New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-12

TESTIMONY OF SCHENCK'S WITNESSES.
lyons OFFER TO JUDGE RKEAN-YALUE OF THE
MINE ESTIMATED AT $1,200,000-No TEsTi-
MoNY ADMITTED RELATIVE TO LYONS CHARAc-
TER.
;BY rRLRaRAP7 TO THE TRfBUSEl
WASHINGTON, April LITTLE Foreign Affairs
Committee have concluded TO allow counsel for Cen
schenck and TTenOr W. Park to summon Witnesses 10
prove the value of the Emma Mne at the time it was
sold In London but gave notice that 1t would hear no
testimony introduced simply for the purpose of mpeach
ing the character Of Mr. Lyon. In accordance with this
programme the examination of witnesses was continued
to-day Mr.. Hewitt Of NewYcrk is expected 10 begin
his crOsseXamn2ton OF Mr. PARK at inc eeIhS OF Tue
Committee tomorrow.
Mr. Swami the Chairman OF the Committee Foreign
AlaiIs announced they had decided not TO adm II test
mony with reference to Lyons character for truth and
veracy at the same time they wished t0 do all they
could to give schenck ample opportunity for yind
cation O. j. HOLSTER, late Collector of Internal Rcve
in Utah. testified that occasion Lyon came to
him ami said t. Judge Mexican would look at his law case
relative to the Emma Mine as he Uyon) did, it would
be worth 100000 to the Judge. On another
occasion Lyon SAID the Judge could obtain twelfth IN
Lyon must therefore, have considered the mine
worth $l,200,000 The witness did not mention TINS
matter TO Mexican ut the tue. He felt indignant that
the proposition should have been made subsequently
when be found that Lyon making an effort to have
Mexican removed On the ground that he was corrupt
He told Mexican Of Lyons suggestion Lyon at that time
had employed Senator Stewart his attorney and was
using him to have Mexican removed Representations
were made to the President for that purpose. The
friends Of Judge Mexican sent Gov. Woods TO see the
President and the desired removal not effected, IL
having been shown that the charges against the Judge
false. The Judge, however, removed about
year ago. but the removal had nothing TO do with the
Emma Mine.
L. W. Goliath, mining expert, was examined giving
his opinion that the Emma Mine very valuable. lie
made the statement from actual observations; the last
III the Winter Of 1872 and 1873 He said that following
the football Of $50 feet slip fault struck ia the
vein which he believed to DC true VEIN Witness said
the Bay City Tunnel Company had penetrated the Emma
Mine distance Of 200 feet and far enough 10 strike
the vein OF the mine at the fault several months ago lie
endeavOred but not permitted to enter the tunnel
II was reported in Utah that the Tunnel Company had
struck the true vein Of the Emma Mine, and he believed
this to be true. +. +. Clayton, mining engineer,
siding at Salt Lake City, testified that the Emma Mine
located a true silver VEN. He said II proper means
were taken the lost lead could be recovered.
During the session to-day the question as to the admis
sion Of evidence impeach the character OF the wit
nesses Lyon and Johnson again up. Counsel for
Gen. Schenek stated that number OF witnesses were In
attendance in addition TO those examined yesterday,
whom they desired to examine the point. Mr. Faux
net remarked that the Committee regarded such evil
ocnee as unnecessary UPON this suggestion the counsel
lof Gen. sehenck stated that they would acquesce in the
evident opinion Of the Committee and would therefore,
not Cfer the evidence