The New York herald., 1878-03-24


ment OF = law 10 supply certain omissions In tho
record OF his alleged patent for the Now Idra Quick.
silver Niue IN California Messrs. Eben q. IDgerso
jeremiah H. Wilson, ex-senator Logan and c. r. Shaw
appeared counsel for McGarrahan aud Judge David
&. Wilson, of Iowa, and Messrs. Curtis Earl and Bur.
detle OF this city, for the New idra Company.
HLDgIDGE's STATEMENT.
Ex-Congrcssman Eldridge, OF Wisconsin asked and
was granted opportunity to make sworn state
ment, and proceeded 10 testify that so far as hrs
name concerned the eged list OF outside stock.
holders IN the PaLoche Grande Company Is afro
ciously a,se He received and offered
any stock In any company based upon connected
with the McGarrahan claim, and he further denouncss
wicked ISLANDERS any and ali mputstions insinua-
tons that his support OF the claim in Congress
was Influenced by any motive whatever, except =
OF Official duty. He had, as member OF the
Judiciary Committee, gwen the case patient pro.
longed and careful examination. running through
forty days; AMI although previously somewhat pre-
JUDGED against the claim, he became convinced that
Mr. McGarrahan had perfect title to the property,
and he ncld precisely the same opinion to-day. Mr.
Edridge In the course OF his statement referred to
the printed book OF letters, &C., which ne un dersood
the New Idria counsel had bson Idustriously ercu-
latins, and which IN Its head lines &c, seemed 70
re fleet upon him.
DoGus STOCKHOLDERS.
discussion arose between counsel which sdo
responsible Tor the publication OF the alleged
list OF outside stockholders. Mr. lngersol In.
sisted that the New ldria Company wero responsible
for paradlng before tho country two weeks ago list
which has since admitted by their counsel Judge
Back) false. and that they equally respon
sibc Tor wanton assaults OF tho printed book upon
the characters o the dcau and the living.
General Burdetse repheu that tho list OF stock
holders put in evidence by the New Iira
~ h,s nNf.
exhbit by the opposing counsel last Saturday. His
side woad hereafter place ~ in evidence, together
how IL is true and how lar 1t Is false 20 that
ample Justice shall be done To ali parties.
GENERAL suERMANs TESTIMONY
General ". /. sherman tncn called by tho
counsel for McGarruhin Mr.. shaw called his attcn-
he mentions seeing v,nocnte Gomez and Gomez's
sister appear IN private theatrical performances
tors Adam 4sa Ssry Evs although .
| propriately cos,nmcd--aughter)-a and proceeded
10 question the General AS to Gomez's reputation,
| &c. Tho witness testified that Gomez
| received IN good society anu was u clerk OF M.chaeI
! Torrero the Mexican Governor of California; witness
diu not know ut that time that Gomez had any claim
Tor iana graft lG reply to further questions. he
testified that Lieutenant Maddox, OF the army. and
surgeon James l.. ora a. D.). II brother OF General
| Oru OF Pacilcus ord were California tns
ume Indicated aud bore good Npu'ations
Henry A. kop.er, custodian oi records In tho
Attorney Generals Office was sworn, and idenii-
tied uumbsr Of documents when he brought IRON
tho i,es IN oDcdicnce 10 subpnna Is ucd tho re-
quest Of the counsel for McGarranan.
Mr shaw stated tnai these documentary records
ud snow among other thin ss, that an appeal was
taken from the decision OF the Caliiornn DIS rlct
| Court March l5 1855. although the supreme Cours
! decisions adverse 10 McGarrahan mad been based
| upon the belief that there no appeal taken. The
| supreme Court Mr. shaw declared, had founded
this conciuson upon perjurcd ex-parto afldav''s.
aud when Attorney General Black made tne
motion for the maidute adverse to McGarrahan ho
based It upon statements which he tMr. Black) knew
| to be ialse and was uy aware that the records Of
his ONCE showed that an appeal had actually
Judge David Wilson, at this point, said there had
been n iass appeal manufactured by Pacilous Ord
anu NEG arSahan, and the matter had been madc ha
subjec, OF u return by Judge Ozer. Every oppor-
tun,,y had been given TO correct tho record during
whole year aud McGarrahan had never asked for any
MIR. shaw rcjoined that assertions would be fully
sustained BY tho records
| GETTING wARM.
