Bisbee daily review., 1905-07-25
GRAHAM CROWD IS
 EVIDENTLY WORRIED
ATTORNEY RICHARDSON GOES TO CITY OF MEXICO TO DENY
 THE STATEMENT

The Mexican heralus ptDi9uSO ee the City of Mexico, says:
 For the sole purpose of denying the story that it was by means ot a body of armed mer that B. F. Graham and his associates obtaned possession or Fl Tigre mine in Sonora a few days ago. D. A. Richardson, attorney Tor Graham and his associates, arrived here yesterday morning over the Cen tral from Douglas, Arlz. This even ing or tomorrow he expects to leave for Moctezuma, Sonora, where he before Monday night-ho etaolneiO says before Saturday night his clients will file suit for aa annullment Of the contract under which they sold to the Fl Tigre Mining company. The action will be based on the claim that the purchasers failed to make payment of the money dated July 6.
 O. Dodge, chairman of the ex- ecutiye committee of the Fl Higre Mining company, and his attorney. ". J. Morse, are still here but according to the local representative, D. J. Half no legal action has yet been taken.
 The Question for the Courts
 The decision that the Mexican courts will have to make will prove that one side or the other has made a mistake about the rendering of the money at Bisbee on the day 1t was due. The representative of the min ing company now here declare that the full payment was offered in due form. They are armed with sworn statements executed at Bisbee on July 5 and July 6. The representa- tive of Graham and his associates de- clsres that not cent of money was rendered to any of the former owners or to Graham who held the power Of attorney. He holds a statement Of the cashier of the bank where the payment was to have been deposited in the bank and placed to the credit of Richardscn's clients
 This case will be tried at MOcte- zuma." said MT. Richardson last night at the Iturbide. "and not in the news papers but I do want to say that it is untrue that Graham and his men ever made an armed invasion of Mex ico to obtain possession of the mine. Regarding the off1davits the Kansas City men have that the money was placed to the credit of any of ny clients in the bank at Bisbee I can ely say that the cashier made two 1iffere=. statements If they state tsa. any money was tsndered to NIT. Ora ham or any other one of the men who so!d them the property. In taking the action they did the men acted upon my advice. Had the money been rendered should be in the in same asylum now instead of here if had advised them to refuse t and go after the mire.
 No Armed Invasion.
 "So far as the story of the Invasion 1 is concerned it is not true. When the party which entered Mexico decid- ed to leave for the border it was nee. essary to charter a special train for the simple reason that a passenger train is run over the Nacozarl raj road only every other day and had | they waited for the next train nearly three days would have been lost. Time was considered valuable tha, day and Mr. Graham chartered an en- zine and coach to make the trip. In the party beside Mr. Graham were ten men and no more. Seven of these men were armed as is practically ey cry man who goes to the mines ir that part of Sonora. The gurs they carried were for protection and nosh ing more. The men in Graham's party were miners who expected tC go to work in the mine under thf change of management. That nin'
 of the party did go to work as fore
 men and are now working in tha
 capacity is pretty good evidence tha
 they were merely workmen and no
 hired members of little army of in
 vasion. Five of them took the place
 of discharged men and four filled nsv
 places in the work. The fact tha
 the old manager asked Mir. Graham for work and was retained account
 for one more man not staying at tn
 mine.
 Q 'Tn taking possession of the min without awaiting any acton of th courts was entirely within their rght: ' According to the contract they wer
 to be pre-permitted to take peaceabl possession of the property withou any process of law whevener the pul
 chasers should fail in making a pay
 ment. Had there been the slightes opposition to their taking over tn
 property no force of any kind wOui
 have been used but instead the court
 would then have been asked to gran possession.
 Formation of Ensenads Company. About a month ago we formed tn D Ensenada Mining company at Cani
 nea. This company was not forme
 with the inteDton of acquiring an operating the Fl Tigre but for tn 2 sole purpose of saving the forme 2 owners of the property long trips ne, ,essary to sign various papers connec ed with the payment of interest gran
 ing of extensions and the receivin of payments made by the Kansas Cit ! people
 RICHARDSON RETURNS. I'a~e D. A. Richardson retprne l. yesterday morning from the City (
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