Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-19
THE M'GARRAGHAN CLAIM.

Washington, March 16.-The hearing Of
evidence in regard to the McGarraghan
claim was resumed to-day by the senate
committee on public lands. Jeremiah NJ.
Wilson, c. P. Shaw. E. G. Ingersoll and
ex Senator Logan appeared for McGarrag-
han. The New Idra company was repre-
sented by j. S. Black, Judge David D.
Wilson Of Iowa, Burdette, ex-commissioner,
and Curtis, ex,chief clerk of TIE land office,
and William Nicely Thompson.
Thomas E. Stewart, and W. s. Lincoln
of New York, representatives in the for
tieth congress, denied under oath that they
ever knew anything Of Panoche Grand
stock.
Senator Paddock, acting chairman, re-
marked that the letter purporting TO be
from @. P. Shaw to Mr.. Franks, secretary
of the Panoche Grand company. had not
been put in evidence.
Mr.. Shaw then asked that the PAPER pur-
porting to be a list of outside private stock
holders be filed by the committee as an ex-
hibit for future reference regarding it. 1t
was not in Franks handwriting, and might
have been manufactured by anybody. The
request was granted. and Jeremiah Wilson
then called on the other side to produce the
book on which the paper was assumed to
be based. He would prove by this book
that the New Idra company had committed
fraud in the matter.
Judge D G. Wilson replied that the
book is net in the possession of the New
Idra company.
jeremiah Wilson made q statemeHt say
ing that If there was any other paper or
document in the possession of the company
or its attorneys, purpoltlng in any manner
to connect him at any time or to any ex
tent with the Panoche Grand company,
he wished it to be presented. None was
forthcoming, and be testified that if any
such exist, they and the alleged list Of
stockholders are audacious forgeries so far
as they mention his name, from whatever
source they may come, or whoever may
produce them. He then .ecited his official
action in the McGarraghan claim, while
chairman of the house judiciary committee,
and affirmed he had never received any
compensation in money, stock or other
thing of value, aud that he had no price or
hope of reward, and the charge in every
possible phase or contingency Was absolu-
lely and audsciously false.
Judge Black-Wby, you don't suppose
that we make any such charge.
Witness-Yes. | do; and you have pub
lished a book containing an alleged list,
accompanied with unmistakable innucn-
does against me.
Judge Black and Judge Wilson there
upon remarked that they had never seen
line book until after it was published, and
hld not presented it as evidence. Judge
Back added: We confess judgment in
your favor.
Mr.. Shaw referred - the reported state
fmenl of Judge Wilson at the last meeting,
That all action favorable t. McGarraghan
tHl hnap ,Nvo1y,yo1 kv onrr,ptinn III i. |
Il .tement be said was q direct assault upon
tne character of Jas. F. Wilson and other
gentlemen named in the alleged list of
stockholders.
ID. G. Wilson emphaticaliy denied hav-
ing made axy such sweeping statement.
Lated words were exchanged between the
Two attorneys, which compelled the chair
to call them to order. Subsequently
.Jldge Black said thst the list referred 10
is not reliable, but is in fact false, as II con-
t.ins the names of some persons who Ger
iaim!y were not stockholders. and omitted
whom he believed were.
The counsel for McGarraghan demsnded
the original stock journal should be
pra4uced, and that the committee should
informed of the sources whence scraps
II a.psr purporting TO be stocks lists came.
ID. q Wilson would be produced at the
proper time u show where the paper came
The counse for tue New Idra company
they might hereafter desire to place
in evidence, in addition to that already
some letters informally laid before
The committee.
Tnc counsel for the other side objeeted,
unless they were first given opportunity TO
examine the letters as they had been in
. lssession Of q company which the counsel
prepared II prove had once made a
contfaet for a given amount OF perjury and
farseiv 10 order 10 defeat the claims of Nc
Gsrraahsn. The committee agreed tati
lie desired opportunity be afforded
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