New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-03
WASHINGTON.
nocr1uENTs DAMAGING TO sCHENCK.

INSIDE OF EMMA MINE STOCK OPERATIONS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSEl
WASHINGTON. Nav 2.-The letters and dispatches
forwarded from London to the House Committee VI
Foreign Affairs by Mr.. McDougal. Chairman 0. ,lie
Emma Mining Company, were the bass Oh MI
Hewitt's very sharp examination OF zen.
today, and they threw great hood Vi ,is", un
come points of the testimony thai "eio oeioio w.
IN doubt. The first two documents "eio "o"'
Schenck's original letter OF resignation honi '"0
poord 30 Directors of the Emma Mining Company,
taken from the files Of the Company IN LONDON anu
a copv Of IL in the handwriting OF L. W. fark Inc
inheritance of these two documents is due 10 'he
.nlt;n,onv Of James E. Lyon, who early in the in
vastcation swore that he saw two separate letters
~ resignation prepared by Gen. Schenck both in
Che possession of Mr. Park before either sent to
,be Roord of Directors. When Mr.. Park showed
him the first one it was with the remark that he
wonld have a better one for the CON-
many. Gen. Schenck swOre that he never
wrote more than letter except the rough
draft which he produced. and that Mr.. Park had
nothing to do with its preparation. Mr. Parks tes-
,monv was to the same effect. Now, the letter
which is in Mr.. Parks handwriting has written at
the head of the first page, in pencil, the word
enclosures Mr. Park swore to-day that he never
wrote that word there; but comparison OF
the penmanship In which it is written with that OF
the remainder of the letter. leads TO the conclusion
That il is the same. Then in the copy made by MT.
port the word "men" is Cancelled, and the word
gentlemen" nterned in its place. and near the
lose Of the letter the word greatest" is erased,
md fullest interlined. These interlneations
make the letter winch is in Mr. Parks handwriting
agree precisely with the one Gen. Schenck sent to
NJ Anderson Chairman of the Board but they
we're apparently made in different hand from
That in which the body of the letter was
written. and certainly with different ink Gen.
schenck at first testified to-day that the corrections
IN the Park copy were made by him, but Mr. Park
lnterposed and said that he Park had made them.
Even this did not satisfy Gen. Schenck, however,
who was still of the opinion that one of them at
least was i'll his handwriting In both cases
the writing resembles Gen. Schencks rather than
bir Parks and the ink in which they were made is
certainly identical with that in which the official
sopy in Gen. Schenck's handwriting was prepared.
In short, the crcunsanta and internal evidence is
gerry strong that the Park copy was corrected BY
Gen. schenck and not by Mr.. Park. If this Is adj
mitted. then there eau be doubt of the truth of
Mr. LYONS testimony about seeing two letters of
Gen. Scheneks.
The probable explanation is that Gen. Schenck
made the rough draft, which he produced when on
the stand and sent OF handed it to Mr. Park for ap-
prevail OF revision. This Mr.. Park showed to Mr..
LYON. Then MI Park wrote out letter for Gen.
Schenck. using the form given by Gen. Schenck's
original draft and making some additions. This
he sent in letter note to Gen. schenck, writing
at the top of The first page in pencil incosrre, rs
a business man naturally would; and this ten.
schenck, after changing two words adopted, made
verbatim copy of it, and seat it to Mr. Ander-
son. That the Park copy was once in Gen. SchencEs
tna-a he no N under
stood to have been found among the papers of G. NJ
Fisher with whom in spite of his denial Of the fact,
Gen Schenck was on terms Of the greatest intimacy.
The remaining documents chiefly valuable be-
cause they show the relations which existed between
Gen. Schenek and Mr.. Fisher. Mr.. Fisher, it will
be remembered, was the first met by Mr. Park
and Mr. Stewart on their arrival III London, and
who introduced them to the firm of Coates d
Hankey, the house which first undertook to place
the stock OF the Emma Mine on the market. Mr..
Fisher had previously been interested with Gen.
Sehenek i'm other specuiations, the letters recently
printed in The london Hour and copied into THE
TRIBUNE abundantly show. The first of these let
ters now in the possession Of the Committee, is from
Mr. Park to Mr. Fisher, and relates to the latter's
settlement with Coates & Hankey for his intsOduc-
tOu Of Park and Stewart to them. 1t is rs follows
fPrivatel
No As AIBENAiLE-sT., LONDON, Dec. -, 1871.
Ny DEAR MR FISHER: ia conversation with Grant
to-day, DO said be rad given Coates Chez for 10000
aud that lie lCUatts) claimed large sam for common
subscription thought beat to give you this inforina-
ton that YOU might get your portion before tie thing
VIM T. w. PARK.
Gen. schenck had sworn that ne never had bust
ness traesacton in London with Mr. Fisher In view
Of this testimony the following statement of account
by Coates and Hankey is an interesting document
"a GEEsHAM-sr., BANK, E. c. Corner Comanst),}
TfNF Gas.f
G. NJ FISHER, esq-DEAR SIR: We inclose a memo
OF account Tor this settlement CT yourself 4l97 o. ID
yourself &!30 los. Sd Chcque herewith, al3s Is Sd
We are, dear Sir, yours truly. COATES & HASKEY.
The next letter was from Gen. Schenck to Mr.
Fisher, and is as follows:
Ny DEAR Mr.. FISHER: am iust Of to the country On
sunday T expect to see you by II o'clock sooner
promise to settle with eager. II you were at home Ills
week you might close out with good profit shares we're
p yesterday Perhaps you II in Paris Won
ought 10 get back at once and III to strike Yonrs
In haste ROBERT G. SCIIgSCk
the letters and kilograms given below show that
Mr.. Fisher had access TO the private information
winch Mr.. Park sent Gen. Schenck. The first is
telegram dated at Paris Dec. IS, 1872. The Duncan
TO whom II is addressed is q broker in London The
dispatch is as follows:
pDuscAS, No q Ttreadacedie-st. London; Close out
u'' ~ Ves'' Ihls ls flSht. FISHER.
The following letter explains that telegram:
r., GRAND HoTEl, PARIS, Dee. 16. 1772.
ont Emma This is Strictly private viz Tse reason
sy is' net Gfn schenck about 1880 o'clock In The
mo morning hs telling him 70 sll out at once at at
Cbe Deso price he could get, aud lie zine General sent
vohs 70 consult Gages-who YOU and 1 know ia in New
ISa f AZ "a IL thought best to sell at once &c, &C.
sn1 me $1,000 asked for that told you ali abcn
Iskai be al ySnr oca WI SOP Don't you think 50