Judge David Wilson remarked that the charge
against Attorney General Black haa nothing to du
with the case, and that tho issue tempted
Raised hsignicant and co ontemptibe. and worthy
only oil u TomDs lawyer
Mr. shaw--It 10 not necessary 70 answer such rig
maroie talk.
Acung Chairman Booth called counsel TO order,
ana SAID they must treat each uther courteousIy aud
they did not respect each ohor they respect
the committee.
| suDsequen,iy Mr.. Shaw in the course OF his argu-
mcnt remarked :''Uur adversartes have haf posses.
SION OF the Attorney Generals ouice."
Judge ID. q. WiIson-Ihat Is what we call slang
Senator Booth-lf these pcrx Qualities do
the committee will have to ASK the parties employ
counsel between wnom there Is no personal iccng
|
| proceeded WITH rnepipers submitted wero extremely
numerous and vo!uminous
| opPKRisa EvlDES-R
| Alter a recess OF nail an hour Mr.. McGarrahAn
called 10 give urthor testimony and examined by
Ex-Attornev General Black made his appearance nc
TINS point aud was present during the remainder OF
Mr. Shaw offered in evidence a document purport
Ing To DO tho testimony OF certain eonnectcd
with the Pancchc, Grande and New lara companies
70 snow that the Now ldria Company claimed tho
properly by school variants
Judge ID. @. Wilson objected the ground that the
document not admissible.
Mr. shaw CLAIMED that the testimony IN question
would 30 10 show tuat corrupt contracts had been
tered into by the New ler'a Company.
Tno objection was sustained by tho committee.
Mr.. Ingersoli requested that the committee hoar
him moment on this point Ilo stated that II Mr.
McGarrahan caims his THO the property In guess
ton, which WAS now held by The Now Idrla Com
pany, II important tnat counsel tor Mr..
| Mclarrahan he permitted show his CLAIM.
T1ey have appealed 10 Congress tor reoi. The tsst-
mony tney onerca would tend to SHOW that the New
Idria Company procured false testImouy and agreed
10 give share Ia the mne Tor such services, tho
timony to be used IN removing them out OF the way,
either by fair means or by oal They argued tnat the
tney proposed evidence strength.
encd cause and weakened that OF the Now Idria
Company. II tho COMMITTEES should hold that they
were entitled 10 gone specific rcef It excluded tue
New ldriu Company from their title.
Senator Mcdonald thereupon said III thero sh ould
be any evidence onered 10 show fabricaton OF tho
iam tncy would accept documentary evidence; but
ai present they had no evidence OF that fact
Mr.. Shaw aled that wherever they had beon. and
IN Whatever court they mad met the counsel of the
New ldria Company under the guise OF the United
| States
Mr. McDonnld inquired OF Mr.. Shaw whether, in
case the New ldra Company had offered testimony.
nc MT Suaw) wouid consider II proper bring be.
| lore the Senate Committee what had transptrcd in
California between Mr.. AcGarrahan and sue New
| Idria Company. making new case for trial
Mr.. Shaw then proposed to sdmt In evidence OK
partc aiadavits 10 that Gomez had n title tue
| property.
Judgc d. q. Wilson objected, on tho ground that
| such anidavits were not adiu issibic
riyG Tux DOCUMENTS IN EVIDENCE
senator Mcdonald said the aidavits would bo ad-
mted evidence and II hereafter they might
| s,dercd improper tncy would Ue ruled consid-
| cred for what they proved TO be worth.
Tne afdavts were tbou read and wcso 70 tho effect
that the several parties had seon and Identified thu
signatures upon the grants oil Gornox emitting hin
| TO the Pauocno Grandc.
Mr. M'GARHAuAs THE STAND
Mr. McGarralan wa. tnen further examined by Mr..
Shaw, testDed that he had had Mr.. H. G. Hopkins.
kaeucr OF the spanish archives Ia The oiiico o tha
surveyor cpcya OF California examine tho archycs