The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-02
WASHINGTON.
The schenck Inycstigation.

again appeared before the Committee on
Foreign Affairs to-day and exhibited
copies OF Senator Stewards letters, to
which allusion was previously made.
The witness reiterated his testimony Of
yesterday, 10 the effect that Senator
Morton did not receive any more nor had
he anything whatever 10 do with him
and Senator Stewart in connection with
the suit OF the witness in the Utah court.
The witness then referred to the tele-
gram sent to London in 1871. that Senator
Blair had introduced a resolution calling
for an investigation into Gen. Schenck's 8
connection with the Emma mine. In q
conversation with Park the latter said
he had fixed the matter with the General,
whom he had induced to give him Park
a note for stock, and then to write TO him
letter saying that il his note and stock
were not sufficient security, he would give
d mortgage on his house and lot in WASH
ington. Park said he had certified this
statement 10 Stewart, and II Stewart
would do something 1t would dry up the
resolution.
The committee caused 10 be read cor
respondence between S. F. Paford and
Gen. Schenck. In letter Of July 8, 1873,
Pailord wished Schenck to give him cer-
tain information about the Emma mine,
and repeated the rumor that Schenck did
not bona ilde pay for his shares.
Whether this was true or not,
countryman OF Schenck's, then in Lon
don, said 5000 shares had been
given TO Schenck to float Emma stock and
that Stewart reserved 1000 shares TO be-
come director OF the Emma Mining
Company. Paford wanted to know
whether these things were true, and in con-
clusion charged Park and Stewart, who
were friends Of Schenck, with having,
with nefarious intent and by fraudulent
statements, obtained from him and other
confiding shareholders large sums Of
money. He asked whether Schenck in
dorsed the acts Of these men, and said II
an answer should not be given he would
furnish full statement 10 be published
in the New York papers and also call the
attention Of President Grant to the ques-
ton. To this letter Schenck replied July
10, 1873, saying that he had responded TO
the previous letter because it was re-
spectiul in character, but as he had subse-
quently attanke2 him in public prints, the
publication being accompanied by inuen-
does, he could take no notice Of his
structures. He, however, had no objec-
ton TO giving Patford all the information
in his possession, and he would call upon
him at 10 o'clock on the next Sunday,
his engagements being such that he could
state no other time for an interview.
The witness lyon then stated that
PafIord had an interview with Schcnck,
who told Patford that he did not know
much Of the witness, except that he was
an adventurer, and asked Pafiord wheth-
er his name and Stewards were not better
than that Of Lyons, as they occupied
high and responsible positions. Paiiord
said to Schenck that there were many
concurrent circumstances to induce per-
sons TO believe that money was given
him 10 float the stock; that countryman
Of Schenck's had said that the latter's
means were too inconsiderable to pay
for shares. Schenck Informed Pafiord
that he had a patrimony from his fathers
estate in the shape OF coal mine in
Wisconsin. On this he borrowed Sd, 900
to pay for one-half OF his stock, and the
other S25, 600 he borrowed from Park, and
had not yet paid him all back. The wit
ness said TO Pafford that there was no
coal mines in Wisconsin. Subsequently
witness called on McCulloch, Of the
banking house OF J. Cooke, McCulloch &
Co., when McCulloch asked him to let up
on Schenck and not be too severe on him,
and said that the General was very indig-
nant whenever the name OF Emma mine
was mentioned. Witness said in reply
that he was not surprised and that he
should not forgive Schenck for calling
him an adyenturer. McCulloch informed
him that Schenck had denied that he
called him an adventurer.
The committee authorized Col. Gorham
to inform Stewart that they would hear
him whenever he should present himself,
about two weeks hence. and the commit
tee further said that Lyon would be re-
called at that time so that Stewart could
interrogate him. ,.
Mr.. Lyon said that this would be very
agreeable to himself, ana then resumed ps
his testimony fepeasiins pni ;na1 MI, MI; fa[k MI
;aa sa%.noI,o Ii.e" ms , S"d soId the Emma mine
"us and ,h;s : ,hs % Witness & beI;eved from concnr,
@s'u ron, '; n;rcnmstonces an II onneared from
,ha onos,;nn;ng ~ The witness bv the
man @ bero of tbe Cmm;t,ee that he com-
nrom;seJ h;s interest in the mine ior
q 5Gc o0o the orieinol Stimulated snm
Sa;ns S5o0 OOS There was n great in.
Juoo%en, % sn ~ w;,bbold from Tho nnbl;c for
% "hooIi . n,on,h ~ NJ Scbsnct,s ras;sn,t;on
"OCt az J;rsc,nr II Tho Fmma Mines Com.
"any 10 % Ws park verv mmch rearetteJ ,he
p; pto";grot;nr hsc,nSe The shares fell IA
ie,sl lesa'i s.',iI nonnds startling ow,nu IN The
r.. T,s ..ors"c,ians Tbe NsYi.
can securities were generally much de-
pressed. J.H. Puleston, Of the banking
house OF Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co.,
bitterly complained that their firm had
been badly treated, having received only
25,OOO sterling for the use OF their name
in putting the Emma mines stock in the
market. .......- ....