The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-04
MIR. COLFAx AND CREDIT MOB.
ILIER.
New Testimony on the Disputed fS.
c." Check Question.

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c." Check Question: -
dispatch to the Nov York Ttmcs)
WASHINGTON, July New and very
important evidence in regard 70 the case
Of Mr.. CoIiax in the Credit Mobilier inves'
tigatIon has Just come to light. Mr. John
7. Drew, q lawyer, and member oi the
firm OF Drew, Bliss & Holmes, OF this city,
now at Burlington, Vt, who has been IN
Europe for nearly o year past In the ser
vice Of the Department OF Justice, and
who has returned therefrom since tho ad'
iournment ol Congress, has forwarded 10
Judge Poland, Chairman Of the late COM
mittee, q statement setting forth In posi-
tive terms the fact that he was with Oakes
Ames when the latter presented the ia
nous "S. c." check, that he saw the cheek,
saw the cashier pay 1t, and saw Mr.: AmeS
hand the money 10 Q gentleman IN the lob
by whom he Drew did not know. He de-
tails the facts substantially as follows:
During the Summer Of 1868 he was at
tending 10 several matters before Congress
In one Of which he was especially desirous
OF enlisting the Massachusetts, members.
BE called on Mr., Ames at the House sew.
eral times during the month otJune. On
one occasion he found Mr. Ames In con-
versation with q agentleman In the corridor
in the rear Of the Speakers chair, and near
tho door, in close proximity TO which was
Mr.. Ames' seat. He awaited the conclu'
sion Of the conversation, Of which he
heard onlysn occasional word, from which
he concluded that It referred to certain
cotton cases at New Orleans In which
Mr.. Ames was then interested. Before
Mr.. Ames turned his attention TO Mr.
Drew, he remarked to the first gentle:
man, await moment" and then passed
into the Chamber TO his desk, resppear.
ing very soon with piece Of paper in'hls
hand, when Mr.. Drew Joined him and
they walked together into the room OF the
Sergeant.at-Arms, and stood for some mo-
ments in conversation at the cashiers
desk. During this conference Mr. Ames
rested one arm on the desk and kept run
ming the check through his fingers In such
q manner that It's lace was clearly before
Nh. Drew, who could not help noticing
its purport. There was nothing about 1t
calculated to make any impression upon
Mr.. Drew, except the fact that It was
payable 10 the initials, "S. G., or bearer," ,"
which naturally impressed him as little
mysterious, and temporarily excited his Gu.
riosity. The check was presented and paid
to Mr.. Ames by the cashier. Mr. Drew did
not observe the denomination oi the bills,
except that the one on top was for $500.
The two then walked out Of the room into
the lobby, when Mr.. Ames handed the
money TO the gentleman with whom he
had previously been In conversation. MIR.
Drew at that time was in the habit Of
keeping diary and noting down his daily
transactions and interviews. When he
returned from Europe he mentioned these
facts 10 ono or two persons, and said he
was confident his diary would hx the date
OF his several interviews with Mr.. Ames.
When he subsequently obtained access TO
his books and papers, he found in his
diary for 1868 two entries OF interviews
with Oakes Ames, June 20 and juno %,
1868. 1t was, Mr.. Drew says, on one or
the other Of these days that he saw the
check. II will be remembered that the
check was dated June 20, 1858, and paid
June 29, 1868. It Is understood that MIR.
Drew Is ready TO support his statement
under oath, Il required. This testimony
confirms Cashier Dillon's recollection that
he paid the check TO Mr.. Ames In large
bills, and also supports the evidence Of all
the gentlemen TO whom initial checks
Werc said to have been given, that they
never saw them.