The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-11
DUNN SUES DAVE MOFFAT.
PARTNERS IN THE So CALLED MONTE
CARLO PROJECT DISAGREE.

Col. Dunn Says the Others Arc Trying to
Freeze Him Out of tho Chesapeake
Beach Scheme to Give Washington All
Sorts of Entertainment at the Waterside.
When Col. Ambrose c. Dunn. lately OF: the
United States Army, and an engineer OF note.
first cast HE minds eye over the noney-inak-
Ing possibilities Of q railroad to take the people
OF Washington. u. O., to Chesapeake Beach. he
was pleased with the prospect. and whom he
finally got TO building the road aud contsm-
plating all tho kinds OF amusements aud diver
sions,that could be offered to tired politicians
and lobbyists under the very elastic charter OF
the property at the beach. he was more than
delighted with the dreams OF wealth that
came to him. Now there 10 trouble between
him and the partners he took into the enter
prise with him. and unless he wins In a law
suit Just instituted In the Supreme Court OF the
District Of Columbia he fears that he will be
left out In cold world.
In his bill OF complaint Col. Dunn asserts
that his partners:are copte IN plating some ac-
tioD detrimental to his interests and he asks
that they:be enjoined from doing 1t and that a
receiver for the Chesapeake Beach hallway
Company be appointed and that his alleged
partnsrs, Otto Mears. Charles Pepper and
David II. Mofrat, be obliged to account for the
money already. spent In their enterprise.
According to all that 10 told Of 1t. the Chesa-
psake Beach Railway and the resort at the
beach end Of It which Col. Dunn was engaged
In building are destined to:play an important
Of tho nation. perhaps. The railway H. but u
neans'of covering the twenty line miles to
the beach. A traffic agreement exists be.
Hallway Com any by which people will be able
to ride straight through from any part OF the
many. There 10 an i.SOO-foot pier Cor fishing
aud boating and a:pavilion for entertainments.
and there will be a park where eyerythlnx that
nan wsn T6e as
der which the Ian 10 held gives the owners the
exclusive right.to police it, and there are some
hand the project would include a racetrack.
In which Mr.. Croker was to be interested, and
all the features of Monte Carlo.
years ago and some work was done on II. but
the IN oney gave out and what riRh hts and prop
se eG ,h' DI
with Otto Mears of Colorado and Charles Pop
per OF this city. organized the present com
pany. Each. il is alleged, was to have q one
third interest but later, whom David Ii. Motfat.
the Denver millionaire. was let in. IT was
agreed. 20 Dunn says. that each should have
A million dollars worth Of stock and as
h.H 0 S9nd rs ware 81 aGd o T9pR was
large. part Of the road 10 built. tha pier and
pavilion are built aud contract has been let
for a big hotel. The possibilities OF the scheme
seemed to grow bigger day by day, when. as
Col. Dunn asserts..he became.awars Of move
70 reorganize the concern and leave him Out.
Of money. John =. Poe, former Attorney Gen
eral OF Maryland. is his attorney. and he IS
IN thIs city by B. Ga & Chst ~ Ss
loved that a considerable part OF the proceeds
Of the S20UO,OOO stock and bonds Ia IN the
hands OF a trust company In this city and that
an order would be- asked for OBTAINING this
pending the accounting.