Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-01-30
Credit BEobiIier Enyesttgation.

Statesman.
Credit Nobilier Enyestfgation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a
Polands Credit Mobilier committee
resumed its sessions this morning. Cakes
Ames was cross-examined by w. ID.
Kelley. In the course of his testimony
Ames stated that Kelly, in 1868, bought
and paid for ten shares of Credit Mobil-
Ter, which Ames held for him also,
Kelly owned ten shares of Union Pa
cific stock, and Kelly was also entitled
to forty or fifty shares of the latter for
dividends, besides some income bonds.
At the request of Kelly, Ames produced
and handed to the chairman of the COM
mittee his certificate of Credit Mobilier,
saying Kelly still owed $3.50 borrowed
money. Kelly said he intended to make
use of the stock, etc, now in the hands
of the chairman. Ames stated he gave
a check marked W. d. K. to Kelly, but
Kelly denied any knowledge of ever
having received it. Ames stated Kelly
had frequently asked him if there were
any more dividends.
Sergeant-at-Arms Ordway explained
how he kept accounts of members in the
House. He produced book and point
ed out the entry of three hundred and
twenty-nine dollars on June oath, '6S,
which were paid on a check marked w.
D. K, signed by Cakes Ames. He also
produced the check
Vice President Colfax made the fol-
lowing statement:
l thought at the time that was pay
ING him five hundred dollars it was my
purchase and interest, but did not under
stand that this completed the transac-
ton. | understood that dividends had
been earned and were unadjusted, and
would 90 to make up the balance due
from me, but did not understand that
that they completed the purchase. He
did not remember of Mr. Ames saying
anything about selling bonds when the
five hundred dollars were paid by wit
ness He had the impression that the
proceeds from the bonds, when sold,
would 90 to complete the purchase. He
supposed he did pay Mr.. Ames $532 by
a check on the Sergeant-a ALARMS, but
was confident that he never received any
check for 81 200 from Mr.. Ames, either
payable to IS. c." or Schuyler ColfaX
or for any amount whatever. He sup
posed the check marked IS. c. was
some memorandum of Mr. Ames, by
which he settled the matter after he,
Colfax, told him lie would have nothing
to do with the stock, and would not buy
into law suit He had never received
a certificate of stock, and no proceeds
from it. He had endeayored, since he
had been Speaker of the House and
President of the United States, 10
make his salary and private income pay
his bills and had been in the habit of
making. every month or two, a state
ment of his financial condition, but had
never preserved these statements. If
the committee would examine the checks
on the First National Bank. where he
kept his accounts, they would see that
he always wrote his name on the back
of checks, without being asked. whether
payable to order or bearer The singu-
larity about this matter was that Mr..
Amcs stated that this check was payable
to IS. c." and that others received
checks payable in their full name. BY
Mr. Amcs-Mr. COlfaX, did not render
you statement of the sale of bonds re-
ceived as dividends and you gave me
that 1882 check for the balance due !?
Mr. Colfax-No sir, there might have
been a slip of paper, memorandum of
the S532 due. | am not certain about
that Mr. Amcs-I ask You if did not
give YOU statement showing a credit
dividend from the sale Of the bonds.
Mr. Colfax-I deny it. Mr. Ames-I
am sorry to hear you. Mr. ColfaX-
You told me some dividends had been
earned, but were nadjustcd. Mr.. Ames
If he denies it and says that he did
not, don't want to ask him any more
questions. That is enough for me. Mr..
Colfax read from the former testimony
of Mr.. Ames, and asked him what he
meant when he said, Il do not know
whether he or | own the stock" Mr.
Ames-I understood you, | owned it
and you wanted me to own it, Mr.
Ames further testified that he called on
Mr.. ColfaX the night before he (Ames)
made his first statement before the COM
mittcc and asked him [ColfaX) if they
understood each other. Mr.. ColfaX said,
''YoH will testify to the TRUTH" and he
(Ames) replied, ''Certainly." I am go
ing to do that. He now supposed that
Colfax had got an idea from the testi
mony of Crounse that he (Ames) was
going to testify the same as ColfaX. Mr..
ColfaX again read from the testimony of
Mr.. Ames and asked HIM how he made
certain parts of his testimony then agree
with what he had testified since. Mr..
Ames-I have refreshed my memory
since from my books and the books of
the Sergeant-at-Arms. | don't think
that you can swear hard enough to get
out of it either. l remember it all now
and have the vouchers. Mr.. Colfax to
Judge Poland rest the case, sir.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
Poland's Credit Mobilier committee re-
sumed its session this morning. Speaker
Blaine appeared and requested that Stew
enson, who introduced q resolution rela-
tive TO the Sioux city railroad be sworn,
rs Blaine didn't know what to speak to.
Stevenson was sworn and made the state
ment that he had been told by Cakes
Ames that Allison, Ames, Blaine and
other members of the House were inter
csted in that road-that there was a CON
struction contract similar to that of the
Pacific road and Ames stated if all the