The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-05
THE FINAL 100000
OF the oounty's Subscription to
the Terminal Company
AGAIN DISCUSSED YESTERDAY
BY the Finance Committee of the
Board of County Commissioners
Col. Sutherland Renews the Attack
on Judge Cochran, and Mr.. Hub
bard Reads Some Pertinent Letters.

Pursuant to its adjournment some
time ago, the finance committee Of the
Board OF County Commissioners met
yesterday to continue the consideration
Of the petition Of the Wheeling Bridge
and Terminal Company that the re-.
naming 100000 OF the county's sub
scription Of 100000 be paid to 1t.
Judge Cochran, president OF the COM
pany, was present, as were also Mr. JOB
Abbott and Mr.. w. P. Hubbard, repre-
senting tho company; Mr.. II. NJ. Rus
sell, attorney for Mr.. +. 7. Mcneil, who
is understood to represent somebody's
rival terminal scheme or something;
Col. L. w. Sutherland, of Ohio, and a
number OF citizens. The full committee
was on hand, Chairman McGregor pre-:
siding, and several other members OF
the board listened with interest. When
the session opened Colonel Sutherland
took the floor, armed with what he
called "a few notes, but was really
very voluminous formal statement,
directed toward persuading the COM
missioners to report against granting
the company's petition. In addition to
his written statement he had several
back numbers OF printed pamphlets,
prospectuses OF the South Penn q Ohio
railroad and the like.
MORE PERSONALITIES.
The colonel spoke ut great length, try
ing to show that the bridge company
had nothing to do with the construc-
ton of the Wheeling & Lake Erie
extension from Bowerston to Martins
Ferry, and 1t was not n new rail-
road connecting those two points, with
in the meaning OF the contract, nor as
understood by the public, accepted by
the commissioners and contemplated by
Judge Cochran and his associates.
Instead, he said, OF in any manner de.
serving credit for the construction OF
the Wheeling & Lake Erie's extension,
the Bridge and Terminal company and
the South Penn & Ohio road had done
all in their power TO obstruct that road,
and it was here, not through their Ell
forts, but in spite OF them.
The colonel paid some attention to
Judge Cochran, Mr.. Lynch and others
connected with the company, calling
them hard names and accusing them OF
Unfair dealing. He said the word
"blackmail" had been used in connec-
ton with him; it might be that having
been SO long associated with the prince
of blackmailers he was open, at least
apparently, TO suspicion. The commits
sioners would be unwise, he continued,
to pay over this money now, because 1t
was not Justly due. The commission
ers must many OF them remember
what the understanding was when the
loan ordinance was passed.
CALLED DOWN.
Col. Sutherland had spoken at least
half IN hour, going over his own work
in securing rights OF way, and giving
inside history as he remembered it, OF
past projects, when Mr.. Cruise grew
impatient and interrupted the speaker
to say:
"Mr. Chairman, I would suggest that
ii Col. Sutherland has any more facts
bearing on this question, he proceed to
give them to us. Advice we dc. not
want"
This did not interfere with Col. suth-
erland's reading. lie went over most
of the paper, and then said he had
some other things to say, but would
not say them now.
Mr.. Hubbard rose and said:
81 will read letter from D. NJ. Ca
rey, OF Paige, Carey & Co."
He read as follows:
WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. 8, 1891.
R. II. Cochran, Esq, Whccling, W. Va
DEAR S1R:-In view OF what | have
heard OF the recent and extraordinary
conduct Of one L. w. Sutherland in this
CITY, and OF what l know OF his past
conduct, ! think it due to you and to
our firm, and to others whose names he
has liberally handled, that l should
make the following statement:
For more than year prior to last
fall | had ut Sutherland's repeated and
persistent request tried to aid him in
disposing OF his coal lands in Ohio,
which were mortgaged for some $4,000
or $4,000. His price and terms, how
ever, were SO wild that nothing could be
done. =,
He then wanted that our firm should
pay him some money, said that ten
thousand dollars would let him out, and
that ii he could get that amount he
would behave and be friendly, but If lie
could not get that, he would raise hell
with us and everybody else, rs he
cIaimed that you and we and Lynch
were now doing well in other matters,
and he was left out in the cold, not do
ing ANYTHING, and ii we did not pay him
that amount, he would go to the stock
holders in the East and tell them about
the rascality going on, and the stealing,
aud the way Judge Cochran and our
selves had robbed them.
lie came to the hotel in Wheeling
one evening more than year ago, and
asked me II would be busy that eve
ming; said he wanted to see me in his
room. told him all right, l would see
him. / went to his room, and he told
me that his ultimatum was he had to
have this ten thousand dollars; il he
did not, then he would go and carry out
his former threats, as he had waited
long enough and there was nothing be-
ing done for him.
told him did not know anything
about his deals, that wewere mot benefit
cd by him in any way, shape or man
ner now, nor ever had been, and he
was ON the wrongtrack US far us getting
any money from us was concerned; he
would not get cent. further remind
ed him, Us he well knew, that the
Terminal Company did not have u dol
lars interest in that Ohio road. lie
afterwards wrote me one or two letters
telling me that he had written to OF
seen Mr. Lynch, and stating, that lie
had given Mr.. Lynch his ultimatum,
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