Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-09
FOUND Mr.. WILLARD GUILTY
MADE UNLAWFUL GAINS IN ms
NORTHERN PACIFIC DEAL.


Milwaukee. Wis, Sept, s Master n
chsncery Cary nlcd his report upon tie
matters referred to him for lryestlga-
tlon IN connection with the Northern
Pacific rccelvorahlr contest thus after
noon. The report Is bulky document
co, eriug 1863 closely typqwritten pages
an6 contains $500 words. 1t Ia cone
piete victory fer the receivers, the
mastcr generating Thomas Il. oaSes
from every charge preferred against
him. but Henry wlllCrd is found guilty
Of having made unlawful gains as Il
director OF the Northern Pacific railway
company. A synopsis OF the masters
report showing the various hndings is
as follws:
l. Tho muster finds that Thomas IT,
Dukes had no pecuniary Interest In
and derived no personal advantage or
gain from the matters referred for In
vcstigatlon.
?, The master finds that Henry VII
lard. director of the Northern Pa
clno railway company, made unlawful
gains by the acquisition of the railway
Of the Northern Pacific and Manitoba
railway company by the Northern Pa
ciHc railway company to the extent Of
sSGa,G9l7O,
8. 1t Is found that Mr.. cakes did not
and was not bound to know that VII
lard was Interested IN the Northern Pa
oinc and Manitoba or That he was
making any unlawful guins by the ac-
QUESTION of said railway by the North
uru puclfic railway, Az a sequence, the
,nos,,r o,,1, nat NJ ooisaa was mot
49,, -. - =. 60,
pouha 10 NIKE any no'9u'e 10 p'uNe"'
Mr. Willard from making such unlnw'
ful gains or for the protection Of the
ln,srss,s of IN, N,rth,rn pocia, ran.
80. -. 49,.
WY VV'lp"''y' W re'peVt '"''''"'
., L'urlhg inc -FOUR h9chl years end
lhE June ~ 1878 the northern racine
company maze suNlhsH unucr us con-
tract win the Rocky Fork Coal com,
pnny TO the amount of u,S9abslgO ahd
average OF oyer $H6OOO per year Tor
eaeh or the tour yehrA.
o. me master hhds That william Ia
bull' charles ~ barney James r.
ittgg'n ana charles Is, wright, di.
rcctors Of the Northern Pacific railway
company were Interested In the Rocky
FORK aud Cook city railway company,
ana IN the Rocky Fork Coal company
and In the acquisition. 10y the Northern
Pacific railway company OF the Rocky
Fork and Cook city railway company
ana In The contract made by the N.
s. with the Rocky Fork Cnnl COMPANY
O. The mnatrr finds that none of the
directurs Of thn Northprn pnninr rnn.
pnny acauIrpd any unln,vuiI. paina bv
ihe ncu,iiaitlon bv thnt cntn,n,y ~
the Rocky Forl, and COOK CIV rniI.
,yn,, M, IL mo a,.rot,tr,,,,,,,,' ~ III,
mo Rocky Forie Cnni rnrr,nv
2 MN n,ngtlr s,,,o S,, 49,, 49,,
,,a, ,' ID, 49,. uv N'ii nv unu
,latt,,, Nr 800, ,,',' we W i'Nr"N
Gi1 49, ''N'' N"a ~ H'S 't7ptV'
r ,,,'t w. ~ u's company OF 70 ltS M
,e3N7 Y' nesi,btul IA ms uuues es
PiS' ny, OF ulIGVtor'
80, nv muster hnus that the Chlcago
lelu1inus ooAt inc original parties that
were Interested In them at the time
my were turned over to the Chicago
"'," ,Hur'norn Iaelllo *l,2so, ts3e2
y, ne master mas that the Oregon
ahu IfohsconIlnental company real
it'u Alo'VVpVOu ON the bonds Of the
Northern Paciiic and that II is pos.
siblc TO trace the disposition Of all
OF them except three bonds. Thpte
bonds ARE unuccounted for
10 ON pages l3t and 1876 the mastcr
'tuicR the account with the Oregon
| ahu IRAN sentimental company and
| .nVWS luHl u received from these bonds
Sio'uNgH,'"si thnt II pnid out for these
r tg,o bSr ,n ana Tor eNprnscs etc. sl5.-
,,,, 'Oo',., 'e3Vils balance OF SING, 1856
Nmo,,,,t Nv, ~, .l,D Wr3t sac or their
! sIlerati,rs NIX, Smelleu py tnose con-
cnmpnnv win, b,,,i,s n y' Ssuiin,oo d, the
/ tho statinu ,shici, ,,.h,,, Pu'u SIoV,Vyu Tor
ali ITEMS IN Xxx acco,,,t ", ,u un u"."s, as
/ basis reducing those bon5s w. n Ua asn
/ basa tho anme ma Inc othors On 'n W.
cont, that would Increase tho ann
side by 100000 more. Furthormorc,
! he finds that tho tlil 900 az bondg W,o
/ were delivered 10 Baxter, treasurer. FOR
! the purpose OF nulshlng the station.
should be charged up aud would in.
crease the debit side Of tho account or
/ cents, $4,000. Tho testimonv shows