The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-18
THE F0ULEST OF THEM ALI
SENATOR JOHN A. LOGfN. H. N
HONORE. AND FRLD GRINT

Froperty-The President Helping his Rel.
ntions aud Fricnds-A Nice Appointments
WASHINGTON, Dee. lj.-The statements
made by your Chicago correspondent IN regard
to the manner in which Senator John A. Logan.
| II. II. lionore, and Fred Grant obtained pnsaes-
siou OF avery valuable silver mine I'm Colorado
lerritory were 80 remarkable that have taken
the trouble to Investigate tho IN tier My nrst
| visit was TO the Department Of Justice whore I
learned from the records thit the assertion
made In your Chicago correspondence about
Judge Bedford being removed was literally true
| Section 1894 OF the Revised Statutes provide,
that "Thc Supreme Court oi every Territory
shall consist OF Chief Justice and two ascot
ate Justices, any two Of whom shall constitute
quorum, and they shall hold their ON ,ss for
four years and until their Successors are ap-
pointed and qualified"
Judge Belfords commission expired In June.
! 1874 aud was not renewed inmedi iteiy, as 10
| usual in such cases. He, however continued to
be under the law an associate Justice until hs
successor was appointed and qualified. Tho
| nlcs Of the Department Of Justice show that In
| February last Senators John A. Logan ana John
7. Jones recommended the appointment Of A.
| W. Stone "a a successor to Judge Bclford, and
! nled along with these recommendations were
two letters In one from Senator Oglesbv to II.
| II. Honorc. I'm which the Senator regret that
| nc cannot JOIN III recommending stones aD-
polntnent. He would gladly do anything TO
ohlige his friend IIonore, but he was urging tho
appointment Of his friend Mark Bangs, Of
Lacon. Ill.,, to Judgeship In Idaho Territory,
and he was afraid that II would impair his
chances OF success In this direction II he re-
commended Stones appointment
The following history OF the ltigations over
the Pelican and Dives mites I have derived from
the most authentic sources, and II any one Of
the interested parties dares to question the 40
curacy Of a single statement therein made,
will take great pleasure In proving tho truth
thereof by the testimony Of unimpeachabc wit
ncsses:
For the p,st three years a spirited litigation
MS zen going ON In the courts Of Colorado
| over certain mining property named by one OF
the ltigants the Pelican or Illlah lode, and by
| the others the Dives lode. Immense sums OF
| money have been spent by both sides, aud the
| controversy Il far from Its end Suits and coun-
| tcrsutts, now In chanccry and then in law. havd
| been instituted and are still drawing their slow
length along; When the litiea Ton co nmencod,
claimant of the Dives, and he determined at all
hazards and cost to become L possible likewise
visited Lafayette. Indiana. and organized a
mining company known a. tue Purdue Com-
| PAW. and to this company so organized hs
convened seven hundred feet on the Dives IN
| westerly direction from the discovery, still re-
tanning seven hundred feet In an easterly direc-
| ton and now known as the East Dives. ant Of
| which John \. Logan, II. H. HOnorc, and Nc
| Murdy'- heirs are the owners.
agent Of McMufdv and a lessee of the PnrdHs
| COMPANY, run a cross-cut from the Dives dis
coVery shaft, In a noriherly direction, some
forty feet. tapped the PtlicIn mine. iii covered
therein AN immense DEPOSIT of silver, aud took
theretrom during the ensuing year ore of tho
value. AS McMurdv alleged. u S}1,V0 soon after
the Dives PARTY struck the Pelican ven. an appl-
cation was made 10y the owners OF the latter ora
writ Of injunction. This application was made
before Judge Bedford, then Justice Of that dis
ttict, who changed the venue on his own mos
ton. and sent the to Chief Justice II llett.
