The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-10

that the said Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company then and there received the said
property and issued u bill of ladng for tho
Raleigh aforesaid. via the Seaboard Air
Line Railway. the said William Il. Johnston
being named in the said bin OF ladins
both as consignor and conslgnee: that the
said Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany did, Immediately upon and in pur
ssnee Of the delivery 81 the said property
deliver the same from Its tracks in the said
city OF Richmond to the point OF Its con-
nection In said city with the road OF the
said connecting railroad. the said seaboard
Air Line Railway. by which said last men
toned company tho same was lmmcc' ely
Raleigh; that there had heretofore been
filed with. tho Interstate Commerce Com
mission Of the United States by the said
Chesapeake aud Ohio Railway Company and
itF said connecting railroad. the said Sea-
board Air Line Railway, with the Interstate
Commerce Commission OF tho United States,
as required by law, certain tariffs and rates.
and certain Joint schedules. tariffs and
rates showing the legal rates and charges
Ohio Railway Company and tho said Sea-
board Air Line Railway. and In force at
the time upon their said routes, copies of
which said tariffs and schedules. as we'll as
of tho said contracts, agreements and arr
rangements are too yoluminous to be here
set forth. and which said tariffs and schcd-
ules were then on file with the said Inter-
state Commerce Commission, rs required by
1 law; that said tariffs and rates and joint
| ana rates snow that the rates anu
charges so as aforesaid established for ths
Transportation OF grain. including corn. from
Orange. in the state Of Virginia, a point IN
the road OF the said chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company. to Raleigh. In tho state
Of North Carolina. q point OH the road of
the said seaboard Air Line. We're, on the
route, 20 cents per 100 pounds. and that
for that part of said through route lying
between Richmond and Raleigh aforesaid
| they were 10 cents per 100 pounds; that
there had heretofore been filed by the said
Sec board Air Limo Railway with said Inter-.
state Commerce Commission certain sched-
| ules showing the rates. fares and charges
established by 1t and In force upon said
date for local shipments Of grain, including
tween Richmond and Raleigh aforesaid thar
said schedules had been duly published ana
posted. as REQUIRED by law, and that the
rates and charges for. such local shipments
between said last mentioned points were ] 8
| cents per 100 pounds. as the said Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company then ana
Gave Advantage to Johnston.
And the grand Jurors aforesaid. upon
the OATH a9oresaIa az say that in
eshty.foa f5s4S sacks Of corn n'' the said said
ltlien and there by q certain device unlaw-
fully, and knowingly give to the said Will
/ liam r. Johnston certain Advantage; that
property at tho said city OF Richmond to
| the said seaboard Air. Line Railway snr
TRANSPORTATION to he said city OF Raleigh at
| the rate OF is cents per 100 pounds. where's
as tho establlshed pue!lshed and legal ia 8
scaboard Air Limo Railway as aforesaid.
for the transportation Of the said property
Itthe road OF tho said seaboard Air Line
Railway--Ri edmond being tho original point
| OF shipment of said property-was. as tho
said Ckesapealsc aand Ohio Railway Company
then and there we'll knew. IS cents per 100
| pCunds. and that the said seaboard Ar
Tine Railway. heing mlsled by tho mlsreprs-
| sentation hereinafter mentioned and in
Ignorance Of tho fact that the shipment cf
tho said property originated at the said city
Ter Richmond. did, Immediately after the
| delivery OF the said property to 1t as aforo-
said. transport the Same over Its said road
| to tho said city OF Raleigh, in tho State
4 OF North Carolina. at tho rate OF Is cents
per 100 pounds, the freight for such trans-
portatlon at said last mentioned rate being
| prepaid by the said w. r. Johnston to the
said Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany.
And the grand Jurors aforesaid, upon their
i oath aforesaid do say that tho device
L lMherehys the said ADVANTAGE was given 10