnr the
State. The encouragement alleges that
Is The law officer of the State he was not
asked to examine and approve the dOcu-
menl alleging that corrupt influences were
applied by Kendall and sheldon to the COM
miSsioncrS and that there was collision be-
, tween them to execute the contract The
Judge ordered The injunction prayed for as
! supplemental 10 the one Issued Il few DAYS
ago. which WAS deemed by many TO be mop
, rratlvc Tor the reason that il WAS not served
until after the contract with the Kendall
! Company had been confirmed and signed BY
! i majority OF the board Of commissioners
and ample surety had been given hy the
contractors.
The case was before the Police Court
nearly all yesterday, and after the investiga-
ton, during which Governor Cameron. At
torneyGcneral Blair, and othcrstate officers
were examined, Polcc-Justice Richardson
dismissed the case. and released Mr.. Ken
dali from custody
] Second Auditor Dyson, in his testimony,
alluding to Mahone's bossism, said he was
tired of this forcible ovel-serving He said.
further. that he did not believe there was Il
word of truth in what Allen had said about
being bribed, for if such WAS the case. Allen,
as Il state official. ought to have spit in Ken
! dall's face, grabbed him in the collar and
dragged him 10 the nearest police office. rs
would have done. Auditor Dyson said
one of the reasons for his own action was
that shepherd. the agent of the American
/ BANK Note Company. WAS introduced by
lobbyists. Being asked who the lobbyists
! were, he named rs one Of them Asa Rogers.
the railroad commissioner. Being pressed
TO give more names he gavcG General Malone
us another, and that General Malone had
! spoken OF the superior Workmanship of the
American Bank Note Company and used
! his influence to get the votes OF the board
forit Then you deem Malone Il lohhvisl?"
: asked the commonwealth attorney. Yes"
/ replied Dyson. Dyson said further that he
had no idea of awarding contracts to par
Ties for party services. He said further that
Allen had Withheld from the board the state
ment OF attempted bribery until after the
award of the contract had been made and
their cnjoincd secrecy. Dyson said he
thought il WAS time boSsism was stopped
The justice honorahly discharged Kendall
and he was warmly congratulated by the
CONFERENCE.-The attorney. Mr.. Albert c.
Goodall, ofthc American Bank Note Com
pany, dcnounccs lis false the charge that his
company advanced money to Senator Ma
hone Tor campaign purposes. tAs IN out
come of the examination a pcrsQHnl recontre
took place nj night between Mr.. Allen and
! Second Auditor Dyson, both of whom. had
| testified. Mr.. Allen met Mr.. Dyson and
charged him with mpugniny his ver,citv in
court, and said that no person should do so
with impunity. He thcrcupon assaulted
! Dyson with Il cane. and quitcn lively fight
ensucd. hut friends intcrttrcd and separated
them before amy Very serious harm was
done.