Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-19
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WASHINGTON CITY:
IHURSD1Y.....se ptem Der 10, Is72.
M'Comb-s MIDDLE.

Mr.. Oakes Ames has addressed letter to his
constituents. denying in positive terms the story
that he had hribed certa,n members OF Congress
to influence legislation in behalf of the Credit
1.-THE charges referred to- made against ma
and some o. my associates in Congress with
Others equally false against the company, were
FIRST made BY Henry >. d Comb. in a suit against
the Credit MObilier, in the state OF Pe1nsvI-
yaria, Tor he purpose OF obtaining money
HTOngfClly rom the company, as every one OF
ne oIhcers and stockholders believed then aud
nov.
All the executive officers of the company and
several OF it, largest stOc khOiders including my
stlf, have answered. in said suit long since under
OATH that TIE charges were entirely false; that
not a single >hare OF the stock of the company
Wa ever given 70 any member OF Congress, di-
Tectly OF indirectly, by me, or any one else TO
IrOw rel-gTate and reafi-m the statement.
with the further declaration that | never gave a
& are of sfOaS OF that any other company,
Or eCtly or indirectly, u any member Of Con
GEES The sworn answers OF myself and these
Other gent men, made and filed in the same
suit, -yiEc si:e by side ia the same record, could
have been published with the charges had it
suited the political purposes Of the New York
Sum
Further, he SAYS that call the legislation ever
asked for in aid of the construction of the Pa
rife railroad WAS granted years before these
alleged transactions"
II further evidence was wanted of the unre-
bribery business, it is furnished in the report
made by George Alfred Townsend of an inter-
view with him on the subject. Mr.. Townsend
went on 10 investigate the Credit Mobilier affair
fer the Chicago TritEHe, and while he seems to
have aimed 70 give an impartial report, he evil
IDENTITY Was prepared to believe that the story
was true; hence his version can be relied on rs
doing no Injustice 10 M'COmb. In the course OF
the conversation the following occurred:
"Colonel M'Comb. what does this line mean in
the memoranda rs published Painter (Rep)
for Quigley, - ,00O?' 1 know who Painter is.
aud suppose the Rep means reporter. Who is
Cuigley.'
Colonel M'COmb.-"Quigleyi is townsman Of
nine. III Wilmington, Del. That has been erro-
ncOusly copied from INV OEanda, in the Sun
u The reTeTtrT who took il down for that pape-
must have been nervous. and he has made sew
CTal mistakes. The names of Painter and Ouig-
ley belong 10 another memorandum. They are
interested with me IN the canal property be-
tween Washington and Alexandria, piece of
pc, eTty owned and controlled by myself, Amos,
Ussley, and some Others"
Again. referring to this memoranda, M'Comb
said:
81 want % add that .Iadcs Carter's name, as
aIpiylng for part Of this stock, refers to stock
IL Tie Cana! company, IL / rightly remember
Mr.. Townsend, in a note 70 this says:
Colonel N'COmb's statement on this head i
Singular, o. say the least. In the published YER
sion OF Oskes Ames' letter, bearing date Ian 2j
l>t>, the rs ne Of Carter appears in regular and
due context Some OF The Washington city peO-
I,e say this j. another person than Judge d K
Cartier, Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court of
the District OF Columbia
II VIII be remembered that M'Comb swore
positively tsat he had copied the "msmoranda"
List OF names OF leading men. TO whom the shares
OF Credit Mobii.er stock had been given, directly
a read to him, name by name, from the COM
pary's books, by Mr.. Ames. Now, it will be
So he a4- = fbn4s 90 Ia III,
10 another memorandum; that some OF the data
refers 70 the Washington and Alexandria Canal
Company; and that, in fact, he is all at sea in
regard 20 tie whole story. In view of his admis-
sioEs OF bluHGering and Mr.. Ames' positive
Cenials, il would seem that the Credit M1bilier
story may be considered as pretty well ex-
piOded-