The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-08
RAILROAD PROBING
EXPOSED CRAFT
HOTBEOS
PENN AND g. g. o. OFFICIALS AID.
NIT HAVING PockETED
THOUSANDS.
DIRECT TO CASSATT


Philadelphia June Z. That The
Pennsylvania ANA The Baltimore and
Ohio railroads are vase hCtbeds Of
graft and blackmail w2a firmly cstab-
lished by he inte state commerce com
mi sion today, when in addition to
previous ugly III closure three Pann.
sylYan!a ana Two Baltimore anl Ohio
employees swore TO pocketing $37,
}29.55 without paying 4 penny
Fc" barefaced grating amounting to
downright blackmail nothing yet re-
yealad holds a candle to the sNr
admissions Of Joseph Boyer. chief
clerk 10 the superintendent of motive
power in Al oona, ana Of NJ. X Reeve
chief clGk to Second Vice President
G. = Pugh of the Pennsylvania
nv shown hat thc latter got $l7-
900 fin nothing TIE COVE nment
prabor again have carried the Penn.
yhania scandal directly mp TO Pre- J.
3ent Cagsar
Cassatt Hoodwinked
Chitf Clerk Reeves for manv years
mas had an 3ifi adjoining that of
the president w. sr.o.e however, he
had succeeded in hoo1winl5ins both
Caasatt and Pneh his bos lnowl-
edge ana belif This u Of the
case and st1ck given hese now
wealthy clerks and other confessed
grafters in tta Peensylvania and Ealti
more ANA Ohio service;
Received by Chlef Cle.k Boye, 25Q
shares jamison coal STOCK. ten hares
yallay enRl tael. tif cen. hares Edr
coal stock and ten sh1rn of Preston
coal stock. par value $12.75Q He also
has received in peruutiies Of from
to 2 cents a TN or complnv coal
bought by The pennsylvania roal lron
the ClearGeld ana Grantnl company
S95390S; from the Graeff Coal com
pany $l5,30205: from the Du1ki,kl
SlSl5.95; s.om SIM N g
Tu'ner, coal operators, StS,520 50 ami |
from Operator Tdomu- Blythe, ST 30l.. !
Y. besidcs he & ! $1,000 In moathly |
liyidends ranging from $3.50 10 S225 |
III ten fhares of Valley coal ock.
,ar value $500.
Big Gifts to Clerk.
Chief Clerk Reeves got forly hares
f Cymhria stock coo shares of KEY |
tone coal and coka stoct 100 he os
# Greenwich stock, ij0 thares f Car
lif stock. 100 sharef Of Howell stoc';
md ten share of whitehead stock.
IA value $i75oo lie a',o aas recaivel
substantial dividends. the amounts Of
which were no liyuIgad.
George W. Shrver, assistant tc
President Murray of tne Baltimore and
ohio. received only 100 hares cfI
southern stock. par vaiue $4,000 free
# go +. bat he admitted having
loughr a. q bargain 100 shares OF
somerset .tock, 125 shares Of Fair
mount stock and fifty SHARES Of Cen
NY stock and fft, shares OF Mer-
hants coal stock. par value S32 2.50l.
His Share Was Small.
c. v G1ruch a Baltimore and Ohio
lain master. occa io1ed laughter 10y
uefully admitting the reception of
My $3.50 in three srty-iollar cash
'hrstmas gift. from the United Coal
Besides forcing these reve'a ior
be interstate commerce commissicn |
as established that the Berwyud
White company. in waich 70 is hahcyei !
hat the very highe.t Penn vlvania ex-
cutives are financially Interested. re
aived gro favoriism from he ca
att road IN being permitted not o3ly
, ship roal IN. nnweighed. to tbe
Dads iut actually 70 pocket the pro-
aeds from coal picked up afir- spill
ig from the locomotive tenders while :
aiding
These amazing d sclosurs g at ending
Ie re- rnplicn of thc goyonmantI
obinE into Penn. wanna faHru3lf
fairs are an the more mpres i've a.
,nira~tcd with the feofn testimony J
New York Central exeoutives an
nplovos yeaerdav faat iac Nalde
it corporation and not iis manage q
eni abso.b.d an The graft money in :
ght. p
Boyer On the Rack.
The frt wi.nrs- Uas Royer
Q-IIaFr yoI an interest in ans cGai A"
mpaniesg A-ted william = Gle c5v {.
nnsel for fha commission. h
k-Yg@ 7 have -11 ca ~ ~ t,c n
.mism Coal company tez h1rr -.
l1frv Coal Gnrru ha-ls Eff Cal G