The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-19
SCHUYLER COLFAX.
The Alleged Statement Of Gen. Gin
ton 3. Fiske Denounced as
False.
A Relative OF Cakes Ames Denies that he
Exonerated Mr.. colfax.
Some Important Documents tina, May Yet
See the Light.


The journal recently gave circulation
10 paragraph which it claims TO have
copied from HGrper's Weekly To the effect
that Gen Clinton b. Fiske, of ST Louis,
stated, in defense of Schuyler COlfaX, that
two months previous to his death Mr.
Ames admitted 10 him (Fiske that the
charges against Mr. Colfax were false.
IL so happened that word was brought
20 this office Of the arrival at the Grand
Pacific Hotel of gentleman who was in
timately acquainted with Mr. Cakes Ames,
and attended him during the last hours OF
his life. The name of this gentleman is,
for the present, withheld, at his request,
aud we shall speak Of him as Mr. F
When the time comes for his identity 10
be made known. he will not shrink from
coming forward aud will, he promises,
publish over his own name convincing
proofs of the truth of Mr.. Ames state
ment, which have never yet been
called for, but which still remain in exist
ence. A reporter who was assigned ~ in
terview wr. r at the Pacific Hotel,
found him in the office and having re
Quested few minutes Of his time, called
his attention To the editorial paragraph in
the J0uyA& of Friday, aud asked him
whether he had any reason 20 suppose that
ten. Flske statement was true
Mr. = said that he could not bring
himself To the belief that ten. FiSke ever
gave utterancc 10 il, believing the story tu
be utterly without foundation.
The reporter inquired whether Mr.
F. had been a constant companion OF
MIR. AmCs previous to his death lie re
Piled that he had been with Mr Amcs up
to the time Of his death Mr. Amr> had
never minated tp him that the charges
against Mr. ColtaX in relation 10 the tam
Gus = {. check were false. con the
contrary. said he zone week before his
death, aye two days. and / will make
oath 10 il, too, when the time comes. Mr.
Anne, told me that Mr. Colfax had lied
about that check, aud il could be- proven.
Reporter suppose you have no 0hiec-
ton ~ my publishing that statement n,
YOU give t.
Mr. F--Nouc whatever. On the con
trary ! think it high time that some mem
her of his family should contradict point
blank the uutruthiul statements chat MIR
Collar. and men acting iu hi, behalf are
STU busily circulating over his grave. II Is
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H., Xxx, J"' ,..,. a',u.t you, ana theh
showed me are utterly false.
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u'g,. 'uuclu'l'e testimony. These dncu-
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