The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-27

dent-COIfax FIatIy Denies.
WASHINGTON, January "a. - The
Credit Mobilier Investigation Commit
tee to-day had a most exciting and sem
sational session. A large crowd were
attracted by report which gained wide
circulation that the Congressman and
Senators who had been damaged by the
later evidence OF Ames, were about to
unite in concerted attempt to break
down his testimony. 1t must be con-
fessed that the manner in which Ames
has been alternately copied and badg-
cred, and threatened by Congressman
who desired to cover their tracks, has
created a sympathy in his bebalf,which
was far from being felt a week ago
Many of the spectators to-day were
Congressman and Senators, who are not
included in the list of the recipients OF
the Cakes Ames bounty.
The gentlemen who attracted the
most attention were Representative
Kelley and Vice President Colfax,
who, it was announced, was DESTROYS Of
cross examining Ames az to his state
ments Of the day previous. When
Ames came into the committee room
| be looked as if he meant business.
He took his accustomed seat at the
table, and, pulling some papers from his
pocket, nervously fumbled them until
his REORGANIZATION began. Ames
reiterated his previous statement that
Kelley had bought ten shares of Credit
Mobilier stock, and that alter paying
for the same out of the cash and bond
dividends OF 1868, balance Of 1929 was
paid to Kelley by Ames in check on
the Sergesntat-arms for that amount
Here the check was produced, which
was made payable to "W. D. K" and
which had been obtained from the
Sergeant alarms. Kelley had no fur
Their cross examination to make, ex-
cept to get at the amount OF Credit
Mobilier stock which Ames now pro-
fessed to hold for him, and request
Judge Poland, the Chairman OF the
Committee, to take charge OF the same,
subject to his order.
The passage between Vice President
Colfax and Ames was both painful and
humiliating, and at one stage required
the interference OF member OF the
committee, who suggested that before
these parties compromised themselves
further by their conflicting statements
they be allowed to have counsel. 1t
was evident from the start that there
was perjury somewhere. The Vice
President, even more nervous and agl-
tated than in his previous appearance
before the committee, denied having re-
ceived one cent of dividend from the
ten shares OF stock which Ames had
purchased, still insisting that he had
lost four hundred dollars on the orig.
nal purchase money, which Ames had
never returned 10 him. Again Ames
called upon the Sergesnt'at-Arms tor
his books and papers. when the follow.
ing check was produced
"WAsHINGroN, June "a, 1868.
sergeant at Arms, United States
House Of Representatives
PAY to s. c., or bearer, $1,000 and
charge to my account.
"OAKEs ANS.
Mr.. Colfsx then in the most solemn
manner swore that he had never re.
ceived this money, and asked Ames
why he did not, in his first examina-
ton, state that he had received it.
Mr.. Ames intimated that it was be.
cause, when the investigation was first
opened up, he desired to let everybody
off as easily as possible; but since it
had been determined that he must tell
the whole truth he was reluctantly COM
PEELED to admit what he had previously
desired TO conceal; and be continued
with an energy and determination which
has been foreign to his manner thus
| far:
MY statements about you are true,
and no amount of hard swearing on
your part can make it appear other
wise. There is the check made psya-
BILE to you, and you might as we'll ad-
NIT it first as last"
1t would be impossible to convey an
idea Of the sensation which was pro-
duced by this entire examination Of
Ames by the Vice-President The
more nervous and excited the one
seemed to the committee, the more de-
termined and obstinate the other sp-
peared to grow. Time and again, until
repetition became almost monotonous,
Colfax insisted that he had not received