Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-29
THE EMMA MINE SCANDAL.
More OF Gen. SchPncE's TestinoHy

After our report closed yesterday ex-
Minister Robert c. Scheuck's examination
by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
as 10 his connection with the Emma mine
vas Continued. Gen. Schclck said ne b i'd
lost altogether about $4,000 Big his specula-
ton in the mine. In May, 1S74, ne oStaiaet
leave OF absence and had q settlement with
Mr.. Psrke from which it appeared that he
was indebted TO Parke in the sum of S32 600.
de settled that by giving mortgage on
his HOUSE IN WASHINGTON,
and by placing in PaTke's hands number
81 SHARES of stock, including shares Of the
Fermtllion Coal Mining company, in Hi
nols, and shares of the National Insura nee
company, OF Washington. TIE agreement
Eas that he was at liberty TO redeem any or
all OF these obligations on or before May 18Th,
1878, and PaTke assured him that he would
rot press him in the matter. Parke was
always friendly and offered to help him in
other speculations In order TO meet this note,
but he Isl declined. Gen. Scheuck then
read letters from Parke 10 snow that after
the mine collapsed the latter was still conf
dept that the mine would yield well. He 81
Continued TO have the fullest faith in the
TalUe OF the mine.
IN REGARD TO THE WITNESS LYON
re sale he did not know him, although he
may have net him. Remembers that he
nften heard OF Lyon, but would not know
BIN If he saw him In the room now neither
did he know Johnson, who was Lyon s
attorney, though he may have seen him
several times. Referring TO portion of Ly-
on's testimony in regard TO him, General
Schenck said he knew no other way OF
terming II, except that IL was "a clumsy
lie." Adjourned.
To-Day.
Gen. Schenck appeared before the Foreign
Affairs Committee this morning, and was
cross examined at some length in regard 10
bis refusal to acknowledge the service OF a
writ served upon him just as he was leaving
England In connection with suit brought
by the Emma Mining Company of London.
He said he regarded 1t ss
PIECE OF IMPERTINENCE,
and Informed the officer that he should ca n
and see Lord Derby whom he had officially
written that he was about returning 10
America. Gen. Schenck said at that time
he regarded himself still the American min
lister. on the ground that bis successor ha 4
not been appointed or confirmed, and uni Iii
that time he felt that he was the minister
Heidi not know that his successor had been
appointed until he arrived in New York.
his understanding was that he was TO rece -
the same profit for his investment IN the
stoc.H Of the Emma mine as the other stock
holders did, no more and no less. He never
knew Baron Albert Grant, and never heard
OF him until after the Emma Mine Com
psny was started In London. He did not
know who were the promoters OF the stock.
IN REGARD TO HIS TRANSACTIONS
lie said he only had two, and probably one
more, but that the profit or loss was not suf-
Org. His first transaction was borrowing ten
thousands pounds from Mr. Parke TO pay for
500 shares. but he Only received 800. u g
second transaction was when he met wi On
such a heavy loss, sweeping away all the
profits OF the first and leaving him largely in
debt.
Gen. Schenck explained his transaction
with Mr.. PaTke at length, and said that ne
bad first accepted some aid from Parke, bat
afterwards settled with the latter by trans
felIiug certain bonds,