New-York tribune., 1873-01-15
THE CONGRESS- SCANDAL.
Continued from FIr.trrse.

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to James Bsookss sonnIaw 100 shares a stock st par
with the i've bonds OF the Union Pacific Company And
300 shares Of Union Pacific stock earniues on the
stock 1900 cssh; draft due 71i Of January, Gooo-
tdeo checkbook deposited Dec. n. 1897. In the
Fourth National Bank, James Brooks s70co Jan 40,
1858. cheokbook Fourth National Bank. bills payable.
James Brooks; account note due this day. 5000"
At this point recess OF IS minutes was taken.
GLIMPSE AT THE BOOKS.
After the recess. Benjamin f. Ham was recalled and
produced three Of the Credit Mober edgers recently
used in Philadelphia Court and pointed out the entry
showing that Mr.. Ames had paid for various shares
oso the entry of the transfer OF so shares to Nelson,
and the money received therefor under the entry OF
March l. 1868 Witness referred to the name OF Charles
Nelson on the book showing the transfer of 80 shares
TO Ne..son' whose name had been written after an
erasre, and testified that IL in his handwriting and
the ersure bad been before Nelson's written
but he did not remember what erased he had no
memory at all In reference 60 the erasure the
was in the place where the name should be.
To Judge Black-Was in the habit OF making mistakes; ;
If he wrote the name Of James Brooks before the easue
he had no authority TO do sO the stock belonged TO
Charles II. Nelson.
O. Ia not the erasure OF a and the substitution OF
another name fasincaton OF your records A. 1t de-
pends altogether how the Court would take such entry
To Mr.. Brooks-Never received any instruction from
Mr. Brooks tolerase his name it might have been prob
able that MI BroOks's name written instead Of
Nelson's, on account of the intimate connection Of Mr.
Nelson with Mr Brooks; II Mr.. BrOokss name was
written there first 1t was a mistake
TESTIMONY OF PRESIDENT DURANT.
Thomas O. Durant sworn-Witness resides in New
York: am railroad contractor; was a stOckhOlder in
the Union Pacific Railroad Company and director
therein ceased to be director in May June, 1862
was stoolholder ia the Credit MobiIier, OF the
iary gtOgHlCldprs and NJ tha
was OF the Board Of Trustees to whom the Ames
contract was assigned; have the books Of that con-
now, but have certified copies thereof witness did
sign a paper TO distribute stock said 10 be on
hand; the stock transferred to witness TO enable
him TO fulfill engagements made prior to that time;
knew nothing as 10 whom Mr.. Ames was to trans
fer his stock heard him speak Of 1t two or three
times said he had an engagement to deliver some
70 Mr.. Cofax; think other members Of Congress
were mentioned; made impression on the witness
at the time as he thought Mr.. Ames giving those
names and intended to keep the stock himself
had any conversation with Charles H. Nelson did have
a transaction with Mr. James Brooks, which purely
a business arrangement between Mir. Brooks and him
self and had no reference whatever To Mr. Brooks being
a member OF Congress- 1t not in consideration OF
any past services rendered TO be rendered by
Mr. Brooks that gentleman expressed desire to have
some OF the stock, and. witness arranged TO
let him have 100 shares with the agree
ment to let him have with it $4,000 worth Of
the Union Pacific stock and five first mortgage bonds
Mr. Brooks. being a Government director, did not
want hold the stock and therefore, had transferred
20 Mr. Nelson knew nothing about the 80 shares addl-
onal stock received by Nelson witness beng absent
from the country that tme the stock increased in
yaue suddenly witness let Mr. Brooks have the stock
in consideration OF promise made to him foes not re-
member what amount OF dividends have been declared
on the stock when Mr. Brooks purchased the stock he
was entitled to the dividend which had lust been de-
clared the Credit Mober Company took the contract
at 5000 per mile and Obliged TO take in part pay
ment Union Pacific stock; the first stock taken from
the road per cent and sold to the stockholders at
II witness felt under obligation 10 Mr.. Brooks, hav-
ing agreed with him that he should have the stock;
had borrowed money from Mr.. Brooks. but did not let
him have the stock in consideration Of being under any
money obligation to him.
without finishing the examination OF Mr.. Durant the
Committee p. N, adjourned until 10 o'clock TO-
morrow.