, 1876-03-22
THE EMMA NINE,
EX-SENATOR HTEwA1T 1XLLs MIA BTonY.
R,>sr4af Efrs,afeh IN Tha rhnn1s Y'rfh+sns

WARRINGTON, u. u, Hatch 2l.-Ex-Senatot
B.eua1t's history Of tho sale tn England OF tho
llttlo Emma Mine, ~ be relAted II To tho 1louso
Committee On Foreign Affaira to-day, vha mono
tho loas interesting bocauso It differed widely In
many Important details With ttht told BY JarncH
E. Lyon few wooks ago. Stewart has a1Hsya
been a most earnest defender. not only OF
Bchcnck, but OF tho m!uo itself and Of those en-
Ragcd in its sale. aud 1t his deolarssiona made
in tho past, a vol ss those Of moro recont
date, aro to bo reetlved, tho opportunt.
ty afforded him to-day Was ono for
which ho has been long and au1foualy waiting.
Ex-senator Btowkrt's history Of the miue pre-
vioua to ita aa'e was in many respects Identical
With that giron by Lyon, I1o explained Lis hos
t,lity to Judge MoKean by saying that hc had
taken Lyons word for certain accueattonB
against tho Judge, and had mover known any
thing Of l,!B own knowledge. Lyon told him
that A1oKesn either Ind or wanted an interest In
tho mino, md he ns the timo believed 1t, but
whom ho learned what kind Ut = man Lyon waa
he San that be had done Mexican injustice and
made an apology to him.
: paseing then TO Lyons assertion in bis teH-
timony that Stewart and he underatood in July.
1871, thst tho mine was about exhausted and
that they got thta understanding from Park.
Stewart absolutely
DENIED That ANY srcH UNDERSTANDING E1IsIEp.
Stewart theil detailed 1t some length tho nego-
tlAtl1u WHICH TEEultC4 III 9ko pu&EAHH9 VI AY0u b
interest. Park had corceiyod tho idea Of offer
ing tho Now York owners 30 pcr cent for their
stock, and Park agreed to advance the money to
Stewart to buy Lyon out Il this arange-
mont could DO made; Lyon therefore
tho prico being $1b0, ,0D0. When Stewart arrived
In Now York ho was surprlecd To tnd tho owner
willing to soil out on tho tsrms proposed, aud
did not at that time understand why It was. He
afterwards learned that
h4rtp
that Of tho "1liuoia Tunuel,' they Tero tunnel
ing into tho Bame mine. Stewart induced tho
owners 10 eBtimste Lyons share, which ho him
so)t owned, nt one-tenth, or 6.000 shares. and
then signed bis assent to tho arrangement on
tho QUO eido ns tho owner Of these shares
hnd on tho other as pnrk'a attorney. Tho
full dotofls OF this pocr[inr proceeding, By which,
IS counsel for Park, he mado contract with
himself, wore brought out BY two or threo point
The curious thing about s.ouart's testimony
to-day Was that he did not ouce mention
Hchopok'B connection NTH tho Company, nor did
lo oven hint that ho over shw scheock during
that memorable visit to Europe In 1871. The OK
summation will be continued tomorrow.
LYON.
Janeh r. Lyon has writton letter to tho
House Foreign Affairs Committee controverting
Prof. siIllman's positions rolatigo to the L NINA
Mine.
TN the dsscefdtd pftss.1
STEWARDS BIAIEMEHT.
WAsHrNoros, D. g., March 2.-T1e oxamina-
ton Of ex-senator Stewart hha been commenced
by the Houso Committee On Foreign Affairs to-
day. ue began by giving history Of Ills first
connection with tho af1aita Of tho Emma Mine,
as counsel for Lyon; explained the contract
with Park, and tho meaning OF tho expression in
lfs lottor to Lyon about ''asht,pg for worked.
out mino." lie believed, et that fimo, 1t would
require from five 10 eight :..rrs to Eot tt1al.
and in tile meantimo tue ~ DO ,soa being worked
by other parties, SO that wiisn tho trial should
bB reached tho proceeds o. tho uine would be
distributed al dividends. Wlerp they could not
10 reaohod by anits. The contract to which tho
letter roforrod placed aome Of tha proceeds Il
LYONS immediate control.
I1o cortoborated the statement OF Benntor
Morton as to hia proposed connection With tho
matter aud Rnyo III Ills opinion TINT Judge No
kenn Hns an honest Judge. 6towntk detailed
THE HAMMER or pLA01No THE 6IooK
On tho London market, and said TINT gontle-
man named Coates suggested that sit!mAn be
engaged to examine tho mine, and telegrApAed
him TO do 60 arranging at tho aans time
for the compensation OF the Professor,-th
without tho snggeRtton Of either Park or him.
eelf. Park md Baron Grunt made tho contract
for tho Hsio Of tho mino, tho provisions Of which
hayo already been published.
Mr. stowart's statement was yczy 1enethy,
going Into details Of negotiations ID England
and Ills connection with Lyon. 10 donicd that
he ever told Lyon about Gen. Schcnck and
Prof Sillimau.
Question by Nr. Hewitt-a1r. Lynn In hrs tes-
timony says that you told him, "We gave Gen.
Bchenck 600 shares Of STOCK" Did you ever SAY
auol thing to tim7"
Witness--1 did not. deny It most emphatic
ally. I never told him anything of tho hind.
Adjourned.