The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-08
WILMINGTON n. c., JUNE 8. 1906

in the same manner to his predeces
sors in Office, and believed that he was
only following the custom of the de-
partment.
What did you do with the money
asked Attorney Glasgow.
Il kept 1t ALL"
did not you share it with others in
the employ of the railroad?'
No, sir; l kept it ALL
Mr.. Boyer said that for the money
he received from the coal companies
"he did what he could for them"
Asked to explain this, he said he
distributed the orders Of fuel coal
among these companies TO the best al
vantage.
Did you ever refuse any money!
Yes
Why"
"Well, didn't know the people who
offered it,"
Mr.. Boyer said his salary is 1925 a
month. His stockholdings are worth
at par something more than S11 ,000.
Mr.. Glasgow read from the records the
purchases of coal made from the com
panies which gave the allowance, show
ing a steady increase.
Roughly estimated, the money re-
ceived by Mr. Boyer from the com
panies mentioned was as follows:
Graft Coal company, $4,000; Clear
field and Grant0n company, $4,000:
Dunkirk company, $3.50; Smith /,
Turner, S18,520; Thomas Blythe, ST.
600
Mr.. Glasgow said he understood that
these payments had ceased last Marcn
He wanted to know why.
Mr.. Boyer said he had not inquired
into the reason, but judged it was be-
cause of the interstate cOmmreca com
missions investigation.
A. W. Gibbs, general superintendent
Of motive power, Mr.. Boyer's superior
officer, testified that he knew nothing
of his chief clerks acceptance of non-
ey from the coal companies.
Mr. Glasgow asked the witness If he
could give the commission any inior-
nation concerning the agreement be-
tween the railroad and the H. G. F'rick
Coal company concerning car repairs.
Mr.. iGbbs said he understood there had
been some sort of an agreement, but
ne was not familiar with it's terms.
AC Sodl COMPANY, hC oe1iu, NAC-A AA4~NN
that the railroad should make all re-
pairs, but the latter made an issue Of
it, and rendered bills to the F'rick com
pany for repairs to its cars.
The Frick company paid for repairs
to wheels and axles but refused to pay
the full amount of the charges.
D. NJ Maroney, of Pittsburg, presI-
dent of the West Virginia connecting
railroad, formerly in the car record AMI
distribution department of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, testified that
while he was in the employ OF the
Baltimore and Ohio, he was given 80
900 worth of stock in the Mononsa
hela River Coal company in payment
for services rendered. He sold this
stock. While he was vice president
of the Pittsburg, Shawmut and North
ern railroad, which lis now being sur
veyed, he was presented with $4,000
worth of stock in the Weaver Coal
company by Henry Weaver, who has
since died.
n. S. Reibeneck, controller OF the
Pennsylvania railroad testified that he
is interested in the CraWley Land COM
panv, of Virginia. With him are assO-
ciated j. T. Richards, chief engineer OF
maintenance of way of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad; Stephen Green, Phna-
delphia business man and others from
New England. The company is a 3os-
ton corporation which has acquired
southern coal lands.
M M. Reeves, chief clerk to Vice
President Pugh, testified that Colonel
George F. Huff had given him coal
company stock valued at $4,000. He
said he has known Colonel Huff from
boyhOod The stock was in the Key
stone Coal and Coke company, the
Howard, the Greenwich and the Car
diff Coal companies. David E. Will
Iams and company, he said, had also
presented him with 100 shares in the
Cymibria Coal company.
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