New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-03
THE EMMA NINE SCANDAL.
GEN. sCHENCK DEFENDED BY REyERDY
JOHNSON.

THE NATURE on OUR MINISTER'S CONNEC1ION WITH
TIE MINING COMPANY-hR. JOHNSON STUDIES
THE NATTER, AND CONCLUDES THA1 THERE II
No GROUND FOR MPEACmSG GIN. sCHENCKs
From me BALTIMORE Amcricaa, nee. 81.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-in common with every
citizen OF United States h1d been much concerned
10 the charges which Time 90 time had been made
ID this country and IN ours against our Minister, Gen
schcnck because Of his connection with That II known
"The Emma Mine" Since my aITiya IN London,
therefore have Underwood to become accurately ac
quamtcd with all the circumstances of the transaction 80
lar he concerned with them The reeut Is my per
feet conviction Ldt there no ground whatever Tor I'M
pcacing IN the slightest degree Gen Schcncks personal
Integrity. For my self needed not such an examination
arrive ut this conclusion. My acquaintance, with Gen.
Scb'nck has been intimate fO more than thirty years
serving with him in Congress for zine ten Year,, and
an observer Of lhs whole Official conduct. Unul this
matter Of the Emma Mine stated never heard the
ssn'e7t c's upon s private OF puplc nohpt,
ana 20 hiih "as we c"ihehce icPoscd M MN by hlh
cOuutrpuen who knew him uiat, have doubt, with
them his reputation remains unspOtd. n Is proper,
however ana deem ~ snc manner nv duiy To give
10 Your readers a. sucCncT ~ may, the reasons upon
which my present judgment T. founded Before proceed
Ing 70 DO ms ! VIII c0r"ri an erroneous imDirsel0n
wnch some Of his assaante have created, cthcr design
eddy ignOrauy, as - statement % ict which ~
that some legal proceeding wac instituted mere iof the
investigation OF the GeneraPr conduct Ia the matter OF
of the mining company instituted suit Ia Tho Circuit
Court OF the United Suites for the souhern district
the amounts paid % them, Oh the charge that
they had been lraudulenty acquired. When this suit
aud was of course not one OF the plaintiffs nor was he
ia any sense defendant. coAn fsIoh Was isshed ny
the Court London to take testimony When II arrived
here Gen schenck the Continent AMI had been
there for several weeks ON leave OF absence. While
there he received letter from Mr. Turner, the solicitor
of the plaintiffs, advising him that he deired 10 take bis
testimony. He soon started for London, aud the day
after he arrived here, the Commission not being then
closed appeared before 1t and requested 90 De heard
as a witness waving all objection he could make 10 " be-
cause OF his official position. He was heard, and then
gave a very clear account Of his connection with the
enterprise As not aware thatthis account has been
laid before the American public proceed ~ give IT, 1t
was IN substance this in the latter part OF October
1877, on visiting the Hon; william N: EvaIte at hi.
hotel Ia this city, Gen. g. met Senator Stewart OF
Nevada, whom lie had known for several years
and for the first time, No. 4. W. Park OF Cali
fOTnia On this occasion no reference was made
70 the NINE, had the General any knowledge
OF It's existence few days aftcrward bcssrs, Stewart
and Park told Gen OF the mine and Of the object with
which they had visited LondoD. They explained 10 him
its great value, and inquired whether he would not take
OF the shares. This the General declined 10 do un
III had time 10 examine the proofs which they cxhib
tied ~ hun, among which report OF Prof tliman