This resulted in the granting Of TEMPORARY
writ restraining the Dtves.party from interfering
with that psrt Of the Pelican vein OF which the
compliments Ut that time had the actual aud
exclusive possession In few days thereafter
the Dives party presented a bill to the same
Judge praying TO have the Pelican parties re-
strained from proceeding ea-twarlly Of tho
point they then mai reichei, which prayer was
granted In other words the Judge est blished
division line beyond which neither 4rty should
60 un'i the legd iitle should oe determined Nv
an appropriate action II law. In the following
December, at G"or-rtown, the law cases rafna
on 10 Ice h 'nrd before chief Justice IL llctt. and
both piriirs cOusen'iug, Jury was waived, and
the cases submitted To the Chief Justice Tor
triIl
These trials lasted some fifteen days, end he
the Pelican parties. he statute OF Colorado Al
lows In actions Of clecment two trihs. Nc
Murdy after the first defe At sci about forming
computation Nv whlch, thr"ush legai process
ana under color Of law, me- could ultimately ctn-
ture this valuable property. soon t'ter bee ad
mi OF cuur gentieinnn from courage
VISITED GcoTgstown. and called go S-roetar ana
McDunnn the owners OF the Pelican. and uro-
tu-ru mat this litigation SHOULD hr compromised
by divuius the property lie - tod to Nctun-
nm that be- and II. II. lIpn0re. Fred CIR nts
father IN law, were uutii inter stci aud
that the Pelican parties would tars badly
unless th"y submitted pthr etetms. 49,. power
"a COM 'inaiiuh htd been formed az Washiug-
ton. " lich wa- not pdA abe Co but would con-
troll Tie jidc Law y he icui1N. III. SEQ terms
wert I. ie.t'd, au Nr. lllulrr then preferred
bis services, which pr'v we'd equally n,i'rtu"l
In Vie rnVi,ds September. ten. Logan had
visited GeorgetoNn ana nec'me qulic intimate
, N acquainted with MeMurIv. Attsr the trals
NcNUrdy dccnredt - a hummer ut uersous that
Fred Grant, Gen. Lo-au. II. II. II moro, and
OtN'F-. ere Interested MlLN Nl'n la lNlr llfip-
ortv, dnd that through their influence he would
oau-e the Chief Justice. ana especially Judge
Bciurd. to hc removed, auI have men appuinted
? w"O would decide the eases ~ he wi-hcN them
decided. CA tn's crrand he visited Chcig, with
| lIlnuIe, ana ac 'ompanie MIN To Washington.
r | Then began Che lad "n Tie Colorado J4di larry
". stone, an intimate friend az honure ana Me-
, Murdy, started for Washington, having, how
ever. previously despatchrd h, vile tnith,r,
, and made hs application fnr aJudgeshil In the
Georgia, and had zone 10 Colnr, To- some mont he
. before his visit To- The ca itd. Judge lieiiurd
/ Was tnereupou removed, and stone. ON the REQ
|, ommendation oi Honore ana Logan, Ms AZ
: After receidn, the appointment, Stone and
= II more lett Washin1t 800 together and returned
[ | with lionore. In Chicago II luurc stated 20 a
. prominent ciLArn 81 toloradn thl. be hid SEE
had sure thing on the pructu nluc thlt they
n hld Judse now who would decade matters ia
- ie.,chcu Chicago, and meeting another ur m,-
n n.nt citizen and public officer OF Colorado, dee.
clnred to hun that he hat secure the removal
= of judge l}elord, and the appointment + Jno
+ who WAS friendly to his Interest
e After St0nt.1 ali ointment. which took p.lr 4
III February, Lean ana tlon'r' 'g ia ST. ID
IS Colorado, AMI although suits htd been Al long
a time pending touching TN, ~ nti' al property,
neither ui them suffered nus ~ me ip apuHif
OF record unlll wituiu the vast SIX Wec,t. 10 a
believed ~ Il Logan ana Houure acqui."H .cI
interests long n't'r inc commencement Nl l"t
huRatlon, and II Is cert IN tnrN never suffered
with IL until after the death Of Me ,urd, ~ .et
\ Lo- un docl urea hr lad pnld ,umc SiN,vH 'ur nus