, 1873-03-09
THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY MARCH 8, 1878

DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDA'
either Of these initial checks and that receipt
has bean presented foc either Of them Is there has
firms me in the conviction that they with the entries
| in the memoranducn-book about them, related to
,s oontroversy between Anes a1d MomG s . n Inc
facts IN his earliest testimony. of mine
En.her than in his latest Testimony After thsy had
trustee These memoranda, il made Ct the time, may
have been memoranda ct tho trust
DuLoN's LErTER
will now read to you tho frank Letter to mo OF nr.
Dillon, tho cashier Of the 6erBcant-at-Arrn gente
man whoss integrity y beyond al question: Whit let-
| oFr1cE or '6ERoEANr-AT-AnMs, HousEl
..--~- OF REPRESENTATIVES, M4sHEioIos. =.
DEAR s1n: When Mr.. Area made The deposit of
eco in June, 1863 In this ofice ny nina was nalu-
ali It sca til the checks caino to be presented Then
surn1ised that hIr. Anes the Acting Chairman Of
Faa ~ es 10 s
s sS4S;9; Id
@aeied a%ss r1s:1 sTo s. 5: ., os 6sssss" t6sa
sspe shapsa. of ne his VIZ own ds dspo houshs
had passed out of my mind till w. Ames came into
the Office this session and demanded TINT his checks
recol1ected all these thoughta of four years b.
fore as v1gidy though they had occurred the day
naiIsa Rsa pd 9nat II e. to hn
na. wss paid It
urged not testify under oath to such Belief ~ 1t
improbable that should recolee. o. saeh
avs Of evidences naturally did not at first state
my strong Impressions, but testified Is to the facts
only. At my second examination however, freely
stated these strong Impressions and II had had the
self possession Of one accustomed to the courts,
impressions. This strong impression that had paid
this 8. O. check to Anes conduced By himself
IN answer to question put to him only The day b.
and N he g rsgpl,ed Il think t f'4 very @ % nfsiy:,
the more firmly an convinced that 11r. Ames drew
the money for The 81 200 8. Q. check himself. II he
had when - Writing M +, Intended It. for you why did
tnowledged the receipt Of the money, write tho
! In full. All the members who charged with the
pest, testified at my second ezamtnsuon that my
very strong impression L. hat paid all the interest
latton what regard your triumphant yindica-
tion. from the well arranged plot to injure you
IN the estimation Of tho people. am, very respect
fully and truly {signed) MosEs DILLON, Cashier"
", SCOTT SMITH. 3
will also read you from the following absolutely
conclusive letter from r. Scott Smith:
W4sH1seros, D G., M.1ch 5. 1875.
On the evening Of the day alluded to, nr. Ames
Ing 1t tie Arlington House, aad, AFTER tak to soma
e1tent various matters he said, with much earnest
th1s be RsnS g s s1 tst yoa had s,s
sesiptson 70 taa. ssoek Il lie S Credit Mobtaep:
have been looking ur the matter 10 see { b. is cor
rect. remember wen Of his paying me $500, md Of
clued to back out Of the tranaaction bit my memory
is clear, and IN fact, know TINT paid him back his
money 1T tho time, and the matter then closed up
1f3nrf fhNa
any digtlends' wns much impressed with what Mr..
A,aes sa'a and beAefea as b. stated tha.
received any Of the, dividends, md, confess,
TINT q between the public statement made
seT hs @ @ Inv ha a
belias1ng that Mr.. Aes in his former statement
Influenced by some unexplained motive. In the SIX
years have represented leading papers, East aud
West ut the csptal, among the very few men in Con-
peache o. called into question: you ara one Tho r.
cent Credit Mobilier investigation has not shaken ms
suLsdes, and The facts can bo looked 1t dispaasion
atey the people will continue TO trust you they
have IN The past Sincerely yours, =,
MATTHEW'S TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Colfax than read from the testimony Of AIr.
tine when be apsndoned his stock, aDd Which test.
mony on this point, he stated the papers had not
ein9 b IN ha s ho
spring 1858 that he thought the Credit Mobdter
institution where the big hs ate up the little ones and
that In couple of months afterwards Mr. Colfa1 told
him his Investment tn 1t had gone up, that |
there wss = prospect Of lawsuit, and as he
not have any interest In IT, and further that {3fz.
Ames) failed and Coa1s mother expressed great ayu
him $500 but he would never ak him for it until he
got able to pay 1t.
AMKs' TESTIMONY
Hc also read from Axea' testimony Jan. q fpage
2sG that after Colfaxs conversation about ncycr
mindng tho $500 be supposed be had to pay the $780,
@ Elm c i,n 1oad A1s nans ans
500 more than tho amount Cofax had paid Ames
account df the stock.
TIE BANK ACCOUNT.
Mr. Cofa1 then proceeded follows When my |
bunk account was brought before tho Committee and
shown that had deposited 81 200 IN currency
Ames' CHECK, was required. to explain where OBJ
tanned it. Ny counsel the yey next day, laid before
thst very ed Of June with cheek out Of Ills &
depost and ndolsed over to the Chairman Of the In
cancelled draft shows paid counsel promised
to connect this with the subsequent testimony Mr..
Matthews, be has the documents to- substantiatc,
told them al that very day that he could testify ex
actly where It Ill came from. lily sister .e1egraphod
mo from Utah, that abe remembered tho
and the 81 600 bill Of the middle OF June, would
not present this testimony behind my accueers back,
he having gone home to Massachusetts. The day he
milo wner journey alone to testify - 10 what ali ny
family 30 well remembered, Mr.. Matthew'S, Mrs. Hol
Lister anu al teet1ueu 10 tU6 receipt OF t0e IL Vu Dill
at the breakfas-tahla with congT Tatulatory
letter. Upon examination, Ar. Matthews
fixed the dato within two or three days after his
payment to Of 5000 in bills the piano debit which
payment Of his jan 10 II, 1868. This testi-
mony confirmed By the statement Of another SITTER
in low, who remembered that mother wrote to her
in June, 1868 my having received thousand-doar-
bill, to which she had referred especially. Was fur
ther confirmed BY the testimony OF Ar alatthewsthat
in the Same conversation it understood and stated
TINT would send this Sesb:tt remittance to 1ndana,
and that the bank booka aud tho cancelled draft proved
that I did send it that very day, the
22d Of June, out of the $500 deposit.
This remittance Of large amoun from etranser
rdcued by nanny tmpossible and the fact that
he dead aud could not testify Us to his con
DENTAL donation WIS cruelty commented =
THE OTHER NEsDrTT R1a11TTAEcCp. |
The Committee, however, after having closed tho
public testimony, commenced examining privately my
bank account during other months than tho one IL
Issue. Learning this, notified them at once that
had received other renittances at that eesson from
this generous donor partly for personal and
partly for political, With the distinct understanding
that receiving then should create obligation my
part, but that ls family did not desire to have his
letters published unless absolutely necessary and
by advice Of counsel hnd not referred to the1 L.
tle explanation requested Of to precise
Of the currency depoait OF June2 placed them how
af ri they