Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-06
Credit mobiIfer Investigation.


a book relative to the Sioux City and
Pacific road, which would show its
transactions, Ames requesting Stevenson
not to use it against his friends, Allison
and ]. F. Wilson. Ames generally stat
ed at breakfast what was to be furnished
the committee that day. John Bailey
testified that the Sioux City and Iowa
Falls railroad was chartered by the
State of Iowa. A land grant was made
to Iowa, and Iowa gave the grant to the
road. Mr. Alley said a discrepancy had
been charged between his testimony be-
fore the committee and that given be-
fore the court in Philadelphia. lie
claimed there was no discrepancy. Mr.
Poland asked Alley if he knew anything
about the negotiations of Ames with
Congressman prior to 1867, when the
two hundred and fifty shares were as
signed to Ames. Alley stated that he
never knew anything about Ames' nego-
tiations, except with those he had al
ready mentioned. Alley said he heard
some talk about Wilson, Dawes and
Boutwell, talking about taking stock, but
knew nothing except from talk he heard.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
Thomas C. Durant submitted the aft
davits of Sidney Dillon, B. F. Ham, IL.
c. Crane, John J. Cisco, John A Dix,
Oliver Ames and others, showing that
his accounts were correct. Mr.. Alley
and Mr.. Ames called to examine his &C
counts as a self-constituted committee.
He was willing to show them all his ac-
counts connected with the Credit Mo-
bilier, but when they wanted to inquire
| into his accounts as an officer OF the
Union Pacific railroad company, he gave
them but little information. He denied
ever having said to Mr.. Alley that be
paid Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens any money
whatever, never having seen him except
on one occasion. Witness further stated
that he never paid or promised to pay
Mr.. Stevens any sum Of money what
ever. or any stock, bonds or other prop
| ertv. He denied all connection with the
Fisk suit, either on the part Of himself
or Mr.. McComb. Mr.. Alleys claim
that the success of this great national
enterprise was owing to Mr.. Ames and
| his friends. was utterly unfounded. Wit
ness then gave a history of his connee-
ton with the road, stating that he had
lines run through Cheyenne Bridge ard
other mountain passes out of his own
private means before the company had
obtained subscriptions enough to cnabte
them to organize. Mr.. Alley desired TO
address the committee. Judge Poland
| said they would hear him, but he must
notify him that the committee room was
not the place to settle disputes between
himself and Mr.. Durant. Mr. Alley
then reiterated his former statement
that the cry of ''stop thief was made
by thieves themselves, and he hoped the
other committee would make full in
vestigation as to the history and man
agement of the road. This committee,
of course, would not DO that. lie charg-
ed that no satisfactory account had been
rendered by Mr.. Durant for the Sl35,
600 expended by him, and said that the
person, Mr.. Stewart, who had $3.50, 900
of that money, was now imprisoned for
refusing to testify. The charges against
Gen. Dodge were unjust, he thought,
and declared he had nothing to do with
purchasing locomotives, etc.
WAsHrNGToS. Feb. I.
Poland's committee resumed its ses-
sion this morning. McComb was recall
ed Produced a letter from Congress
man Dodge, dated Dec. 18th, 1868, which
says we beat the rate resolution to-day,
81 to 73-close vote. NcComb said ke
had letter from Cakes Ames in Feb,
1868, but could not now find it, in which
Ames said ''Did not the stock trans
ferred to Colfax pay?" which witness
supposed referred to some ruling Of Col
fax's while Speaker of the House. Nc
| Comb also testified the records showed
that James Brooks acted as a member
of the Union Pacific road OH Jan Cd,
two days before the big dividend was
paid Brooks also acted as inspector of
election March 9th, 1868, and witness
requested the committee to call for the
records to disproye Brooks statement
that he (Brooks) didn't qualify as a d.
rector until until the 23d of March, 1868.
McComb had no personal knowledge Of
money spent for any purpose in Wash
ington He further testified that he was
on the committee to examine the ac-
counts of Durant After finding them
all right he reported so to Alley, when
Alley said the people must not know it,
| odium cast upon him. Witness rcas-
serted that Alley refused to sign the re-
port, giving as a reason that Durant was
dishonest. Allison was then examined,
stating he had been a stakeholder of the
Iowa Falls and Sioux City railroad, but
sold out some time ago. Alley denied
that he made any statement to McComb
relative to Durant. Crane was recalled
and testified to being notified by Nc
Comb, while Durant was in Europe, that
he had better keep his own counsel, as
Brooks had sold out to the other party
The committee here went into secret
session. The counsel of Mr.. Colfax no
titled the chairman to-day that Colfax
preferred not appearing until Ames re-
turned.
Vice-President Colfax denies the tele-
graphed statement that he expects to
prove that his deposit of June 22d came
from Messrs. Shoemaker, G. H. Stew
art or A. B. Bowen, but expresses conf
dence in his ability to fully yindicate
himself. He also states that after Nc
Comb first testified last winter about
some letters he had from Ames, as to