The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-24
SCHUYLER C0lEAXS LITTLE RAKE
The Vice Presidents Twenty Shares of Credit
NOblier and $1,000 Dividend.
Ordway, Sergeant-at-Arms, Banker
in Ordinary.
Ames "Wil Never Say Stock to
Congressman Again"
The Gentle Hoax Stakeholder
to Congress.

The Gentle Hoax Stakeholder
to Congress-.
WASHINGTON, Jan o. 1873.
Judge POland's special committee to inquire into
the distribution Of Credit Mobier stock among
members OF Congress resumed its session this
morning, ana the examination of Cakes Ames was
resumed.
CAKES AMEs AGAIN.
In answer to Questions Judge Poland he testified that
bier but did remember when the agreement
was made was early in the sson BEGINNING Decem,
SS ope se tim
ness cheek Tor 1854 ~ Se check was dated Marcn 5,
Is@s rem; Ssiiysrns ,hs stock NJ SolIas he
he ara he f In the RsGf
Mr. GoiaS check for ST. zoo, dividends on the Credit
%yssns aS" n If s $685. g. t in saG
some such thing about being sorry Tor my msior
had never called witness Tor the Credit Mo6liier
has ready Ss to @ ne Be
ss nc npSa ySu a s Not to my
MIR; coLpAx DENIES THE CHARGE.
Mr. COlfax, who present, said he rcasserted what
the s he now gave
g Dd offer to pay yo% the s z or did you come to
e DID you tell me- some dividends lily, had been earned
per cent in Union Pacific bonds had been declared
Dd ask you to bay he GondsG 1 did
ing for ihe proceeds to you 80,
DS he s%'t as o nSt q
Mobiler stock did not remember what Mr.. Colfax said
h .hS he nfsa % said IN
Ss nj Wna ha
S Mr. waS Mr. Grouse so informed me that You
told him and SO eisgraphed to The New Ne c YORK Tmes
Mr. coaxmnd not t tell you the first week in the SEES
~, THE ENTIRE Truth s ABOUT THIS n,TrrnY
Mr.; Colfax-Mr. Durant says there was also bond
Gates and hold them with your you You are
entitled to them.
payable 70 schuyler cCax; itis the POSSESSION
ehoek was Even hon long ume before the conversation
in June, and the conversation between us about the
gave Mr.. Colfax any bonds or stock in Union Pacific
MI # me % committee viii alloy me-
Mr., Ames again repeated his statement; he had no
Mr. coiIax Requested that the SerseantatArms be
summoned to produce the books and papers referred to-
ahs sS'S
that gentleman was SUBSTANTIALLY correct; his rcCOllcc
ION and his books showed that he had settled with
Mr.. WILSON RECEIVED THE DIVIDEND,
and upon settling the matter returned it, so he Mrs
Wilson received nothing but the $1,000 back and ten
JUDE T9andTThSn say the statement of Mr. VIII
OF %o4E a aa s a so S whi ipp ws &
hum with tn, eighty Per cent in Union Pacific
Tor S2l balance which settled the bonds and inter
est; Mr.. Allison then received check for 5000 dividend
THE CHECK FROM MIR. ALLISON
for his stock and s7 interest the 5000 cheek which Wit
ness gave Allison, he had found with the scrgeantat-
Mr. Coliax inquired il the check given him was
IN: s"Sc7 ns be set n s s M ne ss4
geantatArms and drew ON it to pay the stockholders;
@of s ns aSd S Mo S.a
received his stock certificates at the tive he bopgh,
know why he returned them; the envelope merely con,
nGa not ae cng Mr. Alison a
sum of money to repurchase ne stock upon receiving
them witness Supposed that he Mson did not want
no did hat sp hex Witness @
son a small sum OF money,
j. could be called the grSperty Of eii6eI one;
to AVOID being mixed the lawsuit TO avoid be
ing mixed Up in this Malicious charge Of bribery witness
tho there wSpd Be sse Ea N hin S ng
about another matter entirely.
hin in IsSs IN regard 70 transacton IN Iowa
SENATOR cosKLisc, SENATOR FOWLER BArARD
had been stockholders in the Credit Mober his
or received anything from him; Speaker Blaine he
aS nj r no did na 10 5 ne PaG
was MOI upon the books Of witness at all there talk
O. And he never derived any advantage from the stock
or , The ta X, 4 No sir only in being abused
now. ABOUT MR.. pAwEs'
tied for il by paying slOOabou same as the Others
had m % @ w Of Mr. ; eT ha9g
b Sn S IN s oS w and at a e Ras.S for
mn Did BID YOU pay any dSidends to Mr. Dawes
part-about four hundred, beeve-as he owed me on
Dawes A. In becember ses he received The stock and
dividends, but he dawes got frightened at the Dun.
1858 he got back his 5000 and ten per cent interest Wit
here & 2is fs1 n% y M
for s26s o. payable on demand with interest when MIR
January l56s and The balance a few days afterward
TO sR GARFIELD:
VIII you state TO the committee the details Of the trans.
70 the credit Mot,ier stock A. agreed to let him have
or nman Sssk a par a aae sS in
pay me in money and sold The sleoO bond received
lars from the sale in June received the money dyi.
w due s 4G c @ wc hi
paid 70 him did not deliver him any stock either before
ever realized from IL 1879
O. Has that 1929 ever been repaid to your A. have
rccolc ction OF IL.
q. Did you ever loan Mr. Garfield 1929 A. Not to nv
knowledge, unless he calls this loan which believe
does; ! Will let IL go rs he wants IT,
Judge Poand-Wcll, but II must go as the truth.
Mr. Ames-Wel, the truth IS what telling you:
witness supposed he mad any right the money
SEQ given TO Garfield, ami claimed il; he would
not undergo what Mr. GARFIELD had undergone during the
past month for $780, let alone $50
Judge MerrIck-Ilave you had some correspondence
with Mr. Garfield in the last few days touching this mat
ter A. hardly know what II did touch had not Kept
copies of the correspondence merely put his reply
the back OF Mr. Garfeds letter received the let
ter which General Garfield said DC left AZ the Arlington
Judge Poland-Well, what
bABOuT KELLEYY
Mr.. Ames-He agreed TO take Sl.UO worth Of stock the
transaction Just the that with Mr.. Garfea
received the bond, sold IT, and then received the $500
dividend and paid 10 Mr. Kelley $500 being the
bal In II