Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-14
The Credit MObIlIer Investigation

Nelson was before the Committee on the
31st, and went over again the subject OF his
transaction with Brooks relating to transfers
of the Credit Mobiler and Union Pacific
stock. AS to the loan of Dillon, the witness
thought it was paid by Dillon selling line
collateral security given by the witness.
DR.. I. G. Durant appeared, and submitted
a reply to John B. Alleys testimony of Jan
nary Z, saying that Alleys statements were
at variance as to the facts concerning the
corporations, and untrue and unjust as TO
persons living and deceased. Durant then
quoted the records of the Railroad
Company, the Hoxie contract, and the
organization of the Credit Mpbilier. Ames,
Alley and their friends were not the original
subscribers in the Union Pacific Road, their
only interest having arisen from being
stockholders in the Credit Mobilier
Alley reiterated the former statement that
the cry of stop thief was made by the
thieves themselves, ana he hoped the other
Committee would make full investigati1n ion
as to the history and management OF the
road. He charged that no satisfactory ac-
couRt had been rendered by Durant Tor
| S435, 900 expended by him, and said that the
person Stewart, who had $250,000 of that
money, was now imprisoned for refusing to
| testify.
Mr.. McComb was recalled before the Com
mittee on the 1st A number of letters
were produced, but only one was put in the
evidence as relevant. This was dated De-
eember II, 1868, and was from General e. M.
Dodge, then Representative, to the witness.
1t contained postscript, saying: eve beat
the rate resolution to day, 81 to 73-a close
vote" The witness received another letter
from Ames in February, 1868, which he could
not find In 1t was the remark: "Did not the
stock transferred to Colfa& payF' He sup
posed Ames referred to some ruling by Col
fax as Speaker, but could not remember the
exact Ian guage of the letter or what was the
ruling referred to. The witness said Durante
copy of the record of the Committee OF the
Union Pacific Railroad showed that Brooks
acted as a member of that committee on
January %, 1865, two days before the big
dividend was declared, and was inspector at
the election on March 9, 1868. He asked the
committee to call for these records to con-
tradict the testimony of Brooks that he did
not qualify as a Director until March %, 1868.
The witness had no personal knowledge of
any expenditure of money for any purpose
in Washington. .4.. .E-. ... .r % .sr.4r-H
Judge Poland received a note from Mr..
| Hale, counsel for Vice-President Colfax,
stating that he preferred not to appear be-
| fore the committee, until Ames-who was
| then absent from the city-should return.
Before the Poland Committee on the 9th
Horace F. Clark, President of the Union
| Pacific, testified that he never had any inter-
est IN Credit-Mobilier; one hur dred per cent.
was not regarded as large profit on con-
| struction; he did not think the capital
could be raised now to build the Union Pa
ciic, even if $4,000, 900 of profit were guar
anteed. r.. t..+ .,-.
Congressman Beck was examined by Mr..
| Brooks, and testified that he was member
of the Conference Committee in relation to
the Union Pacific Railroad; had been very
| intimate with Brooks, and does not remem-
Der Brooks ever speaking to him In any
shape or form whatever in regards the Pa
cific Road.
Daniel W. VOORHEES, was also examined by
Mr.. Brooks, and stated that he was a mem
Der of the Pacific Railroad Committee during
the Forty-first Congress, and had questions
up in which the Union Pacific Road was
deeply interested; Brooks never spoke TO
witness on the subject Of Pacific Railroads,
and never appeared before the Railroad
Committee on any measure before it.
Mr.. Brooks then said that the charge had
been made that he received shares TO In
fluence members of Congress, and this testi
mony was to show that he had never made
any such attempt. If the Committee desir
ed further evidence, he hoped they would
call any member Of the Democratic side.