The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-10-25

Mere DeveIspme nts-Oakes Amea, Letters
In FaiI-He Confesses TO Bribins Censres,.
men-The stock Distributed.

men-The stock Distributed.
Washington Correspondence New York Tribune
Below will be found copy OF another letter
from representative Ames of Massachusetts
20 Col II. >. McComb. relative to the Credit
Mobilier matter. which is q fac-simile of a
photograph Of the original now in the hands
OF McComb's counsel, and forms a very inn
Portant Ink In the already quite complete
chain connecting certain prominent indiyidu
als with that enormous fraud upon the public.
II should be stated in advance, however. that
what purported to be letters preceding this in
10 date, which were given to the public some
DAYS ago, were imperfect and disconnected.
and only contained portion OF the matter
embraced Ia the orig inal; therefore the last
mentioned letters, as copied from the photo.
graphsd copies, are here given in full, as fol.
lows:
a. hand. in which you say senators Bsysrd and Fow
Ter nave written you in relation to their stock 1
have spoken to Fo~ier. but NOT to Bayard but will
ise mn ,ooI foq can say must not put too much
gone e fGar for Or from Massachnsetts for or
one ONO Two Penn-y lvania. Indiana one Maine
and have three to place which shall pat where
, .n VIII 90 most good TO US am here on the spot
ssr tnls dividend = pa we should make our capital
s,a,ae, ana distribute the new stock where it viii
nid sa. ~ the future The % per cent increase the
pld STOCK want Tor distribution here. We allow ed
pnrAt 70 place s5stsD TO three or tour of HE
friends. or Keep himself have used this where il
XIII gr1aace mos, good for u.s. think. IL view Of
MAXI on bond vidend in full We can do il with
esmes from Alley He Is % The II. Tnanss to
aud can raise money easy q We come short which
hont eslieye we shall AID II We do. loan
get tor the bonus The contract calls for the division
san =, nav. II when sh'i see you in Washing
'on ioufs truly OAKrs ANEs.
The next letter Of Ames to McComb reads |
as follows:
~ WASHINGTON Jan. 30. Isss
hand ineosns etser from T IL fgnrs Of the I.'h
bu n-n str Any 81 here what some %
counted with any certainty. You do no, mnds ps
stand bJ your letter. what have done and am 10 do
have placed some With New Yo %s' or hSrs aors
TO- lou must remember that it was nearly AL placed
but or eight for me to place could n nd, was was
all the world what they wanted they might want:
one thoassni. ~ to any one Ally !. opposed to the
DIVISION o. The bonds says we will need them &C /
with Alley and Cisco As the Finance Committee '"v ~.
lsed 10 be abb to borrow when had no credit and
.ood credit. What say you about the bond DIVIDEND
part Of the purchasers here poor and want their
n The stock IL the q n. have told them What they they
culd get IS dividend. and they expect it, i think
e.t dividend. We better give them the bonds. il viii
q amonnt 10 anything with US. Some Of the large
ertincate~ or IL they will lend their ,uds 10 the
omrany ~ they have done before or lend the monsy
uigiey has been here and hav. got that one and
ne tenth that was Underwoods. I have taken half
ANTS part OF u; at future day we are 10 send
part to him. Yours truly. OAKIs AMEs
Here follow number Of names of persons.
violently written with a pencil. as they are ]
cry indistinct. 9
The latest letter. which is now laid before .
ne public for the first time. will be readily .
ccepted as the most important OF all, since Il
nswers conclusively the clubbing denials 7
nd statements made by parties implicated.
nd shows that the corruption fund of the
redit Mobllier was used, or at least intended
,r use, to influence members of Congress-
he letter. 1t will be observed, is written v
early one month later than the one above
nblished but 1t is understood that several ~
tiers interviewed between that of Jan. 80
I'D the following:
n . ~uc wAsHrseIoS, D. c.. Feb. 20. 1865.
hand: am glat TO know that you are getting slons :
well with Mr.. West hope you will bring il ont ali
tisf-ctory. that II will be 90 rich that we can
= help going iaIo it, return you the papers By
my 7; r.. r. stock. will sell some Of il a. par =
edit y OF A. don't care to sell. hear that MI. !
ltes offered h At 43ss premium but don't want v
.se. e cell out think Grimes may sell part OF
y here. We want more friends in this Coneress q
ID man will look into the Law (and il Is difcult
81 them TO do IT, unless they have an intcrest 10
SOL ie cannot hell being convinced that We should
y " nse ~. With Hope to see you here at