New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-18
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WASHINGTON March 1.-The New-ldra Mining
Company has made bad beginning and unless its
attorneys manage their case better in the future
than they have done thus far they viii give MIR.
McGauahan a standing IN Congress, even if he has
none in court.
Last Saturday the investigation began before the
Senate Committee on Public Lands, and Judge
jeremiah Black placed Mr.. McGarrahan on the
stand as a witness. simultaneously there were dis
t1butcd 70 representatives. Of the press by the
sci OF the New-Idria Mining Company, copies Of a
book purporting to contain history Of tho
McGariahan claim, illustrated with about seven
hundred letters purportng to having been written
by or to to Mr. McGaTahan and so-calied secret
list of stockholders in Mr. McGarrahans company.
The latter contained the names Of several mem
bers of past Congresses and other men in public
life and the inference necessarily drawn was
that these men had been bribed TO support Mr.
McGarrahan's claim by 'blocks" of the stock. This
book was not put in evidence, but il was just as
effectively used through tho Press. and the list
was teleg1aphed East and West BY many core
spondcnts.
Mir McGarrahan at once denounced the pretended
stock list as forgery. lie said that be never knew
many Of those whose names ii contained; that some
of the members of Congress vino represented
as having received stock opposed his bills and some
did not vote at all. Finally he showed 10 all who
desired 10 see il what he said the genuine list OF
stockholders, and it did not contain the name Of a
single public man. In the meantime nearly every
pulhc man, whose name had been connected with
this matter and who is now living, has either come
TO Washington or written here denying most posi-
lively that he had ever owned any Of the McGarra-
han stock, or had sustained improper relations 10
Mr.. McGarahan's claim. Mr.. 3lcGaTrahan also as
serted that many of the letters contained in the
book referred to were forged or garbled.
Tins the matter stood when the committee met
Yesterday and there was much interest manifested
in the contest II was supposed Of course, that the
counsel for the New-IdTia Company would produce
proof of the commences of the papers in question,
and that McGarTahan was prepared to defend him
self How great was the surprise of the committee
and the spectators can be imagined when
Judge Black, with an eirOntery that las rarely
been equalled by even the Judge himself, told the
committee that he knew nothing Of the genuinene5s
of the list in question: and that il was probably
false The counsel for the New-Idria Company now
deny that they have the original documents on
which the assertions in the book they distributed
were founded. Judge Blacks words Were: " Tn
doubleday at bottom the list rests upon false
foundation. do not believe IN that list. do not
believe that if is list of stockhoders.'
A very pertinent question for Judge Black and his
associates. who represent the New-ldra Company,
10 answer now is, "Why did they publish the list If
they did not know that It was genuine@ These
proceedings do not touch the question OF the title to
| the Panoche Grande Rancho, which has been III
controversy for many years, but they do throw
discredit upon the New dra Company winch
resorts to such means 10 bolster up It's case. Mf.
McCarrahan's claim to the property may be "a
worthless one, but that cannot be proved by The
publication OF false stock lists or garbled letters