The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-14
A "Divvy" of Thirty-five Per
Cent on Ten Shares.
A Volunteer Witness Offers to Prove that
Members Of Congress Were Bribed
with Credit Mobilier Stock.
DIR. BROOKS SON-N-LAW HAS HIS SAY.
Most Extraordinary Disinterestedness- Cues
tons of veracity-McComb Arraigned by
Brooks as a Bad Mana Compare
son of Characters Invited

WASHINGTON, Jan 10, 1873.
The Special Committee, OF which Judge Poland
Is Chairman, to investigate the Credit Mobilier
charges, resumed its session this morning, and the
Hon. II. l.. Dawes (of Mass.) being present was
sworn and submitted written statement, as fol-
lows
Ihaye been ready At all times whenever Il should be
whatever copnscSn hays ever had with the Credit
portanity was never the owner Of any Of the stock
e nss sa sss
~ y II :s.sisn
va .:sss
lar bis bank anS he thought it an excellent invest
WENT TO xn oAKrs Axrs
ss e he arS
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sasa sss % sa sd anSS liz
s@sss3ISsn Ehie
cent any !s5s %i don Ten vR
and cent n Sa'f
s rn sds HIM he sn
but he d S not think w sG1d Mr. noqst
that s
AND tod f S a Rea @ ssn' tic to a
hs S0s s mot @. ms to me % % at his
5Ted to and snd It TN ne have it paid him
time %o1d s1ss "
me my money and ten per cent interest Before he
n n asS Sls
and "a Ms1 81
suit which Dun Green had commenced. was about to
and his associates to get possession OF
ana 81
s
Rs sSd % as sHfa
ft Ss d and liz me IN
that nSwng me nd and Paying me back the
Ssia Ss had PAID SyiSsnd once; know now
Whatever allowed hun IN the settlement he Pay
transaction The stock transferred to At
s' Union I RaroS% SeheS s during turing
this nor es,ore it, since its close have
was suy2Ss G at
SsVns % of Il
Hec"n With Of Sas. d@ me a os s0 or
any other person other than yauid naturally had
had .s on as Of Sm Of bank
% not rs%e%Ser to have Credit SosIer ' men
d as
Shs Of ali GG Gid 0Ss Si IN he n
TO ada a that ays
matter, have never made Or authorized any
S sssa;
Ec
the A1 ne 0H MS YORK @ ns W.
& Cream Ae s os 9r ~ yen me stock in
testimony order that ali have said " as welt as ali
this as
nA MOTIF pi IT. 1Ha aH Mass, Sept II, 1877,
M Ny d. pras SRI thanh yoY lSr denou1sns
cerned. Neither Cakes Amcs any other man, dead
.ss or d sns
s o n wG "a dollar
i,Se q Th yd my own money earned with nv own
answer 70 questions of Judge Poland Mt baw ~
Sfs q 81 3. s h. D s9.
have the 81 600 The dividend paid to him in about
January Knew nothing e the ssns q
&c woaa Ss
GLOWING letter. were submitted to the committee
by Mr.. Hastings
VOLUNTEER WITNESS.
q, asT sna Mill please Z, take desire
matters pertinent TO and tending prove the substance
touching bribery snd OS soE
e nr Yr. ysT 81 GTsd Msber other
To the CuAinMAs, &c.
OFFERS TO BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
to show and
sso The qn
Sns Fssh %' Rsr eas Sasr
r nSsenSe and e gf'Ss iSro1sh
Congress- the sad Ss sscn By
and IN order 70 hay the foundation Tor the in,
naS s recc asS
the Of the s R ct
So Z aSs ST s s an Benz soqn SSa a ssp ss
PENDANT also an action in The same Court entitled
Benz 1 noidsy FOR s and read il
sss ssf at LAW IN a si'
partner 1s tneG stais.
faosc Rsilrosd Company for the % appearing IN
saTsfy written address before large soneoprSs g
9ns short na% g @ waSss :peee ask
To the CBAIRxAx OF the Committee, &C.
g., .rksrisosy OF CHARLES u. NkIIsoN
hi, c9sss Ss'sn asso%Ranisd y Hon Jss Brooks
Sse T.s & being s:tssd S%,
MSSes h SG%phn g.
Sc H SGsS I Ea5nS pEsdaSss
and IL share dated sasy
wnf Ss ' s q S5s s,ss.e. Hon
s ss @ Ak /. 81 S
Mr.. saooKs DIP InE susisxss;
Credit Mobier and did witness was NO, nr,snta AZ
the negotiation don't remember who furnished the GER
6cae did not remember how he posse sion Of
tre certificate.
o. How Was the matter managed between you and Mr.
Brooks In reference TO the money paa A. The agree
MONEY t Psss OS 4,
s sr Of soad vssP gS
father and son began 10 receive dividend very shortly
@ sns n' stock $500 aid one not @
when; had repaid portion Of the money 10 MT Brooks
purchased the second fty shares with money borrowed
rom Sidney Dillon Mr.. Brooks FURNISHED none Of 4
thought bald for the last ty shares u STOCK
Mr. Brooks had no connection with fast y shares In
any way; the whole stock l5O shares belonged TO me
and ali the dividends were mine; Mr.. Brooks had no
ownership In any Of them; he ,ooo.
ssasa no understanding that he was to derive any