The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-20

Topeka Investigation Committee Is ex'
pected to be present with original pack.
ages Of money exhibited by York, In
Joint convention as having been paid him
Ex-senator Fowler, Of Tennessee was
sworn and testified that he had q conVer.
sstion with Mr.. Comb and under
stood from him that Mr.. Ames had
the Credit Mobilier stock to be dis
tributed,I 4 and he had been offered the
Credit Mobilier Stock by Mr. Ames, but
declined to receive it because he under
stood from explanations made by Dir.
Ames that taking the stock might bring
his private interests into conflict with his
public duties, aud he wanted to avoid
Mr.. Collax after reading the letters Of
Mr.. Nesbitt stated the first OF the
remittances was in April, and 1t
was expressly for his personal use. The
81 600 bill in the congratulatory letter Of
June was for political purposes and so
was the check in the letter OF July. He then
produced the draft TOR $1,000 dated June
% the same day that he deposited $lS2OO
in bills which was the draft he had sent
TO and was endorsed by the Chairman Of
the Indiana Republican Committee and
another draft dated July 18th which he
had sent 10 and was endorsed by the same
Chairman for $1,000 sent him by BS.
Nesbitt for political purposes that month
stating that these drafts clrcumstantially
proyed two remittances juno and July
and their dates, he then read the follow:
ing aiIldavitaddIng that although his state
ment as published and testified to by him,
had for reasons stated by his Counsel, re-
ferred only 10 the $1,000 in June, the
gentleman showed that his memory was
that Colfax had told him OF both these
political remittauces by Nesbitt.
Tue sTATE or INDIANA,
COUNTY OF ST. JosBPHs, ss.
Ricketson Boroughs, citizen OF South
Bend, in said county and State, being
duly sworn, deposes as follows: During
the summer OF 1868, after the return Of
Colfax from Washington, in consultation
about the approaching political campaign,
he (Colfax) related TO me the circum-
stances Of his having made tho acquaint-
ance OF an old gentleman in New York
CITY by the name of Nesbitt that he
(Nesbitt) stated to Colfax that neither he
nor his friends wanted any ottice-in
common parlance he had no axes to
grind-and he had an abundance OF
means for himself and family, and wished
if Coltax would accept. 10 bestow q
part Of his wealth in such a manner as
would assist Collax in deiraying his in'
creasing expenses incident to said cam
paipn, and then offered him (Colfax) the
sum OF 81 900 or $4,000. lam not certain
which sum, but it was either 81 600 or
$4,000 for such purpose, and that all the
favor he (Nesbit) would ask in return was
that he (Coliax) would call on him Mes
bltt) and take tea with him. l have ire'
ouently spoken OF said conversation to
many Of my neighbors and friends in
South Bend during tho last few weeks,
and having just been informed this even
ing that Colfax had recently made a state
ment in relation to said matter before the
Investigation Committee in Washington,
although L have not seen 1t yet, ! take
pleasure In making this affidavit In proof
that tho transaction about the receipt OF
said money from said Nesbitt in the hope
that it may in some measure serve tue
cause Of truth and help to vindicate the
character Of a just and truthful man,
whom l have intimately known more
than thirty years, against the malicious
aspersions with, which his good name is
asssiled. Twill add further that Col!Rx
informed me during the conversation
above referred 10 that said Nesbltt did
give him 81, 900 or $4,000, am not Ger.
tain which sum, and that he, Collax,
soon after sent tho amount so received 10
the Chairman Of the Central Committee
at Indianapolis.
(Signed) RICKERTsoN BURoUGHs.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
this 18th day OF February, 1873.
(Signed) GEO. HALwARD,
p Notary Public.