The sun., 1873-01-27
OAKES AMES POWDER NINE
FURTHER INSTR UCTTvE IEsTIMo-
ny TAKEN ON SATURDAY.

INSThUC
ny TAKEN ON SATURDAY,
Pattsrscn's Receipt. and Letter-A Liar and
Perjurer Proved Guiity.
Correspondence Of The sun.
wAsHINaToN, Jan. 25.-The member OF
the Credit Mobilier Committee who coolly said
a few DAYS ago that only few newspapers were
concarned about the investigation, and that the
public felt no Interest In II, would probably now
confess his mistake. Each day the public Inter-
est grows deeper, and nowhere is the curiosity
to learn the next startling revelation more preva-
lent than among members OF Congress. Even
the committee are now on the alert and put
questlonss" ." to l1Dd out" as Ben butler would
say, while every morning they have crowded
audience ready TO hear and consider the fruits
OF their Investigations. To-day opened ss usual
and after the tardy members arrived, the room
being already full of spectators, the play began
| with question from the Chairman TO Mr.. Ames
as to what was the meaning OF an entry which
| he noticed In the books Of the eserTeant-at-Arms
| produced before the committee yesterday. The
| entry was in Mr.. Amess private account, and
Iosn A " Logan for tho sun, Of SEQ. Hmes
facetiously said that $S2g Appeared to be a
@oIn! soSIs .@S. So
| timed Ames. IF you believe the testimony OF
day. neither checks nor entries mean anything"
| Mr. Niblack thought this was too serl'us a mat
ter for leyity, whereupon Judse Pula relusats,
cd the witness to make the explanation he had
requested.
GEN. LoGAN's rNvEsrNENr.
Mr.. Ames said that Gen; Logan had simply 70
| take ten shares OF Credit Mobilier stock on the
same terms that Kelley and Garfield had. II
| was precisely similar case. andIthe ~ per cent
| dividends In bouds, and the 90 per cent In cash
paid for the ten shares. with Interest from July,
| 1867, left u balance OF SSp due Logan Tor
Gs Saa doSe IN Se IN tns Of
Garfield and Kelley. There seems however TO
have been wide difference on other points;
Gen. Logan according to Amcs, soon tired OF
his bargain and returned him the money with
interest. He could not give the reasons for this
sudden change in the views OF Logan, but sug-
| gcsted that ne could probably explain this point
OF the transaction more satisfactorily than any
one else could. lie was certain, however, that
| Logan approached him and made the hrst prop
| oaition looking to the purchase OF the stock.
This was true OF all the others, according to his
recollection. They were about anxious 20
make arrangements with him then az they are TO
deny them now. IL is conceded by nearly every
one here that Gen. Logan IA the only man who
| has been caught so deep In the mire thai VIII
ever il was that frightened him certain It is that
! he saw his danger early md lost no time In max
ing safe retreat. some say that ~ was aoont ,n
Senatorship, and before going into 40 Important
| y contest he thought II prudent 20 relieve him
| self Of all dead weights.
| WHY LOGAN HAD pEEN sHIELDEp.
After Loean's case had cen disposed OF, so
far as Amcss testimony was concerned. the
Hitherto refrained from mentioning Logan's
name because Speak or blaine had stated 10 the
to inaafe into into natter % that aecsed s seDstoTs
and as senator Dogan's name had not been even
u seeI instised m In " mcntIonins tHis transaetion
with him. The committee would doubtless re-
member also that In questioning him In regard
| to persons with whom he had dealings they had
confined their Inquiries strictly TO members OF
the House. The Chairman assented to this.
PATrERsoS's RECEIPTS FOR DIVIDENDS.
And now the climax Of to-day's proceedings
was reached when Judge Poland said 81 un-
derstand, Mr.. Ames. that you have some addi-
tional papers affecting senator Patterson TO sub
nit" . have" replied Ames and forthwith
he drew out his cspacious pocketbook, from
which ne prSdue9d M st or p9pers % ; LIE selected tr
Mr. Patterson. The nrst IL for the ~ per cent.
dividend on h,s thirty shares q Credit Mobilier
the, Chairman. Then amid hreathless silence,
while e,ery man present leaned forward 20 catch
Received q oakes Ams. sisSiseS Gaadfsd dollar;
fqT gS 1Sl account J'w PATTERSON
his siGnaturc2' ~ did" replied Ames "Fhe
receipt is in my handwriting, 1 wrote II, and he
signed IL in my presence.
The effect produced by the reading OF this re-
ceipt was startling. The members Il the com
mttec could not conceal their surprise. and
more than one spectator uttered an eXclamati m
Of astonshment, and as ked OF sach other,
what nexty' They had not long to wait.
Handing up the receipt the Chairman, Ames TO
read slowly the following
Received Of oAkes Aines two hundred shares Of mon
ss sehe k1rs,d ,SeS sSd 20, e 10 1Ah 90 m ,Gsoni Of
action htty shares OF stock IN the CTcoii hooer Of
railroad. W Patterson.
ANOTHER DISCOVERY.
This recent was also In Mr.. Ames's handwrit-
Ing and he testified that IL was signed In his pres
ence. Having nailed poor Patterson 70 a cross
which lie must bear henceforward through all
posed s IL Withhold whatever ae aecnmestSry ey
dence he had 10 his possession. He 80 declared.
but the committee Tor the nrst time seem to
must be done regardless Of consequences.
judge Poland demanded any other paper or
Anes NeTy relncta9,ly sid he bad letter from
his papers last night. lie had received saVer"i
letters from Mr.. Patterson. but mad DESTROYED
them at the time THIS one he had unwittingly
preserved, and IL the committee demanded IL he
would furnish L.
The letter was handed up TO the Chairman,
wo examined 1t critically, and the other mem
hers OF the committee gathered around him and
read Il caref9lly The oouhtanances q Judges
the time. surprise, pain, and disgust II turns
could be read In their faces as the full import OF
the letter was developed After reading and ex-
amining It carefully the Chairman inquired of
Mr.. Ames whether he had held any conversa-
tions with senator Patterson In regard TO this
bill. lie replied that he had frequent conyer.
the letter, and that this letter had also been
spoken Of in one OF these Conversations. "Ths
letter. said he, is about my conforming my
| aud he frequently wrote 10 me on that sub iect
: and frequently talked with m, also on tho same
topic Being satisfied that there could be ne
| possible mistake about the gcnuneness oi
this letter, Judge Poland read it slowly and dis
! | tinCtly
, SENATOR PATTERsoN's LETTER.
WAsHISGToS, Jan. 4. 1873.
non. OdLes Ames,
: My DE,R SIT: Tile facts Ia respect 20 IN,
E Credit Mobiller, so far US | had any connection
with 1t, are as follows
=, You came to me one day, knowing that a wan
= OF means was chronic evil with me- and said
: Patterson, II you would like, l can let yol
0 have thiI%y shares OF stock in the Credit Mo
= bilier, which think will be profitable invest
n ment, and Will lie good thing for YOU" NJ
9 reply In substance was, that II you had anythin
!. which l could properly invest in, and out O
= which could make some money, I should b
Il glad to take II, but that had not the money a
8 that time, and must defer It till / could get 1t.
Your reply was that you presumed coul
d have II later, when 1t might be convenient, an
!, you regarded 1t perfectly legitimate transaC