The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-01
From the New York World.
THE EMMA MINE SUIT OVER.
After Seventy Days Trial a Verdict for tn
Defendant.

After q Seventy Days Trial Verdict for the
Defendant.
The suit of the Emma silver mining COM
pany of London (imited) against Trenor
w. Park, Henry Ii. Baxter and William
M. Stewart, was ended Saturday, the jury
rendering verdict for the defendants at
LILO in the afternoon, after having been in
deliberation since $50 o'clock Thursday
and involved the reputation of many prom
inent persons, Americans and Englshmen.
In the year 1871 the Emma mine of Utah
had high reputation in England and
America, on account of the large amounts
of ore that had been extracted from it, and
Trenor w. Park, concluded negotiations
with the proprietors for the purchase of a
half interest. A few months after Park
and others formed corporation under the
laws of the state of New York, under the
title of the Emma silver mining company,
with nominal capital of $4,000, 900. In
September, 1871, the mine was sold to
English capitalists, Baron Albert Grant
acting as the broker, for Ct 100000 ster-
ling. Professor Benjamin Sllliman of Yale
college, having made favorable report of
the mine. 1t was substantially found, as
the English purchasers claimed, that the
mine and all its appurtenances we're not
worth over $750,000, and suit was begun
against Park, Baxter and Stewart to re-
cover the purchase money.
Among the prominent directors Of the
English company was General Schenck,
United States minister to the court of st.
James. General Schenck's connection with
the mine was brought about,it was claimed,
to 'show a color" that was otherwise want
ing but his dictatorship did not continue
long, he being advised by the department
of state that his action in accepting the of
flee showed at least bad taste. General
Schenck, however, remained as q trustee,
and, up to the time that he was recently
examined on the witness stand in the suit,
maintained his faith in Park and in the
mine.
When Mr.. Park disposed of the Emma
mine TO the English company, he retained
large number of shares; but these he
gradually disposed of, retaining possession
of about twenty-five shares only, and these
he still holds and is therefore a stakeholder
in the corporation that sued him.
The suit against Park, who Ia a stock
holder in the suing corporation, and his CO.
defendants, alleging fraud in the sale o.
the mine, was begun before Judge Wallace
in the United States circuit court, on the
18th of December last and continued, ex-
elusive of recesses, about seventy days.
The examinations were exhaustive on both
sides. When the jury retired on Thursday
| evening, they were instructed that if they
agreed during the night they were to give a
| sealed verdict to their foreman, who would
| deliver it to the court at 10 o'clock in the
morning. They did not agree within that
time but at II. 80 yesterday morning enter
| ed the court and asked for some documents
including Professor Silliman's report on
the mine. They then again retired and
| the crowd of those interested gradually in
| creased. Among those who were present
were MIR. Stoughton and his colleague, Mr..
Foulkes of London Mr.. l.. e. Chittenden
of counsel for defense: Mr. Park and Mr..
| Baxter. The general impression was that
| the jury would disagree. Finally, at Ito
nine of the jurymen entered court and took
| their seats, and few minutes later the two
absent ones entered, ono of them, VIM. b.
| Askins, who was suffering severely from
inflammatory rheumatism, being supported
| by his colleague. AS soon as all were
| gathered together the foreman was asked
| il they had agreed upon verdict. He
answered in an almost inaudible tone that
they had, and that they found for the de-
| PENDANTS. Mr.. Park, who was in a corner
of the room, began Immediately to cry I'M
obtrusively. Mr.. Chittenden ran forward
and, whirliDg about among the jurymen,
thanked them over and over again, and Mr..
| Oliver eager stationed himself at the gate,
and as each juror passed took him by the
hand and said, "Good boy, good boy "
| The successful parties to The suit then
| gathered around the rheumatic juror and
made quite hero of him. Two or three
held him up, another ran for carriage to
take him home, and still another cleared
the passage-way. In the meantime Mr..
Stoughton stood aloff doing nothing,
and his colleague hurried to telegraph the
news to England at twenty-five cents, gold,
per word.
Mr. Stoughton was approached by re-
porter of the World and asked if he would
allow the case to rest here. He answered
that he supposed it would not rest here.
He had not yet formed any idea. He
would have to consult his clients in Eng
land.
| The jury on the first ballot stood to 4
in favor of the defendants The minority
gradually lessened, and just before the jury
rendered their verdict one man was "stand-
ing out" MIR. Young, an Engllshman.
One result of Mr.. Parks victory will
probably be the pressing of libel suit
against the Tribune for alleged defamatory
remarks on Mr.. Parks character during the
progress Of the trial.