The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-28
TIE PELICAN-DIVES GRAB.
n RING THAT MAD GREAT INFLU-
ENCE IN HISHINGTON.
Anidavits duplicating Fred Grant, Senator
John A. Loenn, aud Henry 1onore
King Removing and Appointing Judges.

from Wc ~. LVNtf iiFHees
DENVER, Col Jan. 10. Whisperings
OF the scandal Involving President Grint his
son, aud sons ftthcr-in-law In the ch rye Of
degrading the judiciary Of Colorado by purchas:
ing and ppointing Judges for the purpose of
attaining the successful accomplishment ~ their
netariJds plans through the courts. have already
been heard throughout tre Territory nud u We
even gone ahrnnt aud obtained publicity In tho
columns 81 NJ least ono Eastern iourn ]. Inc
ruin ~ these rumors II IS imp",-iule 10 dchy
in the face oi incontrOvcrtihle evidence.
The Iclicau-Divcs mines, nenr Georgetown,
one ~ the richest mines Of the country, has
been involved In lusa'ion for two years
past, tut the mert Of the disuute Is not
cur subject. Millions Of dollars arc in.
VOWED IN the question of title. and
whether that rests WIN the Pelican or Dives
uarty will toe hereafter judicialiy Determined.
This litigation commenced IN December ISL,
JudiC Di-trC nut did not come up for judi
cih hearing until December. Isl Tho 1elr-
III illett and Judges Bedford and Wells, who to-
eether constituted tho Territorial supreme
an interest ~ the Dives claim VI nm John II. NC
Murdy, the manager OF the Dives interests.
LogaDs interest IN tue property was Kept secret
for nearly wear. thourh he was known - an at
torney for the DIVES putty. The pretended, per-
haps real, con liberation paid by Logan WAS the
transfer to McMurdy II real estate In the city ~
ChicdgO, nominally valued at $4,000 About the
time that LOGAN became An owner McMurdY
visited ChlcAgn, and after conference with
Logan, Mr.. H. II. llouore was called into con
ference. llcnor6 was taNen into partnership,
ana commissioned to treat with the owners Of
given a contingent interest IN the DIVES claims,
TUT the ferords do not show what was the b.sa
Of the contingent interest.
In November toll wing HOnote and his friend
MIR. A. Dorf, Of Chicaeu, visited Denver and
teorletown, where they were intr duCri 10y
McMurdy - capitalists interested IN the DIVES.
ltOtOie m tide urupu- Is To the Pelican owners,
which were rctu-cd. returning from George
town ~ Denver. unnore exnibited much dis p
untntment In tue failure Of his negotiations and
declared TO several friends that he had offered
hctier terms thhn the iehrln paru-s would
al INR sNN tn "a "a m
lntcrpcean Hotel, In mis- civ, IA said to a
friend. they might have been id glad to get
tncm ou,, ty Grant" a very significant con
Cludtng Oai N. y dlV or two after tnaf HOuOrc
Srecter Il McCunnir. Wnnt passed between
tncso paroles Is told m the following aiiidnNits
AFFIDAVIT on Ill :. srREErEn.
71ynfr. of -. dt', coNnfyW tcp Cre.k. sell
aeros ana says T e ftscs in S Sc 1S5 y s az
e,,e ana IN. i,rio 3t v'ioraal ana o. a. ne 'ne
hth mining tie rici county aud icrrtoy Htorcsui O.,
r,osn ana piy,s case- mat IN lie month Noyen.
n,r, a u. is7 f. oae A. u =, Of ihe civ Of en- o,
ing to oe Interested n the clc pvss lode came To-
Town ana proposed to settle the matters rcatine t. Tue
l.li 'Hiiah aud he so.caiied Dives loS,e. then IA
-east4t John Log,n'a- ~ es hlseli mcrs iltcr =,
orncd and that saio Ring had milu Of collar 10
money AID great iuuurncf At Washington CITY ana
81 tncJ Womb give 81 eer and MtCunuih ia hun.
ora en- my aousand collars ltOoo,vol and ase me
m w az 40 a.. ~a u, 1f f ~ c tr s IT, ,n M' cum gn
W nnasnn s sra ' a' ,9 lou, ges ,, @' NJ, ~.
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urtner TAI. hc Of the nrn u sircc,er q Nc.
ca mn AMI was nrcsrut A. sucn iui rVrw cat j lhn
Mc, uuAins huu.', when Mr.. Dorr mace ihc soul;
~ ~ & ~ fn' a' XXX ~ w. ',H' ,lr "'e ~
la lie Di.tr ct atirt r lie ,aunfv "a a. cox in
nr So ON ia iin District ~ TIE Territory . tuora-
HE December term OF saiu court. A. H. 1874 sui
20 sui we're dr'idru Ia iav o. Wr said stree cr a
Ac' unn.n aud neT ra1s 'a.en 1nues Tue lloy Ion
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Mar,h, A. d. 1916 '
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