The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-01-30
WASHINGTON.
Credit Mobilisr INVESTIGATION
PelaD1'S Committee.
National Theater Totally De-
str0yed by Ere.

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National Theater Totally Dc
stroyed by Ere.
CREDIT NoBILIER-PoLAND's COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Ar the sittin
Of Poissd's Comnitiee this morning Speak
e. Blaine appeared and requested that Ste
venscn, who introduced into the House tn
resolution Of inquiry into the Sioux Cit,
case, and made formal statement 10 supper
of the all. cation that Blaine was . stuck
holder. SWveis0a then testified thaf be 70
hn informstion from Oake AIMED. II,
\ fAmes, told him he. blaine, hell stool
In his osn name, or the name OF Coburn, o
Maine, who ia wealthy man, and vi no agreed
TO. pu. the funds in B!sins's ha ,d-, Tor such
investment, and that Blaine had
invested to tie extent of on.
hundred thousand; that BIaine had recently
purchased bonds OF the company to setii,
with Coborn; l think he said that Blanc
purchssed ten or twenty thousand dollar
worth OF bonds paid him eighty cents on
the dollar Col'urn paid him ninety cents
on the dollar. In reply to Blame witntar
said this conversation occurred a few day.
beiore he offered the resOIutioD; witness had
all the details before he Offersu the resoln-
lion, ard WAS quite sure the Conversation
with Ames was not At the Arlington Bank.
After he mad offered the resolution, Ames,
| who wa present and heard stevenson's tes
iimony was put on the stand and swore pos.
iuvely that he never had any conversation
wilh Stevenson on llse suGjecs until the night
after hi. resolution had l,ren adOnf.d
Blaine was then sworn, and said that the
| contracting company IN the Iowa Falls 4
Sioux City Railroad were his highly valued
friends, A q r. Coburn, oil Maine. In Jan
| uary las; IN settling up some business with
the Msssrs. Coburn he TOOK quantity OF
stock IN this road. for which he paid abom
10 Yer cent: IN cash; THIS was the FIRST OF his
ownership IN the road; he holds stock In his
own name, an" Congress, IN his judgment,
is no more called upon to investigate Than it
would he to inquire into,he weekly expenses
Of his household. He made explanation
without the slightest reluctance. The road
could not possibly come before Congress
for anything. Blaine further testi-
fed that ne owned SO shares
Tor which he paid S325, OCO aud had ever
since been living in hope that they would
draw dividends, hut up TO this time they had
not. Laughter. He VAS no. generally
in railroad business; would Ike to be in II
some Bought St, 100 worth OF bonds iron.
Ames, and paid him ~ cents on the dollar
At another time l bought, think, Slo 600
i" Boston from him. hat investment was
in the winter Of 40 or III. turned them
in, to the Mes-rs. CoSurn, partly At one price,
aud partly at smother. some Of them went
az high A. ninety cents, ZONE at eighiy.lve
cents. Stevenson then examined Ames,
but the latter had no additional testimony to
give. bat evinced much Dissatisfaction with
S;evensOn's question, as not being pertinent
to the inquiry: This branch Of The inve-ti-
suned tive Credit Mobilier investigation.
Senator Logan appeared and testified that
he had agreed to take ten shares in the stock
Of Mr.. Ames. but paid no money down;
subsequently, Ames rendered him state
ment showing that the dividends had paid
ior the stock and SLY besides. Ames, on
the 10Th Of June, 1865, gave him check
for 500, which he took with the under
standing that If he concluded nCt 10 take the
stock he would return the money. Three or
four days afterwards he drew the money on
the check Ga the 2O;h of July he paid hack
to Ames $3.50 and Ss.interes', having deter
mined not to hold the stock. If he had kept
the stock he would have come before the
Committee like man and acknowledged it.
II. e. Turner, cashier of the first National
Bank Of this district, his next witness, was
sworn, and, in answer to a question by Judge
Poland, stated that b, had brought the
books of the hank, containing lis accounts,
with him. Schuyler Coltax, IN answer TO
Summers, upon turning To the account OF
Co!faX, Judge Poland put the following
question: estate whether II appears on your
books that Coliax made deposit on 22d OF
June, 'GS?
Answer-Yes, sir SOS 6S. lGreat
sensation
Question-Well then, what other
deposits we're made in June
or July? Answer-June 2oi, l,9GS 63;
July 9Th, $500; July S;h, SloO; Juiy 18Th,
Sl,5i3 81.
Sensation Guestion-WOuld the entry on
this ledger Indicate whether deposits were IN
cash or checks? Answer-No, ar
Judge Poland then Requested the witness
10 prnr up ,he p'o''e[ vi 'ooA upon "ni.n
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CREDIT MoBiLiER-wiLsoNs COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Jan. % The Wilson
Committre met this n. R.-Benj. W. Spence
sworn Was employed BY the U. Il K.
Co from June 1867, to June 1871 w.s
cashier OF the company, and acted as assist
ant treasurer TO the board Ut trustees under