New-York tribune., 1873-01-29
PROCEEDINGS IN THE WILSON COMMITTEE.
TESTIMONY OF BENZ. w. SPENCE-MoRE PAR
TICULARs ABOUT THE SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
QUESTION OF yERACIrY BETWEEN MR.
WILSON AND THE WITNESS.

A QUESTION OF vERACIrY BETWEEN MR.
WILSON AND THE WITNESS
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The Wilson Com
mittee met at haltpas o'clock. Benjamin w. spence
of Boston was He is an accountant. and was
employed by the Union Pacific Railroad Company from
june 10 June 1871 he cashier OF the Company
acted assistant treasurer and assistant treasurer
TO the oard OF Trustees under the Ames contract
knew of the item si260Oo paid for special legal
penses witness made the payment, March 1871 he
did not know what use made OF the money there
was some talk about IL at the time between Messra
Williams and Bushnell; the substance OF their converse,
ton was as whether used for the pur
pose securing reversal OF the action OF the Secretary
OF the Treasury.
@ Were there any other legal expenses paid at tho
time A short time before, Judge Curtis. sidney
Bartlett. and L. r. Hoar for opinions or public argu-
meDts having nothing do with the other transaoton;
the payment OF the $126ooo In check and two or
three drafts witness drew two checks one for A6oo.
which gave G.. NJ Dodge aud the other for $1,000.
which he gave to James r. WILSON, Governments
director; the remaining 1850 mado by draft
on Morgan & Sons OF NewYork and given To NE Bush
nell amount divided into three parts In round
numbers AZ follows: s2O.626, siS,5ii. and slS,Oj)
Witness, reply TO a question said that Bushnell gsvo
draft for g. 500 to T.. II. Rons Secretary Of the Com
pany witness suggested to Rollins that that hh
share lhe s260oO for hts services at Washington.
amount had borrowed from Mr. Oriway. Sergeant al
Arms OF the House of representatives for Mr. Bushnell
Rollins. Bushnell. Dodge. J.F Wilson. Col. Thomas A.
Scott in Washington previous to this time tbs
last Named he believed not then President OF ths
Company all the tl260Oo charged To account:
the check to Gen. Dodge drawn the n ltioDal
Bank OF Boston, and the check OF J. z. wilson ON the
bank.
WHAT THB MONET WAS USED FOR
Witness remarked that he had not stated that the
check drawn Wilson's fayor the check drawn
10 OF witness who made payable 10 tho order
OF f. H. Rollins: witness remarked TO J. NJ Williams.
tho Treasurer OF the Company. suppose the roney
WAS used for lobbying purposes" TO which Wiisms
replied "I suppose So" and witness 20 infer such
the
In reply question asked by Mr iIoar tue witness
said check he delivered u j. wilson RcSson w~
indorsed BY Rollins in blank aud that the hoidcr GOULD
collect money without putting his own name tot;
witness OF charge FOR legal expsnses she
money being paid 10 H. IA. Rollins. but Tor which NO
voucher was obtained. oliver Ames, President OF the
Union Pacific Railroad Company. told him 10 let Rollins
have tho money, aud SAID Rollins would account " him
for t tins was June l. 1870. wtnos had no porscnai
knowledge IA 20 how tho was applied but during
the Senatorial oontcst IN New Hampshire. IN 1870 Rot
linz 4nid tho Company would have 10 hoip him; Rollins
tying 10 soy Crasas place. lAd e'o back " los