Graham guardian., 1898-03-04

.otal amount of his oZtortIons ed
probably will never be known All
Persons familiar with his bual- Re
ness and capable OF forming correct tai
Judgment as to his operations estI Of
mate that be accumulated not less RI
than 100000 from his various en- CT
terprises in connection with the an
grant. He enlisted the moral and le
financial aid of gentlemen OF natl
onal reputation He lived fer
several years in regal style at ore |
of the best hotels in New York
city. He travelled with a retlnuei
of servants, drove the most elegant
equipages, and spent his money
with u lavish hand. II" had 7ISlt !!
ed the city of GuadaIojara, Mexico
in 1881; he went again in 1888. In
Il8s6 he went to Spain on business
connected with his grant, and re-
NAMED there a year; the expenses
of his trip, to the amount OF S'oV
per month, being paid by ven
, known CahfOrnia millionaire
. While IN Spain, Reagis went be-
9 fore the Charge d Affairs Of tne
. American legation at Madrid, ana
q made formal, public deciarauon OF
= the fact that woman, who up 10
- that time had accompanied hlIn or
\ the trip as his ward, was IN iaet
- his wife, by virtue Of a contract OF
~ marriage entered into with her IN
os 1882. Upon his return 10 tne
q" oI United States, having failed up to
y; that time to induce Surveyor ten
mho ~ eral Johnson to make taVorable
he report upon his claim, he changeu
his plan of operations before tha'
10. officer and amended his peuuoh'
II. claiming the grant not by purchase
to but on the ground THAT bis vile was
"a w the great Granddaughter of the
- original grantec, and the only sur
led viving heir to the property. NJ
dor had met his wife as ne subsequent
M tho Iv claimed on a railroad train nea
nn M Sacramento, Cal, about 1877 o
San 1878. was attracted by her appear
g ance, maoe her acquaintance, an
,tod learned from her that she was tn
i'm. heir to the immense properly III
- title of which he had been invest
9th eating for years. II will be o.
. he ba served. according to hIs own stat
;nSr ment, thul knowing her TO be u
'"bo u't heir, he married her in oS2, su
ne seouently flied hl~ claim before u
oiUa Surveyor General Of Arlzon
the claiming the property by purchas
w. w. without mentioning hey existen'
mad and conrcalmg the fact that s
,,;on ~ was his wife until 1886. In 10
=, ,''0 he took out a marriage license
Reo. marry - young lady IN southe
W 49, Californra, two years after I
Nth + time he alleges he had executed
annr m,S marrIagc contract with his WI
,I.;wn When on the st3ud he was ASK
'la,r; 'N,rS to explain lhs last cpisode, a
81 did so Ivy saying 1t vas blu
rt of Inc tiu1N u''9""''sYS ..' ,,S,,nr;oa
"nU . never Thought Of marrying the
'no" man who accompanied him to Sp
Pul os his v-~~d IN 1895, until he
~ % - given mp Ill hops Of obtaining
~ " avorahic ic report or the grant II
. as 10 Snrvevor #euou Johnson;
=, vas h,, suspect ,bat J"unson would
u py clare ,na deeds through which
'ohn I deraicA.d tsJ.r To be torgeries,
H u'o determfncd to lind am heir to
,'nrts ",rts prope ., aud tHen made the l
r"n'" UNA rinre contract with his so'ca
3 oP ward. and dated It lack to l
a. a,'l,t .eI >, subsequently, moyiuG bis wife
rePor he thr aaNv Surviving heir to
0on n propeg'v. by mc,ands which
y 10 "a ~ be hereafter oAptained. 49,
=, y anu TempouJiy che lzed in
l'eay's .gs scher,a Ht the untavorable re
@ ralseu of Sursrvur .,aunraI Johnson
ovoi ~ " " continued to E,noc tor the ac
ounoo ,,', pIishmcnt rf his purpose, with
l'"I ~ untir.as 4.s vaIch has ever n
'P'1 u ed his rar.,.: ...# t1i1iug advS
'e'',e's Of ,h, .H.n.a,=ou derived
10 hau Mr. ,l.,.,.'. r,lro.l lmmedi
nome hara. a.tYr,arn.a7 be- opposed,
& laws defe,.~ ra su~ .UHr, ~hich for
y con con- first ,H,r were called to his 8
cla'm' lion -, ta. .ah"rs # that j
ltle 70 rnptioie aud pmu-raJting offic'
govern Al,Qt 1884, Rra' ;, then st
Ities 70 70 himself James Au4ison Pc
les. II Reu,js, u,.d salD 4@ainst the
preteho, ed States II. tie rnlrC of clair
PROOF, WasbInaton. tor ,ue injury
I'M anu him by tine illegal hspositio
81 from from the put & the Eovernme
'h'u"ry' land wrIhlu hs< ~Hnt. He
ms wit" estly estimated ,a1 damag
IA 'aos'nI uosuS1 Gi@tcA upon hun d.. en millto
Ie"Pop lars. UeosIt0ous we're tax
Cd WIN WIN CaHloru. on Rea,Ja's behalf
ery' ne ne he subsequently, 0I"d them
81 e"en part OF hi, ca-. before the COZ
'nu "uu Priyat, aaI,I ClamS.
anu q W 1F o. NHryn }, 1884, the Co
lor 5 'nS of the lutou ~ueges estab
mug anu the t.our. Of PuAa1a Land G
'o go IUh, n,i witt q view &C. the inal settI
w. i; ihe of SPANISH and Mc>tcan graz
oiu " p hi'i' the Southwest.
'nrousn 70, Kulvls IA lbc mc@ntime ha
o',Hor t cea%nGIy r.r,od TO perfect ii
ave nun tail .4 u# remarkable undert
10 '.:.,o oia'", ard ~ pursuance OF his