New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-22
MGARRAHAN'S CLAIM.

SEVERAL MORE WITNESSES EXAMINED AND TIE
TAKING OF TESTIMONY CLOsED-ALLUsIoNs 10
THE OUTSIDE list" OF STOCKHOLDERS.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The McGaTahan
investigation resumed by the Senate Committee
Public Lands yesterday morning.
An hour consumed by dsputatiOn between counsel
to the admissbiily Of various documents offered by
the New Idria Company The documents consisted
Of a letter from Secretary Cox to the Commissioner
Of General Land Office in reference status OF
the Panoche Grande controversy in 1870 and its
previous history; letter from President Grant Sec
rotary Cox directing him to withhold the issuance OF
patent 10 the New-Idria Company while the McGaua-
han claim was pending in Congress- aud Secretary COxs
reply this letter. all OF which have heretofore been
published
The committee decided that under its previous rulings
the papers could not be received evidence. The
committee also excluded letter written by Acting Sec
Rotary COwan, August A, 1871, informing McGaIrahan
that the department declined 20 erase the cancellation
which had been written the record OF the Panoche
GraDde patent by the order of Secretary Cox.
Warwick Martin sworn a witness for the New
Idra Company He testified that in April 1870 he was
authorized by Mr.. Nicely Thompson to negotiate with
MeGarrahan for compromise sale Of the New-Idria
Companys interests IN the PanOche Grande and he
made McGarrahan a proposition, which was de-
cliued witness then returned to New York, and
between the LIST and 10th Of October. 1870, became
acquainted with Frederick Frank, McGarrahans
secretary and p Shaw, McGarrahan's attorney. and
reported to them that d. o. Mills in behalf OF the New
Idria Company, had authorized him to offer sell the
EewIdria interests for $5OO,0OO Shaw and Frank en-
tertaned the proposition, and in frequent interviews
assured him that they endeavOrlng effect
mens 10 obtain money TO close with the offer; they re-
ferred in this to Moses Taylor and Marshall
o. Roberts, capitalists, with whom the McGarahan
party negotiating for the means; d. o. Mills went
tn aft to fho
until the goth the 18th. Mr. Barron, president
New-IdTia Company arrived from Europe and asked
witness for information what persons were con-
Quoting the negotiations witness up that time had
known only Shaw and Frank In the matter but Shaw then
Informed him that Simon Stevens was the man who was
negotiating for McGarrahan with capitalists witness in
rOduced Stevens to Barron about the 9Th or 9th OF No
vember. and Stevens thanked him for the introduction
the 10th Of November Barron informed witness bat
Lees and Waller the NewYork correspondents OF the
Francisco withdrawing the Mills proposition Barron
had nmated 10 him the evening before that this would
probably be dOpe, the parties did not disposed
An effort was made 10 show by this witness where tbs
sO-cacd list outside stockholders" in the PanoChe
Grande Company came from. He allowed testify
merely that lac received anc various other papers from
Clinton Rice.
long discussion sprung up at this point in regard
10 which side IL responsible for having given pub
hcity socalled list Of outside Gen
eral Logan described IL unsigned scrap
of paper containing three impressions Of a seal
apparently placed there 1T random for amusement be-
tofeit was written AMI he denounced its publication
as grOundtss outrage upon characters % the dead and
living General Burdette replied that II had been found
among papers OF the deceased secretary OF the company
and the New-ldria Company would be glad 10 have the
subject fully Investigated, In order that they might
move from number OF persons named on 1t the Impu
tatons, which be claimed had been placed upon them
~ MeGafraans tr1ends. from whom this paper could
20 traced. General Burdette named exCOngreesman
Thomas Il. Stewart, and emphatcaly declared that all
such tmputati0ns concerning him fStewertl were in
famOusy false He said he believed however that
heGerahan had made an astempt 90 bride Stewart and
had iRn0mniOusly failed, and he 3urdette aIso ex.
pressed belief that some persons named ON the list dd