The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-14
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Exclusively for the Register
NV the Pacific and Atlantic Live.
once, 10 Main street.
WASHINGTON.
The Credit, Nobi,ier Scandal.

WASHINGTON, January Is -foianu
Credit Mobiler Committee held ses-
sion this morning Dawes made q
statement, and admitted having gone to
purchase the bond OF the Iowa and
Cedar Rapids railroad and was told to
buy Credit Mohilier but declined, be-
cause he did not want to buy a law
suit. Charles H. Nelson, Brooks SON.
iu-lsw, testified to having held one
hundred shares OF Credit Mobilier stock
at one time, and subsequently fifty
more certificates, the former dated De-
cember, 1867 aud the latter December,
1868. the first being the original sub
scription to the company; that Brooks
had put witness in the way Of get
ting the shares aud advanced the money,
but that all the dividends were
paid to the witness. Mr.. Brooks
told witness that he could not go in
himself ard got him to 20 in and take
stock. the witness himself never paid
for the stock He gave Mr.. Brooks
security 'or the money but never gave
q note or bond or the amount The
account still remains unadjusted could
no, tell the amount he had received in
dividends: the stock WAS not in the
market when the subscriptions were
made aud cannot tell their market
value; had received altogether $4,000 IN
bonds: Brooks told me that he was en-
titled 10 fiuv share Of It ok by virtue
OF holding the one hundred shares,
and witness went and received them at
that time: ssw Mr.. Dillon, who said
thu money wa- TO 90 to the stock; wit.
ne.s ieprsi,e the collateral security
Dillon's loan has never been adjusted
did no, know that Mr. Brooks had
taken up the D Hon loan; MIR. Brooks
never hal he ownership OF the stock,
or recevei the dividends upou 1t; IN
reuly to an inquiry the witness SAID he
hal not vet sod his stock and d1d not
know how much ne would realize by
the rrsqsact'on o. all the bonda the
witness had received AID turned over
10 Mr.. Dillon, witness owns S@ shares
in the Union Pacific road; witness d d
not appear to be very clear IN his recol-
lection a. to how he counted his dlVi-
deads; there was An understanding
between MIN and Brooks that the latter
was to be benefited by the Credit Mo-
bilier stock. The committee adjourned
till 10 morrow. Among other docu-
nants presented II the committee Was
a letter rom w Hastings, OF CaIlfor-
ma, who proposes TO show, ny compe
tent evidence. that a large shareholder
in the t. ION Pacific railroad had used
IN ,ney and other valuable things, IN
Guiding the stock Of the road, to brine
members OF Congress and to influence
the legislation of Congress. He asks
that the records o. certain suits IN
California NAV he sent for, and suggests
that w. II Barnes, law partner OF
Senator Casserlv, he examined. The
Letter was ordered to he Ill d.
The Wilson Credit Mobiier lnvesh-
eating Committee had number OF
witnesses before them to-day MI.
Ham, the secretary OF the company, Il
TO be examined tomorrow. A resolu-
ton was adopted inviting the attorneys
TO he appointed under the Randall res
olution to be present and make such
su, ge-tions and to render sich aid AZ
NAV he 10 their power. The committee
adjourned till to morrow.
Ex Secretary Bore and the Misses
Bnrie. who have been guess at the
White House for several days past will
leave on the 9:45 P. NJ train for Phlla>
delphia The President, Mr.. Grant
and Miss Nellie Grant accompany them
10 the depot
Resignntiop Accepted.
The President has accepted the resig
nation OF Major George P Sherive.
Pssmsster Of the United States army
10 take eff,c, on the 1t OF July next
with nermission to 60 be, oud the sea,
Ten Dollars Ticket.
The price o. tickets 70 the inangura-
ia, hall has been fixed at ten dollars.
Tn, hall will take place in the new
buil'ing. TO he temporarily erected IN
the Judiciary square at cost OF SO, ,ooo.
The building will be capsble OF seating
500 p--sors. with ample arrangements
for cloar, dining and sitting rooms.