The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-18
ucGARRAGHAN.
u.,,,pg Of Evidence In Regard TO
HiS Claim.

w,suIyGToN, March l6.-Ihe hear
-" whence in regard to hcGarra-
~ ,,im vss resumed today by the
g1'o Committee oa Public Lands.
.S r.s%isb NJ. Wilson, G. 2. Shaw, 4. q.
y.,s-,ol sne * Senator Logan ap-
'.t for McGsrraghsn. The New
ys,i. Company wss represented by Jer-
i-' ,"b : Blsck, Judge David q. Wilson.
'1Iays, I Bardette, ex-CommissIoner, and
T,.,;. e1. Chief Clerk ol the General
| .a ofBce and VIM. Neely Thomp-
=" Tbons. + Stewart and w ). Lin.
Wv, ~" New York Representatives
- the For,ieth Congress, denied,
",ts, osth thu. they ever knew anything
~ Ibs Pspoche ursnde stock. Senator
p.I5ock the acting Chairman, remarked
,,., the letter purporting TO be from
~ shaw to Mr.. Frar ks, secretary Of
,ss Psnocbe Grsnde Company, had not
s,o, mt in evidence. Shaw then asked
~. the pspe- plrporting to be list OF
.,,,ta n-iyate stUckhO ders bo filed by
-. committee rs IN EXHIBIT for tu.ure
.a.,,,,cs |. Was not IN Franks hand
v,,,icv and might have been msnutsc-
tgrrt by anybody.
Tba rpour.t was granted, and jeremiah
WJ-D w.s then called "G Inc other SIDE
"a rroduce the book on which the paper
,,, assumed to be based. He said he
would prove by his book that the new
Idns Company had connected fraud IN
lbe matter.
Judge D. Wilson replied that the
book is not in the possession of the new
Iiris Company.
Jane, +. Wilson made statement
nyipr if there vas any other paper or
document, or book in the possession OF
the new Idria Company, or Its sttor-
neg, purportng IN any manner
to connect him a. any time or
20 sny extent with the Panoche |
Gr,nds Company, be wished 1t to be |
presented. More were forthcoming, and
be testified that if any such exist they
sad the alleged list Of stockhold RS are
sudscous fOrgerICs, SO far as they mem
lion his name, from Whatever source they |
msy come or whoever may produce them.
He then recited ne vtiicial action on the |
McGarraghsn claim while chairman OF |
the House Judiciary Committee, and
affirmed that be had never received any
compensation IN money, stock or other |
thing Of value He had no promise or
hope of reward, aid the charge in every
possible phsse an! contingency was ab-
Olutey and sVdacloIsly false.
Judge Black Why, you don't sup
poie that We made any such charge?
Witness-les, | do; Tor you have pub
lished book contsnlng the alleged list
accompanied With unmistskable inuendos
sgsin,t me.
Judge Black and Judge d. e. Wilson
sbereaPon remarked that had never seen
The book until after il was Published and
had not presented it as evidence.
Judge Black added, addressing Mr..
James +. Wilson, we confess judgment
10 your favor. Mr.. &. Z. Shaw referred
to the reported statement OF Judge Il. ID.
Wilson st the last meeting, that all
he action favorable to scGarrsghan
hsd been procured by corruption. Thi.
statement, be SAID, was direct assault
aPon the character of James +. Wilson
and other gentlemen named in the a.
Iesed list Of stockholders.
D. g. Wilson emphstiCally denied that
be made any such sweeping statement.
Heated words were exchanged between
ihe,Vo attorneys, which compelled the
eaNfman 10 call them TO order. Subse-
qasnily, Judge Black said, the list refer
red tots not reliable, but is in fact false
h, As Il contains the names OF some per-
Saswho certainly were not stockholders
and oGitted others whom he believed
we're stockholders.
Thecouusel for McGarrsghsn demand
e. lhat the original stock journal should
oe produced, and that the committee
should be informed OF the sources whence
'oe 'ctsP' OF p'pers purporiing TO DO
Noes Its came. ID G. Wilson would be
Produced at the proper time TO show
were the papers cane from.
The counsel for the New Idria Com
Paoy 'tsud tla. they might hereafter de-
nfe 10 place in evidence, in addition to
sae letters already filed, some informally
'Ad before the committee.
lhe counsel for the other side objected,
aaeS they were first given sn oppor-
unity to examine the letters, ss they had
Veen IN the possession Of the company,
snich the counsel were prepared to prove
a1d once made contract for given
amount OF perjury and forgery in order
I" aeies! the claim OF McGarrsghan.
Inc committee seeed that the desired
opportunity be afforded. The exsmina-
Won Of AcGsrrsgbsn was then resumed
.au ne related at some length the cir
.Stns'anccs attending the oaiglnsl pur-
, .as'e OF the Gomez grsut and the action
1en BY him subsequently, to it and
aessd he became satisfied that it had been
.'eufed by the dismissal Of the appeal in
-" ..e Y niied States Supreme Court. The
..pposing counsel then engaged the at
'en'lon Of the committee until the sd-
l'urnment