Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-02-06
;. Here thew are, and the dividends you can

sir. Here they are, and the dividends you can
have SOON"
The effect was startling. Kelley turned pale.
The committee looked at each other, and the
spectators roared with laughter. Kelley re-
covered, and said: Hand the shares to the
chairman" The cross-firing continued without
shaking Ames, while Kelley wound up by de-
claring that he had never had any transactions
with Ames except to borrow money
ColfaX then took Ames inland, and attempt
ed to convince him that he was lying, whereat
the old man got very enraged. Colfax inquired
of Ames why he had not cross-eXamlned him
about that check when he gave his testimony.
Mr.. Ames excitedly said: 81 did not want to
bring it out. 1 wanted to let you off as easy as
I could. 1 was in hopes it would not come
out"
Mr.. Ames to Colfax-Did you receive the
81, 2OO?
MIR. Colfax-I did not.
Mr.. Colfax then requested Mr.. Ames to pro-
duce his private memorandum book. Mr.. Ames
replied that he did not have it with him, but
he had refreshed his memory during the re-
cess, and brought with him such extracts from
it as he thought necessary. Mr.. Ames then
read therefrom the entries, showing the
mounts paid to various members put in evil
dence on Wednesday.
check which you say you paid me, payable to
IS. c." when you made the one you say you
gave to Mr.. Allison payable to VIM. B.
4. 1 can't say, for some of the dividends 1
did not put in any names.
Q. Did 1 give you any receipt for the check ?
u 4NOy o4 II hONCI lOLS " 4hC-
Q. Have you ever told me during the last
four years that 1 was the owner of this stock ?
Ames answered: 1 don't know whether I
did or not. I don't know if anybody has told
me within the last four years that I own my
own hat. [Great~ laughter.l I do not under
stand your version of the affair at all. l gave
you the check, and here is the proof OF 1t by
the books. What is the use of trying to get
around it or over it?
Mr.. Colfax-Where was 1 when you gave me
the check-in the chair or on the floor?
Mr.. Ames, more excited-Oh, 1 don't know.
I can't remember that.
Mr.. Colfax, to the committee repeat, eX-
actly as L stated before, that 1 never received
a dollar on any account from the Credit Mo-
bilier. I never saw this check, and don't know
whether it was signed by o. Ames or Cakes
Ames.
Mr.. Ames-I ask you if 1 did not give you a
statement showing a credit derived from the
sale of bonds
Mr.. Colfax-Id deny it.
Mr.. Ames-I am sorry to hear you.
Mr.. Colfax-You told me some dividends had
been earned, but were unadjusted. -,
Mr.; Ames-If you deny it, and say you did
not, I don't want to ask you any more ques-
tons. That is enough for me.
Mr.. ColfaX read from the former testimony
of Mr.. Ames, and asked him what he meant
when he said, 81 do not know whether he or L
own the stock"
MIR. Ames-I understood you owned it, and
wanted me to own it. [Great laughter.l
Mr.. Colfax again read from the testimony of
Mr.. Ames, and asked him how he made certain
parts of his testimony then agree with what he
had since testified.
Mr.. Ames, in a determined manner, said: ST
have refreshed my memory since from my
books and the books of the Sergeant-at-Arms.
I don't think you can swear hard enough here
to get out of it, either. 1 remember all now,
and have the vouchers"
Colfax said 81 rest my case" He took his
hat and left the room. The spectators and
committee drew a long breath and adjourned.
Saturday, the 25th ult, was another field
day in the Credit Mobilier Committee. The
examination of Cakes Ames was continued.
He was first Intercepted as to John A Logan's
connection with the Credit Mobilier. His ex-
PLANTATION was, that Logan agreed to take the
stock as a speculation that his first dividend
paid for the stock, and left a balance of 1923,
which was paid to Logan in the shape of a
check that Logan took the check, but in a
short time afterwards returned the money, to-
gether with the interest thereon, for the time
which he had kept it, and which amounted to
about 50. After some unimportant statements
as to how member considered the agreement
to take stock, Ames came to the case of
Senator Patterson, of New Hampshire.
Taking the published testimony of the latter,
he turned to that portion of it denying
that Patterson has received any dividends
from his stock or had received ans money
whatever on account of the Credit Mobilier.
Here Ames produced a receipt, with Patterson's
signature attached, dated Washington, June
%, 1868, and acknowledging the receipt of
81, 800 that day from Ames on account of divi-
dends of the Credit Mobilier. AS might have
been expected, this document, in view of Pat
terson's positive denials two days before, not
only created a dramatic sensation among the
spectators, but absolutely dumbfounded the
committee. Ames was terribly accumulative
in his proof of his new as to Patter-
son. Without seeming to regard either the
death-like stiffness in the room, or the anxious
eyes which were bent on him by every person
present, he y pulled He out ut another not ' paper THIie doo Here
proved to be another receipt for $757.24, dated
Boston, May 6, 1871, in account of Credit Mo-
bilier stock, also signed by Patterson and
then came a letter from Patterson to Ames,
dated Washington, Jan. 4, 1878, instructing the
latter with regard to his testimony, and asking
him to correct his original statements before
the committee.
A Washington dispatch of the 9th ult.
says: Cakes Ames continues to refresh his
memory. He spent to-day overhauling his
papers, and came across another receipt,
signed in full by Senator Patterson for adj
ditional dividends received to the date named
from Credit Mobilier stock. This is later than
the receipts exhibited in previous evidence,
and is cumulative testimony convicting that
Senator of absolute falsehood in denying that
he had received any dividends. TIL fact is,
his profits from the stock were ten times what
any other congressman received. Before the
Wilson committee ex-Congressman Alley was
for a long time on the stand for the purpose
of explaining, if possible, what became of the
S40O, 900 spent in Washington for the Union
Pacific railroad in 1864. and $126, 900 spent
to secure the legislation of 1871, but he did
not appear to know anything of his own
knowledge. He said that Durant, McComb
and Bushnell spent the money here and
claimed that it was a secret matter, though
Alley says that from what they intimated he
inferred that newspaper men received a good
part of it. Still, he was not positive that he
thus understood them distinctly, and had
heard the name of no newspaper man men
toned then or since. Durant claimed, Alley
added, that he paid Thad. Stevens $50, 600 for
reporting the act of 1864, but Alley professed
to believe hat it was untrue. Indeed, tie
whole drift of his evidence sought to create
the impression that he believed that Durant
d Co. pocketed all the money they claimed to
have spent in the Washington lobby in 1864
and 1871.
The cashier of the bank where
dent Colfax keeps his account was ordered to
appear with his books before the committee on
the 2Sth ult. A Washington dispatch says
It will be remembered hat the check which
Ames swears he gave Colfax, payable to
IS. c." or bearer, for 81, 200, June 20. 1868,
was charged to Ames' account the same day as
paid, on the private books of the Sergeant-at-
Arms. Mr.. Colfax appeared a second time
before the committee and swore in the most
impressive and emphatic manner that he had
never received this check or the proceeds of
it. There were over 100 people in the COM
mittee room to-day when the cashier opened
his books to the pages where Mr.. Colfax's &C
counts were recorded. There was a perfect
hush in the room as the members of the COM
mittee ran over the dates and amounts. When
Judge Poland pointed out to the cashier a sum
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