Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-23
The McGarrahan Investigation.
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE SENATE COMMIT
TEE TODAY

TEE TO-DAY.
The Senate committee on public lands con-
tinued its Investigation of the McGarrahan
case, in the room of the committee on patents,
today. AS usual, the room was crowded with
spectators, Gen. Sherman and ex-senator
Logan being among the number. The New
1dria company was fully represented by
stockholders. as well as counsel, and McGar-
rah3n, with his attorneys, was on hand.
ready Tor the fray, half an hour before the
adjourned last Saturday McGarrahan was on
the stand
Ex-REPREsENTATIvE ELDREDGE DENIES.
The investigation began by hearing the
statement of eX Congressman EIdredge, of
wisconsin, who requested permission to make
an explanation in regard to the allegations
written by McGarrahan to Franck, that stock
OF the Panoche Grande company had been
given certain members of Congress. among
terms and most sweeping language Mr.. Ell
dredge denied ever having received any stock
bonds, or consideration of any sort. from
action on the McGarrahan claim in Congress
Mr.. Eldredge concluded his statement by say
ing that he believed McGarrahan's claim. is
Just Wherenpon Mr.. ID. s. Wilson, counsel for
the New Idria company, demurred at witness
being permitted to make speeches either for
OF against the claim
TILT BETWEEN COUNSEL.
McGarrahan's counsel attempted to force
upon the 1dria cOmpanyS counsel the re-
SpOnSlblllty for bringing the false list OF stock
holders and forged letters to the committee
and the press. A tilt between counsel for both
sides occurred, which was stopped by the
chairman; The attorneys for the !dria com
panE tried to shove the responsibility for the
Introduction of the book and stock list which
his counsel
GEN. SHERMAN TOOK THE STAND
at the request of Mr.. McGarrahan's counsel.
In January, l8i7, General Sherman occupied
Monterey with United States troops. In Gen.
Sherman'S memoirs he reciteS seeing a per-
formance of Adam and Eve" at Monterey,
wherein those antique perSOnageS We're repre-
sented by Gomez, the owner of the Panoche
ranch, which was sold to McGarrahan and
Gomez sister. Come moved in good society
in Monterey. and was considered an honor
able person Gen. Sherman also testified in
regard to the characters of certain officers
connected with his command, in California,
about the time that Gomez sold his ranch to
McGarrailan.
II. A. KLOPFER TESTIFIED
that he is law librarian of the Attorney Gen
erals office, and was directed by the Attorney
General to prepare the papers and documents
bearing upon the original grant OF the Pano-
The witness also identified the papers he
brought from the Attorney Generals Office.
MIR. Shaw, of counsel for McGarrahan, said
that they proposed to show that when Judge
Black went into the Supreme Court and said
that there was no appeal from the California
courts, he knew that there had been an ap-
rfn ndse aR .a' tfe eat fef0ps os ms own 3ge
N'oNSS t'p 'iiett tiiiiC "'tc AtloihCy
eraD proved that an appeal had been taken,
am. that Black was guilty of official corrup-
ton.
The counsel for the New Idria Company re
PEELED the charge, and said that McGarrahan
and Ord had manufactured the false appeal,
and the Supreme Court declined to receive it.
Mr.. Booth, acting chairman of the commit
tee, called counsel to order, and requested
them to exercise little more courtesy and
Kindness toward each other. McGarrahan'S
counsel after much argument. secured the
presentation to the committee in evidence of
the papers from the Attorney Generals Office
showing OF pretending to show that an appeal
had been taken to the Supreme Court, &c.
Mr. Shaw, one of McGarrahanS counsel, in
| presenting the papers. showed the conSecu-
| tive history Of the claim in the courts of Cali
| fOrnia and the United States, as sustained by
| the record.
| After the introduction of other documents
! bearing on the case, the committee took re-
cess.