Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-01-15

evil design ths, refused to pay one dol.
lar. I'D .H a a--
Since then afler The testimony had
been given by Mr. MeConib. / was
again offered to be relieved Of all the diff.
feulty and withdrawal Of all the char.
gss il would acknowledge that held
the stock in trust for Dir. MeCOmb. [
told Mr. Block, whs made me this propo-
sitiOn. that could not and would not do
this, as it was not true. Mr.. MeComb
says in his evidences that he offered TO
Surrender these letters and deny be had
any such, lf would settle bis claim or
, something to that effect. He repeatedly
, made such offers and l always refused to
, havo anything to do with him after tie
. charges he had made in the suit. He
!. referred to these letters and said they
we're very damaging. l told him to pub
| lish them. ifhc chose. Ia 1 knew | had
: done or said nothing that meant anything
wrong 10 fair mind. The remark that
/ he put in my mouth, viz that all mem.
: bers of Congress were bribed, etc. is en-.
{ tirely untrue. said nothing ofthe kind
d to him." s....
q On bis cross-examination Mr.. Ames
' swOre to his testimony previously given;
4 nc said the Credit Mobilier Company was
: still IN existence as corporation. The
stock Inst showed 90 shares transferred to
y Mr. Aaes Dec. IL, 1867, aud $50 shares
Q Feb. 20, 1878. He did not understand
the last named as embracing the former,
|. but thought 93 shares were received sub.
d sequent to the $50 shares. At tbs same
d time an assignment Of shares was made to
D. MIR Durant. This assignment exhausted
a the stock of the Company, except what
d was held by other parties. The 25O
n shares claimed by Mr.. McComb were eth
W er covered in Mr.. Amess or Mr.. Durant's
ID stock. Most of the stock desired by 9TH
re er C'ngressmcn had been promised to
is them before the award to Mr.. Ames; per-
ID haps some Of them were promised it after
al ward. The "S,ock dividend of one.half
Mt the original amount, spoken of by Mr..
t Comb, was an increase Of stock to that
ID amount. No one holding original stock
m was entitled to anything out Of this with
i'd out paying for it. The stockholders had
al chance to take this increased stock if
[ they chose, but it was not all taken. Mr..
its Anes took his pro rata, but let Mr.. Da-
ke ma Of Boston have $40, 900 of it at 95.
or He e(Nr. Ames) did not consider it an OBJ
L ject, but had to take it, and got rid of it
ng at par when he could, and at q discount
ed when necessary. None Of the 200 shares
1t OF stock assigned Mr.. Ameswer ever trans
at terred on tho Company's books to any
as member OF Congress; it nearly all still
X stands in his name. He did not recollect
,e- anydividend ill about January, 1868
to did not remember the amount thinks all
m the diTidends except one were in bonds
ed and stock of the Union Pacific Railroad.
!. it He confirmed in tho main the statements
de already published by members Of CoBgress
te- as to their connection with the stock.
lse The letters produced by McComb wer
nd identified by Mr.. Ames as ofhis writing,
nj and he said the dates we're intended to do
i'm correct. Where he wrote he had assigned
ret four from Massachusetts, and one from New
'n- Hampshire, it referred to persons and
to not amount of stock This letter was
nd drawn out from me by lettee from Nc
IN Comb, wanting me to give $4,000 in stock
ow to- Senator Bayard Of Delaware and S..
my 600 TO Senator Fowler Of Tennessee
,k, This stock was givente me to distribute
nil as | saw 6t, and Twas intending to give
ie- some to SeuatorBayard and Senator Fowl.
to er; that is, not give tito them but sell il
art to them. That was-the way | intended
mt to place the stock, but Ihad no, so placed
ny 1t. suofa .aaQlio dsmsq'ag ,llse
In Dir, Amss said he might have read a
"a memorandum book TO McComb the names
ofpersons to whom he intended to sell
to stock, but there are names on that list ia
list whom he did not sell stock, and the amounts
his are cot as he gave them He does not
al recollect mentioning Mr.. Blaine's name,
res and Mr.. Blain was neverlin his mind 10
3 have more than $1,000 worth Of stock. II
ir. was never intended to give away any
all stock, and no member Of Congress had
lat any stock without paying for it. In re.
Ir. gard to that letter of Mr.. King Mr. Anne.
~ said ;oi bagaod Ii a6H ,be9s 81
ire sviil know it was frequently alleged In
/ our New York consultations that there
i'm would bean Investigation. 4 knew that
,f- be had never done anything that feared
Of to have investigated" a'iwsf 81 lfH5
ire All his statements are from memory, a
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