The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-29

Judge Poland read 10 aloud. The reception Of this
now settled in the minds OF the most doubling.
THAT Is enough for me" said Ames, settling back
In his chair my check Of the 2oth was probably
not cashed before the next day. and was, naturally
enough, not deposited until the following day.n
There was only one more witness called, and that
wd u" Sespa DON'T Know the cc%msts
tried to find out Of him about the loan Dillon mad
and not~a r. as1 not
unsavOry Ham gave was to produce paper signeU
nv huge number OF stockholders granting the sals
OF one hundred shares Credit MObilier-nfty o.
General Dodge, . line engineer OF the Union Pacific
Railroad, and hfty shares to James Brooks, In &C
par. This closed to-days eventual session G
POlands Investigating Committee.
SCENES IN WILSON'S COMMITTEE.
The investigation before the Wilson Committee
to-day was with no startling disclosures. Alley
the man OF tricks and compromises. amused tn
Sars Of the ~ Credit MoSer and Union Paci,
Railroad. He pursued the same tactics OF evasion
as yesterday, showing himself an adept IN the arr
OF talking great deal without saying anything.
His memory h one OF the lost arts, as lar
rs tho important transactions between these
corporations are concerned although he was one
OF the leading spirits In the various schemes
whereby the government has been defrauded OF
millions OF money. But the committee have found
was formerly cashier and assistant treasurer OF the
Union Pacific Railroad. He partially explained
.; one large item OF s12So9o which app, appeared
penses, being another name for distribution Of
brides. Spence - quiet, mild hammered, slow,
very sound on dates and figures. He testified that
out or that amount he gave check OF $4,000 to
and one Of the Of
Union Pacific Railroad spence's story was pre-
s ana wsS ns hard q s ss p1c
ceedings ana obtained leave to cross examine
spence. his questionlng did not, however, con
fuse the witness, tor the latter appeared
SURE OF HIS FACTS.
Wilson then made statement on OATH denying
amount mentioned, or that he had ever received
any bonus from the company. 1t was evident that
either Wilson or Spence had perjured himself and
apart from the consideration that Wilson was most
Interested IN conceallng the damaging truth, his
calculated to inspire confidence. Wilson
, has aspirations t. the Senate but
whether he nursed any private revenge against
Wilson and the Union Pacific Railroad, and whe-
voitlon He said he had resigned and had no i'll
feeling against the managers of the road. One Of
the committee -men-Mr Swami, from Maryland,
solemn bore, whom his constituents have dubbed
the "Great COmmsner''-thereupOn proceeded to
catechise Spence ION his conscience, - after the
manner OF Sunday school teacher. He asked him
whether the loose dishonest management OF the
road was not the cause of his resignation. Spence
tried hard TO answer this absurd question, but he
could not.
-'s-rrr--- THE 'GaEAT CoMMoNER,"
who wore heavy, solemn cast Of cOuntenance,
with not q particle OF humQr IN it, showed how
foOlishly simple and unsOphisticated he was. He
further quered whether his mr. Spence's) con-
science did not smite him to witness the iniquity
OF the ungodiy managers Of the Union Pacific Rail
road. Mr.. Spence, who took kindly to this
catechsm said II he had known then as much
about the affairs OF the road as he knew now his
conscience would have snitten him.
'Well" continued Swami, Ibid you resign rom
moral considerations would you have lett the
road II your salary had been satisfactory"
Spence was fain to acknowledge that IL was
rather pecuniary than q moral consideration
that induced him to leave the road. Horace F..
Clark, who has been summoned as q Witness and
Cakes Ames were present during this
MORAL INTERROGAToRY.
Both laughed in q derisive manner at the unsO-
phisticated Swami. The committeeman and spec
tators seemed at first puzzled by SO much ver-
danCy thinking perhaps. that Swami was quiZzing
the witness; but his solemn look and speech for
bade such suppostion and everybody Joined In
the laughter ut Swanns rural simplicity. The
committee adjourned at four O'Clock and met
again this evening, when Crane, the ex-Treasurer,
and Ham, the present Assistant Secretary Of the
Credit M0ber, were examined. Their testimony
did not differ materially from the evidence already
given by them before the Poland committee.