The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-14

showed that. ON the date Ames swore he drew
dividends u $1,000 and deposited the same
an entry WAS made by the book-keeper Of Tia,
sergeant-at-Arms. The payment Of all TIN
checks in question Was noted ON the came sc
count. This page also contained an entry
the same time the other checks in questio,
we're paid, showing that ESQ Was charged :.
John A. Logan. The committee. however
did not take the matter up to-day.
Saturday, the 25th ult. was another field
day in the Credit Mobilier Committee. The ex.
animation Of Cakes Ames Was continued II.
was frat interogated ~ to John A. Logan,
connection with the Crcdi. Mobilier. His ex.
p'anstion wss. that Logan agreed to take the
stock ~ q speculation that his firrt dividend
paid for the stock. and left balance OF s52?
which was paid to Logan in the shape Of q
check that Logan took the check but in a
short time afterwards returned the money,
together with the interest thereon. for the
time which he had kept it, and which amount
ed to about s3. After some unimportant state
ments NJ to how members considered the
agreement to take stock, Ames came to the
case Of Senator Patterson. OF New Hampshire.
Taking the published Testimony Of the latter,
he turned to that portion Of it DENYING that
Patterson had received any dividend from
his stock or had received any money
whatever on account Of the Credit Mobilier
Here Ames produced receipt, with Patterson's
signature attached. dated Washington. June
~, 1868. and acknowledging the receipt Of
81, 500 that day from Ames on account Of divi-
dends of the Credit Mobilier As might have
been expected. this document. in view OF Pat
tersons positive denials two days before. not
only createda dramatic sensation smong the
spectators. but absolutely dumbfounded the
Ames was terribly accumulative
in his proof Of his new statements as to Patter-
son. Without seeming to regard either the
Stiffness in the room. or the anxious
eyes which we're bent on him by every person
present, he pulled out another paper. Here
is another Of the same sort" This document
proved to be another receipt for S757.4 dated
Boston, May 6. 1871. in account of Credit Mo-
bilier stock, also signed by Patterson and
hen came . letter from Patterson to Ames.
lated Washington, jan 4, 1873, instructing
he latter with regard to his Testimony. and
.sking him to correct lis original statements
before the committee.
A Washington dispatch o. the 9th ult.
'ays: Cakes Ames continues to refresh his
memory. He spent to-day overhauling his
'apers and came ACROSS another receipt. signed
n full by Senator Patterson for additional
dividends received to the date named from
,redit Mobilier stock. This lie later than the |
eceipts exhibited in previous evidence. and is |
cumulative testimony convicting that Senator |
4 absolute falsehood in denying that he had |
eceived any dividends. The fact is. his |
rofits from the stock were ten times whs, |
ny other Congressman received Before the
wilson committee ex-Congressman Alley wa.
Or long time on the stand for the purpose
explaining, il possible. what became of the
100000 spent in Washington for the Union
acific railroad in 1864. and SI26.OOO spent
, secure the Legislation Of 1871. but he did
OF appear to know anything of his own
nowledge. He said that Duranf, McComb
nd Bushnell spent the money here and
aimed that it was . secret matter. though
Hey says that from what they minated he
ferred that newspaper men received q good
Art OF it. Still. he was not positive that he
nus understood them distinctly, and had
card the name Of no newspaper man men,
oned then or since. Durant claimed. Alley
ided. that he paid Thad. Stevens $4,000 for
porting the act Of 1864, but Alley progressed
believe that il was untrue. Indeed. the
hole drift of his evidence sough; to create
le impression that he believed that Duran,
Co. pccketed all the money they claimed TO
We spent in the Washington lobby in 1864
ID 1871.
The cashier Of the bank where vice-Prexi-
mt Colfax keeps his account was ordered to ,
pear with his books before the committee on G
e 2sth ult. A Washington dispatch says: ,
will be remembered that the check which ,,
mes swears he gave Colfsx. payable to
). c." or bearer. for 81. 200. June 20. 1868 6
" charged to Ames' account the same dav As |,
id, on the private hooks of the Sergeant at /,
ms. Mr.. Colfax appeared a second time :
fore the committee and swore in the most !
pressive and emphatic manner that he had |.
yer received the check or the proceeds of it.
lere we're over 100 people in the committee q
ON to-day when the cashier opened his 4
oks to the pages where Mr.. Colfax's accounts E
re recorded. There was q perfect hush in = =
e room as the members Of the committee
a over the dates and amounts When Judge '
land pointed out to the cashier q sum of
err q, 800 deposited June p. 1868, and asked r.
. cashier to produce the deposit ticket for u
the stiffness became oppressive, and when =
, ticket was produced and found to be in :,
:. Colfax's handwriting. and the first item
tered was bank notes Of $1,000, no p
. spoke or seemed to breathe for time.
ich appeared to all full minute, and for u
Tere minutes MterwArd AL movements and oI
les and imnressons in the room ware snch q.