The Portland daily press., 1876-04-01
THE EMMA MINE.

MIR. schenck Still Before the Committee.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 31.-Ex-Mnis-
ter Scbenck was again before the committee
on foreign affairs to-day.
E. j. Phelps Of Vermont, counsel for Mr..
Schenck, laid before the committee statement
of the facts connected with the Emma Silver
Mining 20. OF London and its subsequent his
tory and present condition, prepared for the
use OF the committee on foreign affairs in the
investigation OF the connection of Mr.. Schenck
with said company. e. L. Chittepden, also
counsel for Mr.. Schenck, said that this state
ment was prepared before they knew exactly
what would be the course of proceedings before
the committee
Mr.. Faulkner, on the part of the committee,
projected to PROFOUND questions to Mr..
Schenck. He asked whether the statement
laid before the committee on the 18th INST. by
Mr.. Schenck contained allegations of facts
within bis own personal knowledge?
Mr. Schenck replied that the drift of the
statement was submitted to him by his coun-
sci, and after several changes, adopted it.
Question-Is it true as contained in YOUR
statement that the sale of the Emma mine
was fair, honest aud straightforward, without
falsehood and fraud?
Answer believe it, but 1 know nothing
bnt what have disclosed of my own personal
knowledge.
In answer to question is it true of your own
knowledge that James e. Lyon and A. A.
johnson are infamous and unworthy of credit,
under oath, Mr.. Schenck said he proposed to
produce unansW cradle proof of what he had
stated, he being satisfied that he could do so
on representation which had been made to him.
Mr.. Faulkner asked Mr.. Schenck if in making
the statement preliminary to the examination
it was his purpose to break down the testimony
of Lyon and johnson, the statement having
been published.
Mr.. Schenck answered that the object of the
statement was to prevent the course of exam
a a rp
ply should be as broard as the attack.
MIR. Schenck was interrOgated at length
about his transactions, bis testimony being
mainly explanatory of previous statements.
board of directors would have treated him as
they did in the allotment of 300 shares if they
had known he had made a private arrange
ment with Park for five hundred.
Mr.. Schenck replied that this arrangement
was of no concern to the directors. Park
wanted to do a liberal thing for him, and he
(Schenck) wanted to sacure good bargain
Mr.. Faulkner asked whether good faith did
not require that every one coming into the
company should stand upon an equality.
Mr.. Schenck answered in the affirmative but
so far as Park and himself were concerned
month as an inducement for him to take the
stock. In reply to the question whether his
signature as a director did not cause the fall III
the stock, Mr.. Schenck said it was his serious
COuNlCIlOu ludb buOsO WIZ Gu III StuCh
placed less reliance on the fact that he was q
director than on the communications OF
Engiishmen and others from Salt Lake, repre-
senting the richness of the mine. The shares
continued to be bought and sold after
his previous connection with the CON-
pany had beed pretty much altogether
He was a director only four weeks
If the stock fell on its becoming known thai
he had ceased to beg director, it was because
those bearing down the stock made false repre-
sensations that the Emma mine stock was
worth nothing, as Schenck had abandoned it.
Mr.. Schenck was asked whether he knew Of
his own personal knowledge that the character
of "a. A. johnson was SO infamous that he was
not worthy of belief, as he had asserted be
fore.
Mr. Schenck said proofs would be furnished
to this effect. His impression as to Johnson's
character for truth was unfavOrable, because he
had woven statement intimating great dea
that was false This was as far as his persona
knowledge extended, but his information from
various quarters regarding Johnson's character
was not to the same extent as it was in relation
to Lyons. He was amazed at two things
first, the general statement attributing to hin
fraudulent connection with the Emma mine
transaction, and then at the character of the
evidence of Lyon and johnson, mainly as here.
say or differences which seemed to imply the
truth of all that was alleged. All the mischief
intended, and false impressions made were by
cunningly contrved narratives, the questions
asked by Mr.. Faulker, more furnished by FL.
A. johnson, Lyons counsel.
The committee adjourned till tomorrow.