New-York tribune., 1873-01-07

pressed upon mortgage and warted 10 raise VI % ant
dVdead % on oss ls R dSa did NOT know
wanted 70 know II would loan him q oOo told hin,
stock, ard meyer has had any dividends.
Y And he never paid anything FOR the stookf A. No
A. All ths money transaction between you aud hin
was that yog loaned him siS00i A. think that is all
As nearly as can reoOllect.
rlASsACrOSe WIN scoFrELD. J. p WILLOW. AM
ALLISON
o In reference 20 Mr. scoteld, you say that be FIRE
qently talked with You very early in the enterprise
and that You advised 5m 70 take stock; that be agreed
10 take 10 shares aferward took IT, paying for s al
par and accrued interest that subsequently, he became
dissatisfied with II and returned it, Mr. scofeld was q
nave 10 shares OF the stock, and paid the par yeine %
@ And afterwards no became dissatisfied AMI you
@ And repaid this money A. Yes. think 40.
DID ne receive any dividend during the time he had
O. Do you know the amounts A. No air.
q Did he retain whatever dividend he did receive
a. ~ ~ NY impression that he dd AN not certain.
cannot IecOileot all these transactions
" iOu say tat this Was quite early IN the enterprise
can you state what time it vast A. No sir; Mr,
scOneid and boarded together IN 1856 and 1867, and
had very frequent talks about the matter, ana urged
@ DO you know at what time Re did take its A. told
hn long while before. in 1866 and 1867 that would
q Can you tell az what time he paid you the money
iot A Il was after the stock was awarded to me for
the stock Until after that.
z. You received 81, ,OOj from him' A. Yes.
q. When the contract was rcscinded and the money
was returned TO him. what was done then A. I cannot
TeoOlecL
q Was there anything more than the $1,000 returned
A Llat cannot recOllect.
@. Can YOU recoIlect at what time this matter was
resclndedf \. No, Sir
g In regard to Mr. Fowler you say he never had any
stock a. he had not
NO,Slr.
9. u regard James :. Wilson of IOWA aud Ali
so OF iowa you say they got ten shares each. They
are the owners of those shares for aught
Know A. No, Sir. Mr.. Wilson sold his.
Q IIe contract never was resCinded between him ana
you A. NJ, Sir.
Q BE received 10 shares OF stock and disposed Of 1t
he saw ntf A. Yes, Sir
q. And the same with aIr Alhsonl A. 7 am not
tan apolt Mr Allison nave not so distinct recoiec-
@ He received tue n shares of stoexf A Oh yes; be
reeeiyeu 10 SHARES Of stock, and paid for t.
y Nhat Was the arrangement made with them by
before the time that the stock awarded 20 me for
dlsrlbudOn they both said that they were promised 80
SHARES oaeh, Dut could only give them 10 Mr.. wilson
-a H he hl been promised ~ shares Oh the stock ana
could only get 10.
And they nave continued 70 be Of that stock
unless they have disposed OF t 20 somebody else a.
Yes, Sir; Mr.. Wilson disposed Of his some time ago.
Messrs Wilson and Allison remarked 10 the Committee
that in the &LIat Congress there was an investigation IN
regard TO iie alleged sale Of cadetships which had
led 10 serious proceedings in the House. and
that the tCommlftee On Military AILhrst WDich
judgment, winch it was aftorward, in some form,
decided by The House IL had no power % DO ana Whch
lt pl ptlt IupIltlf lDl t ~ lAf''--tI
the transactions 0f men who had been in Congress but
who had returned to civil life. He merely wauted 70
make the suggestion 10 the Committee al The proceed
ing- before uat committee ~ tne Alllao n1loss ~
touching any member OF the prior Congress had been
House
The Chairuan-It is very clear that canEot deal
with Mr. Wilson and Mr. Allison IN any way Dui, per
Nh McCrary-f we 20 on with the inquiry in regard 70
those ex-members Of course they must nave bearing
II they desire H.
Tne Chairman. 10 the witnessQ. As to senator conk
ing YOU say llat ne never was the OWner l ahy Ph,
and that there never were any negotllolS oetWeen nun
yOul A. So sir; he never lad any stock aud never
paid FOR any aud never received any dividends tSom me-
10 my know edge.
TIE EzFiANs HIS LETTERS TO M'COMD.
The Chairman handed 10 the witness the lett9rs pro
duced the other day By Mr McC0mb, ana the witness
identified them as in his own handwriting.
