Evening journal., 1916-12-06

September 20. 1918, accepting an in
vitation OF Miller to attend a meeting
Of the directors OF the exploration
company. He said that he had attend
ed that meeting but denied making
any formal statements 20 the board.
and could not remember having heard
his report 60 Miller read at that meet
ing. He said If that personal report
had been read al that time and place.
he would have made immediate pro-
test
A. ]. Menard, OF Tuczon. Arizona.
chief clerk of a number OF transpor-
tation companies. said that he went to
Peru in November. 1912. and met Nc
Cune in Panama, completing the trip
10 Peru with him and visited the
Maranon River holdings OF the eN-
ploration company. He said he re-
mained there until September. 1913.
He said he accompanied McCune as
the latter's assistant in his explora-
tion of the gold lands Of that country.
Witness said he could not recall
the maximum number OF men employ
ed on the mining work between March
. anu Al'HNNAAAU'AH ANAhf NnNiH statement
Mr.. Curley said took him by surprise.
District Attorney Curley asked Men
ard II. on Saturday last witness had
not told the District Attorney that
the maximum number of men en-
plOyed on the Maranon River works
was thirty or forty at the outside at
any one time"
The witness replied that he had
not made any such statement. but
that the District Attorney asked him
how many men he saw there az ans
one time. Finally, the witness said
that he did not see more than thirty
or forty men employed on that prop
erty at any one time"
Witness said that he saw no test
pit OF a greater depth than would per
NIT of his standing on the bottom
and pulling himself out by his hands
He said he had seen approximately lS1
Of these test pits.
On cross examination by Mr.. Wise
he said he had had about two year.
lprevious experience In the mining bust
uess. Witness. said there had been Z
number OF inclined pits. but could nor
fix the number. He said he had visit
ed all pits on the property Witness
said he was not in charge of thi:
work, but was a kind of handy man
He said his knowledge OF the number
Of pits was based on the marks OF
the maps, and acknowledged that h,
did not really know there was any spe
Nhc number OF pits there
In answer to questions by Mr.. Ball
I he said he did not see NJ. Miller
! there or until last September. and tha
he had made a report TO him Of wha'
he saw in Peru.
Menard was on the witness stand
/ recalled by the government. when th,
noon recess was taken.
AT yesterday afternoons session o.
court w W. Bennett. OF Dover, ~ II.
/ secretary and treasurer OF the Preu
Wan Exploration Company, was called
TO the stand. He was asked to identi
! fy copy OF South American" an
English publication. which he sal,
Miller instructed him to mail TO stock
] holders Of the Peru Placers Inc
The issue was that OF July. 1914
and the copies were marked and con
tanned a paragraph telling OF the &C
quisition of claims In Peru and O
brilliant prospects Of the Peruvian
Exploration Company.
Bennett was cross examined b.
Henry A. Wise. counsel for McCunt
relative to the period Of duration h
was an officer Of the gold mining con
panies and the questioning develope
that at one time he was an employe {
the Miller. Franklin Company. II
was also asked about the bringin
of copies Of the report to this city 70
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Peru Gold Placers. Inc, when he wa
secretary Of the meeting.
He was also questioned about III