, 1873-01-10
CHICAGO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1873.

noxt wooh: Horny @. Clano, Assistant gecrola-
~ to tho TruBtooe, lnior Amos control: noorgo
4. Konnody, bookkeopor, and Charles Noilson,
aop9.llllaw t,9,lla~ OF Hon. Jaos Droohs havo boon
M'coMB's STATEMENT.
:, Moomb aaid to tho Committee that in Ills
oloar Judgment II was hardly necessary for him
to reply to anytlng that Alley could uay about
carry tho nntfdoto with tho bano. Tho witness
WAS willing to staud on Lin character. 11o said
tho oonversation botweon Alley and Drooha
about tho lattor procuring fifty shares Of Credit
Durant loft this country on tho 8th Of January.
1868, and returned on tho 9Th Of Marcl,, 1866
THO understanding Of the witnoss WAS that tho
Aoid 1iity shares wero put In tho namo OF
<.a nrooh9 a asonia No]sos mrooks Ind 10
tho Hanlo Will, his own check for 81, 900 and lis
draft for 9,Q00. nnt.1rng ia 1868, which draft
Drools paid jan: 2o 1899: ,on the .day Brooks
given to his sons-in-law, 200 shares Of Union
Pacific Railroad stock, mid ST. coo In first mort
gago bonds, In addition to 100 sharos Credit Mo-
biler ntock,. aud that between Dec. 20 and ian. 8
Railroad bonds and ai1 Thousand Union Pacific
railroad stock boing about $40 per cent on tho
loo ehnroH Of Credit AIobilior atock. Tho wit
moss had rofroshel hiB memory about tlogo facta
Qf cAttli14uluk Lllb DQOHH u InOmaa u. Dut1ut.
Brooks was appointed . Government Director Of
tho Union Pacific Railroad Oct. Q, 1867, Two
months and twonty-tfree days before ho bought
the stock: Droolia was roappointed by President
johnson five months afterward,
h1r. McCrary asked whetler tho witness know
that Drooka had paid for tho sloels
Tho wisnouu replied TINT ho did not 500 Brooha
mako tie payment; tho entries in DurantR
books being mado by Arr. Crane Lis private scc-
rotary nn yur,a sa TSh dds onToa ho Witness eaw
Of ono hundred gharos did not ontitla Brooks to
fifty more shares. M'Comb mentioned tho I'M
portance Of having tho books Loro, and tho dill
Alloy aaid ho believed al tho booka woro in
Philadelphia, and tl1oro by direction Of tho
Court, and woro not In Harris' hands ut present.
M''oon5 said 1t appeared by the sworn state
ment OF Prosident Dillon, attoated BY Ham, tho
Treasurer, that therc wero no other books ID hia
hands, but ono casl-book, ono general ledger.
md ono lettor-book OF disbursements rndor tLo
Ho1ie contract. TheBe wero what llo wanted,
and tho othor books would not DO produced
hore unless specially ordorod.
The Chairman required nf'Comb to mako o
list of such books as ho wanted. M'Comb said
he would do so.
The Chairman said that, boing dcsirous Of
bringing this Investigation to close na speedily
ing the sessions Of tho House.
Alley said Tint the books aro in PHILADELPHIA,
and that ho had oxalnined thom thora himaof.
Judge Black remarked, Then tho statement
was manifeBtly false"
Alley reported that ho aaw them in philadel-
phia in MoA1urtrie's Office, thoy having been
brought to that city tc<so used IN Court.
The Chairman said IT would be timo enough
to call for tho books whom a refusal was madoto
produce them boforo tho Committee.
Judge Rlacl again referring to tho affidavit
previously alluded to, aaid it was oithor mis-
taho or Lie about those books.
oAll AAoy' iraply'ng 1atd h9 would not accuse any,
He lad seen tho books himself.
MComb uaid lo had letter from Crnnc, AS
siatant Secretary to tho Truatcoe which ho
would liko to have rcad.
havo Crauo before tho Committee, porhaps Ehoy
had better not receive tho lottor at this time,
The Committee adjourned until Monday morn
ing.
Tho ..lottor MComb wished to offer ia as fol-
lows:
No. 90 NASSAU arnEEr, [
,,1,a, .,o rxl;1. NEw ,n;;., xo;nk, Dee 2s 1s'2.j
DEAn SIN: Yours or tic a7th insians receiyca and
contents noted. In relation to Tho Credit h1obior
tho memoranda Dec. 90, 1867, that received Jnrnos
nrooas check for 8 md draft for ooo due Jnn
to his sop-in-law, Chaslos Il. wiaon. TOO 1 aharca
q, q stock Of the Credit h1obilier Of america, md
zoo ahnpss Of Of 9osk Ms e the Union Pacific Railroad
ono hundred Credit Mobiler atoeE s1sooo 10 Hnon u lon
find by tho nesnorsndurp, that tho draft reforred to
above was paid Gy Brooks Jan. 40, 1868 tLus con-
r1ning my recollection as to tho fact that to trousae-
-,77-~. Il. 3. CRANE.
K1NnsLAND's LETTER.
Tho following iB tho reply Of 7. B. Kingaland,
oaahior and managing maii-of- -buginoBs. il Now
f0r|t, OF Lin Hon. ,TnfunH HrnNkH tn h1t