New-York tribune., 1873-01-21
THE CREDIT MOBILIER.
FONDNEss OF THE COMMITTEE FOR MR.. BRooKsS
CAsE-QUEsTIONs WHICH OUGHT TO BE IN
YESTIGATED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsUsRl

CASE-QUESTiONS OOubl ~ DE- '4'
VESTIGATED.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TREsuNEl
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20-The Poland Credit
Mobilier Committee appear take special pleasure In
dwelling upon the of the Hon. James Brooks Ihey
direct most OF testimony in that direction and traV
erse the ground again and again. To-day sidney
Dou President Of the Credit Mobilier and Director OF
the Union Pacific, was examined for over an hour'
with very trng results The facts about the $50 shares
which Mr. Brooks got for his son-inlaw, Nelson, are
already fully known and not disputed There is great
deal of mystery however, hanging over the uansac-
tions of other members yet the Committee go on day
after day. with tedious inquiries into all sorts OF unm-
porant details in Mr. Brookss case, while they pass al
the others by. after the merest surface examination
The case of one member has not been touched on at
ALL The Hon. Samuel Hooper of Boston was all along
one OF the largest holders OF Credit Mober stock He
got as single dividend, 100000 His connection
with the corporation has been investigated only lH
enough to from Oakes Ames that he was one Oh e
original stockholders. When a witness ike the Hon'
James F. Wilson eses that he made haste to get out
Of the Credit Mobher when he learned how it was
making ts enormous profits II would DC wen
for the Committee TO inquire OF members OF
Congress who remained in the whether they dd
so with full knowledge OF the frauds 1t was perperatng
upon the Union Pacific Railroad and the United staes'
Another important inquiry has thus far been over
looked The of Credit Mobiier stockholders ought
to be carefully scanned, and Its officers ought 10 Dc
closely questioned as to who they and how they got
into the Company. Perhaps there are more orothers
law OF other kim Representatives Of Members OF Con-
gress the list.
The Credit Mobilier Committee No. had no VII
nesses before them to-day. Most of the time OF the
members was spent in the House, it being day OF I'M
portance for the business OF that body. All the tmo
the Committee were sitting the doors were closed 10
outsiders the members and the two attorneys
nd Aaht
vas appointed to-day-being engaged in the ex-
animation of two trunks full or books
and documents here by Mr. Rollins, the Secre
tary OF the Union Pacific Railroad, VINO arrived iast
evening The Committee want to obtain fuu UNDER
standing OF the contents the books before beginning
the examination OF Mr.. Rollins. The Committee were In
secret session at apartments OF Mr. sheabarger TINS
evening to consider the line of inquiry they should
adopt for the future They expect to begin Mr. Ronss
examination tomorrow
TESTIMONY OF PRESIDENT DILLON BEFORE
JUDGE PoLAND's CONMITTEE-MR. AMEs's
OBLIGATIONS.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATcH.I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--Judge Polands Com
mittee resumed its session this morning. Gen.
Ranks having returned to the city, with the
Committee for the first time since the doors were
opened.
Sidney Dillon the first witness sworn He testified
that he held stock in the Union Pacific Railroad Com
many: had been q director OF the road, ana on tne
Executive Committee had been a stoekholder In the
Credit Mobilier Company and is now President OF the
concern: became connected with the Credit MoDlller
about a year after its organization knew that shares
were nut into the hands of Durant and Ames to enable
them 10 fulfill contracts which sthey had previously
made; witness one OF the sgners to the paper
assigning the shares to them did not remember the
names OF the persons whom Ames said he was under
obligations TO-
O. Do you remember anything being said about him
being under obligation TO members OF Congressf A.
think there was but do not remember of any names
being mentioned think Ames said he was under obiga
ton TO Mr. Brooks was positive however as to the
extent OF his obligation 10 Mr. Brooks knew nothing OF
snv negotiation between Ames and Brooks; does not
know why Brooks transferred the shares TO Neison as
IN the 30 additional shares issued 70 Nelson by
the Company Brooks to witness one day
and told him that he had received 100 shares
~ stock from Durant and under the rule
authorizing the increase he was entitled to the niy
shares witness promised to consult the Drec
tors did So they agreed TO let him have them; MI
Brooks then said he transferred his interest In the
sbares 20 Nelson who TO get the shares; at the
same time he borrowed witness to pay for the
stock Mr. Durant paid for the stock transferred TO MIN
nv the Company witness had papers belonging 10 the
Credit Moblier had intrusted them TO Mr. Ham, the
secretary to the OF his memory Mr. Nelson pad
mar and interest for the additional shares never knew
of large dividends being declared on Credit Mobier
stock dividends were declared under the Ames contract
the Directors signed paper authorizing the Issue Oh
eftv shares additional but did not remember whether
the name of Mr. Brooks Mr.. Nelson was used; the
paper was signed by Oliver Ames, Samuel Hooper,
Atkins and Williams, OF Boston, ana others; Io
not remember Of either OaKes Ames or Alley signing the