The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-28

The Credit MObilier KnOw-NOthing
Writhing Under Examination.
Judge Hosr az Heavy Humorist-Hoax Ames
Declares War and Threatens to MALI His
Enemies-He Has More" About Colfax
and Another Of Patterson's Receipts.


tigatisn OF the Credit Mobilier and Union Pacific
Railroad frauds. John B. Alley, whom Dickens
might have taken as model for his Uriah Heep
so much does he resemble that character, was the
only witness examined by the committee. He
wore his usual hangdog look, and, under the severe
cross-questioning Of Mr.. Wilson, appeared more
like criminal confronted with the proofs OF his
guilt than witness giving testimony on oath. He
was always on the defence, and all his efforts
seemed to be directed to evade direct questions,
and gave his answers to the Chairman with mass
Of details having NO bearing whatever on either the
facts Of the case the point OF interrogatory OBJ
serving the manner in which Alley gives his test
mony, one must come to the conclusion that he is
prevarlcating in order to wriggle out Of
his share of the responsibility for the
fraudulent transactions Of the Credit
Mobiher management. His memory Is at fault in
every particular that was of any Importance.
Turning to the books, the Chairman questioned
him regarding the payment OF 8, 400, 600 to the
Credit Mobllicr by the Union Pacific Railroad,
for which the books give neither clause nor
clew as to the equivalent received for that
large amount. Alley gave random theory
on this point which, instead of explaining the
payment, was rather violent assertion on his
part that there was
NOTHING WRONG ABOUT 1T.
''For," said he, 'if there had been anything
wrong would have remembered it," The Chair
man CMr. WILSON, deserves great credit for his
keen, persistent uestioning of this slippery wit
ness. He exasperated Alley to such degree
that, like Uriah Heep, when bahled in his
plans, he ceased to be humble. This was
shown by the tone Of his voice, which
was no longer oily and apologize. Cakes
Ames, his superior pal, sat near him for little
while; but he would not witness the agonies Of
his Alley and left the room. The writhing Heep Of
iniquity, Alley is the subject of most elaborate dis
sections by committeeman, but they all meet with
the same results They find bag of skin and
bones, loosely hung together with humility and
hypocrisy, encasing mass OF fraud and corrup
ton. JOkers speak OF him as "Ames' back Alley"
and say he needs cleaning out under the statutes
made and provided for the adjustment of
nusances. Certainly much Of the slops OF the dirty
transactions OF the swindng Credit Mobiier have
found their way into this Alley making it an object
Of offence to clean nostrs. AS such it needs the
investigation of the present moral Board OF Health
that has him in charge.
TIE HUMOROUS JUDGE HOAR.
Judge HOar Is the ornamental man on the Wilson
Committee, and his funny remarks are never any
thing but out OF place. He treats the investiga-
ton very lightly, as II ne were interested In moth
ing coming of it The Jokes which he perpetrates
on occasions are as weak as a dead baby and as
palatable as roast chips with sawdust dripping.
These painful jokes screwed out with the rapid
ity Of a bill in cnancery and with the ease of a
jumping,jack. They are taken down by Mr. Hayes,
the obliging stenographer and incorporated in the
evidence for the benefit Of future generations,
which cannot but gloat with JOY over the playful
| vagares OF this Congressional Joe Miller.
MORE FROM HoAX's MEMORANDUM BOOK.
Tomorrow promises to be a sensational day be-
| fore Judge Poland He SAID last week that TO-
| morrow viii be probably the last sitting OF the
| committee, but If Cakes Ames resumes his inter
esting confessions, as he promises he will, the
| work Of the committee cannot be completed
Oakessaid, during a conversation to-day, that he
| has subp9naed the Cashier OF the First National
Bank in this city, where Vice President Colfax has
kept his accounts. He intends to prove that Col.
| fax had deposited in that bank in June, 1868, the
J 1000 dividend which the Vice President denied
ever having received. He also will summon city
broker, who will testify to Mr. Colfax having had
conversations with him about negotiating his
| shares OF Credit M0bilier. Ames says that Colfax
| got frightened and transferred the shares to him
| by a mock sale, as in the case OF Allison. He gave
Colfax nickel and receipt holding the stock sub
ject to his CALL Rummaging among his memo
| randa cakes has found
l. ANOTHER RECEIPT OF PATTERSON
| for dividend, which he will produce tomorrow.
| Ames assumes an air OF injured innocence. To-
day he said :-"Damn them; they want to convict
me Of perjury, but I'll tx them have plenty Of
evidence to nail them, and Will DO it," added
| Anes, firmly He indicated by his manner he had
more to tell yet but after the fashion OF sensa.
tiona periodicals, he chooses to issue only brel
chapters at different intervals so that children
even will cry for his interesting stories about
| naughty congressman.