New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-11
NETWORK, MONDAY, MARCH IL, 1873.

asked II he had ener given stock based bis claim, to
John Hickman, ex-member of Congress from Pennsyt
vania. He replied that he never had He heard subse
quenty that Hickman had stock bat did not know how
he got it, In reply TO further questions the witness
said, Daniel f. sIckles performed services for
me; did not agree 10 give him any compensation,
but subsequently gave him an interest In my claim
he would have acted for me il had never given him
dime never gave James Wilson, ex member OF Con-
gres from Iowa either stock money there was some
tak between Mr. sckes and myself about taking PIT. r.
think 1t was necessary TO have Mr. Santons ana MI.
stanton was not Attorney General at that time made
was in the possession Of my opponents" ,,..o,
Judge Back-it was III the possession OF tbe Uhiteu
Mr.. David Wilson offered in evidence several letters
from Mctarrahan to Mr. Frank Secretary of the Pano-
che Graudc Company, which. he claimed. would show
that McGarrahan and Sckes attempted to operate
upon Stanton while Attorney General. for tho pur-
pose Of securing his influence One of them
stated that he and his friends We're willing ,o to
The other letters communicated McGarrahan's move
mens with Mr. McDoueal, cX-Senoor from California,
ana others, AS to legislation before Congress III his pc
half stating that the whole fight would have TO be
made III California, that for having senator McDougaPs
services 1000 shares would have TO be given him. and
would also be necessary to secure the service OF nan
in the Attorney Generals Office here. Another letter
states that when an Injunction had been served upon le
Ncwldria Company Ia prevent them from running thc
mlnr arrange had been made here that an a-
peal could not he taken IN time to prove OF service 10
McGarralan's opponents.
The letters TO Frank number over 700 and cover cor
respondencc of ten years. Their reading was discoh-
nued ad Was ordered ina" they all be printed and 10
Judge Wilson. of Iowa, said they all OF general
chaiadcr showing that money was paid, Federal alc
ponEens secured aud laws changed Ill the Interest oi
NECTAR ADAMS claim.
lhe committee then adjourned.
Mr.. McGarrahan, whose contest with the NewIdria
Mining Company has been before and in Con-
gross for the last twenty five years. Is not the least dis
concerted by the assaults made upon him the Senate
Committee He says THAI of the hundred letters
presented to The committee. those which were
read were written by him, but that those pub
shcd in confidential book OF the Ncw.Idria Com
many purpOrtng 10 be his garbled. In respect TO
the assertion that he bIbcd senator Mcdonald, General
sicklcs, Frank Blair aud John Hciruan Mr. McGarra-
han says: THE truth il, these gentlemen were en-
ployod by in open. legal capacity. from 1888 to
1852, To argue my case In the courts, and
before the Executive Departments mere their emf
ploymcnt was entirely legitimate, and at that time
ncy cr dreamed that the coming to Con
crcs As To James FW-on. Of iowa he has good reason
to feel Justly incensed Judge Black Just before Tie adj
journmen asked Nj Wilqon had ever been In my en-
pov. I told him | never gave him dollar
directly or indirectly ct any time. o; III"
private lst OF stockholders Mr.. MeGarrahan
says: " II ~ forgery, ana | viii prove
il. No member Of Congress mentioned in that list
received dollar OF stock directly or indirectly some of
the punlic men mentioned don't know. some have
voted Tor and some against me- The names oi the
only men who have any interest whatever in the com
my confidential agent" Mr. McGarraban show this list
ana there s not among the names upon that Of single
In ctpaiInS how the soealcd rTyatc hat Ggn1 be
lany possession OF all the stock books papers and
seal and the entire machinery II do anything. The
substance Of the whole story, Yesterday. against
me was an unqualified lie. Everybody bought
up against vas entitled Ia survey,
bnt tnc Interior DEPARTMENT re- fused 10 give IT, The At
tOrncy GENERAL AGAINST and violated the prcce
dent which that department had established ia the Ema
den ease. never gave stock TO anybody public
fc and paid ytug 10 body except for
sci fees ana that directly and openly IN connection with
the case"
Mr. McGGTrlhan's side OF this story win probably he
presented to the committee AZ IT. ting next Saturday.
and II the story he tells tonight IL trur, his testimony
will be more sensational than that taken by The
committee yesterday TINS case laa been beior" the
public Tor about quarter Of century. and although
The Supreme Court OF the United States has recently
rendered an opinion adverse to Mr.. McGarahau'S claim
he does disposed that account 10 give up the
COutpt.