The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01
ANDREWS SUED
FOR $4,000
Fight Civil Actions Instituted
Against Him..
IN SUMS OF $4,000 EACH
PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO
GIVE EVIDENCE.
THE COMPLAINTS TO BE FILED TO-DAY
The Summonses We're Yesterday Afternoon
Served on Col. Andrews The Actions
Are Brought Against Him as
An Individual.

They are after Col. Andrews.
The Railroad Commission are man
aging to keep life from becoming stag
nan for the first vice-president of the
Southern Railway.
Eight civil actions We're yesterday ln-
stituted by the State against the Colonel,
as an individual, to recover penalties
a~egregating $40. OOO-or $1,000 each.
The summonses We're served on Col.
Andrews yesterday afternoon and the
complaint will be filed with the clerk of
court this morning. The defendant will
have until the March term to answer
and then the case will be set for hearing
at the next term Of court.
These actions are brought under sec
ton II of the Railroad Commission Act
which provides that every officer, agent
or employee Of any railroad company who
shall Wilfully neglect or refuse to make
and furnish any report required by the
commissioners for the purpose of this
act, or whO shall wilfully or unlawfully
hinder, delay or Obstruct said Commits
sioners III the discharge of the duties
imposed upon them, shall forfeit and pay
a sum of not less than one hundred
and not more than five thousand dollars
for each offence. to be recovered IN an
action in the name of the State. A de-
lay of ten days to make and furnish
such report shall raise the presumption
that the same was Wilful."
1t will be remembered that Col. An
drews was served on January oath with
eight subpOenas asking him to give GER
tain information and produce certain
books and records in regard to freight
determinations and the issuance of free
passes.
This information he refused to give
and failed to furnish any of the records
asked for, and out of this failure grows
the eight actions yesterday instituted.
In these complaints it is alleged:
/. That the defendant A. 3. Andrews.
on the 18th day of January, 1893, AMI
for a long time heretofore and still is.
an officer of the Southern Railway Com
pany. TO wit: the first yice-president Of
said Railway Company, which said rail
way company was then and still is carry
ing on the business of 4 common carrier
in the county and State aforesaid.
II. That the Board Of Railroad Com
missioners duly authorized by law so DO
do, were on the 18th of January, 1S9S,in
the discharge of their duties. to wit: pro
curing the necessary information TO en-
able them. the said Board of Railroad
Commissioners to make just and reasona-
be rates OF freight ana passenger IarlIS.
and to ascertain if the rules and reguln-
tons heretofore prescribed by the said
Board of Railroad Commissioners are or
have been observed or violated. on the
said 18th day Of January, 1893. issued
the following notice to the defendant, \
Z. Andrews, first vice-president of the
Southern Railway Company:
Here follow tone in each complaint
the subpOenas that were served on Col
Andrews on January oath. and which
have already been published in this pa.
per. They are in substance as follows;
l. To appear before the Commission
and produce Il full and complete report
IN writing of all shipments of house,
hold goods, furniture. carriages and
horses over the southern Railway Com
pany by s. Otho Wilson and Mrs. NJ. J.
Wilson. from Raleigh to Round Knob
and other points on the Western Nortl
Carolina Railroad during the year 1897
this report to contain in full the date OF
shipment. articles shipped and rates an
charges together with a copy of til
way bills and other data and figures If
relation thereto in his possession.
:. \ similar repOrt of the fertilizer
shipped to Round Knob from Raleigh
during the year 1897.
3. 4, ) and 6. A report of all free
passes and all dead-head tickets issutd
HIouSn the southern l(alIWaNS Office III
Raleigh for the years 1895. 1896, 1897
and 1893, the report to contain in detail
the names of the persons to whom issued
the date issued, the character of the pase
or ticket issued, together with a copy
of all stubs. memoranda. and data in re.
lation thereto.
Z. n similar report of the furnishine
Of free transportation to members of the
General Assembly of North Caroline
frop1 Ralaipb to Cbonn1 HIN onl ,o+...
during the session of the Legislature OF
1897.
8. a full and complete report Of free
transportation by passes or otherwise
given by the Southern Railway Com
pany, to United States Circuit or Dis
trict judges and judges of the Superio
court, over its line of railroad in the
State of North Carolina; the report t.
include the placing at the disposal of tht
Judges or any Of them special cars, ant
the number of miles travelled by the
judges on such special cars and all Other
f@vOrs given to the judges without
charge. when all other persons were
charged for doing for them like anG
contemporanCous service.1
inch said notice was duly served or
the SAID y. Il. Andrews on the 10Th day
of January. 1898
III. That on the Doth day of January
1898, pursuant to the said notice. TIL,
sald a. Is. Andrews personally appear
cd before the said Board of Railroad
Commissioners and wilfully and unlaW
fully did then and there neglect and re
fuse to make and furnish the said reporr
to the said Board of Railroad Commits
sionors rs required in said notice.
~. That as plaintiff is informed an6
believes, said A. +. Andrews. by virtu,
of his office Of first vice-president. is thu
manager and has charge and control q