Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-01-30

State whether it appears upon your
books that Mr.. Colfax made deposit
on the 22d of June, 1868. Answer
Yes, sir, $1,968.63. Great sensation.)
Question Well, what other deposits
were made in June or July? Answer
June -22d 81, 1868. So; July 18th, $500;
July 18th $50; July 18th $1,543.87.
(Sensation.) Question-Would the en-
try on this ledger indicate whether the
deposits were in cash or checks An
swer-Yes, sir. Judge Poland then re-
quested the witness to bring up the blot
ter or book upon which the original en-
try of the deposits were made. Wit
ness replied that he would do so and
then produced the following certificate
of deposit, upon being requested to do
so: Deposited with the First National
Bank by Scuyler Colfax June 22d, 1868,
United States and bank notes, twelve
hundred dollars, checks as follows:
$3.50, $18. 60 and $500, total 81, $685. SO.
Ouestion-Will you look and see the last
deposit made by Colfax, prior to June
22d? Answer-June list. In reply to
a question of Mr.. Ames, the witness re-
piled that, of course, he could not tell
where the money came from. The ex
animation of Mr.. Swain is to be continu-
ed.
Mr.. Ames said he desired to go over
to the other committee. Judge Poland
We have a prior possession of you
that is good in law. Laughter. The
committee then took a recess of fifteen
minutes.
Upon reassembling, B. F. Ham was
recalled and testified that he issued the
FORTY shares of additional Credit Mo
bilier stock to Mr. Nelson, but knows
nothing as to whether the $4,000 borrow
ed by Nelson from Mr.. Dalton had been
paid. The witness here produced copy
of the paper authorizing the issue OF
fifty shares additional Credit Mobilier
stock to Mr. James Brooks, on account
of his previous agreement with Mr.. Du-
rant The paper was signed by Cakes
Ames, Samuel Hooper & Co., r. Rob
bins and others, but the witness testified
that he thought the signature of Cakes
Ames in pencil to the original was not
in the handwriting of that gentleman,
but was signed by some one else for
| him.
MIR. Poland announced that certain
books of Cakes Ames which the com
mittee desired were expected tonight.
The committee adjourned till tomorrow
morning.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
PoIand's Credit Mobilier committee re-
sumed this morning. James Brooks de
sired to be put IN record that in the list
of stockholders of Credit Mobilier filed
in the Court of Pennsylvania in January,
1868, appears the name of Charles II.
Nelson, his son-in-law, who is thus
proved stakeholder three months be-
fore Brooks became a Congressman
also that other government directors
were in accord with Brooks during the
time he was director of the Union Paci-
fic road. Robert S. Hale appeared as
counsel for Colfax 1t Is said Colfax is
now making a thorough examination of
his papers and would appear again to
testify and would ask that some witness
es be also examined. Colfax requested
him to say relative to the check for ST.
200 that he would show it was derived
from another source than Cakes Ames.
Hale then examined Mr. Swain relative
to Colfax's checks on the 22d of June,
1868, and that the latter produced a
check for 81 900 deposited that day
which was subsequently taken up by a
draft for A. II. Conner of indianapolis,
drawn on the Central National Bank of
New York
After recess Ames testified that he had
a conversation with Kelley about the
transaction. Kelley said he called it a
loan and had so stated, and said to wit
ness that he wanted pay the loan. Wit
ness replied he did so consider it. Kel-
ley said he would give me a check on
his bank and wanted to know when he
should date it. | told him it would
make no difference, He gave me a
check, that was before the investigation
commenced, and tore it in pieces and
handed it back to him. Question-What
did he say when you tore it in two and
handed back to him? Answer-Both of
us appeared satisfied with the transac-
ton. Laughter Questicn-Was it
done in moment of passion? An
swer- No. sir, it was done very good
naturally. l did not consider that he
owed me anything but that I owed him.
and told him so. He did not deny it.
Questionable wanted to call il some
thing else? Answer-ThaJ is the way
l understood him. He wanted to be
clear of the transaction. Mr.. Ames said
that it was important that he should
leave here, tonight, for his home. The
final payment on his extension of time
came due February 4th, and he had to
raise six hundred thousand dollars by
that time. The committee could get
along without him, as the question of
bribery had been settled and all the
committee wanted to know more was
whether he or some one else lied
Adjourned till tomorrow morning.
England and Russia.
LONDON, Jan. 26
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