The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-02-20

mainly out OF similar receipts, sold it
at An advance, and again invested
the proceeds. y large part OF the
money I drew from the SeTgeant-at-
Arms for my salary, was deposited n
the bank, IS / paid my housekeeping
expenses there. It has taken all my
dividends, besides my salary, TO pay
my expenses for the past half dozen
years, and hence my willingness to
follow the counsel of better financiers
tnan myself in investments and the
changes of investments.
In answer to questions of Judge PO-
land, Mr.. COlfaX testified that he
thought be received 81, 900 4 day after
he received the money from Mat.
thews, when the witness told Ames
that he COlfax) must be out OF it.
Ames put his hand in his pocket, took
out small coin, and offering il to the
witness said, "cOnsider that have
bought it back The witness always
had a great repugnance to law suits,
and drew out of sthe Credit Mobilier
for that reason; would have been glad
to get out of the Credit IObilier at a
cost of twice the sum he paid Ames.
He received the 81 900 from Nesbitt
about the middle of the month sue
ceeding his nomination. If he had
received the 81 900 from New York,
and 81 200 from Ames also, he would
have deposited both of them.
q. w. Matthews was sworn. The
witness testified that he was stepfa-
ther Of COlfaX, and resided with him
in 1867 and 1865, and borrowed mon
ey from him in 1868, as related by
Colfax. Paid him $500 about the 10th
of June, and another hundred about
the first of July following. The bal
auce was paid at the adjournment Of
| Congress. The witness eOTrObOTated
the testimony of Vice-President Col
fax in relation to the receipt of 81, 900
| from Nesbitt, at the breakfast table.
Colfax held up the letter with the
81, 900 and said, "a thousand dollars
from g gentleman almost a stranger
to me-" His mother had read the
letter to Schuyler. 1t was a short
letter, congratulatory in its tone. The
writer begged ColfaX to accept the en-
closed without naming the amount.
The witness thought the letter was
received about three days after he
paid Colfax the 5000, and when Ames
failed, the matter was the subject Of
conversation, Mrs. Matthews and Mrs.
Ames being great friends. Much
sympathy was expressed for Ames by
Mrs. Matthews, and COlfax said:
"Never mind, mother; Ames owes
me little, and l will never ask him
for it until he is ready to pay men
He mentioned the amount as $500, but
didn't say what it was for.
Mrs Caroline Hollister was sworn.
The witness resides in Utah, and is
half-sister to Mr.. ColfaX: resided
with him in Washington in 1868 re-
membered tnat COlfaX received a
thousand-dollar bill while at the
breakfast table in June, 1868. 1t was
enclosed in a letter COngratulaUng
him on his nomination. The letter
came from Nesbitt.
Judge Hale said that Nesbitt was a
wealthy statiOner and paper manu-
facturer of New York, and lie could
offer evidence to that fact. He would
also state that Mrs. ColfaX was pres
ent and could testify to the thousand
dollars, she having been informed of
it on the Colorado trip, in the sum-
mer of lS6S.
Judge Poland said the committee
did not desire to hear further testimO-
ny on that subject.
Mr.. Ames recalled-He had no
knowledge of any money being paid
to aid in the election of Senator Car
penter, General Butler recOmmsn-
ded that Carpenter be employed as
counsel for the road about the time
that Carpenter was a candidate for
the Senate. The witness would not
agree to employ Carpenter, as they
did not want any counsel, and Car
penter was not employed. He had no
knowledge of Mr.. Alley, or any other
director, taking such action. The
witness never made any statements
about Carper being employed as
counsel for the road in the presence
of Buffinton or any other member of
the House had no knowledge Of any
application being made to the Cen
tTal Pacific road to retain Carpenter.
Hon. James BuffintOn, sworn /:
Ouestiun-Did you have any con-
versation with Mr.. Ames, or hear any
conversation in relation to Mr.. Car
Answer-No sir, never. '0''ii'e'
Question-Did you have any con-
versation with General Butler in refer
ence to that matter?
Answer-SOme time ago, 1 heard
General Butler state that a PROPOSE
ticn had been made for the Union
Pacific road, to retain Mr.. Carpenter
as counsel of the Union Pacific Rail-
road.
The Chairman-Teli US all that was
said.
Answer--GeneraI Butler said that
Carpenters friends has sent down
here to have Carpenter retained as
counsel for the sum of $4,000. He
said that Alley objected to 1t. The
witness did not know if General But
Ter was employed.
Judge Poland announced that the
examination of witnesses was now
concluded. If any new evidence
should be discovered, the committee
of course would hear it. The COM
mittee then adjourned till tomorrow,
when they will proceed to make up
the report.
After the adjournment of the COM
mittee tonight Vice President COlfax
received the following dispatch from
his married sister in Iowa
"KELLOGG, Feb. II
''Mother wrote me in the summer
of 1868 Of your receiving a 1000 bill.
Mentioned it with other things, show
ing how much you were appreciated.
Am searching for the letter. Will
send it when found.
tSigned) MARY 5. CowLEs.
The above dispatch will he filed
with the committee tomorrow.