The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-15
THE CULPRIT C0LFAX.
HIS ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN HOW he
GOT THAT $1,000.
What is Thought Of His Defence.

What fs Thought of His Defence.
Vice President Colfax, who asked "a sus.
pension of Judgment" upon his case of SEEM
Ing perjury, made bis promised defence be-
fore the Credit MobllIer committee on Tues
day last. His explanation Of the manner In
which he came to receive and to deposit ln
bank $1,000 just about the time that Oakes
Ames says he gave him the check payable to
"s. c." for that Identical sum Is given with g
minute circumstantiallty.
Just about the time June, 1857 that Mr.
Ares says he was jotting down In his memo.
randum book (Which he now produces) en-
count of dividends upon his Credit Mobilier
stock, and drew the check marked "S. c."
upon which somebody got the money, Mr..
CofaX was In the receipt, by mall, of q $1,000
greenback or national bank note from an al
most entire stranger, deceased paper dealer
In New York, who desired In that wsy to testt-
fy his admiration tor Mr.. C0lfax personally,
and to put him in funds to meet the In
creased demands upon his purse consequent
upon his nomination for the Vice Presl-
dency. This wtndfall, IL appears, hap
pened to Mr. Colfax at the breakfast table, and
the one-thousand-dollar bill was exhibited to
the members of Mr.. Colfax'g family, two of
their recollection Of the TACT. Just about the
same time Mr.. Matthew'S, Mr.. Colfsx's step
father, repaid to his step-son the sum OF two
hundred dollars, previously borrowed from
him. These two Gums just make the amount
OF twelve hundred dollars az that time depos-
lted. In bills, by Mr.. Colfax In bank. and also
agree, curiousy enough, with the amount OF
the check which Mr.. AmeE swears Mr. ColiaX
at that time received from him-a coincidence
which, If not accidental, suggests the idea
that Mr.. Ames must have been witch at
guessing, In order to hit upon just that time
and amount as the basis oil his charge against
Mr.. Colfax.
ExpressIona OF the Press tho Vice
Presidents Defence.
[srom the New York Heraldl
The Vice President has at last brought for
ward his allbI on the twelve hundred dollar
matter, which Hoax Ames has charged him
withal. II Is curious alibl. A Mr.. George
F. Nesbltt, who is conveniently dead, is q
Matthews, the step-father OF Mr.. Coliax, who
is alive, Ia only two hundred dollars worth.
Indeed, 10 certain way, Mr.. Matthews is
part of the whole amount, for he saw the
thousand dollar bill come out Of the letter the
bright morning he paid Mr.. Colfax ior pisno
to the amount OF two hundred dollars. Won
derfu coincidence Handy old chap, this
was to come from three persons In dinerent
States q week ago, and now 1t comes to Q
thousand dollar bill laid on coffin and two
hundred dollars on plano. Old Hoax has
not produced any receipt, but his clerk is In.
duslTiously searching and Hoax will not
swear that he does not possess IL. Is old 1ago
medItatlng another great surprise
FIRM the Tribune.l
We fear that there will be very pan-
eral feeling OF disappointment at the rasui. OF
Mr.. Colfax's defence before The Credit Mo-
bilIer Committee. Much was promised and OK
pected; very little has come to pass, II Mr.
Colfax be innocent, be is the victim Of q con-
spiracy stretching over many years, ar
ranged with consummate art, and having no
motive which an impartial observer can oils
cover.
From the Commercial AdvertiserI :.
1t will be remembered that public opinion
| was "suspended" some time ago at the re-
quest oil Brothers pomeroy and Colfax. Inf0r-
| nation reaches US that within the last two or
| three days 1t thas been cut down and found to
was hung up.
tFron the New York world.l
The defence of Colf,x sinks beneath pity,
posted by Colfax, June "a, 1868, he pfetends
to have received, or rather $1,000 OIL, asiDgle
greenback, as q present from George T. Mes
blLt, OF New York, now dead, 10 letter now
destroyed which the writer said he wrote
without the knowledge OF any other personl
The defence ls palpable lie, Of contemplate
| lDgenuily. He forLihes 1t by the recollection
| II true, shows that even then Colfax knew the
measure of his guilt, and Within bis own fam
| lily circle was hypocrte. These be thy gods,
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