New-York tribune., 1873-02-12

one nor do know Of any law oaSes Ames nor anv
obs rson ever gave or offered to give me one snare
shares 9co shares N tsst unfortuna,e have
never seen or received TO the value OF ds
tne ocS or bonds you have read about for the past
Month M nor 100 per cent nor the tenth OF per cent
at par without buying into prospective lawsuit n III
oppld be good investment, II valuable as stock rep
reSented but never having been palntn nor oeIenu.
ant in court OF justice, want no stock at any prce
with q lawsuit on the top OF IT,"
II will be seen from these extracts that publicly
claimed last Fall right TO purchase the STOCK anu
avowed frankly that would have been willing to pay
for 20 shares. If did not buy into prospective law
suit but that no possible profits could induce me to In
vove myself litigation, having over four years before
this speech voluntarily abandoned contract 10 pur
chase at the had stated and on the very rounos
had stated and having certificate, no ownership OF
stock it, my TO the charges then mace e LAC
exact truth
And then frankly accepted also whatever odlum
might attach TO the willingness to purchase and to hold
its stock as then understood It, will add that what
then said last September that neither Oakes Ames nor
any other person ever gave offered TO give me any OF
this stock has been repeatedly printed during this ses
sion with the essential word "giye" omitted entirely
changing It's sense.
Mr. Ames having sworn Dec H. in his original state
ment before the Committee which he declared ee page
a OF the evidence embodied the exact facts that he
could not remember having paid any dividends. now
declares that in June, 1865 check payable TO the
initials IS c. bearer" foJ 2c but not ndorsed py
me nor any one else was paid by him TO me as q cash
dividend OF the Credit Mobilier.
In answer TO this charge, repeat again that have
not the slightest knowledge recollection or belief that
ever this check any other check OF hr. Ames,
till he presented it before this Committees nor that
have ever paid proered by him. directly OF in
directly, in check, stock, bonds u2o or $780, or w. on
any account whatever / further state that 1
have not the slightest knowledge, reeonecuon'
or belief that ever heard there was
or could be any cash dividends on tne
Credit Mobiier till the discussion Of last FALL and am
as positive be Of any fact in the past that Mr.
Ames never spoke to OF this last dividend and never
paid or preferred TO person through any other
channel any check money or bonds on that OF any
other account.
1t seems 10 me impossible and incredible that should
have received the check without remembering that ad
dton to my income and especially In check drawn so
sngulary TO initials and not containing my name at
all nor could have talked to him when he failed as
did about lettg $500 go which had paid him on the
dividend stock, II he had paid overplus OF s7oo
must add that until to-day have never heard OF the
certificate for 81 800 of Union Pacific bonds $50 interest
on which Mr.. says he paid me in January, 1869
and would not have been astounded 10 have been
charged by him with the assassination Of one OF his
family than been by his charges that he had paid
on the stock that had abandoned.
will add that for over four years have spoken In
my family Of this transaction exactly as described
in NV testimony Of jan 7namely that had contracted
to purchase had paid about $500 had heard Of threat
eped and acrimonious litigation among its principal
stockholders and had therefore, abandoned IT without
receiving any dividend certificate but at loss OF the
money had paid upon and OF the fact OF these con
versatiOns, Will produce evidence
THE RANK DRPOsITs JUNE y, 1863.
come now 10 bank deposit of 81 2eO in bills, for
June and the Committee will remember that
really invited the examination OF my bank accounts by
stating them unasked that kept my accounts at the
First National Bank, where all my checks deposited
would be found, indOrsed by me, whether payable to
order or bearer.
Difficult as II is 70 recall all the transactions Of FIVE
years OF public mans life, will state to the Commit
where all the money from deposited from June
a. 1863 and will add that 1t was the month Immediately
succeeding nay nomination for the Office now hold, and
the total deposit 1868 6s and there being prev
ous deposit than the of June, it shows that this
amount was the accumulation OF moneys paid TO me
during the intervening three weeks.
This is also proven by the dates OF the checks de
posted One check was for SIS g. dated June 49, signed
by j. n. Seymour since deeeased for $3.50, dated
June 2 signed by E. C. Cardin and for $500 dated
June H. signed by T. Denny Co., Of them having
the slightest connection with the subject OF nvestiga
ton before this Committee
OF the deposit OF bills for $780, positive they
paid inc by my sepfather Mr.. Matthews account OF
debt he owed In December. 1867 paid s455 for a
piano bought Of Steinway Co., through W. G. Met
zero for his daughter the check for which in the
bank and agreed wait for the OF 1t until the
Summer when he expected to be better able TO pay
After my nomination in May 1868, 1 had numberless
appeals contributions for political expenses in var
GUS localities for processons bands charity religious
aid &C. and had promised TO contribute as promptly
and largely possible to the legitimate expenses OF
the canvass in my sharply contested State OF Indiana
therefore asked Mr.. Matthews to pay me his in
debtedness he could raise IL, TO assist IN
meeting those demands incident to my new position.
During tbs month OF June, 1865 and nearly can
1 the time about the middle Of the MONTH he paid me
sOO bills account and early the next month he paid
another nstament, completing the payment before
Congress adjourned. late in July.
am very confident that this s2O0 formed part Of this
81 200 deposit being part OF my receipts between
the deposits OF June and a. About the time OF this
payment and as / can fix the date, about the
middle OF the month Of June, and very after the
payment Of Mr. Matthew'S was opening my letter mail
at the breakfast table, In accordance with my usual
CUSTOM found envelope within another envelope
pOstmarked Hew-YOrk.
On opening the envelope found IL contained a
letter written by George f. Nesbtt congratulatng me
most cordially and warmly my nomination for the
vcePresidency, and saying that the writer desired
me- conhdentay, the remittance inclosed TO aid
in the heavy expenses the canvass bat wished
kept secret, neither his family any would
ever know il unless told them
Enclosed in this was a greenback, National Bank
note for 1000. 1t gratifying IL was LIBERAL
and holding up the letter and the bill. asked the at
tenton Of all my family to it, and then read then the
letter.
The fact of sending so large bill by mail was com
mented upon. and MAGNITUDE OF gift dis
cussed, when Mr.. Mathews remarked that IL came in
good time, either he l. then, referring especially TO
the appeal Of Mr. Conner Chairman OF the Indiana Re
publican Committee money TO AID in arranging for