The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-28
THE EMMA MINE.
An English vindication of Mr.. Park.

The Anglo american Times, an English
journal of high standing for honesty,
credibilty and fair dealing, has published
an editorial article, portion OF which is
copied here with. The editor alludes in it
to the commission which has been taking
evidence in London, for both rides, to be
used in the suit against MIR. Park, pending
in New York, and TO the failure OF the
persons who have been so freely charging
fraud to make good their statements, when
placed under oath and with au opportunity
for Characterization. Other information
comes tous that the testimony taken has
been exhaustive and complete, and that all
persons who were in way TO know any
thing about the transactions of Mr.. Park
or others in the matter OF the Emma mine
have been examined, and have failed to
make out case against Mr.. Park. This
fact stands out 30 boldly that MIR. Park
fears that the case may he withdrawn be-
fore he is afforded an opportunity to make
NihuSooOhf WhiSh Sou Dut NC
the result if the case 10 pushed to trial.
A commission has been taking evidence
in England for the pending suit in the Uni
ted States, brought by the Emma company
against Mr.. Trenor Park and the vendors
for fraud. The allegation is that Mr.. Park
and those associated with him, came to
London to sell mine which they had Sc
| In Irtah In
out or failing, and succeeded, by the aid of
certain persons in England, in toisting it
upon the British public. We do not pre-.
tend to use the terms of complaint, only to
embody the meaning, and, of course, such
a charge is coupled with assertions of BIZ
berry, false representations, undue influence
and all the nefarious practices through
which the public are inveigled into such
schemes.
The fact is patent that Mr.. Park pro.
ceeded to London, and that lie did sell, tc
a company formed for the purpose, a mine
reputed TO be the richest yet discovered or
the North American continent that ht
| got his price-an immense sum-half {
million in money and half million II
shares that dividends at the proposed
rate of Il per cent were paid monthly fol-
less than a year; that while they were being
paid the shares run up to high premium
and largely bought and sold that no soon
er had the ore raised and within sight beer
exhausted than the mine gave out leaving
the shareholders under the impression tina
they had been shamefully imposed upon
and they forthwith began to abuse ever,
person connected with the sale of the min,
as implicated in the deception they assume,
had been practiced.
These are we'll known facts, 80 wei
known that people regard with surprise /
not with incredulty any who call them II
question, who assert that they misrepre
sent what actually occurred who main
tain that the mine was an honest property
honestly fioated on the. London market
nay, more, who express the belief that tn
Emma 10 at this moment good mine
which II properly worked, might prove I,
be worth even the vast sum paid for II
Yet, such are the facts beginning to trans
pire as the investigation progresses. And
1t is curious to watch the writers of pam
phlets, the vehement urgers OF the charges
when invited to tell their story 4
a commission legally sppointe'
to receive dispositions on oat
and to cross-examinc witnesses. Two gen
tlemen have made themselves conspicuous
SO conspicuous that 1t is essential the
should now be forthcoming TO make goo
the allegations they have 90 freely brough
Mr.. acDougall and Mr.. Pafford. II !
clear-though many appear to have los
sight of 1t In the failure to realize theI
own xpectations-that an injustice ma.
have been committed, in thus denouncini
those whose names were associated witt
the company through whom. as they sup
posed, the injury had been done to them
Now, Mr.. Park-pronounce to be tn
principal offender, the person who con