The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-22
MAMMOTH M0BlLIER.
Poland'S Committee Developing Great
Corporation Secrets.
WRANT OUTRAGED AND INDIGNANT.
Mr.. Brooks History Of His
Credit" Transactions.
TILTING WITH NIBLACK.
Cannot congressman Own Railroad Stock as
Well as Horses, Cows and Agricul.
tural Implements:
Senator Patterson's Sec
Ond InStaIment.
Letters and Explanations by Ames-The
Over-Confding Legislator Disguised.
TIE WILSON COMMITTEE.
Rollins, Treasurer of the Union Pacific,
Among the Millions.
$Ss, 569,697 FOR CONTRACTS.
THE POLAND INVESTIGATION
Senator PattersOn's Sec.
Ond InStaIment.
Letters and Explanations by Ames-The
Over-Con6ding Legislator Disguised.
TEE WILSON COMMITTEE.
Rollins, Treasurer Of the Union Pacific,
Among the Millions.
sss, $685. FOR CONTRACTS.
THE POLAND INVESTIGATION.

THE POLAND INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1873.
Judge Poland's special committee to inquire into
the distribution of Credit Mobilier stock among
members of Congress resumed its session at ten
O'Clock this morning.
DURANT RECALLED.
Aaa copies Of ali Of the Credit MoS
Them seopy Of the stock transfer book all q
nat e whom he stock held
produced list Of ali persons whom he had transferred
stock me name Of B. Alley for ESQ shares appeared
dueed Mr. Alleys receipt The s. sevsnave shares in
The benefit Of witness and not for any member Of Con.
EresS the only members OF Congress on the list produced
MIR. BROOKS STATEMENT.
Hon. James Brooks was then sworn and made
the following statement:-
Mr. MeGomS having sworn in the early part Of this in
within his knowledge to whom had been given Credit
shares thus been given me Without CON.
Hdsraton naturally enough, when thus outraged felt
having there is not one word Of truth thin IL
@ S by S e ana ds h
to let the rest and should let it but Tor
letter from % he PG b
INTERIOR shows my fist 0caI relation with q
Zion. L. p POLAND Chairman, &c, &c, House Of
"siE-Hon. James Brooks, Of New York, was commits
S OF the 81 S %
49, and hs oath q e filed by him in this department
- ''.'.' '''.'A 'R ). oowEN. Acting Secretary"
IT will thus be seen that for nearly six months de-
a r. atf The 's
a hst ds p De in
bad made took ny seat in the to the ap
Sp SSuq g i The Union
6ilier through another corporation In another State
to
fore wssa member Of Congresssand which did not be-
Mr.. Durant as he has already tetiaed, that,
could not and would not exercise my right TO purchase
The @o shares then above par but would transfer the
Be MnG
objection to the number OF shares to trans
s 10 Taon
p ws s
upon the books as seen by the records Mr. Nelson's
never since received one cent ' Of proas 4C%
for Ss n e
men in any FORM from any shares entered on the books
did not give Mr. Nelson money purchase the stock,
Ssemng wiser 70 make him pay me than give to
tsses and only as loan and held him respons6e for
Xmes estiies shoagh have entirely iorect!eh the
Transaction acted for Mr. Nelson in paying Mr. Dursnt
January - by Mr. Durant, and in part $7,OOO by
II THERE ANY ERROR
or wrong in SO public and natural an act am incapable
nsnpaed certainly should not have given my right to
John Or Richard BY
could not be traced to me IN all the books Of great
or
lS we're nsee ssary sold to him by virtue Of my agree
y
sfS s sSSn &! 'ss s.s
to ons ns %sss as BY
Ssn oiS aa .hss. s5 Z
either Tor myself or to influence bride democratic
s ws in cs forth 5
Idea that declined the ownership Of Credit Mobier
dfeeter should iS proS
ably have been the Of large ys Of that
stock as live stock as sheep or spndles Or lead
RES with two Or three thousand articles largely
BY sn BE- ro sr ns no
are to own no species Of stock alive dead
From April 8 1855 70 Marchl 1867. was not in Con-
ever had leisure essrtsd all the influence tongue or
the Facac road borrowing money for it and loaDing it
at great risks OS cG led s when was
s Ss light an to %Sa s. # his sTs in the
the business transactions between in way
TO INFLUENCE CONGRESS
between man and man; now have only to add that
s sKed to se or e s
profit Of the Union Pacific road nor have l. as charged
e vote road not remember ever to have
spoken to any democratic member upon any legislation
mi Of 81 os made
stock and when not government director Of the road
70 transfer to M Nelson the offer made when not
Congressman II this be a wrong, moral social political
constutional 1t is not written any code have
In answer 70 a question by Judge Poland, Mr. Brooks
sss E%t nai nc @ ne
stock In the road IN order 70 become government direc
have had any number shares prior TO DECEMBER 1857
In the conversation with Durant witness told him as
G4 he AID
himself to this construction although he had right TO
a He @s would S probably have large amount Of
witness and purant was gilt to Nelson by witness but
a. hs time he had no ss OF rs Te
had any conversation with Ames or Alley on the
sy both
oed to turn him out Of ala not h aes
the soninaw Of witness and man Of property; witness
THE rss S1 rHousIsp DOLLARS LOANED MR. xKnsos
60 for w ns bad all repaid Kept
SfCredit Mober matters but when he got 100 shares
nc believed they carried with them all the privileges that
is:5Ssd o sSs lily shares additional
ms s IN he only e T on s
ssy 1q Mr. out e Ss e
Gssc 1 ssIISs.dir MsSsSs about iSe
nt w n,ng witness nsnss had with Dillon
eminent director in the Union Pacifc Railroad he care
fully sy9d se s SSbns aayhng suposes Dillon
'-paid hini was sure of that
question Of memory between Mr. Dillon and G" Mr. Nelson
worth more than Eve thousand dollars "A' "'''
Indeo poland-You are sure you never paid it, and 1t
ar Brooks-Ycs, sir, am sure Il was mot; never re-
srsets nor indirectly witness FELT in iss7 iat ise