Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-25
Mobilier stock, or did you ask me totake

Answer don't remember now, bu
| know you took It; had loaned Kell,
money prior TO the Credit Mobilier trans
action.
/ Question-How soon can you delivel
me my ten shares of Credit Mobiliel
stock and the dividends9
Answer (Ames producing certificate.
of Credit M0bilier from his pocket
Il can deliver them now, sir, and tht
dividends you can have soon.
Mr.. Kelly-Hand them to the Chair.
man, with list of dividends for my use
Mr.. Ames handing the certificates tC
Judge POland)-If you say You don't
own them, don't see how you are en-.
titled to dividends.
Mr. Kelly-But you say 7 DO own
them, and l intend to make use OF
them.
! Mr.. Ames-Certainly sir; that is
where we agree perfectly.
/ Qnestion-When / receive these from
the Chairman viii | or not be your
debtor?
Answer-Yes, for five hundred dollars.
Queshon-How does that come?
AnsHer-If you receive all the divi-
dends and / don't take my pay, you
will owe me seven hundred and fifty
dollars, which / loaned you. The Cred
it Mobilier stock was paid for by the
first dividends of bonds and the cash
dividends in June following.
Question-Did you ever hand me
check marked w. D. K?
Answer-Yes, sir.
Questicn-WeTe there any other
checks except those marked w. d. K.
and 5. c.?
Answer-Yes, sir.
Question-HOw many?
AnsweT-I can't tell; / see J. f. Will
son indorsed his, and Patterson indorsed
his.
Mr.. Ames to Kelly)-You don't deny
having received three hundred and
twenty-nine dollars, do you?
Mr.. Kelly-No. sir; | don't deny hav-
ing received the money, but deny hav-
ing received the check alluded to by Mr..
Ames. [ cannot remember having re-
ceived it, and 1 don't believe received
it. To the best of my knowledge and
belief did not receive it. / have al
ways regarded the amounts [ received
from Mr.. Ames as a loan.
Mr.. Ames-Didn't you ask me repeat
edly when you would get any more div
idends on that stock?
Answer-NO, sir; do not remember
giving Ames a note or receipt.
Mr.. Ames-What was said when I
handed you seven hundred and fifty
dollars?
Answer cannot tell. [ had asked
you few days before for loan.
Mr.. Ames said that Kelly had asked |
him about the stock dividends.
n q Ordvvau SarUoont ot A ,.,,,ss ofl
the House, was recalled, and explained /
how the business of his office was con-
1ucted. Private accounts had been
1ept with each member, as they fire.
Iuently sent drafts home, etc. He pro-
iuced the books, and under date of June
a, 1864, pointed out an entry of three
hundred and twenty-nine dollars paid
IN check marked "W. D. K, - and
igned by Oakes Ames. He also pro-
luced the check, and testified that he
believed it was in the handwriting of
Ames.
Judge Kelley denied that he had had
meeting with Colfax, Patterson and
fairfield last evening, to determine upon
What course they should pursue to break
IOwn the testimony of Ames. COlfax,
Ie stated, left the city at ten O'Clock
yesterday for Trenton, New jersey.
Moses Dillon and Thomas B. Cheney,
Jerks in the Office of Sergeant alarms
I the House, were examined as to
hecks and entries. The former, who is
asher of the office, testified that he
TOuld have paid a check marked w.
}. K. or s. G. 20 Ames if he had hand [
d it in. Ames made a deposit of ten
nousanG dollars to his private account
4 1868.