The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-23
The Credit MubiIier Inquiry.
Oakes Ames on the stand Again .-
Cross Examined by Mr.. COlGax..
Slight Differences Of RecollectiOn0

Oakes Ames on the stand Again 81
Cross Examined by Mr.. COlfax.r
Slight Differences Of Recollection
WASHINGTON, January 29.-Poland'l
Committee this morning resumed the ex.
animation OF Oakes Ames, who testified
that he agreed 10 give CollaX twenty
shares Of Credit Mobilier stock in Deem
Der, 1867. The witness received divi-
dends upon stock Of so per cent in UnioI
Pacific bonds. Accounted 10 ColIax fol
the bonds sold by the witness in March
1868. Collax gave the witness q check
for 1854 70. Didn't remember deliver.
ing the stock to Colfax. The check and
and the proceeds of the Union Pacific
stock were paid for Credit MObilier stock
In the June following gave Coltax CHECK
for twelve hundred dollars, dividends or
the Credit Mobilier.
Q.--What do you cay about what Mr.
Collax said in regard to him making you
q present OF $500?
A.-He said some such thing to mo
about being sorry for my misfortune. ]
cannot remember his words now. Mr..
Colfax had never called upon witness lor
Credit MObilier stock. He has 1t ready to
deliver to him whenever he wants it.
supposed that Mr.. Coltax understood the
$4,000 was dividend upon thu stock.
Witness had no recollection that MIR.
Collax paid him that 81 300. it don't be-
long to witness.
Mr.. Collax, who was present, said he
asserted what he said before in regard to
the $1,000. He now gave notice 10
Mr. Ames that he would prove the mega.
tive. Mr.. Coliax then questioned Mr..
Ames as follows:
nQ.-Did otter you or did you come to
me and ask me to pay you 7
A-ThRt l cannot tell.
Odd you tell me some dividends
had been earned but were unadjustedP
Al told you a dividend oil eighty per
cent in Union Pacific bonds had been e.
clsred.
Odd l ask you to buy the bondsI
Al did not buy the bonds; they
were dividends, and Isold them, account
ing for the proceeds to you.
Odd you sell the stock?
Al have not sold 1t. Witness re-
garded him now as proprietor Of the
Credit Mobilier stock; did not remember
what Mr.. Coifax, said at the next session
about the transaction being of; all that
he remembers about it, is what Mr.. Col.
fax said in his testimony; didn't remem-
ber OF saying, after be heard the testi-
mony OF Mr.. Collax January 7th, that
what he said was correct.
Mr.. Coliax.-Well, MIR. Crounse so in.
formed me that you told him and so tele-
graphed to the New York Times.
The witness did not remember where
Mr.. Colfax was when he gave him the
check for $1,000.
Mr.. Colfax.-Did not tell you the first
week in the session that I wanted you TO
tell tho entire truth about this mattcrH
Mr.. Ames.-That is what l have done
to-day, sir. Did not remember any other
cash dividend except the one in July.
Mr.. ColCax.-Mr. Durant says there
was also q bond dividend. Now, what
did you do with the bonds belonging 10
meP
A.-Thoy were not bonds, but bond
certificates. hold them with your
stock, for you arc entitled to them.
Q.-Havc you ever offered them to me?
A. sir. l am awaiting the result
Of this suit; the check for 81 200 was pay
able TO Schuyler Colfax; 1t is in tho pos
session OF the Sergeant.at.Arms as q
voucher to my account. The check was
given long time before the conversation
above, the matter being off. That check,
my dear sir, was given In June, and the
conversation between US about the mat.
ter being of was not until the next ses.
sion. Never gave Mr.. Coliax any bonds
or stock in the Union Pacific railway.
Mr.. Colfax.-Now, if the Committee
will allow me, l assert under oath that l
do not remember Of having received
single dollar from Amcs.
Mr.. Ames again repeated his state
ment that he had no recollection OF q
conversation with Crounse,
Mr.. Coliax requested that the Sergeant
alarms be summoned to produce the
books and papers referred 10.
Mr.. Ames was then questioned in Ie-
gard to the statement Of Senator Wilson,
and said that the testimony Of that gen.
tleman was substantially, correct. Bis
recollection was, and the books showed
that hc had settled with Wilson. BE
thought Wilson received dividend, and
upon settling the mattGr returned 1t, 80
flat neither he nor Mrs. Wilson received
any thing but the $4,000 back and ten
per cent upon it.
Judge Poland-Then you say the state.
ment Of Wilson Is substantially the truth ?
A.-Yes sir.
MIR. Ames was then questioned in re-
gard to Mr.. Allison, Of Iowa, and testified
that Mr.. Allison bought one thousand dol.
lars worth OF Credit MobilIer stock, which
witness got for him with 8 per cent divi.
dend In Union Pacific bonds. he sold
the bonds, and Allison settled by check
for S27I, the balance Of which was settled
for by bonds and interest. Allison then
received check for six hundred dollars
dividend in June The check from Alli-
son 10 witness was dated April 4, 1SGS
Allison gave par for his stock, and forty.
seven dollars interest. The six hundred
dollar check which witness gave Allison,
be had found with the Sergeant.at. Arms,
endorsed by Allison.
Nr. Colfax inquired If the check given
him was endorsedp A.-No sir; it was
filled out, and required mo endorsement
Witness resumed: When he got a cash
dividend from the Credit Mobiller, he
deposited $4,000 with the Scrgeant-at.
Anne and drew on II to nav stOCkhOld.