Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-01
The Emma Mine Investigation.

before the House Committee ON Foreign
Affairs with reference to the Emma Mine
scandal closed yesterday, Mr.. Lyon further
testified that General Schenck had received
800 shares, In addition to the sos shares pre-
yiously owned by him, which sold for f53 a
share, or 13 premium, after the quality OF
lne mine mad been magnifed by the report of
bv siii,na ru 'UWv;uiisspaucnes SEM 70 England
mating the gold in the mine at si6, 900, eO0
ALBERT Grant Informed witness that he gave
Senator Stewart 2, 600 shares OF the stock to
become q director and to assist in getting
General Schenck's name on the directory
The committee will continue the iuvestt-
CATION, having summoned ex- Senator Stew
art, who Is in California, and t. w. Parke
now In South America. The testimony OF
Gen. Schenck, taken in England, Will also
be examined in day or two.
THE TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
Mr.. Ly on was again before the committee
to day and exhibited copies of Senator Stew
arts letters, to which slluslon was previ-
ously made by him. These letters were pho
tographed by the Emma Mine company to
be used In the pending suits against the ven
Mr. Lyons read an extract from the report
OF George Atwood, an Englishman, superin-
tendent offhe Emma mine, made TO the di-
rectOrs and stockholders of the company,
dated October %, 1875, in which he repre-
sented the mine to be in a deplorable condI-
ton, water having risen 80 feet above the
level He said Atwood was q scientific man,
and received an annual salary of 5000
year. The witness reiterated his testimony
OF yesterday, TO the effect that Senator Nor
anything whatever TO do with him and SEN
afor Stewart in connection with the suit of
the witness in the Utah court.
The witness then referred TO the telegram
sent 10 London in 1871, that Senator Blair
had introduced resolution calling for an in
vestigation of General Schenck's correction
with the Emma Mine. In a conversation
win Parke, the latter said he had fixed the
matter with several whom he had induced to
give him (Parke) his note for the stock and
tnen 10 write him letter saying IL his note
ana STOCK were not sufficient security he
would give mortgage on his house and lot
In Washington. Parke said he had certified
the statement to Stewart, and il Stewart
would DO the same thing, ii would dry up
The committee caused to be read a corre-
spondence between s. L. Pafford and General
Schenck. In letter of July 9th, 1873, PAT
ford wished General Schenck tn give him
certain Information about the Emma mine
and repeated the runOr that General Schenck
old not bona fide pay forihs shares. Whether
Ihls was true or not, couutryman of
Sohenck's then In London said that 5 600
shares had been given TO Sc1enck to float the
Emma mine stock, and that Senator Stew
art received 1000 shares to become. direc-
tor. Mr.. Pafford wanted to know whether
these things were true, and in conclusion
charged Parke and Stewart, who were friends
OF Scherck, with having with nefarious in
TENT and by fraudulent statements, obtained
from him aud other confiding share holders
large sums of money. He asked whether
SchencK endorsed the acts of these men, and
said If an answer should not be given he
would give full statement for publication
IN The New York papers, He also statai
that he would call President Grants atten.
ton to the matter. In this letter
SCHESCK REPLIED,
July lOth, 1873, saying that he had responded
TO previous letter because IL was respectful
In character; but when Mr.. Pafford suose-
quently attacked him in the public prints,
the publication being accompanied with in
uendoes, he could take no notice of his stric-
lures He, however, had no objection to give
MT. Peiiord all the Information in his possess
sion If he would call upon him at ten O'CLOCK
on the next Sunday, his engagements being
such that he could state no other time for an
interview.
The witness then stated that Mr.. Pafird
mad an interview with Schenck, who t0l
Paford that he did not know much of the
witness, except that he was an adveuturcr,
and asked him whether his name (Schenck's)
ana Stewards name were not better thai
mat OF Lyons, as they occupied high and re-
spOnslble positions. Pafford said to Schenck
stances 10 induce persons 10 believe taat
money was given him to float the stock
and that q countryman of Scheuck'S hai
said that The latter's means were too in
considerable TO pay for the shares. Schenck
informed Paford that he had patrimony
from his fathers estate in the shape of a
rowed S25, 900 to pay for one half of his stock
ana the other $4,000 he borrowed from Mr..
Parke, and had not yet paid him all back
The witness said to Mr.. PafTord that there
were no coal mines in Wisconsin. Suisse
quently the witness called on Mr.. McCuI.
loch, OF the banking house of Jay Cooke &
Co., when Mr.. McCulloch asked him TO let
up on Schenck, and not to be too severe on
him, and said that the general was very in
dlgnant whenever the name of the Emma
mine was mentioned. The witness said In
reply, that he was not surprised at that, and
that he could not forgive Schenck for call
ing him an adventurer.
Mr.. Lyon was still giving testimony at 3
o'clock.