, 1873-08-10
SCHUYLER COLFAx.
The Alleged Statement Of Gen. 0lin-
ton B. Fisko Denounced
as Talse.
A Relative Of Ou1xos AmcS Denies
thnt 1Io ExOncrntcd
MIR. ColtslX.
Some Important Documents TINT May Yet
See tho Light.

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,aro ii, xynch II c,a;ns to nyo copiod from Ua1-
sssi 1yaa,t. =, M'o ,froct lint f,ou. Clinton D.
prs Heehty' To t"o oios, 'a.'s e - s,,,rv.
ilBko' Of Ut: Louis sta'cu IL, oolo"1o .,o,a ~ ~ ,a
aonth Mr.. Amos admitted to him {Fisko) TINT
w" o,. c,araoa w . o,n;nzt Mr.. Colfax wore falso.
'NJ =. .s 'od t,,ot .vord VIVA brought to this
u so napPehua ta'A. WA" go w." 1,sn1no 1roto, |
Of a gentleman who WIS intimately acquaintoo
ain Mr. 0o1roa A,nes md attended him during |
ms'1 s1an. 49, sons =, 1,tn ,fc rho name Of this
tho inst hoafs OF n,D Nv Ao .,;.,',.a,a - t,a
toqueet, aud VIC shall spoak OF him na MIR. ~
WIcu tic ti,no comes for his identity to 10
.,.aa ,.o,r,, Ia will not alr;u1k from coming
1s, uauo nn'" 'n1 ,u; ho n,omuoa nuh,ah ovor 1,,a
own namo convincing proofs ol tue tru'h u LII.
Amos' statomout,- t,-proofs which have mover yos
Ioon ca)tod for; but which still romatn in oxjet-
anoa 4 ronorter WIN was nsepnod to intor-
eneo. tepof''r, WV mas a'9buo1 ., ~ ,,a.
yiow Mr.. r. the Pacific 4otel, found him
it, tho Office, and having requested low min
ntes Of hts time called h attention 10 oha to Tue eal, @
askod him whether ho had any reason to sup
pose thnt Gen. Fiakos statement was true. :.
Mr. r. that 10 could not bring hl1nso't
to it, believing tho story to DO utterly without
foundation.
Tho reporter inquired whether Mr r. hau
boon n constant conpaslion OF hlr. Amos previ-
o1s to his doatl: no replied + thst A. No. 9a n1a oSen
Amcs had never intimatod to him tlat tho
charges agaist Mr Gosa IN f1aa aHaton 10 TO to tho
contrary" said he, cone week before his doatb,
aye, two days, and will nako oath to 1t, too,
when tho time colneB,-ALr. Amen told mo that
Mr.. Cofnx lad lied about that chock, md 1t
could bo proven"
Rcporter-l Bupposo you haVo no objection to
my publishing TINT statement ~ you give III
Mr. F.-None wlatovor. On tho contrary, l
think it high time that some member Of his fam,
lily should contradict point blank tue untr1!thfnl
stntomenta TINT Mr. Cofa3, and men acting IN
his behalf, aro 10 bust1y circulating over hia
grave. It Ia au CnBy Mattor, thoy think, to
asporso Mr.. Amcs because ho IL beyond tho
possibility OF tcply; butt nss1ro you, and thcm
me uro utterly falao.
Roporter-atr Auos, Oh his doath-bed, mado
no a1lusion to tho lnattcr7
Mr.. F.-S1r. Amos. If you will rocollcct tho
circumstances Of lis death, died OF apoploxy,
md waB inuonsible afler tho first attack, to tito
lust momout Of his lifo. Bns about tho last
words that tho poor man spoke In Ills lifo woro
TINT " Colfax Ind liol about that $. q. check"
Heporter-uav0 you over hoard from anybody
who was intimate with AIR. A1nes that lo ever
.oolz back tho charges Ae made agalMt Mr.
C0lfnX1
Mr. F.--Neyer.. From tho worry first ho oz-
pressed himself in tho strongest terms con-
demning tho fnlBehood of which Schuyler Colrax
WAS guilty. It IL. therefore,, utterly Impossible
that ho could have said word about bis charges
being false.
Rcporter-You nlludo to some Testimony which
could 10 produced if necessary. May inquire
It's nature?
Mr.. FL am under promise not to divulge
it. Lot mo show you MY position. Tharo wore
documents in Mr.. Amos' possession which con.
tanned in btack ink the most conclusive
Testimony. Those documents wero seon by my.
self and two other Eontlemen. MIR. Amos toic
me- ho would not Introduce thcn1 unleas biz
Testimony WINS to DO impeaohed. If you roIne1t
hor tho story Of tho investigation, you Will Gu!
to mind SIr. Colfaxs absence, aud the summary
manuor in which tho Investigation ended:
Roporter-Ihoy never wore produced IN eyi
dene., then?
aadxtor Air: rNo yna s,r' c,,f,x ,r,r =, ~,
of those Documents
MI. F.-YoH, sIr; and TINT was tl'e secrot