The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-30
POLAND'S COMMITTEE.

Scenes and Incidents Yesterdn y-HOax
Ames Very Forgetful-Anothcr Receipt
from Patterson-Colfax's COunsel-HOax
Anxious to Save Garfield.
Judge Polands Investigating Committee spent
three hours to-day in trampling upon the political
corpses Of Brooks, Garfield Kelley and Cofax.
cakes Ames acted as undertaken and drove the
las. nail into the cofins of the distinguished dead.
james Brooks ghost Is not content to rest in peace
but revisited to-day the scene Of its torture, in
order to make another statement, which did not
materially change the case OF the delunct. The COM
mittee kept harping for half an hour the old
theme of Brooks fifty shares ana examined the
white-headed Dillon on the subject. Dillon, who
processes to be not man Of details, told the same
story Of forgetfulness as he did when he gave his
testimony before.
Congressman elect Hale, from New York, fat,
good natured looking old gentleman then appeared
before the committee and stated that he came
the friend and counsel Of Vice President CofaX,
who, he said was now engaged in
THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF HIS PAPERS,
and would personally come before the committee
in a few days to make another statement. The
''lriend and counscln did more harm than good to
the case OF his client. Swain, the cashier OF the
First National Bank, was again put the stand at
the request Of Mr.. Hale, but his testimony was
quite immaterial IL appears that Colfax's line OF
defence will be that the 81 200 deposit June -,
1868, was not derived from credit Moblier
stock, but was contribution for election
purposes Cakes Ames looks pityingly upon
the desperate efforts OF the champion smer
to extrlcate himself from the meshes OF
deceit which he has woven, and the committeeman
regard Colfax's case a hopeless one.
Cakes Ames was in sulky, uncommuncative
mood. He was put on the stand, but the truth was
drawn from him only by piecemcal.
SENATOR PATTERsoN's CASE
is so bad that he could not make 1t worse by pro-
ducjng another receipt for s2,32s. As credit
Mober dividends, in the handwriting OF the New
Hampshire patriot, Ames account in the books
Of the Sergeant-at-Arms was agaih examined.
Judge Poland interrogated Ames with regard to the
different checks by which he drew out the $4,000
deposited with the Scrgeant-at-Arms. Upon sew
eral OF these checks, which were simply made out
to bearer, Ames could give do information, except
that they were handed as dividends to those Con
gressmen who had Credit Mobier stock, Garfield
among the number; FOR" said Ames 'they all
received their dividends" But the most interest
ing part of his testimony was his account of
different
CONVERSATIONS WITH GARFIELD AND KELLEY.
lie related how these gentlemen came to him
and implored him To make his testimany in accord
ance with theirs, and call the Credit Mobilier
transaction merely a 'loan.r GARFIELD In particular
besought him to save his reputation by not making
the damaging exposure Of the facts For the sake
Of form he gave Cakes Ames a check for the amount
received by him az dividend, In order that he
might say he had paid back loan. Ames
| tore the check In his presence, and had no
objection to saving GarheIds reputation provided
he was not called upon to sacrifice his ewn. There
Is daylight wanted yet on Dawes Credit MobIer
transaction. owing to the tacit conniyance OF the
committee Oakcs Ames has so far succeeded in his
efforts to screen Dawes whom he wants to sec
elected to the Senate from double motive-nrstly
Ames is personal friend OF Dawes, who is a FRIEND
OF the Union Pacific Railroad; secondly, Ames
bears no good will to Boutwell,, who mas done hi,
best to stem the tide OF the Credit Mobiliel