New-York tribune., 1876-01-08
NORM1N UIARD EXPLAINS.
HIS coNNECTIoy WITH THE MAcnADo cLAni-HIs-
TORY or THE CONTRACT FOR HIS NFLUENcE
wI!H GES. sCHESCK-ONLY A BRIEF RfFER-
FNCF TO TIE MINISTER.
ENCE TO TIE MINISTER.
Norman Ward IN IN, Lo''on Glo

ENCE TO TIE MINISTER
Norman wizard ~ IN, EO1ion Glob,, jan. l..
Shortly after Gen. Schcnck sailed for In
gland 10 enter upon the dulles OF MS MISSION q
persOn occupying an once conguo;s to mine IN NfW
between the Minsto- and my sell pro@ ed to me TO Per
hnst a an t nsh cdyrfmcnt, With view to having
IL presented for final adjustment Tie lepreScnted 10 me
tnat the claim WAS valid. legal and just; that several
american Ministers in succcssio1 had pressed
it to the po'ut where inc british rVN,rn- en-
posed pan for ascertaning tn amount due by arhitr
tiOn etc. After several conversations upon the sulc =
aud being assured th.t MachalO wodd gladly pay Vcy
t+. ,,,,lnt f,r ,y serycrs TOO 600 or more con
scented 10 interview, at which Mscnado confirmed al
tho statement oi his agent IA relation 10 tie
claim. then told im II he would have brief OF the
prepared By learned counsel such as IN my Juds,
the merits OF the case, / would send II forward
and asS Gen sthGnck as a prI.onal favor , TO 10
Benedict rs h, counsel, who would prepare
the brief, and In few days thereafter tt-
turned to nc with 1t con prted. Mdchado insisted upon
raXug writ contract executed by aud between as,
expressing thc terms and conditions of tAt bargain
had made before iniiusllnS Le WIN thc Dti 90 p
forwarded e. London t. whIc asscntrd, and suSs'sd
10 him go Judge Benedict and nave oGo prcpa ID
lie soon returned with II; We executed II wrote
note to Cen scA,nck N his r,scuce Inc!oscd all The
pers-iuadycrtenily including the contract Just
ssncd-und mailed thth al once 20 Lc oa'iPi , !. "
London. By return OF NAL ! Fsse''n r,, aT,t,.
his name mentioned ~ lho 'yhuact Mith 9i'' @ 1''''
aud incOsed with Lis letter FOUND Tue m's-
tue ony reference m the contract 70 Cen eShSca ",s .
terminal IT. conditions IT u4o ci, wa hu'
minated.
The papers In this case with many others OF value to
ne Ncrc stolen fI0Hi 10y aacAes ana assistants 10
the editors ana correspondents or TIM Nt"l oik IhIB
usE aud Ihe sun l prosecuted tho thcyto IN
Washington for Larceny, forgery, Gul conspiracy
and taey held 10 ball The adthGi l.
firs eudeavorcd 10 secure the attendance Oi SIR.
Dan, 70 testify before tAo Grand jury, but lie e'adtd
the sumnons, 30 the rascah tscaptd Ihe Tact thAl
cnlrses were SO preferred was well known AT tAo
time, being publi,ned IN IHE IE"uAE, b"n,
aud other papers, aud IL may be assumed
tuat tie reason that thc stolen papers were
not utilized earlier by the Hbrlous sh'ets ~
which they have lately appeared, WAS only To cNAde
prosecution receivers OF stolen goods, knowing i'
10 be stolen. under tine statute Of Limitations 1hc iird
of = century taat Gen. SChfnch has rceu IN tue
service OF the United States Government ana
people, has established his character on tuch
a 1rrn basis that IL would be- supcr1upns Tor
me 10 confirm t dt tcarhtOn he makes IN tEr next 20 The
las paragraph Oi s letter to Mr JohnsJn, as published
In me EllfiE0re AmeFr0H OF yesterday. Respectfully,
L. nm.