Litchfield enquirer., 1873-02-06
THE CREDIT MoBII.ER.

Startling developments still continue
 from the Credit Mobilier investigation.
 Evidence tending strongly against Vice
 President Colfax came in, last week He
 had previously denied receiving s12OO
 which MT. Ames had sworn he had maid him. On Tuesday of last week his bank
 account was examined and it appeared
 that, two days after Oakes Ames swore he
 paid him the $12O0, he was credited at the
 bank with $1 ,968. 63, of which $12OO was
 cash and the rest in checks. This cer-
 talnly makes very strong case against
 him and unless he can show that he re-
 ceived the $1200, cash. from some other
 source, 1t must be conclusive MT. Colfax
 has not yet appeared before the com1nit-
 tee in reply, but it is reported that he
 will offer evidence that the $12OO was sent
 him from Indiana for use in the campaign of 6S, then progressing
 The investigation into the Iowa Falls and Sioux city road develops nothing against Speaker Blaine.
 On Thursday MT. Ames appeared be- fore the committee again and testified that Messrs. Kelly and Garfield had tried to have him swear that the dividends they received were loan only. His celebrated memorandum book has not yet been put in but will be produced this week, it is said. He has produced another check paid Sen ator Patterson, of $1 ,S06, and receipt for the 80 per cent dividend in Pacific railroad bonds. The evidence against Mir. Brooks continues to be strengthened, and it ap- pears that he was government director at the time of the large Credit Mobilier dividend of January 1868.
 The investigation by the Wilson con- mittee into the conduct of the Pacific rail- road company and it's connection with the Credit Mobilier, &c. is progressing also. On Tuesday of last week they had before them Mir. Spence, former chief clerk of the office in Boston, who testified regard ing the $126,000 supposed to have been applied to lobbying purposes. Part of this he swore was given to Gen. Dodge of Iowa and part to Senator-elect Wilson of that State, then government director The rest was given to c. s. Bushnell of this State Mr. Wilson denied ever hay received the money and Oakes Ames af- ter adjournment called the witness a d-d liar. Spence testified that MT. Williams, treasurer of company, told him he sup posed the money was used for lobbying purposes. On Wednesday this commit tee had J. B. Stewart, Washington lob byist before them, who admitted receiving $250,O0O in Pacific railroad bonds but refused to tell how he had used them and wasput in custody by the House. The present president of the Union Pacific company was examined and denied ever having used money for lobbying. He called the Ames contract under which 667 miles of the road was built as ''the wild est contract ever made by civilized man." He swore that Cornelius Wendell, a gov erment commissioner appointed by An drew Johnson, blackmailed the company out of $25, 1000, before he would accept certain portion of the road. It also appear ed that the private secretary of Gen. Butler undertook to blackmail the company. Il appears that the present property of the Credit Mobilier consists of some landi near Council Bluffs worth about $150, ,00( and note of the U P. R. R. Go. for two millions.