The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-19

TESTIMONY SUBMITTED IN ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE PASocHE GRANDE PATESr-A DocU-
MENr HonrH TEN MILLIONS.

iEsiiAoAf SUBMITTED IN ESTABLlsdMENI W
THE PASocHE GRANDE PATExr-A DocU-
MENT WORTH TEN MILLIONS.
WASHINGTON, April is, ISIS
Tho Senate Committee on Public Lands this evening
resumed the investigation Of william McGarrn.
hans alleged patent for the PaDoche Grsnde
Ranch. embracing tho New Idra Quicksilver
Mines Ex-senator John A. Logan and Mcssrs
c. P. shaw, EbeI C. Ingersoll and jeremiah Wilson
appeared As counsel for McGarrahan; Judge d. 5.
Wilson, OF Iowa, ana Messrs. Burdct,e, cx-Commis.
sioner, and Curtis, ex-Chief Clerk OF tho General
Land Office represented the New ldria Company.
Henry Beard, formerly clerk In the General Land
ONCE, testified that be had recollection Of seeing
the McGrrrahan patent, although his Impression
through a conversation with Commissioner Wilson
was that the patent had been executed uncxecuted
patents we're mover sent TO his (Beard's) Office.
Mr. Hobbs. a clerk in the Pension yureau In tho
Interior Department, formerly employed clerk In
Mr. Boards ROOM upon being sworn said he had
seen the patent Tor the Panocne Grande In MT.
Boards room, and that Mr. Beard remarked
tha, the patent worth $40, 900, 900 in money !;
he saw only the Grst page OF Tho document.
Upon being recalled Mr.. Beard testified that he was
very well acquainted with Hobbs; had recoIlcc-
ton, however, OF having spoken TO him about the
patent. and repeated his statement that unexecuted
patents were never sent to his Office.
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SUBMITTED
Ex-senator Logan submitted certain documents In
evidence, among which was an application OF Nc
Gnrranan dated July IL 1862 desiring the survey OF
the Panochc Grande Ranch, embracing tho instruc-
tons OF tho Surveyor General In reference
thereto; also the survey made OF tho portion
OF the country IN 1852 which included the Panocne
Grande, showing that tho rancho was known ~ that
time by Its present name SIR. Logan stated that he
proposed TO show that there had been movement IN
the General Land once to prevent McGarrnhan from
obtaining his patent 10 the property IN question.
There was also submitted in evidence "a copy OF tho
Senate proceedings OF July rs, 1868, showing that
motion 70 take UP tho House bi proposing TO
confirm the trace OF land known the
panocne Grande ranch granted by Governor Michel
tovcna TO Gomez IN 1884, and by Gomez conveyed 10
McGarrahan in 1851 Tho report GU tue bill recon-
mondsd It's indefinite pos, ponemcn,, and motion 10
OF the General Land Once notified accordingly the
9th u July.
Mr. Theodore +. Stokes, VINO mad been a clerk in
the General Land once siucc 1861. called tho
stand by the counsel for the New ldra Com my and
testified that no recorded tho uuexecued patent
McGarrahan. Tho custom OF the olicc was to make
the record OF patont perfect, tho same II u was
signed aud sealed. Tho McGarruhan patent not
signed when recorded.
Upon beng cross-cxamined, witness said he could
not Identity tho instrument from which he made tho
record He mad never received a patent In his
DIVISION after IL had been signed by the President
He was confident that the instrument from which ha
mado that record had no signature.
Alter cross examining the witness Stokes Tor ncary
two hours the committee adjourned until ten O'Clock
Saturday morning, when the testimony In the Case
will be closed.