New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-14
THE EXAMINATION CONTINUED.

SWORN STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN DAWES
TESTIMONY OF MR.. NELSON - THE HON.
JAMES BROOKSS RELATIONS TO THE COM
PANY-.A WARM DEBATE UPON CHARACTER.
GENERAL PRESS DsPATCHl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The Special Com
mittee of which Judge Poland is Chairman, TO inyest
gate the Credit Moher charges resumed its session this
morning and the Hon. II. L. Dawes of Massachusetts,
lipR present was sworn and submitted written state
ment, as follows:
STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN DAWES.
have been ready at al times, whenever it should be
desired by the Committee TO make full statement OF
whatever connection have ever had with the Credit
Mobier and regret that havel not had an earlier OPP
portunity was the OF any OF the stock OF
that corporation yet did 10 take 10 shares OF that
stock, but the agreement was rescinded before the
stock was transferred TO Inc, and it never was
transferred At the commencement OF the session
in December 1867, had due me at the sergeantat-
Armss Office 1000 OF my salary that had nc occasion
10 use 1 asked colleague Of mine, Mr.. Washburn,
with whom 1 was roOming at the time, what could
best do with IL, and he advised me TO purchase
with IL a bond Of the Iowa Cedar Rapids Rail-
road OF Mr.. cakes Ames, saying that he had been
purchasing Of him large amount of these bonds for 30
cents ON the dollar for his bank and he thought an
excellent investment accordingly went to MI OaKes
Ames and asked him 10 sell me such BOND as ne had
been selling Mr. washburn. He replied that he had not
got any Of those bonds there for he had sold thema
hut be had something else good, and he thought bet
ter He would let have for my $1,000 ten shares OF
f,,kdit Mobilier stock said TO him did not know
ANYTHING about that stock and asked him TO tell me
about IT, He replied at is Pennsylvania corpora
ton which has the contract to build the Pacihc Rail-
road 1t good thing, and think wilimake money
out Of it; at any rate, will guarantee you ten per
cent on your money or If you don't want
your stock at any time 1 will pay you BACK
your money and ten per cent interest. told him L
would think Of and let him know then inquired OF
Mr.. Alley about this stock, and he said IL was
good stock, but he did not think II was as
good as Mr.. Ames thought it was. On my telling MIN
that Mr. Ames offered guarantee me ten per cent he
SAID that safe enough them aud made no fHther
inquiry but went to Mr. Ames and told him that would
take the stock He said he could not transfer 1t to me
then his home that the first time ne went
home be would get transferred and let me have
It. therefore paid him the $1,000 and took his
accountable receipt for it, he saying the time Che gave
IL 10 me- that any time got sick Of he would take
1t back and pay me back my money and ten per cent
WHY HE RETURNED THE STOCK.
Refore he went home / had occasion 10 go home TO
p,sseld and while there Mr.. Edward Learned IA friend
and negbbor OF NINE who then believe officer
an the Kansas Pacific Railroad came into my Office and
.old me of a suit which Duff Greenthad commenced or
was about 10 commence III the pennsylvania courts,
AGAINST Mr. Ames and his associates 20 get possession of
me c,ed, Mober charter, claiming that IT belonged TO
him and his associates and had been wrongfuy taken
possession OF by Mr.. Ames and those connected WIN
min WHEN 7 returned TO Washington told MI Ames
what Mr. Learned had said TO me- and told hlm that oid
49,, INT anv snch stock He replied. Weh you need
not take it win pay you back your money ana 10 per
cent interest If you prefer" told him that DID, lie
thereupOn settled with me in that way allowing Tue
interest and paying back the money 10 ,ne mean
time and before went to Pttsfeid' ne naa paiu l'e
dividend once; do not know how much IL was put
tbnt II was about IS per cent. ern wac a.
lowed him in the settlement, he paying Inc over the
balance only Ts was the end of the transaction Inc
stock was nevestraDsferred at all have had no
other transaction with the Credit Mobnier OF the
Pacific Railroad. Neither during this transa'o.' NV
before IT. DOR since lie close, have cptereooU ""'