New-York tribune., 1872-10-09
THE KANSAS PACIFIC LTrIGATIONs.

ANoTurR "pIAINF OF MiINEh IN THE FIELD.
Mr. JOS. b. Stewart is lawyer, engaged in some OF
the suits in the ltigations OF the Pachc kallrOau
Eastern Division lie addresses to The TRIBUNE q
sweeping denunciation of its publication of the list
of stock placed at Washington and especially OF the
entries concerning Blaine of Maine" No proof IS
given of his assertions, beyond his unsupported
word. He denies the story of The " Y. Times that
the Blaine" is really Blair" and of some others
that it is Blaine of Missouri" whoever that may
be. and saws il was Blaine of Maine' but
not Jas. G. Blaine, now the Speaker OF the
House. One of the litigants OH whom The
TRIBUNE first called for explanations Of the Inst, de-
clared very positively that it was the present
Speaker; and lawyers concerned did the same. None
of them seemed to imagine that there was any doubt
of it, But that there may be possible chance for
Injustice Mr. Stewards denial is appended:
have read your articles down TO the present time,
including your "fac smile" of the ed October and the
subsequent one containing the certificate of com
parson made by Clark Bell and John IL. McDowan,
ana have all of these papers before me while write
this communication and simply reerate in the face OF
this and with perfect knowledge of the facts that
there is not particle OF truth your statement
from first TO last.
observe that you say the list memorandum, OF
which you publish only part, was obtained from GER
tain legal proceedings pending in the Courts of the City
of York know of three and only three, suits OF
that description pending which involve portion OF
the stock which you refer and those are Saunders W.
johnson agt. The Kansas Pacific Railway, Robert NC
Bratney agt. The Same and Ephraim Williams ag The
Same, The counsel in these suits are, believe e. X
Mead esq, No. 60 Wast and the Messrs. Kernochans
whose offices lately at the same place, bnt now,
am told at No. 23 Broadway, and f. p Norton, esq;
and am conducting suits involving some of said
in Kansas know each Of the gentlemen referred
to- and know all about the list portion of which you
have printed, and for what purpose 1t was made ana
again repeat subject TO the challenge OF the parties ana
counsel named and the paper or any other parties or
paper, that the Hon James c. Blaine of Maine is ana
was total stranger TO TINS paper, ana had hOthnE
whatever TO do with and is not named nor intended 10
know ali about the Leavenworth, Pawneo and West
Railroad Company from the time It, as a corpora
t0n was brought TO Washington to he engrafed In the
Union Pacific Railroad bill and at the instance OF the tate
Robert N Latham, whose name appears In your paper
drafted several sections or paragraphs, prOVdhB Ior
the Incorporation OF this LeayenNOfin' fdNneS an
Western Railroad into the Union Pacific RlliIoad Di
knew of the Ross Hl IL Company contracts FOL bmd-
ing tue road which failed. knew OF the sale to Halet
May, 1863 at which time the memorandum you III part
publish was MADE and with TINS means OF khowiouge
speak Of its contents and have had copy OF 1t since 1864
Janes G. Blaine is not referred TO I'm that paper John
L. Blame, formerly OF MaiDe and late of Kansas, ana
in some OF the Western territories, was mentioned
in &c. but not in the stated in your fac smiie
Mr. John f. Bliine my client. He had acquired
certain interests in the stock of the Leavenworh Paw
aud Western Railroad Co., which chartered by
tine Territory oI Kansas in 1855. long before 1t was
Washing the idea or making ~ part
the Pacific Railroad thought of. Tue rights of Mr.
John Z. Blaine accrued previous TO 1851 ana his war
rant attorney is dated May 49, 1861 under which
l settled with the late Samuel Hallet securing to my
client $4,000, which was atterward PAID
AT tie time was SO employed had no knowledge OF
euch person the Hon. James g. Blaine, who did no
take his seat in Congress until December 1868, ana
his acquaintance III 1864 over year alter was
employed by his brother and hal been familiar with the
list which you nave in part printed charging the Hon
james g. Blaine with beng tue recipient OF SJ0O OF
the stock specified in that list brbe or for any other
purpose, which is wholly unfounded.
But the wrong done by your several editorials Is not
limited to the Hon James c. Blaine alone, though appa-
reDty intended to be- You 10 wrong TO others,
ana place many in false position including some who
clients of mime which you should N justice correct
The paper nave printed was not illended to mean
what you pleased 70 make II SIGNIFY By your use OF
IL, with your comments.
The true and only meaning OF that paper was thifs
Many persons who took interest getting the rOsF
question into existence asked leave as cOmpensa-
TO subscribe for certain amounts OF stock or IN
other words, sort OF preferred Ilgt, or peemptiOn
ngh to subscribe for stock Of the company referred TO-
when when the time they did hot do and thai was
an end OF It, State the Of the parties w1O had
to be like any other party. and your list that
bankrupted" the company as you say, VIII dwlndle
down nothing, and leave but very small traction Of
the stock in question: that is or ever was, claimed and
tnen upon grounds and for reasons that sancu ~
slandered ana mrcpresened by your several editorials
ask you publish this communication not only
matter Justice biT Blaine and the interest my
Client which is paced III false position, Dut as matter
tnlt is due 10 the pubic. Respectfully,
Jos. h. STEWART.
No. 100 Broadoay, Nel7- York. Oct. 8, 1879.