The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-05
Judge Brown Declines Motion
sQuasl1 Grand Jury n
dicti11ent.
10 MAKE INVESTIGATION
Special Committee to Look Into
17rt,tl1 Of Sensational Affida-
Wits Made by Capt. McBcc.

sriracy In the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railroad reo,ivership matter, by
which he declines the motion Of counsel
for Finch and h1c13ec to diasll the grand
Jury bill Of Indictment, b,lt grants their
motion that counsel for the State be re-.
squlred to furnish asbill OF particulars as
to each of the four counts IN tho IN
.dctment. the bill particulars to he
flied within thirty days. Bond III tho
sim Of 5000 each is required Of McBte
ant. Finch until the July term Of court
The board of internal improvements
and the specla COMMITTEES named by the
Governor will leav., tomorrow for Colds
bcro and Newborn to begin investigation
oe the physical and financial condition
Of the road and It's management
The board consists Of B. w. Ballard,
OF Franklinton, and y. C. Beckwith, OF
Raleigh, and tic comTittec Is r.. u.
Gray, Raleigh; Henry a. Page, Aber-
deeil, and VT. Lee, Wayncsrille.
SENSATIONAL ATFlDAV1'rS.
They declare their purpose to set up a
searching inquisltion and report fuily
findings especially along tlae line OF the
charges made in CAPITA IN NLcBce's sell
sational affidavit Saturday.
lie declares that the road has been
conducted III The interests of the poll
ticians and Of the present administration
and In a remarkably loose-tointed, sov-
.cnly, corrupt and extravagnnt way.
These affdavits further indicate that
Governor Aycock positively agreed that
tho cases against McBee and \ Finch
should b, discontinued on the condition
that the proceedings In the United states
Courts for q receivcrshp should ho dis
continued and that after the case had
been Withdrawn from the United States
Court the Governor repudiate1 the agree
lnent and allowed the prosecution to con-
time, taking tho defendants by sur
prise. @
wAsTEFUL EXPENDITURE.
He declares that many useless and en-
pansive employees have been foisted upon
tho railroad In the payment of political
obligations of those whoInre potent in
its management: that contracts have
been made at extraYagant prices for sup
plies and fuel and the same has resulted
in large loss to tk,, stockholders: lunlcr-
Gus free passes have been given when
.rd not authorized BY, tile laws OF North
Carolina but ii disregard Of such laws.
That for the, alleged service on u proxy
committee, OF the stockholders q large
number OF men-to-wit, hirty-four--haNe
beef, granted annual passes over the road
Tor the alleged service Of an hour or
two in verifying proxies at an annnnl
meeting many Of whom--to-wlt. four
teen-;ls affiant Is informed, are not even
stockholders of the company. That under
the transparent disguise ofSlocal counsel,
riany men. influental,ln North Carolina
Politics, have baen granted annual passes
as local COUNSEL many Of whom reside u
great distance off OF the line OF The said
road, and have never given and could
not reasonably be expected to give any
legal service whatever, IN consideration
OF annual transportation.
HOTEL GUESTS.
AffIdavits arc submitted from j. Z.
Turner, manager. and Mary Baker,
cashier OF the Atlantic Hotel, at More
head, ~. c., which delcvop startling
facts. The railroad company purchased
and operated the hotel and last year
lost $500 on the enterprise. Manager
Turner tells the story Of the manage
mont as follows:
"That during tho said term or season
OF 1903, and while he WIS manager OF
the said hotel, q large number of peo-
pie or guests arrived and stayed over
at The said hotel; That under ordinary
care and collection of cash duo from
the various people or guests, this hotel
or business should have dono we'll, and
paid interest on the Investment, but
tilat uiiuel lne oiae'E an coi.l'.ie,ta'
tile SAD James -. prSatl' ples''-.', :. =,
large hulnDcr OF PeoP!e " : ue ss CIV
their tamllles, ana lrlehus OF ,ile SUN
James ~. BrShh' were allo"ed " le'iNe
or depart IRON the hotcl "lllott iish-
Ing Tor or paying the amount o. thclr
bills, which amount. 1t PAID ~ inli uhdef
reasonable rates 81 charge, were con
sidera bic. Among the various guests OF
tho hotel cannot remember, name ana
many OF the directors or inc Atiahtic
and North Carolina Railroad company
local counsel and lnnumcrnbic pubic
officers and men throughout Inc STATE or
North Carolina and elsewhere, az or
whom came ana went iree Ut charge or
collection OF bills and were dincd anu
wined by the SAID James q. Bryan prfsl.
Cent OF the salrt Atl2htlc and Aorth
Cnrollna Rallioad company. ice VI cost
10 them.
GoHEfNolt aPROAllsG
long altidnVlt ~ given from W. W.
ClarK' one or tho ;licc attorneys, 10
the effect that CAPTAIN MoBee received
positive assurance IRON Governor hS.