Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-08
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MoJAvE, March 7.-Dr Jury
hams, G B Walker, A II Elliott
Mrs Elliott and two children, r
Forsyth. M z Browning, Mrs S A
Tuttle, Miss A Brown, Mrs d A
Rice and son, Capt. H b Walsh, w
Hamilton, 0 p Roberts, A w
Strowbridge and two children, A
Rothchild, j Nj Collier,J N Reed, A
H Greenberg, P Cook, f s Holt, J
Schwarz.
a Thorough Overhau,ing of the
Justice Company.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE
Committee on Investigation of the
affairs of the Justice Mining Com
pany, appointed at q special meet
ing of stockholders held on the lst
of December last, have completed
an elaborate report, the main points
of which have been already made
public. The conclusions of the
Committee are In accordance with
reports previously published as to
the manner In which the deed of
Justice ground to the Alta Compa-
ny was made for one dollar consid-
GRAFTON, the payment of a quarter
of a million TO Cook to reimburse
him for money disoursed by him In
settling the dispute, etc. The
Committee express the opinion
that conspiracy existed to
defraud the Justice stockholders
of u valuable portion of the mine
and state that the whole RESPONSE :
bility Of the transaction devolves
upon Geo. Schultz, who received a
quarter Of q million from the Alta
managers for his services In their
behalf. The Woodville business is
found by the Committee to have
been engineered by J. w. Pielson
and Schultz. as heretofore charged.
The Committee find that the Cali
fornia Mill Company, under the
management of Schultz and his
confederates, has bled the Justice
stockholders to the tune of about a
million two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars; that, between
September 1st, 1876. and June LIST,
1877, President Schultz packed as
his share of the milling swindle
1889, $50. They urge that suit be
commenced for its recovery.
Schultz also realized large profits
from outside milling opera tions OH
Justice ore. The report also deals
with practices of L A. Schultz.
Superintendent, In the way OF rai--
ing pay rolls, issuing fictitious
vouchers and other devices to q
much greater amount. This fraud
is believed to have been covered up
by the partial destruction of the
cash book at the mine. The Com
mittee also find that the Secretary
had kept his books in confused
condition, and there seemed to be
some over issue ofstock, but this is
not definitely ascertained. The
Committee have made demand on
Kennedy, the late Secretary, for
S154 1856 92, in response to which he
has returned in cash $37, ,45l.6l; in
vouchers, $45, ,S95.25. Annexed to
the Committees report is de-
tailed statement of the finances of
the Justice Co. The total receipts
from May lst, 1876. TO December
lst, 1877, were $5, 1856, ,474; disburse.
ments, SIS, 355, ,534; liabilities on the
first of December, $500, ,l52, the
principal items being an overdraft
at the Bank of California
for 1887, ,563; bills payable, $780,
1888; due Union Milling Co.,
$82 433 Carson aud Tahoe Lum-
ber and Flume Co., $16,69S; EN-
ployes, SIS, ,440; Giant Powder Co.,
$l3, ,45l; receipts of the Company
from December 1st, 1877, to March
lst, 1878, including balance on
hand, $549, 1877; expenditures during
the same time, $50l,70 The report
concludes with encouraging ac-
counts Of the present condition and
prospects of affairs Of the Com
pany.
SACRAMENTO, March 7.-At II
o'clock the Senate took up as spe-
cial business the Governors veto
message of the Relief bill appropri-
ating $25, ZOO for sufferers by the
TtCeuL IOOuS.
The message from the Assembly
was taken up refusing to concur in
the Senate amendments to the bill
calling Constitutional Conven-
ton.
Lewis moved the appointment of
a Committee of Free Conference,
and that the Senate adhere to its
original amendments. Resolution
adopted.
AssEMBLY-The Assembly pro-
ceeded to take up, in special order,
Assembly Railroad bills SAL
(Hart's,) 225, 226 and 227 (Commis.
sioners'.
Johnson moved that the House
proceed to vote OH the passage of
No. Sal. No second.
The Usual TwO.Doii~r Dividemds.
SAN FRANCISCO, March Com
solidated Virginia and California
declared their usual two-dollar div
idends to-day.
Sargent speaks On Ghs Chiness
Question.