New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-02
TIE CREDIT MoBlLIER BRIBERY.

Chairman Liberal Republican State COmultIcc'
THE CREDIT MOBlLIER BRIBERY.
MORE DEVELOPMENTS -OAKEs AMEs's LETTERS
IN FULL--HB CONFEssEs TO BRIBING CON
GREssMEN-THE STOCK pIsTRBUTED-SEN-
ATOR Combines SHARE.
10y fBLEGRAPn TO THE TRrnUNEl
WASHINGTON Oct 1.-BelOw will be found
copy Of another letter from Representative Ames o
Massachusetts TO Col II. s. MeCOInb. relative to 'he
Credit MobIier matter which is fac-simile OF pho'o
graph Of the original now in the bands Of MeOOnlp
COUNSEL md forms q very important hnk
An The already quite completo Chain connecting
-sertain prominent indiytdpals with that enormous
maud upOn the public II should he stated IN advance
however that what purporied he letters preceding
this date which given to the public some DAYS
ago, were imperfect and disconnected, aud only con-
tanned portion Of the matter embraced in the original
therefore the astmentOned letters as copied from the
photographed copies are here given IN full as iohows
wAsnSGToS. Jan. 25. 1868.
H. g. MccoMB, esq-Deor Sir: Yours OF the 23d is at
hand, in which you senators Bayard ana FC ,
sDoSeS 70 Fowler bnt not to Bnynrd but will him
soon Y0u say l must not put 700 nluch IN one
-four for from Massachusetts, one Tor OF from
New-Bampshire, one Delaware, one Iennessee, one
Ohio, two Pennsylvania one lndana Que hane, enn ~
have three to place, when shaI put W"erU "n NJ
do no. good 10 a am hsIe o" fink after this div
dend is paid should make our caltd SiOVVVOo 9uu
distribute the stock where 1t VIII project Us; Leu
them have the stock par aud profits made in the -
ture The fifty per cent increase ON the old stock
] want for distribution here. We allowed Dnraht To
place $4,000 three four Of bis friends or Keep
It himself have used this wnere u VII produce most
good for us think In view OF kings Iettr anu WASH
burns here so ID for making our oohd HlVt
dend in foil We can 90 1t Xh peG ro%es 'a froa
Alley BE Ia on The Finance Committee, and can raise
na:S e T we do we can loan our bonds to the
pany, or loan them the money we ger Tor tn1 oos'
OAKEs AMEs.
WASHINGTON. Jan. s., 1903
HIS. McComs-Dear Sir: Yours OF the 2srh is ct hand
Enclosing letter from. or rather TO- Mr. hing 90
fends NAV do in Sew-York COurts be counted on
with any certainty You do lot understand 10y your tor
You say more 90 No WORK I have placed some WIN
NeW-YOrk, OF have agreed 10. You must RENE la'
VI Vas nearly all placed you saw on tns list III NeW
York and there but sN elght III LOT ne 10 piC
want snd Of thai you would nos want me 10 cner less
than ono thousand NJ. TO any one, AHeI Is 0pPCe99
peed them, DC. should tuink that We oueht
60 be able to spare Them with Alley anu ECO ~ tDe
we had credit and debts iucreasng We are now OUT
Of dent and IN good efeG mnse sg Io here are poor
and want their bonds sell 70 ENABLE them 70 meet he
paTment on the stock in the c. NJ have
iold them what they could get dividend and they ex
pct it, think where the bonds ths p1Iues Iece ~,
are the go per cent DIVIDEND we better gye 9 mem
tie bonds 1t will not amount to aDyDhs WIN Us. s0no
M the largo holders will whether tley nave the
bonds certificates. or II the! VIII end tbeir pJs 20
mo Company as they have done before, OF enu the
QuigeY mas Dcen ntItt anu VIC nav b"' ,i
one and oie-tenth that was UnderwoOqs nave tahen
haf Qugley one.loIr u, anu you % @ r 70 ssnd
part 10 him. Yours truly, OAkEs AsHs.
we stand about ike this Bonds, hrst nurIrage, re-
ceiyed on 625 miles. 5000 per mile, OOOO; bonds
6rst mortgage received Is miles, at S4sVO per Ie
$4,000: bonds, first mOrtg gage, received on lo mites az
500 enc 70 s5n 70 pay ~. ,yi @ on IS G. M s.
* OOOOaO; total left, $4,000. Government bonds
e one5at cash 500 0O total S. 10000
rlouf a This Government bonus lSI l"o- !
thirds OF the work done IN ADVANCE oi Tue ''aeh' VIC
desire IT,"
Here follow number of Of persons, evidently
written with pencil. as they very indistinct
The latest letter which is laid before the pubic
Cor the time viii be readily accepted Us the most
important 81 ALL since it answers conelusyey the qD
bling denisls and statements made by parties lhpI
Gated ana shows that the corruption fund OF the Cedt
Moier was used or at least, intended for use TO III
uence members OF Congress The letter, IL viii be OBJ
served ia written nearly one month later than the one
above published It is understood that several letters
1Heryened between that OF jan 80 and the following;
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. %, 1868. |
II q MoCoMB eso.-Dedr SIR: Yours of the Dist is at
hand am glad TO know that you are getting along 30
ctor,iv so that il will be so rich that cannot help
going into t. return you the papers 10y mail t1st you
stock win sell some of it at par. Credit NJ Of A.
don't care sell. hear that Mr. Bates offered ms
AT 500 premium but don't want Bates 70 sell out
think Grimes may sell part Of his at sSO want
$4,000 OF the Credit Mooer 10 sen mere & into ne
law land It is difficult 70 get them 10 90 ~ unless teS
have an interest do sO he cannot help being con
vinced that VIC should not be tnterfered WITH nope 70
see YOU here at New-York the l1th Yours truly
OAKEs AMEs.
IL is asserted that Senator Roscoe Conkling OF |
Eew-York Of the benehcaries In this
Ceedit Mobilier stealing, and t-At a portion Of the
stock which Was mentioned In the letter OF the
sOtb Of January as having been placed In Eew-York
went to COnkng. BE Ia not on @cCombs list Dor are
three other members Of Congress, whose names are
known aud will be made public, together with add
tjonal startling developments in this Credit AoDher
Dusiness by MeComb's counsel when the case again
SOmes up for trial