New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
10 Salem, as it was thought possible that he might
have higher number of votes than Cronin.
pATRICK's BRIBERY RECORD.

PATRICkS BRIBERY RECORD.
JAMES Il. LYONS TESTIMONY IN THE EMMA MINE
SUIT CONCERNING The PATRIcKs-TRENoR W.
PARKS ADMISSION THAT THEY WERE rAip I'D
INFLUENCE A UTAH JURY.
j. H. n Patrick, who went from Omaha TO
Oregon Mr.. Ttldcns confidential agent ana nnahcai
manager OF the Cronin Electoral College, has pubic
record in tho Emma Mino scandal. his namo having ap-
peared in Congressional investigation year before ne
became prominent the sender OF cipher kilograms IN
the interest OF Reform" There three members OF
tie Patrick family John Patrick the father and Mat
Patrick formerly United States Marshal for Utah. and
H. n Pa1rick his sons In the following extract from
the Of Gen. Schencs connection with the
Emma Nina (Emma Mino Investigation page $40 by
the House Committee Foreign Relations, James +.
LYON testified in regard the three Pateks. The Mr.
Miller referred to the member OF the DsmSSraue Ma
could not 60 to Oregon but would send potter nah
When Senator stewart api myself were going TO Salt
Lake City the first time in fS7 Mr. Miller, editor OF Ihe
Herald game r on S"3d a the s hs sons sa Uah
the aud the other, were interested IN me sock
Of The En@ Nine ,Sa Iat o tnS wh hrs aveG there
gentleman came 10 me and told mo that orc oi INC h
Patrcks wanted to borrow sOme money: thinK ne
mention ed 81 900 told him that would loan Lin the
OF $1,000 IL could get some stock IN the hnh
Mine did 1G no mas aeTIaa sy n yhn
else The rcnteman went away ana came stain .n nv
just then. -'''N '-''' ~ ,..,, , -. IN
Nothing said on the sufJect u;tl WIS "a
Iopdon when letter came to Mr. Park one day winch
after reading he threw on the table. saying Lyon .
wish Won would read that letter. The substance OF II
was Pay the balance Of that money or snail COM
meuCe u su against you Immediately. Inc ie''oi was
from Mr. William L. Shafer ,-,, H.
Mr. Park said: " Take that back TO the LanghaH iio-
tel ard give il TO Mr. Shafcr. - ,. O.. A..
said: az cannot take u in this condton 10 Mr,
shnfer II is an open letter, and it will hardly do Io me
10 do IL" He said: ShaieT is friend u yours oAlu
- Yes and can carry the letter back bnt cannot
carry il back in that open condition. Well, slld ne
Lsh better tell you what hat is about suppoSc yoh
know be got 6 i 900 Of me while he was here. SalI
Yes recollect shafer's having &l00b ana had my
self gone down with Shgfer 10 MCCulloeh, ana eGaleT
transferred some money there to MI falrick; 'h''
know Of ,,,,, ,....oo, a.. ,ro
Prick brothers and ShafeT and he told me thi Shaer
had come to him with tine proposition IN Utah that ne
could manage the jury; pack the Jury on ihc uIoush
H. marshal PaTick il he would pay for IT, Ane silu
he Lyon told him that was business ana gave MN
the equivalent about $4,000 1t was IN stoch ah1
Wnuld not amount to quite $4,000, hut ahOut lhdI'
Prg said that he had paid 2CoO in cash. ana han PRO-
1,osed 10 pay toe balance in NeNIork. But lie sain
do moi think Shafcr viii In New-Iork ior bribery
and corruption" SAID, Park, did ytu intend 10 beat
me in that way q" and he SAID, WAY, yes; when 80
into lawsuit 20 in to beat" have learned sluce that
the PaTicks gOi the money 40 not kho" IL poSil1eI'
but they claim $4,000 balance