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among the number who sought an in
tercst in this scheme long before the dis
tribution was made. lie and the other
| Christian statesmen were quick to discover
il was q good thing, and they piled Mr..
AMEs with solicitations rs soon IA his con
tract was secured, knowing in advance
that the direction Of the road was to
change hands, and that this huge job was
the inpelling motive. When this disclo-
sure is read by the side of CoLFAx's pre-
pared statement, his shameless lying Is at
once apparent. But that is small compared
| with other revelations which do not de-
pend upon Mr.. AMEs Mt all.
ON the 1ith of January, Dr. +. e. Dr.
RANT, one of the original corporators and
Vice-Prcsidcnt Of the road, appeared on
the stand page 16D:
"Q-Dld YOU learn anything from him mfr.
AMEs1 in reference to whom It lthe stock for
distrlbution in Congressl was forf Al hoard
MIR. AMEs speak of u two or three times. lie
had list of names that | remember; Mr. COT
FAX was one. do not know who else. l did
not nay amy attention to II.
"oHDo you remember any other names be-
sides that Of Mr. COLrAxf Al do not. MIR.
CuLF,x's name struck me, hc beng promi-
ncnt man. That is how l came to remember
that name
Thus when there was no object to de-
ceivc, Mr. AMEs had made known to one
of his associates in the road, whom he sub
sequcntly displaced, that Mr. CoLFAx and
other members of Congress were TO he the
bcnellciaries of the stock which was as
signed to him as trustee. SO he Also in
formed Col. McCoMn.
After the conflicting testimony which
had been given, and when the public eye
was hXCd on the committee by the re-
moval Of secrecy from the proceedings,
they began 10 realize that the investigation
was no child's play, and that they would
be held TO stern account for the work to
be done. Mr.. AMEs was recalled on the
I'D of January, and more strictly intorro-
Hltcd page 2i9l
"o.-The committee wish to inquire lttlc
! more IN detail Ia relation to those various gem
! tlcmcn In Congress whose names nave been
| connected with this matter. " III YOU state to
| the committee In reference TO the conversation
! that took place between you and Nr. COLtAN IN
regard to the Credit Mohilier stock y; | can,
/ not rccDlect the exact cunNcrsatun. agreed
| To- get for Mr.: CoLfAN twenty shares uf Credit
/ Mohilicr stock.
"Q.~Do you remember wha' time that agree
mont wasr A.-No, sIr; do not.
! "Q.-Do you think 1t was apout the COM
menccment of the session Of Congress of 1867 IS
"oE-You asrced to get for him twenty shares
! Credit Mooilier stock. what further was done
] Al got the stock and received a dividend on
/ it u 80 per cent. in bonds. went to MIR. OolfiX
aud he gave me a check for the balance To pay
for the stock account and the bonds. He gave
/ me u check for fIA and some odd cen :.
"Q.-Did you sell the bondsf Al sold the
20. lie was 10 have the stock at par? A
"Q'-Can YOU give MS the dste of Ills check +,
| Al think | can. think the check was dated
| March B. lrb,. and was for taA.i2.
20. How did YOU Keep your accountsf Al
nHH flHfHTFH ~ aHFH fFa q
"Q.-Aud this paper you have In your hand Is
the original memorandum made at the time.
"Q.-What Is II taken from? A.-From my
| memorandum made at IN time. The check
/ got from the Scrgeant-at-A Arms. He gave me "A
check on the Sergeant -at-Arms for shA.72
g. This. cheek which he gave YOU paid for
"Q.-were there dividends ON that stock after
watdf A.-rhcrc WIS one dividend. There
were other DIVIDENDS In stock whlcn ! never
! deli, d To- him, There was a dividend in cash
IA June. which Idtt lay 20 hun.
,"C. low large was that' A.-Twelve hun
"Q.-Hayc You any receipt or voucher for
| that A. NJ. -ir; gave aim a check on th"
ser-eant-At- Arms, ami 1t Is charged 70 me there.
! "Q.-At the time you paid him Sl,4J, or gave
! him check uuon the Sergeant alarms for that
mount. did Mr.. ColfaX und,rsta that TINS was
] "a dividend on his Credit Muhlllcr stockI Al
suppose so. That {, ichdt Il ,Ods whether he
| understood tho matter ts more than know;
70. Have y1u any doubt that YOU told him
a
suppose man knows Il thing don't tell him
/ over again
Mr.. CoLFAX was present during this eX-
animation, and lac concluded to try his
hand on the witness, but with this pre-
face:
81 want TO give notice IN advance that although
1t j. difficult tu prove a negative, Yet | think |
/ VII he able 20 prove that did not receive the
20. You Say that YOU paid me sl,eoo by a
check on HE serge an t-at-Arm-t Al ! did.
! "Q.-NhIre WAS when you paid met Aldo
! not know. cannot sHV. me th,,h Is IN the
! sergeant -nt-Arms room.
Q. Nuw, when serted IN my testimony
that'l had never received dollar from you, why
. did you not contradict me then, and say 10 the
/ committee tnat you had paid me a chcck Of
. Sl,9nt Al was NOT in position to coutradic
. YOU. because / had not examined my minutes
ana refreshed my recollecti'n;
lid not tell YOU the first OF the present
ses sion that wanted you To tell the whole trut h
about the ma,tert Ava, hlh l hdce
% Why not have done 50 at Grst why
| didn't you tell : when was here and gave my
testimony Why didn't yuu state that you had
paid NE sl,sOJt Al dtd not wdn 70 dispute
vou.'
After a long and tedious wrangle, in
which Mr. CoLFNN in vain tried TO extract
an admission from Mr. AMEs that their
contract was of, and during which Mr..
AMEs told him he had heard that suggcs-
tion for the first time from his lips at
WoRMLEYs after the investigation had be
gun, Mr. CoLrAX concluded by saying:
81 want again to state to the committee. IA I
before stated, that do not ttnt,uID before hc
wa uO-itlNcl ever having received one dollar
/ from Mr. ANS, ana hope 90 be- able 10 prove
That iaCt. ut"h there II a MISTAKE IN the slate
u.ent Mr. ANls makes
This episode concluded, the Chairman
resumed the investigation;
"Q..Arc we To understand in relation to this
matter bet~ cen YOU and MI COLFAN-and We
want yoI to testify from your recollection
whether YOU understand that this contract
/ about the Credit Mobiiier stock was tUcrre-cind
cdF Al do not llect II.
do you now remember anything in CON
ncctiun with any conversation between you and
Mr.. t0LtAN IN relation to putt ng an end to #.
or being OF. A.-hOthIng except "A casual re-
mark, There HgUu mas be'H any neJOtI tttOH
dL1m hlrng Il ~, or an GyTtcmcd about H.
"Q.-What do you think that remark was
just what he SAID Al have no particular
TeCollcCt ion Of It.
"Q. Have you any recollec ion2 Al do not
think have. think what did was what got
from hun tts lriHi'I
"Q.-llaye YOU nnv impression Of any such
thing being said between you and hinf A
do not think | have uniu utts uutt,T. am
wiling 10 We IL 20 any way Air. COLFAX
pie ases, 10 call II OG or cal 1t on
At the conclusion Mr.. AMIs submitted