, 1873-01-23
Cakes Ames Asserts Thai cnlfax
Had an Interest in
the Stock.
The Implicated congressman De-
n0unco tho Great "ShoYcl
Maker"
The Franking Privilege to Be
Abolished After July1.
Inc Louisiana 1mbrogfio to be lnvesti-
gated To-Day.
Proceedings in Congress Yesterday.

Proceedings In Congress yesterday.
Special Dcapatch 10 Tbs Chicago Tribune.
TIE uNEDi1 MoD1L1En SCANDAL,
WARRINGTON, b. O., Jnn. 22.-Iho moro the
orodt Mobillor people testify tho moro conflict
ing and irreconcElablo appear to bo their Btato-
mense' Evory opportunity given to q witness to
explain or modify wlnt lie haa said before, only
soems to ampllfy the discrepancies and malo
confusion worso confountcd. Oakcs Ames, Nth
Ills restored memory, aud with memorandum
book IN hand, instead Of boing appealed to by
congreea1nen and Senators for protection nnd
concoalment, is now denounced by thcso honor
ablo recipients OF Crodit Moblior stock as liar,
70 n now telling tho truth, aud that
ms ms assertions nso fortified by proof strong IA
Amos telling the truth In thig second atfemnt
= Is conceded that Il he is, tho original list OF
sooER a9eErsss'ns 1ashsS tsGoRtq R Of Gre MSG
II not literally c9rroct and further that al te
es exception Of Nelson and Allison, aro falso from
ne,ga51ningh 1,,,gs5 to end. 1t ia to bc borne in
being given. on tho basis OF written
documents, chocks. and vouchers, md that II
bis contradiction Of the statements n1ready made
~ Congroasnen and Senators are false, then his
that, during tho long session OF 1868, amos Do
posted $4,000 with the 6orgeant-nt-Ayns. for
the express purpoao Of drawing chec)ss ilofcon,
to. pay tho dividends on tho Credit hIobilior
stock, .wlliol, ho hold for Oongressmon. Ho
statea tho amounts ho drow for each, and tho
chcckB and books in tho scrgonnt-nt- Arms Office
corrnborato tho Btntoment. Tho wcak point
IN LIS evidence was ho did not produce bis orig
innl memoranda, but instead tho statements Of
accounts drawn from those, III which tho tranR-
actions with the mo1nbors WAS sot down, III half
shoets OF paper undor tho hoads OF dobt and
credit.
Ames hogrn hia statement to-day with an nc
count OF lis deallnga with Co1fax, who agreed to
take twenty shares Of Credit 1lohilior stock. Ho
paid no caBh. In February AneB received tho
90 per oont diyidand on the first mortgage Onion
PaSl6o lt4 bonds, aola them, snd credited oolfa1
Colfax paid him tho balrnce due for the pur.
chase money In the shares, In q check on the
sorgeant-at-Arms for 75S4. In tho following
june, Amoa paid him cash dividend of 1,o06
BY check on tho sergeant.nt-Arms. Ho never
handed him tho stock diyidends declared, but
still bold thcn, awaiting. the results Of Tho
MComb suit. Ha considered them and tho
twenty nharos Of Credit Mobilier stock to be
stili Colfs1 M g oRR oRsopssty coltax had never paid
the ahove statemonta by Amea vas foarful
failuro. amp uroatod the unanimous Impression
that 1t had better not haVo boon attempted. uo
tried hard to make Amos admit that lla had not
paid him the 81 200, but Amsa was stubborn aa
hfs efforts III thls direction failure, Colfax
asked him why he had not made this atatomout
IN the first instance To this Ames ooolly replied
~ had not my memoranda" In this peculiar
mnnner compounded Of agitation, oxcitement, ,ana
embarrassment, but to ill queries on this point,
Amos would respond In O manner to show he did
not feel at liberty to tell all ho knew on the oc-
norvously nasertod that lie had never received
the 81 200 dividend.
Between Benator-eloct Auison'B testimony and
that OF A1nes', there is this discrepancy: AlliHon
claims to have returned his stock IN February,
1859. .Ames ID not confident on tho point 81
time, bnt he thinls Allison did not return it
until lator. In tho main, AiBon's testimony
suDhtnntiates the statement mado in this de-
nepntch some tlmo since Us to his connection with
the affair." Flo received no dividends.
As TO Speaker DInine, Arnes completely oxon =
eratoa him from any connection with tho Cretiit
Mobiiier. Dawoa, ho eaid, bought and paid for
ten sharee, and received about 10 per cant thero-
on as an Investment, Garfield agreod to tallo
paid for the shares, and loft balance Of 9320,
which AnaeB said he paid him in 1868. That
ondod the transaction, and thero wore no moro
pSymonts aa 10 t further oonSoraation about 1s
told him ho thought 1t was lonu,
and not . dividend, which ho received.
Amos recollection was positive that 1t yaB q
dividend, IN supposed that Garfield understood
Il as Buoh when ho took tho check for the money,
Garaold Ind noyar paid 1t back.
Kelley's caae, Amos continued, wnB idontioal
with aaraelas, tho Bamo number Of aharos being
barga5ned for, and thore was tho same payment
shares, but paid lha cont TOR them. do got
frightened at tho samo time Dawes did, and
Ames settled with him, TALKING tho atool of bis
hands. 30 far as Bingham ia concerned, Amos
h. Bworo to having received. }. 2.
Wilaon's previous statements, also, ho admitted
to pe correet: Boutwell, talked of taking tho
SO stock. but dtd not Fowler, Of Tennessee. and
Hayafa. Or Dola"aro, did not tako it: The above
IL the Bnbasanco OF Amos htatemonts to-day, ~
glven with The now light afforded by Lis restored