The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-17
STATEMENT
OF Usher
Money S Sent Captain Pizzini for. for.
the BUSINESS of the Con-
pany Here.
NOT TO aC0ME:..T;0 o RICHMOND
New Yorker Has no Idea Of
Doing so-Contract Between
( Wilson $&sWilliams Firm.

"All the amounts charged to expense
&c. and shown on. my books, to have
passed through your hands, were sent
by mo to you for the company's pur-
poses, and gave you instructions, to dis
buree them for proper, 4 legitimate OK
penditures, and designated tho manner
in which they should be diabursed. You
followed my Instructions and returned mo
satisfactory evidence, III the shape OF
vouchers, of having done SO, and l do
not admit the right of any other party
to examine or handle them. denied this
right to the representatives Of Mr.. Gould,
who tried for nearly eight months to get
at my vouchers, and am sure they had
more interest In them than any one else
All the Committee on Investigation do
sires to know Is: Was any Of tho funds
sent you, used for any corrupt purposes
and have said and repeat most en-
phatloally No! and that must satisfy
them and you.
The amounts paid you for actual ser
work you did, and only wish It had been
double the amount shown. paid It to
you, and as l owned and controlled the
properties, and had the right and author!-
ty to pay you whatever | shose. ] am
sure 1t Is none Of any one else's business" :"
The above Is a statement made In New
! ork few days ago to Captain a.
Pjzzini. Jr., by Mr.. George q. Fisher.
which was read by the former before the
Committee OF Municipal Investigation last
night sa
INTERESTING CONTRACT.
A letter from Mr.. Fisher was read by
Chairman Minor, in which the writer de-
clined to be Interviewed. in New York. by
q subcommittee.
Captain plzzln! was the only witness,
and, after reading Fishers statement
made to him, he produced a copy OF a
contract between Z, w. Wilson and Com
pany, of New York, and Messrs. John L.
Williams and Sons, Of this city, alleged
10 have boon drawn up whom Wilson was
negotiating for the franchises afterwards
secured by Fisher, In which 1t was stlpu-
lated that the Boyd-Newton syndicate
were to be' given $500 900 of bonds In order
to get them out OF the way; John. l.,
Williams and Sons, and II. W. Wilson
and Company. coo. together for flnanc-
ing and getting tho road In shape; $4,000,
together for the salo and exchange Of
first mortgage bonds; 1000 for trans
ferrlng rights and franchises, and for
securing the franchise of the new com.
puny. making q total OF S6500D.
Atlcr TeIeFTlNs 70 tHcse llpfislpllSl "
Tie contract Captain Pizzlnl said that
even il he had gotten all the money nj
legged in tho statement furnished the COM
lntteo by Mi. Northrop. It would not
have been half SO much us tho contract
crowded these gentlemen should get had
their scheme heen successful.
THE FISHER LETTER
Following Is the letter from Mr. Fisher
to Chairman Minor, In reply to the one
written by tho latter, asking for all In
tervew with the New York man in his
office:
Mr. John B, Minor. Chairman. Richmond.
Va: sss
Dear slr,-Your5 favor 9th instant, Is
this day rGceiyed.I lave no clue In regard
to the author of ths forgery, nor any
facts bearing upon tho matter. Having
made settlement by compromise Of all
accounts between the railway company
and myself ] SEQ no necessity to continue
the discussion or to go over the history Of
the tomplica ted transactions which have
Continued on Second IaSrA