The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-11
TIE M'GARRAlIAN BRIBERY.
nov rTfE EXPOSURE or TEE MfN'S COR
RIPT PRfCTJCFS VAS WADE.
me r,,acncc sold by IL Needy widow to the
Nrw Idrin Go. 90 John Hickman, Frank
Iinir, and senator McD""gaii Implicated
itueoin's rriNnte @ccrctnr,'s Crime.

M, t.,ta.pec Sold by - Needy widow to the
Srv Idrin Go. John Hickman. Frank
U,nir and senator McD"nsnii Implicated
Iincoin's Private "ccrctnt,'s Crime.
VAsiuNoroN, March lo.-lhc New ldria
n.Hu.Cuulniy Inns hooun long time prcpar-
,o. tr their exposure oi Nj Garrahans corrupt
,.- fi,.. i'm Washington. Il seems that among
'.r.r- rc had iutrr stcd IN lis case was one
rr.lor, 4 Trai. Is. who az nrwarl became sccri-
,ar,of g.. rs..l'hc Crandr quicksilver Mining
r.r.ar,. aui removed from san Francisco to
N.ey rurk ciiv. H. had. Il seems some money.
vhlhh. invested in the Come claim. and in
the long h.ntovcry dollar he had was consumed.
,licd % few years ago. and his wife and chill
,rau in IN, IN necessity sold the letters II Me-
G1rrihan with all the records OF the Panoohc
Granlc Company. To- the New Idria people The
Sine. thus obtained have been systematically
onlnuereeu'ally followed M, and tie result If
ner,at mass Of testimony. crushing and con-
elusive. as 10 the operations. not only of Nc
Corrahau. hut ~ tho members Of Congress and
other officials with whom he dealt Tho proof
is furnished. for instance. To establish the fact
that John Hickman not only received the stock
from Garrahan. hut that 1925 shares Of 1t
are si.ll in the possession of his executor and
h-viiow. cadence il also furnished to show
baiujOp0u worth. nominal value OF this stock
i-s'.l i'm the possession OF Frank Rlair's heirs
Tie letters 90 VI Garrahan and all the other
material they had collected were carefully edit
,!. ana the whole thing makes book Of Ill
ta.,-. Tl.u.Whcn McGarrahGn mcmoralizcd
Caurros- tororrrct by legislation the alleged
failure uf * to countcrsign the recorded
la'ont. the representative OF the New Idria
company went fore the Senate Committee on
rulI, Lands and asked for a full and search
inc Investigation. The attorneys Of McGarra-
ham wanted il confined To- the mere qu 'stion Of
Whether or not patent had been granted To
tholr client Finally the committee asked the
Senate fr power to send for persons and
rat.r- and sat yesterday for the first hearing
The counsel for Ncw ldria AZ once asked for
suliuuas fer " Garrahan AMI one II his at
i.rr.,s. G. /. Shaw. many ~ who's letters they
lf,i secure from Franaks widow or creditors.
Shaw dld NOT Put in an appearance. but tcr-
rrartoi that hc WIS unavoidahy detained in
N.vlor nn important business. McGarrahan
vae raaod IN the stand and examined 10y Judge
T. and Judge u. = Wilson " Iowa. After
N-uArrahun had denied. though more eau
rnu-s THAN WIS expected. that he had ever at
tWffri 20 corrupt the various persons who.
H.oriu.. To- his lett r and the stock list OF the
Iatr'ho Graude Company. had been bought.
az 50 uf his lrtiurs were read To the committee,
iu originals having lccn submitted 10 him
aii lm 'trd 20 DO genuine. Then the seven
lunlrrI letters and other documentary evil
,,u.o w"ro dumped on the committees table.
T.' comm itt,- WAS respectfully informed that
il. l-ia' nonk. % copy 20 wiich was supplied
torac. m.Hlnr. would serve as an analytical
ud,N '. O." maAu~ riIt evidence. The counsel
tr NJ .uH. -aaau were uf course dumbfouuiel
luf .'ri tna tho evidence. so called should
D." fr.rf -.li..f g. pl i-fion after they had
~ No. IT
o.. auN cd s.f.I. .'f.t aIlnurned. aud ev''ry-
iol' WllA.l .N.N .i.l.. uu.l scarcely realizing
-" rfurt OF fI' rIf. 'fN' Nfl been explode l.
the follow H. irn 1915 r'-i.u. details. which
."uN not i' eu.ei n '4g d"spat, OF last
,NcGarrhan's first a't nut to control from
Washington On" "9ur~r 30 FEDERAL Justice IN
,NNNrnla occurred % fli. ~ .rfsr of lSGu. When
u p-,"T havn. q HN'rri that NJ frs
re-. nad been obtained iy bIsir.ot ATTORNEY
- M3"n Ne Wa niu.iIl vner, II 9nr,nai
"fn'n M. was considering IT, reversal J. l.
'""l.i NH~ M California representing the Atter-
d irth4n'- liter Of Jan. &c. 1860. gives the
si' ~ oi j. Efforts;
,i w.. .i ne' 9,,s,'si W.! ci,e ,airs W. wou'a
t..- 'h 90 sic. eif w. have nri' ar usen.' nr
c...-.,. ue CONT be- wiinl, ID ior an, umc We Mi
nr .Nli. access 10 the usht.hsud inau O.
t. ...i.l fIII-e
$50 rvlcu shows that Gwn. then Senator
'r u tnl'ornia. received anything. ami few
~ '.trr he QuHrr4l"i with SicSics. WEef
. lr O-lrr vacated m" order on which NJ
nArr.han'~ claim rested. past eNperienc" l"'
DINA fnIr.fer 10 secure the macnin merry of ju-
iH h.i'r' III" trial rather dian 20 trust ~ 90
Wr.'ng ln tho tria. IL had lire" objects .
v"N 'ur appointment of Nd b'9.io late Min
I.f.r % Austria, ~ surveyor Con raj AMI th'
t.p.iuimrut az "a Ju. l.o aud District Aulrntl
M tis interest OF th' Iauo'he gruuf. Frank i
ri.i into ef,af tor getting Att"rn"y-Gcn' ra
t'- % begin init " AZ 10" "Nelu~iv, exp ms
o. Ae engagement ,saiu,t q eN"w I!riaC Com
r. p u Judge llaEht WE appoini",
VI irifrItf N iIuf. 'fIr p. me- tlNlr before