The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-01-31
CAKES ANES VS.. COLFAx.

OAkES AMES VS.. COLFAX.
In the "Credit Mobilier" investi.
CATION now going on, Cakes Ames
who was the head of that institu
ton as well as of the Pacific rail
road, testified that Schuyler Colfax
was a credit mobilier stakeholder
and had been paid 81, 200 in divi
dends. Mr.. Colfax swore that he
had never owned any such stock
that he had innocently agreed to
buy some, and paid for it in adj
vance by giving Mr.. Ames $500
for some shares, but after hearing
it was a dishonest institution had
refused to accept the stock, and
forfeited the money he had paid
for It. Also, that he had never re
ceived any money in any way from
the said credit mobilier. The
question on this point is simply
whether Mr.. Ames or Mr.. Colfax
is the perjurer. Here are theil
contradictory statements, testified
to before the committe last Fri
day, the oath:
Mr.. ColfaX inquired of Mr.
Ames why he did OF cross exam
inc him about the $1,000 check
when he gave his testimony.
Mr.. Ames-"I did not want to
bring it out. / wanted to let you
off as easy as could. i was in
hopes it would not come out"
Ames to Colfax-'Did you re.
ceive the 81, POOP"
Colfax-"I did not"
Colfax to Ames-''In your pri-
vate memorandum book, which ]
hope the Committee will have
brought here, have you the names
of members of Congress whom you
let have stock?''
Answer-HYes, sir
Question-"Did I give you any
1OI
Answer-fNo, sir, it never be
longed to me-"
Question-'Have you ever told
me during the past four years that
/ was the owner of this stock?'
Answer don't know whether
/ did or not. lido not understand
your version of the affair at all.
gave you the check and here is the
proof of it by the books. What
is the use OF trying to get around
it or over it?''
Mr.. Colfax to the Committee
81 repeat exactly, as / stated be.
fore, that 1 never received n dol
lar on any account from the Cred
it Mobilier. I never saw the check
and don't know whether it was
signed by o. Ames or Cakes Ames /:
/ conld not have added to my in
come 81, 200 without remembering
something about it; during the
whole of this four years he has
meyer proposed to pay me any
thing, and nevr told me that l was
owner of any stock. told Ames
that ] would not buy into law
suit and that ended the matter be-
tween us. Mr.. Ames, the check /
gave you for $532.74 completed
your payment for stock.
Judge Poland to Colfax-"Do
you admit that you gave him a
check for $532.74?''
Colfax-"I suppose so; L
thought at the time 1 was paving
him $500 on my purchase and in
terest, but did not understand
that this completed the transac-
tion. j understood that the divi-
dends had been earned and were
unadjusted and would go to make
up the balance due me, but did
not understand that they eomplet-
ed the purchase. He did not re-
member of Ames saying anything
about selling bonds, when $500
dollars were paid by the witness.
He had an impression that the pro-
ceeds from these bonds when sold
would go to complete the purchase.
He supposed he did pay Ames the
1882 by check on the Sergeant
alarms, but was confident that he
never received any check ,or SI2GO
from Ames, either payable to S.
Q. or Schuyler Colfax or for any
amount whatever. He had never
received certificate of stock, and
40 proceeds from it.
Ames-ColfaX did not render
you statement of the scale of
ponds received as dividends, and
rou give me that $500 check for
he balance.
Colfax-No, sir. There might
nave been a slip OF paper, amemo-
'andum of 1882; / am not certain |
bout that.
Mr.. Ames.-'I ask you if I did |
lot give you q statement showing
credit derived from the sale of
,ondsy'
Mr.. Colfax.-"I deny it,"
Mr.. Ames.-"I am sorry to hear
'ou."
Mr.. Colfax.-"You told me some
dividends had been earned, but
we're unadjusted-"
Ames-If he denies it and says
lie did not 1 don't want to ask him
ny more questions that is enough
or me.
Ames further testified that he
allied on Colfax the night before
10 (Amesl made his first state
nent before the committee, and
sked him (Colfax) if they I'M
lerstood each other. Mr. Col
AK said s.yen viii testify to the |
ruth" and he (Ames) replied, |
Certainly, / am going to do that. !"
lie now supposed that Colfax
lad got an idea from the testi-
nony Of the Commissioners that
Ie (Ames) was going TO test
~ the Same as Colfax. Il
Mr.. Colfax read from the testi-
loRy OF MF, Ames, and asked him
Ow he made certain parts Of his
estimony then agree with what he
50 Testified since.
Ames--I bare refreshed my
since from my books and