New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

s-oueh your head after a while"
There Was q little stir In the courtroom at this
,s<pmp,ion The Judge flushed. but did not in
.s--,pt the verdant pleader. The attorney for
no Plaintiff finally took UP the case and cited
| regulation Of the Department in which his
opponent had formerly been employed. That
worthy was on his feet in an instant
q protest Your Honor. l never heard of that
-,le before. and l vas in the Department for ten
years"
Did it ever occur 20 you" asked His Honor
| handy that your ignorance Of the rules may
nave been responsible for your discharge?
The laugh was on the attorney for the plaintiff
md the jury found for the defendant without
having their seats.
Another chapter in the long-drawn-out Nc
Cord story was begun on Monday by the intro
duction by Senator Cullom Of resolution call
iag on the State Department TO submit to the
Senate all the correspondence since March 4
lst relative 70 the arrest and imprisonment al
A-eouip. Peru. Of Victor II. McCord, OF Penn
sylyania. IL June 1885. 1t will be remembered
that TINS McCord claim against Peru is result
~ an instance OF the civil war in that country
McCord was the superintendent OF a raII"a!
Connecting Two cities. one OF which was heid Oy
the recognized Government and the other py lhe
,svo,u.iaris.s An engineer ran away with an
eng.ne and train on which troops were 70 nave
been moved, and McCord was arrested ana
hrovn into prison. accused unjustly or being
responsible for the act lie was told that II use
Aould be made OF the runaway engine ne "OuIu
be shot In fact. ne was shortly aiteF"aro
placed before Tile OF soldiers and asked whether
be wished 70 say anything. He replied that ne
had committed no crime and had nothlng 10
gay He vas thereupon taken back 10 prison.
The next day he was Informed that NJ must
Immediately pay large fine for the escape Of
The engine or take the consequences. Again mt
denied responsibility or culpabNity for the escape
Q. the engine, and demanded tr1al' "hlch was
refused him McCord submitted 10
great indignities and treated with undue sever
ty but after being confined for two or three
days some Of his friends paid his fine and re
vas St, al liberty McCord's treatment was IN
violation Of treaty rights, and ne submitted
caim through the State Department under date
o. June % 1855 FOR peculiarly redress.
More than d year ago Mr. Olney notified the
Government representative in Peru 'ha' 'hele
vas no occasion or excuse for further delay, and
be was instructed TO say to the Peruvian Minis
.er Of Foreign Affairs that this Government was
unable 10 perceive any further cause TOT deIa!
IN the case Olney's peremptory message IN
Eired the Peruvian Government TO send Mill
k,er 10 this capital al which Peru had no' peeh
represented for many years, and ne came Win
the avowed purpose of settling the McCora
cain Nj Eguiguren, the peruvian Envoy II
man Of ability, an authority on lnteThaI4ola'
kv ana al acknowledged leader OF the pro-
rressive party in his country. Or geniai person.
Atty and pleasant address, with KNOWLEDGE oi
tie world and diplomatic usages no one oe''ei
equipped could be found for this mlssleh anu
Ence the McCord matter had been ID aoeS @h0e
for twelve years and after resoruns 10 eN0'
sutterfuge 70 delay payment. the peruvian Wv
erLment had finally admitted the ieea"'' VI 'N'
claim and promised restitution, this 'oNeihiheH'
Lad every reason 10 believe that Mr.. bguie u'e"
would promptly agree TO pay the amount
claimed But though lie has been mere sih0e
er,y last summer no progress has been nlade
or the case and feeling discouraged al the ions
deay M NcCord's friends have again peeh
compelled 10 appeal 10 Congress 70 ascertain
Sbat II anything has been done by The STATE
Department
Diplor,a,s who have served In South America
say that II this Government would properly push
tie NcCord matter within twenty-four hours
stter Peru was satisfied Of the earnestness ol
ne United States the claim would be paid. ana
one Of them cites as an example a similar clam
BY British subject against this South America"
republic The Peruvian Government had not
- tn this case acknowledged Its responsibility
but England decided to protect her citizen. and
vhiie the matter was Under discussion man
a+uar Tying the British tag made Its appear