The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-28
The Credit MObilier.

A Washington dispatch of the 18th says ::
Nearly the whole attention of Washington has
been directed to Judge Poland's committee
room to-day Ames, after discussion, pro-
viding that no entries, except III regard To
Credit Mobilier. should be made public, pro-
duced his memorandum books for 1867, 1868
and 1869 They were diaries with a page
date for each day in the year. On these, in
the proper places, and in entries which all
agree we're made at the TIME were all the
transactions with members exactly ar he has
testified to them heretofore. In addition to
the entries in order Of dates there were at the
end of the books calculation of the amounts
due each member, and of the payment made
TO each Nothing additional was discovered
EXCEPT an entry in the book for 1869 of n pay
ment TO Mr. ColfaX, Jan. %. of S60.75, being
interest on certificates for stock of the Union
Pacific road received by Mr.. Colfax az divi-
dends from the Credit Mobilier Judge Hale,
counsel for Mr.. Colfax then began a cross
examination of Ames. almost the only effect
of which was TO excite the committee very
strongly against Hale and call out several
very pointed and severe reprimands from
Judge Poland for the course Hale at
tempted to pursue. The cross-examination
did not destroy the force of Ames'
testimony in any material point. Judge Hale
then called Dillon, the book-keeper of Ordway.
who had been called when the 81 200 check
was first produced about two weeks ago. 70
testify that he had not paid the check to Mr..
ColfaX and had no remembrance Of paving it
10 any one. He testified to-day that his I'M
preston was that he had paid the ! 200 check
TO Mr.. Ames. He refused, however. TO swear
that he remembered it, but would only say 1t
was his strong impression. At the evening
session Mr.. ColfaX again denied receiving
II, 200 and also denied receiving the go. IS
interest on certificates which was entered OH
Ames book a. paid to him. He then gave an
explanation of the 1920 bank note deposit
800 came from his step-father, Mr.. Matthews,
as part of debt due for piano purchased
Sl,O0O OF IL was in note Of that denomination
received 10y mail from man named Nesbit III
New York. who wrote TO congratulate him on
the nomination to Vice-Presidency and ten
dered him the money as a compliment. He
could not remember the exact date. as the
letter had not been preserved and Mr.. Nesbit
was dead and his executors had not
been able 20 find any record of the sum
sent. Mr.. Matthews was sworn, and recol
lected the $1,000 bill being received in the
mail and exhibited at the breakfast table. No
date could be fixed other than approximately.
The object of fixing the exact date was that
the explanation az given, might have applied
az well to the deposit Of about $1,000 made
three weeks later. After the examination of
Mr.. Colfax ended. Ames was examined in re-
gard to Butler asking 10000 from the Union
Pacific railroad as retaining fee for Mr..
Carpenter, Of Wisconsin. to help elect him
Senator. Ames said Butler did not solicit this
money. ntimatng that Carpenter would be
friend and had a tongue in his head. Mr..
Burlington. Of the House. was sworn. and tes-
titled that before Carpenters election to the
Senate, Butler told him (the witness) that
friends of Carpenter had sent down here TO
obtain so, 600 from the Union Pacific to help
elect Carpenter. but that Alley had objected.
Ames testified that he referred the matter to
the directors, and he felt sure tine money had
not been paid.
The testimony taken in Philadelphia before
Hon. jeremiah Wilson. Chairman Of lnyesti-
eating Committee No. 2. exonerates Hon J.
+. Wilson. OF Iowa from all connection with
the 10000 check. a. sworn TO 10y the witness
Spence, and shows that the same was paid TO
Thomas A. Scott and was deposited by Scott
IN the Girard Bank, of Philadelphia, 70 his
own credit.
At The sittngs Of the Wilson committee on
the l2th o. j. Dickey, formerly law partner