The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-05
.steubenyillc, o., have had a talk with
W. A. Lynch, to whom have stated in
q general way my ultimatum.
Opportunities and education end
only with life

4 general way my ultlnhtulu.
Opportunities and education end
only with life.
Every respectfully,
~. W. SUTHERLAND"
81 have Also" said Mr.. Hubbard. "a
letter from Mr.. Ball, former general
manager Of the Terminal company"
"NEw YoRK Cry, August 81, 1891.
"JoD AIbOt, NeO York CnB
DEAR SIR:-In recent issue OF q
Wheeling newspaper, my attention was
called to an article in reference to the
granting OF the last $4,000 TO the
Wheeling Bridge & Terminal railway
company, By Ohio county, and that Col.
Sutherland made objections TO same:
Now, while | was General Manager OF
the Wheeling Bridge & Terminal rail-
way company the late Col. George l.
Bissell told mo OF this same Col.
Sutherland sending or coming to see
him and trying to eXtort money from
him to keep still, or he would make 1t
unpleasant for the Terminal people.
Col. Bissell dismissed him without cere-
mony, and told me at the time that he
considered it n blackmailing scheme.
After the pleasant connections with
your company, and having its best
wishes at heart, l wish to express to
YOU my regret that your company
should be annoyed at the action OF such
people. ,n
Trusting you will have no difficulty
in obtaining your rights, which l think
/, ~ tUaN 7 raInniO
Very truly yours,
CnAs. A, BALL"
No. 81 Liberty Street.
He also read the following letter from
the late Col. Bissell:
New YonK, Oct. 10th, 1890.
My DEAR JUDGE: Well, the cuss
Sutherland has carried out his threat
and has come OH here and had an inter
view with Ferris and Nloir and others,
showing all those old letters, and telling
what bad man you are, and Ferris says
he said that we must get rid OF Judge
Cochran or he would swindle us" Don't
use my name in quoting this, but get
Ferris to verify it, ii it is worth
while to notice IL, which think 1t Is
not, for he cannot shake all our respec-
tive faiths in you.
Ferris told him that it looked like a
personal quarrel between him and the
Judge, that We had every confidence in
the Judge, and that no howls ofan irres,
ponsible, peripatetic sorchead, could
shake that confidence, &C., &c.
Ferris laughed about the man, and
then extolled YOU to the skies. No
fear OF your reputation in our camp.
The old cuss has now shown his true
colors, and we know where to find him.
Ferris accused him OF being an ennis,
sary OF the W. & L, E., but he denied
ii, rs of course he would. What he OK
poets to gain, / cannot see. He does
not know our crowd, ii he thinks that
this sort OF warfare pleases us. Guerll-
las are not our style.
l thought would tell you OF this,
but "Fret not thy gi11ard," and say,
ponder. Yours truly,
Mr.. Hubbard also read the following
extract from an affidavit written and
sworn to by L. w. Sutherland on the
7th day Of December, 1889, aud filed on
the same day in the Circuit Court at
Steubenville, Ohio, IN an action then
pending between the South Penn \ Ohio
Railway Company and the Wheeling q
Lake Erie Railway Company, Suther-
land stating that he WIS vice president
OF the South Penn & Ohio Railway COM
pany.
SUTHERLAND VS.. SUTHERLAND.
When Mr.. Hubbard mentioned this,
Colonel Sutherland seemed excited, and
interrupted him, remarking:
II can save you the trouble OF reading
that. l admit I was vice president,
much against my judgment.
ooh, no" retorted Mr. Hubbard; "you
cannot save me the trouble. You have
said that Judge Cochran aud the South
Penn people were doing all in their
power to obstruct the Wheeling Il Lake
Erie road. Now let us see what you
swore to-" Readingl:
Lewis w. Sutherland, being duly
sworr saws. .
"That on the lands Of John Johnson,
Immediately west OF and adjoining the
snid Neil lands, the w. 4 L. +. Railway
Company parallel aud adjoining the
South Penn & Ohio Railway Company
on the south side OF the latter, but
when the Neil lands are reached by the
w. & L. E. Railway Company. they
make q square jog or offset in their line
to the north OF about sixty-six feet,
thereby attempting to secure lands they
cannot occupy for a long distance, with
a railroad track, apd making an awk-
ward and unsightly right Of way for
themselves. That the W. 4 L. E. Rail
way Company in their effort to secure
these lands has no other purpose Ill
view than to block and hinder the con-
struction of the South Penn u Ohio
Railway Company's road"
Colonel sutherland returned to the
attack, referring to Judge Cochran's
explanation OF the different and indie
pendent character OF the bridge project
and the South Penn & Ohio scheme.
He said for long time Judge Cochran
was the head and virtual owner OF the
South Penn road. No stock was held
except BY the directors. Judge Cochran
stock Sos His two IS" sons we're in the board
and held one share each. Mr.. Wood
Of Martins Ferry, and the Colonel him
self were in tho board. Judge Cochran
went to Boston and telegraphed from
there to have his sons resign and D. 4.
Paige and Colonel Blood came into the
board. Colonel Blood was nominally
president, but the money the Colonel
got to expend for rights OF way came
from other gentlemen, etc., for ten OF
fifteen minutes.
PERSONALITIES CEASE.