Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-21
From the Chicago Tribune,
THE GREAT BRIBERY
Another Statement from
Col. McCOmb.
CRUSHING ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE,
stockholders Of the Credit Mobile,
Confirm his Averments.

Hs holds Worse Letters than tAose Pubi,shsi-
lhod. St6cens had 90, ,OO0-Goe. Wdshburne
Ssys e5O0.eO Was Spent N Brabino Con.
grssa-What an Abyss Of C0rupsiou-i
ponant C0r1OboratiDe 1sstsmonv-Orioin of
'ns Credit Ao1'lier- Interr,e.o sosth HSrv 5.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-THE most uneasy
ana serious scandal which we have vet had
nas unaeslgnedly grown out of the lawsuit of
aaemsy oOms >; McCoMb, OF Wilmington, Del, to
compel the delivery of certain shares of stock
In the Credit Mobilier. " WV
Al At9ociock l walked into the great commercial
yocia'' and gamstors' market in New YORK. The
ruin avenue Hotel, and soon afterwari the hand.
some Col Harry McComb walked in. He was a
R.I' ooy' naive and now citizen of Wilmington,
hona M ahusoine M anu prepossessing from his child
oou "p' no was prosperous enough when the war
.s9au 70 become merchant III supplies, and dis
slnsuisaeu himself by the energy and resolution
wv. wv" "n'cn nc competed with men of greater cap
. ,.a, a1d wnier reputation. He Is saii to be the
sr.S,s..n .S. man ~ delaware. the Duponts, probably
;ep'ou AM MS business at home in Wilmington
ths tanning OF leather. With nm orthodox eJu
.a'io'' ana the best social connections in a quiet
auu sittuous community, he superaads TO the dash.
.as contractor and merchant the simi Southern
"a oue ana spirit OF genial address, maenaninlous
impulses the touch OF honor, aud the car
a.ation' Nature Designed him for large mart IN
ana @ no IS tAe equal Of any to whom ha speaks,
uu eogftsous to all. In New York hs takes a
relatively rs high ss at home luvinc,ble,
Cool agreeable. he is the least provincial
nor,, .o .nost exalted Of men OF his class He Is
"0"'e' natural intelligence. and ease.
INTERVIEW WITH HARRY M'coxB.
oo McComb," said "our spondent .m .
.anu Is to get from you the impartial truth as "a
~ C,evsations OF late made concerning the sum
T, NIoalt Mobiller stock allotted to members ol
~uh.s G.sss about the year 1868 You have seen this
made ~, .o' extracts and the printed memoranda
XmsSs " you upon the back Of letter from Oakes
ra.n's. IN which memoranda 1000 or 5000 shares
,s.s."Veiy' are set down to these persons; Blaine
Ssma.a boutwe'l, Garfield. Kelley. Bingham
ana Is Mn fsttsrson OF New Hampshire, Fowler
Ceased aaen.y Wilson. schofsid, and Kelly the de
w.n w.n % Know il this 10 hoax or reality a.1
permissoli, - 20 much has b,en said alresfiv y
70 sss the tsstamoay" -'''""s
col AcComhs have given nv ts,t;monv y.
:. ~. .. 'ns Commissioners 10 take it by appointmen,
'ne Court The letters from Oakss Ames ar,
my possession, and copies OF them have bes,
-" IN the testimony. But I was sur
r''su TO see the letters and several columns o
s:umony printed hare in the public papers
NV a'e'a'm any agency in that revelation. /
o''o not be proper for me to give you An ords
'se me testimony, unless Mr.. AcNurtris, ooun
's' ior the dsfsncs, conourvsd.
nat Why permit thess terrible excerpts TO q
- sSuSs:t, ~ tney are not parts OF the testimony
"ao injury 70 eminent aud innocent people 2"
col Acc0mb-Thsy are parts Of the testimony
Hna tAat Is the reason Why l can have NO hand i,
..ss'essans their inevitable publicity. SEINE
Soay IN your Profession has bad acosss to th
s'@m'as'oass's manuscript and taken that pax