The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-14

4 MODEL vICE.PREsIDENT.
u~.ry Walsss's Cssssssisa Dssss~ shs
crrSis Mebllier Cs0 01ssss-Bsf fore E1ee-
49,, eel Have Had No Interest In
sse~ks, Beads, ~ Ceasraess % Amy Sort
afser HSsesseas "l Went % Aaes "a
s.~e One Or TIVE 0ons1s - Htu." -Ths
Great Political Dseksna1 Pleads Poverty
4. PsIlaasten 81 His OGr ase a ssusnili i
Ing statement.
Last summer when Senator Henry Wilson
r.s numbered among those who had been
.peculsting in this suspicious stock, Gen J. X.
Haxley made . speech vchcmenfly denying
hat the senator lad any part or lot I'm the
business He said; Il defy the world to
pcoye that he ever took Q dollars interest in
sny measure which has come before Congress.
defv the whole world to prove that he has .
,,.nt'. interest in tho Northern Pacific, Central
Pacific. or Southern railroad. ar in stocks.
honds. or contracts Of any sort This speech
M. Wilson sent to the Troy Wing with . note
,asing: II send you speech Of Gen. Hav-
ley HIS statement y correct; but ! do not
xs-h to write any more letters- He added
thai be had made but ono speculation since he
seni INTO the senate, when he bought house
/, sppeared then that this Was intended - an
srpticit denial. though some Of the language
sss vague IL now seems. by Mr.. wilson
testimony. that the Investment in Credit Mo-
tilier stock which he made Was not his own; it
sa- his wifes-
rxR CONTRA
On THURSDAY, the 18th inst. before the
Poland Credit Mobilier investigation. Senator
Wilson vas called, and testified as follows:
Bv the Chairman-The committee wish YOU
to state IN reference to any negotiations or
trsusscf.Orl- between You and Mr. Ame- in re-
lzfion 10 stock in the Credit Mobilier A. /
lave No written statement 10 make. received
YOUR invitation yesterday: i came here this
morning In response to 1t, and am ready to An
suer any questions or make any statement of
the facts in the case: in the FIRST place. may
sas that Mr.. Ames did not come to ms to offer
sny Of biz stock: Mr.. Ames' family and mine
boarded at the Same house, and eat In the same
rooms, and most Of the tune ate at the same
tables. spoke TO him of the purchase Of one
or two mortgage bonds Of . railroad in the
state OF Iowa for my wife: one was . Cedar
Rapids bond ] think and another . Chicago
snd Wabash bond, or some such name the
money for the purchase was hers-belonged to
Der. and lad no interest in it directly or lndi-
rectly: perhaps il Will be ~ well to state how
has money came to her. ~ some reference has
teen made to it in the testimony The 9th Of
October 1867. Was the anniversary Of our sill
Yer wedding had been before that time for
-ome weeks out of the State; nv neighbors
had IN idea that they would have q pleasant
time al my silver wedding they organized .
committee and went to work: was sent for to
come home, and arrived az home the day be-
fore: We found they had arranged . tram Of
cArs from Boston, and that . great MANY peo-
PIE from the eastern part of our state had been
invited 10 be present; there was an immense
gathering of nv townsmen and MANY people
from different parts OF the State. including
sone public men: Mr.. Summer was there and
large number Of gentlemen: they made pres
eai- to my wife Of several articles Of silver Of
no great value: then learned tina. q -uh=.-rip-
non had been taken up in NV own town. no
person giving more than SlO. from which they
had purchA.eds silver set. which Was presented
to me personally. worth probably from ESQ to
s6O0: everything else presented came to nv
wife: before the company separated come
gentleman Who Was in the interest Of the
l think Gov. Claf,in. am not
certain placed in NV hands a package which.
on opening next day. found to contain 50. so
rs present 20 my wife, with the names Of the
PERSONS contributing it. none giving more than
.2vu- most OF them slOO. and q good many
go: think that Mr.. Ames was down for emo.
I'or Claiin for eco. Amos Lawrence of Boz
on for s1s- Mr.. Alley for sl0D. and 80 on
was her property; every dollar OF it was
,Isen 10 he- never considered any dollar of
ny property, directly or indirectly. nor did
ever come INTO my possession; felt little |
newspaper in New York had noted the fact |
nd made comments on it. to the effect that |
his money was given to my wife for the pur-
ose Of buying this stock from Mr. Ames I /
efess that she money Was absolutely hers; she /
nEessed through my advice. 81. Of IL, which \
'as total loss, and I made il M to her by \
avlng II out Of my salary at time when was \
'Oniinually from d. 500 to e. OOpin debt: that Il
~ my condition when saved this 81 600 and i
epaad it, ~ said.
THE INVESTMENT IN CREDIT xoBrIIER
After had paid it hack to nv wife. spoke
o Mr.. Ame- and wanted to get one or two
cnds Of him Mr.. Ames - I understood him,
40 he had not the bonds at any rate. he said
e would eel my wife something which he
bought WAS better than that: my wife was
resent during the conversation with him: he
aid II Was the Credit Mohilier stock: knew
'o,hing OF ifs value. origin or history: would
.a have pad 80 cents in the dollar for il of
.! own judgment 1 told Mr. Ames that did
lc' believe ia his stock-that believed all the
acney put IN the Pacific railroad would be
os; 1 had made . speech before the var in
inch attempted to demonstrate that fact.
no never changed my mind in regard to il
, VA Of course, strongly in favor OF building
ae road but believed that the money Mr..
'mes and Others put into il would be lost Mr..
mes said he would guarantee that the stock
nynio pay 10 per cent, on condition that il it
IVA more than that he should have one-half
ne excess; thought that Was safe enough.
believed In Mr.. AIMEE. although did not
.ke his advice: this WAS in the autumn of
20, probably in December: Mr.. Alley said
ls' MI. Ar,es thought better Of it than he
a. but that l was safe enough with Mr..
me- gusrantee. and he advised me to take
|; after this my wife and myself concluded
~ ner money should be invested in that ,
az; Some little time after that. . few weeks .
sfnAps, the money was paid to Mr.. Ames. and
gave his receipt for it, agreeing to furnish ,
,en,y shares Of the stock with the guarantee
nave stated before paying the money, how
'er, 4 a-ked Mr. Ames IL there was to he any .
Ii iegisaf on on the subjec: Of the Pacific ,
NJ That had made ii . rule never to buy ,
u.thing which could be effected in anv way ,
Ngisation / do not mean to say that it ,
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