O. We're those letters written at the various dates they
bear A. Probably; unless made mistake in Tie
date thrv were intended 70 be correct
@ IN the letter OF the earliest date. Jan 25 1s5 you
say that you u nave as1lsned as far a. y94 il nave
gone tO-5 ir1I Mlssachusetts from NtW-hAnipShue,
l. Deblwlrc: Tennessee; ana /, as II seem, 70 nave
Indiana. Maine" YOu were writing, | suppose, ia
reference c. the stock Of the Credit MODlert A. lcs'
q What did vou intend by saving that you had
gne as FAR as You had Dne do these figures reier
To- persons or 20 guantitiesl A. To pers0Is' -, -.
O. They had no reference % the amount OF stoe- oub
to she nuinb of persons Ia each Satel IAat Is H.
O. You say, nave assigned as far az have gone 20
four from Masslchusets" now, VINO We're tie o1r iis
-aehusetts persons whom yOu refcrredf a Amtdut
that intended 20 ave it out to four from Massachu-
You say that YOU have ass gned as far you have
gone O." A. what I meant by saying Uhat had as
=. med A" was that my intention; Tor instance l
sliI tnat bar assigned one 20 Delaware, whereas,
mad moi spoken ~ the time % Senator Blyard irI Wlot
had intended it TOO. 70 senator LO~eier OF Zen
esos but my intention 20 assign stock 10 each of
tlem. tins letter drawn out from me oy "a lettI
frn M McComb, wanting me % give 5000 h siOck 20
senator Bavard OF Delaware and 5000 90 senator
Fowler OF Tennessee TINS stock was gwen 70 lHe 20 us
rribfte as saw it. and was Intending % give some 70
senator Bayard and Fowler; tnat s not 10 give
n To them but 10 -el IL 70 them LlaL was OLe Wy IA
intended 10 place the stock. but had not so paced IL
ID Then the real meaning Of the letter is that tlat Is
what you had Cc 1gncd 10 dot A. LnaI y wa i,,A
decided DO. To ~ answer to letter rom Mr,
AfsCDmb desiring that his friends should nave stOck
think that 1lr. Wilson OF Iowa was one "hon' 10 lne4
o. This letter says The 20 per cent increase on the
old stock ! want for distribution mere q a. me on
stock was the OBJ shares thar got aiierWaru nv IecO
ccon h ths: That the 81 were the number un-
otyed OF the original stock before It increased 80
Der cent; aid not get but % shares, Whle sAouIu
have gUi l35. that is recollection OF IL.
G. n 'he last part OF tins letter you say Rulgley nda
been hcreH j.. Ihat reiers To another matter a4'O
Mr McConb wascorrcct in saving that that has no
rtsrnce to tle affair ~ the CrcdIt 4Obl9ri A. Gca,
% Now g reference 10 this LIST names in the letter
of January 30 Ar. McCoub says that the memorandum
Va M n9TSo- ,raa mace bv him bY your reading those
NAMES from some memorlnduln-look OF poeho,oVo. Doe
gou know in regard 70 that transaction ~ / night
nave mentioned names that intehdeu "a give StoSA 49, 20
as stated 10 te iOrD part OF the letter D"eS u pei
sons intended tO give stock %. .,... I'll. ,.
q Did You ave that LIST of names N pocket oooA OF
m, moran iup boolf or did YOU read than list OF nines
to him from any book or papersi A. 1 cannot say
may nave had "A iucDOranuum OF NAMES oA poLSOAS :"
WHOM / Intended 10 sell stock , 3,
q DO you remember whether you had or mott A.
~ nor Uo.lf.v,. verv likely / had , memorandum
r ersope or mar liar whom did not sell stock TO, ana
fbe amounts I'M tna ist were amounts thai gave
thai IL could not have been token HoA nv N"' ''
McCOmD
GOING THROUGH AMEsk LIST.
O. In this list he says, Oakes Aness list OF names ds
srown TO me to-day for credit Moblher-Malne o.
Maine, 2J0;' dia you say anything TO him about Mr
eIaiuel A No ssr do not recolect;I may have men
t,red me names that intended % sell stock To-
n DO vou recorcct whether you mentioned Mr.
Blsine Jnlmei A. do not. -. -,
o. lie saw thar you gave nun loe name OF Mr. biine
a That could NOT be correct Mr. Blame name may
-. Inn IlMInels nane neVer