, 1873-01-27

. Question -That la alt thoro Id In ills transao-
tion2
A,,swer-Yce.
Tho wi!noss, on Interrogation by arorriok, maid
io thought tho frat propositions emo from, % Lo.
gan to him In n ,Eonoral way: There woro a
gtoat many .rnoplo who thought II was going to
DO Q profitable enterprise; thought ho proniaotl
Of thoso i,gvo stock. Tho atocls aayignol to lin,
by tho Company waH to carry out engagomonta
Previously mado. lilo thought no had promised
como gentleman in Congress- stoc't prior to
ssP on re sd 19'9 n a ,S nSSn + FseGs Gs
Road md tho Credit arobior 1Io Ind uacriilcod
aon'o Of hiB own utool i't ottlor to fulfil engage
monts no hat1 provioualy madc. Whom Ao found
hc could got inoro,atock from Company to fu1al
thoao engagements ho did no.. Could not re-
mombor il llo Ind my conversation with Colfax
in reference to lottinE him have Credit Mobillor
ba any W conversation With WILSON aIr. pattor-
son said ho hnd sl,okon to witness previously,
but witnoes could NOT ronlom1nr; thought lie
had a conversation with bingham arI Scoaold !;
did not ron,ombor as to MoaurJ. dardold and
Kelley.
Judge polant-1 understand, AEr. Amcs, you
havo Bono further rnpors which passed bctTeen
yourself and Patterson.
| Answor-I hnYe. Ainoa thon read tho follow
| Ing receipts:
wAan1Hcrow, Jan. q? 1903.
nsssvca a Of oaS, Aes en- ,sa
tic stock hold for ny account. ts'gnsa] ~ - ' -
Quostion-Yon aaw him sign It.?
AnsWor--I wrote tho receipt and ho signed,
| Amos tl1op road tho following:
"noaIoN, May Q. 1s7l.-nccevel Of oatcs Amen two
hundred slarcn Of Unnn Tactic 1lailroad stock aud
e on of re oer
IhoEo s stu due OH tho tranqacon thirty ehnres of
ss s G1G s1r bss It u he on . seo
Railway.
.{sIgned) az. ". PATERSON"
but Patterson Bignel 1t in Ills presence. Tho
| $1,000 wns check given Patterson on tho Scr
geant-at-arms tho otalor il Oh tho final settle
mont Tho wltncsa horo handcl in q lottor
writton to him by Patterson. Ho received Rev
oral others which ho destroyed. Tlin lotter was
| writton since this Investigation commenced. Ho
wanted mo to mako my testimony conform to it.
had lots Of conversations with patteruon,
The le!ter was read, aB foliowa:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 1875
ix DEAR sln: ~ Tho factn In regard to Tho Credit
sober so fer as had my connection with 1t, woro
You enmo to mo ore dny, 1tnowing! that =
.sa 4 ssns sSas Hss f''s1s 1a would s51 vi" Ill.,
s s5 is s;s hsvo h'sty @ 5As5s" ri # sesK
Witch could rroperly invest in, aia q, e which
but int had not tbo monty that tmo @ q and W lnusl
dofer it tl could got It: Your reply as that you
yeneut. You regarded It perfectly tcglt,nsto traus-
action. At that time you dig not could not, antlclpao
yom snoo ever tof 1ot M lnrsef @ 'cGsas.o iro Cn'1-
r srcopt VEG VICE. It was forced upon 9reS you
| by i'm secretnrv. After lila conyerrat;nn With ma
you may hayo' had tho impression tl.as ahoulsl lid
take eock BONO time, but for other,
perhaps ioT want o. funue, noyor took my OF th9
ni ~ - 1 a LUZ n,y lily stncM ~ ~ rno e9Hpany
totnow 4 purchased at my time any bonds stock
tempted to enbarraas yo when tho value Of tho atocl
was depressed, and nst You Tho full market value
Ter It. paid you goo IN money for stock md bonde.
nrc With ah ho ~ @ INV u " arnn an nv ~ y
throneh, lie saia 10 Ind never hed eny stock IL,
tho Credit Mobilior for any ono hut he did not wish to
have hIa nanlo broupht Into thu examination, II It
could bo nvotdcd nin going to Oh1o WILL sec you
on my fosarn: pont pr tan t. correct yo''r ORIGINAL
ra ~ a sa ,nG uas no1 10
T. " iArrenaov.
orost;o,-Dr 1,soo 11or,;o,,.I1.co 1,a,, ~
fIesnou yoIr onloly W 10 ~ eh9 "e"pefs OF
Co.n6fosa "noia Ty XIV ~ na'o htocA1 ,,.,,
A::-1os, BIT; ~. Iaefo ar1 non9 9amtlonal, o3-
XIX XIX honre Ia het hn t. 'nnt n @ abcr ,s ~ to
n9uae:
ny 4t;Gtasyh.Dau 1 noso' G'so you ut'y feason
aoi io'aiaI..h aa. tIt ti1iy 't.1ney y1;a ,o.,a .r
A. t doht .nns ~ No. 40 alS. Ames ea1a, - Wans
ehs ~ .nHt ~ 9 ~ NJ; lt anaG ~ -
o a;ra dsne i ~ o nsa ia sH h
was that the Gret obar soc
was not entltled 70 oifldoh9s. Ho eaia tho
BLOCK Mas ne.a y h1n IN sruae nc hny1og signed
H. ~ M an III .t %
XII 1Iaa1,Ja nd ~ MUG 'n' oats oio WIZ eouiu oH"
Jn,1ra po1ora oa;a In Ind oaLoa nfr q+oro,-
sou ro inrnS,cnd IN rnaoint;on h III tEenso
an I - aan ;fora ~ po
sust,sateu, unlu naa psen ntoruou LII! noanoeia
HuuTs'on ,an1 A'a's' 19 no Aeo" eo"e'hlns aoou'
'nS hme,-Aro vo,, co,nr IN invost;o,to Ia mn or,in
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