The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-04
THE EMMA MIHE sVINDLE
scheDch's Cross-E IN mination Of Mr.. Lyon
Continued and Ended.

WASHINGTON. April 3.-The cross-exami-
nation Of James f. Lyon was continued before
the Committee on Foreign AffdirH to- day, He
desired to make an explanation concerning his
testimony Of Saturday. Instead of visiting salt
Lake In the spring Of 1870, 1t was about tue nr,t
OF September or the last Of August, subseauent
to the preliminary examination before Judge
Brady. which was In July, 1870. Therefore he
die not know the value OF the mine until lie
visited salt Lake and saw the working Of the
lode In which he previously claimed an interest
1his exclamation, he said, made his testimony
perfectly consistent.
MIR. Chittenden, Of counsel for schcnck, said
that since Saturday they had communicated
with Salt Like, and received telegram In reply
that LYON arrived there NAV ~ 1910. Mr.. chit
trndcn asked whether this Information was cor
rect. Mr.. Lyon answered that lie had te cgr phed
to the st. Nicholas Hotel a. To- the time be left
there to 90 to II Lake, and was informed that
VI was the Hin dav OF August.
Mr. Cnticndgn- Have you any recollection that YOU
arriv ~ snt LnNo at or ABOUT the 22d Of MAY 1SfuY
o-ihen you win MOI answer that you were IN salt
l. Ike as carly May. 1892 Al tniuk was there Ia
the prng. but TO not kncw positively.
MT. Lyon was iutsrrogated at length about
VIII I he had heretofore said concerning trans
actions In Emma mine shares ~ London b, Gen.
Scheuck l'atk. ana utocrs. Ho believed the
Emma mine business Was fraud on the british
public. but he took up means to Inform them of
the fact as that was not hi- business.
Q-Did you swear before this committee that Park
ever tod YOU OF his giving snarcs anything else t.
catgd vita the Emma Nhnc COulpant2 a | never
stated that Plfk eald TO mo that lac had gwen S.4curx
Hnafos 10 become director DO not Trims he used
that iHu .uut e to me.
Para. aud " 80, when ON ia" suuect 81 the .rrange.
mtnt 10 VITA S,hcnck you hayinE testified before The
rev York court that stewart tud luu such a. ARA e.
ment hsd been milr. aud yout answer then vas " So
sir dout tlius had." 10 you report thai answer
nowY Al have uO t,coi cti0u OF lis cling me 80
pminly.
MIR. Chiitcndon asked LYON whether any other
person than himself Vas or sent hen Paris, ia
alleged, spoke - tir aGvtr civ to the Emma
NINE. Nr. LYON answered he believed tnnt both
Stew TT ana Pak were Irc-eut when TIE uucs-
ton arose atout satislNlns The English share
holders WHY ne ore IS ts taken uut Of the mine.
eWHrt ON that occasion said tlCy could rep. e.
sent that work could not ne rro. ccuted durn.
the winter uu acCuuuf Of heavy SHOWS. Hnd tnat
ihoro WINS money cunugh iu naOd To utv dtyi-
o"nd- io -eVvu iupuths. Park intended to sell
out ,u tIc -tr.u-t h ct tnat.
y. ldyaunot post yry sv car iu New YORK q NJ no
one lrf cot cNfiI fflt runv fIrn nut Mr. Iitrk
afH VNu.s" - Al .'llrse both Psr1 ana stew irt
"'t' le Dlt th- icur cars having p-ssc could not
b. g.. tam.
T. }. Hnvcr. who waa attorney with cx-scna-
tor Stewart for Mr. Lyon IN his Utig ltiun en-
crrninE tho I.utuu .iuu N the spftug of ISL.
was tNau. NED toy ltr. luclIs, aud testified that
wien iN fti itu u re- tltN lc, rned about the
mine the more tncy became convinced Of It's
valu" w to ftc time the stock Wa placed "a
TIE LIgli-l market. When stewart wInte 4 let
ter go Nj. Isun Swing that In "a certain con
tnrcuc, they would not be uguttus for "A
worked uut Wiur. he did not, a. ltuu inter-
trrtcd u, mean tnlt the uitie was worked out.