The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04

bought them, but returned them to wit
ness last March. Dill not know why h,
returned them. The envelope merel,
contained the stock certificates, but n,
letter of explanation Did not remem
her Offering A!lis n a small sum %
lp"ney to lepurchase stock Upon re
eelving the stock certificates from Ali
Hsen witness supposed that be Allison
lIdld not want to hold Credit Motiliel
! stock after suit had commenced. Die
not believe that he witness) had paid {
small sum, five cents or thereahouts, Sc
tit could be called the property of either
one.
Bv Mr. Merrlck 1t was device or
the part Of Allison to avoid being mixed
up in law suit? ITO avoid being
Emixed up with thi. malicious charge oI
: sia,zl,ery witness sllpposed Allison he.
zssss tfidHytf'
there would be an impropiiety in his
holding the stock Received no check
on New York with the certificates Did
receive check from Allison. but it was
about another matter entirely
| Z What was it? "A negotiation
went into with him in regard to a
transaction in Iowa
Aines then testified that Senator Conk
ling, Senator Fowler or Senator B yard
sta aiyh, .i, -,
Mohiiier to his knowledle Neither oi
them ever paid witness anything, Dr
received any thing from him. As to
Speaker Blaine, he had no further state
ment to make. He never paid witness
an, thing. nor did witness ever pay him
anything. His name was noI upon the
books of witness at all. There was
nothing between us and that is all
! Q-And lie never derived anv advan.
tage from the stock or the talk? A.
M. sir; only in abuse
Judge Poland-Well. how abonr
Dawes Ale bought stock, and sell
tied for it by paying $1,000, about the
same as others. The witness had quite
an account with Dawes, having bought
bonds for him to the extent of
SO. 900 or $4,000, and at another time in
vested for him 81 800 in the Iowa Falls
and Sioux City Railroad.
Q-Did you pay any dividends to
Caves? A II think did, sir paid
him 5000 dividend, or paid it in pat
abou> 500. / believe, as he owed me ON
other matters
Q--When was the matter ended be-
tween you and Dawes2 Ain Decem.
ber, 1863. He received stock and d.vi-
dends but he (Dawes) got frightened at
the Duff Green suit, aud we settled up
on the 9th of Dtcember, 1868 He got
back his thousand dollars and ten per
cent interest. Witness here produced q
promlssory note given him by Dawes in
making the settlement, dated December
9. 1858, for S263 O6.payable on demand,
win interest When Dawes purchas ed
the stock he pail $500 Oh the 1llh If
L5annary 1865. and the halance d few
daNs afterward
Judge Poland-Well, as to Garfield
Will you state to the committee the de
tails If the transactions between yOuri
self and General Garfield Ia re gard I'd
Credit Moblher stock? A Il agr ed to
/ let him have ten shares of Credit Moli!.
Yer stock at par and interest in Deeea-
ber, 1867, or JANUARY, 1868 Garfield
did not pay me IN money and | sold the
thousand dollar bond received with the
stock, and received seven hundred and
some dollars from the sale In June
received money dividend OF six nun
dred dollars, which, with the money re-
celveti from the bond, left balance due
Garfield of 1929, which | paid to him.
! did not deliver him any stock, either
before or since He never had stock, ,atd
the only thing he ever realized from it
was 1929.
Q-tias that 1929 ever been repaid to
You? Al have no recollection of it
Did you ever loan Garfield 1929 =?
A-Not 10 my knowledge, unless he
calls this loan. which believe he does.
| will let it 90 as he wants it.
Judge Poland -.'Well, but it must 90
as the truth" Mr.. Ames-''Well, the
truth is what am telling you" Wit
ness never supposed he had any right
to the money-the' 1929 given to Gar
tield-and never claimed it. He would
not undergo what Garfield had under
gone during the past month Tor $685.
900, let alone 1929
Judge Merrick-"Have you had some
correspondence with Garfield in the last
few days touching this matter ~ A.
81 hardly know what 1t did touch. Had
not kept copies of the correspondence,
Merely put his reply on the back OF
Garfield $ letter Never received the
letter which General Garfield said he
left at the Arlington"
Judge Poland-Well, what about
Kelly?
Mr. Ames-Iie agreed to take 81, 900
worth of stock The transact N, in
amount and detail, was exactly similar
to that with General Garfield Witness
still holds stock Tor Kelly, and supposes
that lie (Kelh considers himself enti-
tied t. il and the dividends.
Judge Poiand--Well as to ScofielQ !?
Mr. Ames-Welt, his case is similar
to that of Dawes. Did not recoliect
how lie settled with him; the matter
Was settled, howevT
Judge P ,land-!' What about Bing
ham y Ames-"W ell, his statetnent
is substantially correct Witness re-
ceived $4,000 from Bingham TO invest
in Credit Mobilier stock, and 81 invest.
ell it, Bingham received the ben, fits
aud dividends from it. At one time
Bingham wanted to sell his Credit M
ii,ier stock, but witness advised him not
to do it. AS to j F. Wilson, OF Iowa,
witness had nothing to say different
from what Wilson said, aud he did not
desire to make any qualifications Of the
statements of that gentleman
| judge Poland-Thcre Is one gentle
man whose name appears on this list
who we have no right 10 quire
about. and that is Painter. Ames--
Well. Painter had a right to buy stock,
ana did bn, it He paid for it, and re-
ceived a dividend.
Judge Poland Does he hold it now |!
Ames-l hope so--no. betie,e he has
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