Bisbee daily review., 1906-01-28
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 .'I desire to thank the people of this community for the support and sym pathy which we have received in this fight from the beginning. It has been a matter of great satisfaction to us to find that the people of Ari- Zona and Sonora, with the exception of the Jew who were engaged in this conspiracy with MT. Graham, have extended to us their sympathy and moral support and for the most part have frankly expressed their disap- proyai of the outrageous attempts which was made to deprive the Lucky Tiger company of it's property, with out process of law or moral or legal Justification for the attempt. MT. Graham and his associates never had even as much as legal technicality upon which to base their attack up- on the rights of this company, al though the public was not disposed to excuse this outrage, even if it were based On a legal technicality, as many people supposed. As q matter of fact, the payment due from the Tiger Mining company on the 9th day of July last, which was used by Mir Graham as an excuse for the seizure of the mines was made in the Miners and Merchants Bank. Bisbee, in every. respect in exact conformity with the terms of the contract existing be- tween the Tiger Mining company and the original creditors. The officers of the company have always felt se- cure, because they knew that these facts would come out and be known to the public when the evidence was giYen in the court and the final de cision was rendered. and that the public would thus see how utterly unjustified, unwarranted and wrongful was the attack, of which the com pany was made the victim, and they would also further see that it was the result of a premeditated conspir- acy formed some months prior to its execution. as letters which we have in our possession, written by some of the parties concerned. bearing dates early as the month of May, clearly proved The fact that Mir Graham was the general manager of the company from its organization and had the absolute confidence of the stockholders, especially those of Kansas City, gave him the opportun- ity of which he took advantage to or ganize this conspiracy, which would certainly have been successful had it not been for the determined effort of the officers and directors of this company to defend the rights and in. terests of the stockholders at what ever personal expense and sacrifice
 ''The plot which Graham formed as it now appears from the evidence was to seize and possess himself of the property and work the ruin oi the shareholders of the company which he himself had organized, and in which he had, by his own represen tations. induced the shareholders to invest their money in good faith, while he was making use of his posi- tion and his knowledge of the com pany's affairs to accomplish the de struction of the company, for his owr profit ana advantage.
 Organizing the Fl Tiare.
 ''In the beginning of the year 190s Mir. Graham obtained from John F Hohstadt an option to purchase fol the sum of s600,000 the mines known as 'Tigre Suertado' and 'Comtina. cion,' located in the state of Sonora He organized a Mexican corporation to acquire the title to the property known as The Tigre Mining Com pany,' $. A., and an American corpora ton known as The Lucky Tiger Combination Gold Mining Company. whose stock he expected to sell tc obtain the necessary means to pay for and exploit the mines. He came to Kansas City with the strongest possible letters of introduction from the Miners and Merchants Bank ol Bisbee, signed by Cashier Hood, ad dressed to the president of the Amer ican National Bank of Kansas City recommending Graham as a gentle man of the highest integrity, sount business judgment and thorough, responsible in every way and tha the mine in which he was interested is considered by every one here. ths biggest thing in gold mining evel found in these parts. and one of tn. biggest in the world.
 ~Natnrsi'- such a recommendation enabled Graham to obtain the conf dence of investors in Kansas City.
 crahars Macc Manager.
 'Fror. f4e beginning MT Graham Nas the president and general mana