Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-09
USE OF SHOP TINE.
CHARGE or RICHMOND AID DAnvlLLE
HANDS DOING PRIVATE SERVICE.
This and the Rumorcd Missppiicaiiou OF
Material Being Investigated bys
Committee OF Three.


For some time past there have been
rumors circulating OF the misapprop.iation
OF material and the misuse Of the time
OF the men In the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad shops, In Manchester. he-
certify charges OF this incorporation
and misuse were brought to the attention
OF Captain William II. Green. general
manager OF the road. and he was sp-
pointed BY the receivers one Of com
mission Of three. the other two being MT
Decatur Axteil. vice-president OF tne
Chesapeake and Ohio. and Hon. II. b.
Munford. the Richmond and Daryilles
division counsel. 10 make thorough IN
yestlgatlon Of the matter. The comm Is
sion met yesterday In the oiiice OF Mr.
AxteI and sat with closed doors. hitei
examining a large number of witnesses
adjourned over until Monday.
WHAT Is CHARGED.
The charges embrace allegations that
the material Of the company and the
time OF the men have been used IN every
way from building a playhouse ana
makirg handles for baby-carriages 10
roofing a residence, though, 1t Is SAN
this last has not been proved. indeed, the
members OF the commission Will not al
nit that anything wrong has been proved
as vet.
Most Of the charges were preferred by
Mr. Shade Inman. ard employee OF the
upholstering department OF the shops Ar.
Inman is a cousin OF Mr.. John IA. inman'
a large stakeholder In and formerly presi-
dent OF the road. lie Was repreS%htru
before the commission by Mr.. a. u. Gui-
gon. Mr.. Inman claims that the alleged
IRREGULARITIES have been going On LOT
some years. ard that he first wrote 10
his cousin about them a year ago. iIe
saws further that he was put OF AT tiie
general suspension OF work some nioI'hs
ago. and an Offer was made TO take Nh"
back II he would withdraw The charges
This he refused to do, but on the re-
sumntion OF work he was taken pach
ANYHOW. He declares that he mas no
object i'm the course he has pursued eN-
cept to protect his kinsmap and the inte-
rests OF the company.
FORCED BY THE OFFICIALS.
An official Of the road who is not con-
nected with the commission ssnd last
night that the investigation had been
forced by the railroad officials in order 10
make MIR. Shade Inman formulate MS
charges These charges. he said, had been
bruited about IN an lHdehlite sui VI wy
by MIR. Inman, and when he was asked
10 be specific h. refused. Further much
Of the testimony had been picked up from
men who had been discharged from the
shops from time TO time.
A CASE IN POINT
lie cited a case where the charge was
made that one of the officials had had
some work done at his residence by shop
labor. The facts were that during the
late shutdown the official asked one of
the bosses to send two men who had
been put off to his residence TO do piece
Of work, his idea being that IL would be
better to give the job 10 these men than
employ strangers. The men sent were
taken out Of the shops. however, but the
entire expense OF the work was charged
to the official, just as would have been
the case had II been done for an outsider.