The Republican journal., 1876-03-09

The Emma Mine SWindIe.

The following is the history Of the min
ing swinde, in which Schenck the [. S.
Minister to England is involved, as given
by the Heralds Washington correspond
ent under date of 2Sth-
The session OF the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs was taken up wholly to-
day by single witness in the inyestiga-
ton of the Emma Mine scandal. Ex-Gov-
ernor James +. Lyon, now of Racine, Wis,
testified at length, giving history of the
transactions connected with the Emma
Mine from the time it was discovered The
witness is short, thick, ruddy complex
toned, good-natured looking man, with
hair and whiskers slightly tinged w it'll
gray, After the Chairman Of the COM
mittee (Mr. swamp performed the cerc-
mony of administering the oath. the wit
ness taking a seat at one end Of the long
table around which the committee sit com
menced his story. He was seldom inter-
rupted, and the committee and such re-
porters as happened to be present listened
attentively for nearly two hours. MI
Lyon said he was the original owner OF
the mine; that in 1869, while he was in
New York, certain parties seized upon it
and ousted him; he Immediately employ
ed as counsel Mr. iIilard, of New York
and ex-senator William b. Stewart. and
brought suit TO recover; in selecting his
counsel he was influenced not little by
advice OF delegate Chatfe, Of Colorado.
The arrangement with counsel was that
they were to have five per cent on all they
recovered, and if they went to Utah tit-
teen per cent, and twenty five per cent if
they had to carry it to final Judgment be
fore the supreme court here The case
was to have come before Judge Mexican
at Salt Lake, but Lyon alleges that Chief
Justice Mexican was engaged in trying a
case in his own court when he was Presi-
dent of & company which was one of the
parties to the trial; also that his two assis-
tant Judges We're interested in cases upon
which they were sitting III judgment, and
that the Marshal Of the Court was in
terested in the Emma Mine. Lyon al
leges that ex-senator Stewart meeting
Senator Oliver z. Morton about that time,
made a proposition to him that if he
(Morton) would assist in having Mexican
removed and help the witnesses case
in various ways he would give him S20,-
900. Lyon says that Senator Morton agreed
to the proposition, and went to Indianapo-
lis, promising to 90 to Salt Lake at any
time and whenever his presence was need
ed Soon after Stewart telegraphed to
Morton to come Immediately, as his pres
ence was very much desired, but Morton
took no notice of the message, and Nc
Kean continued to hold his position. A
company was organized in Salt Lake.
oa11 aI ba NIipi,,fr ,;tI,
capital OF $4,000, 900 Mi Stewart
urged witness to consolidate his claim
with this company, as then there would be
shares enough to give to the iurymen,
witnesses and all parties to win. The En-
ma Mining Company of Salt Lake sold out
to company in New York, organized by
I. w. Park. Mr.. Park soon after went to
London, and organized the Emma Mine
Company of London, making a contract,
however, first with Stewart, acting in his
capacity as counsel for Lyon, by which
one-third Of the proceeds OF sales on all
shares was to be deposited with Seligman
Brothers of New York, to secure Lyon in
case his suit was decided in his favor.
During the summer Stewart went to Lon
don also, and, it appears, was won over to
the company by Park and united with
him in trying to deprive Lyon of his Just
share. Lyon was sent for by these two
and told that from the sale of stock moth
ing was left after paying necessary expen-
ses which were for placing and advertising
the shares. Park said Mr. Schenck had re-
ceived from him 500 shares for the use of
his name on the Board of Directors of the
company, Park guaranteeing him ego a
share in six months and that when Schanl
wrote letter resigning his place in the
Board, giving as a reason therefor that it
would afford political capital to his enc
mics, Park said he wanted a better reason
than that to make public. So he afterward
received letter eulogizing in the highest
terms the mine, the company and the
Board of directors.
Lyon testified Park gave him an order
from Shenck for 800 more shal es and took
his check for f. 800, the balance to be
paid in ten days; also that Mr.. Puliston,
of the firm of Jay Cooke, McCullouh e.
Co., was to have 100000 for the use of
his name, but he was not paid; but Jay
Cooke, McCullouh IL Co. wanted f25, 900
for the use of Mr.. Puliston's name. Sena-
tor Morton is highly indignant at what
Lyon has said of him before the commit
tee, and threatens to have him arrested
An important arrest of hen-rOost thieves has
been made near Lewiston. They had commit
ted depredations for miles and had marketed at
Augusta, Lewiston and elsewhere the past few
months about 100 hens, besides geese, turkeys,
etc. The parties are David Ware, aged 80
years, his son Charles Ware and one Lionel
Jordan.