Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-08-04

NuIOWu up, VI doaiuOh0ut VI ruiith-
dered A, No, sir not tuntilrecently.
Q, How recentlyY A, Since this
investigation commenced ? A. Yes,
sir.
@. Did you consider at the com.
mencement of this investigation that
you held these other dividends, which
you say you did not pay to him, in his
behalf? Did you regard yourself as
custodian of these dividends for him ?
A, Yes, sir he paid for his stock
and is entitled to his dividends.
O. Will the dividends come to him
at any time on his demand ? A. Yes,
sir; as soon as this suit is settled
@ You say that 1929 was paid to
him; how wasitpaid ? A. lpresume
by check on the Sergeant-at.Arms.
| find there are some checks filed with.
out any letters or initials indicating
who they were for.
Q. Have you had any correspon-
dence since this dividend was paid with
him in regard to this matter2 A. do
not know what matter you refer to.
@. If you had any correspondence
between you, | would like to sec it ?
A. | have no copy of 1t.
@. Have you the original A. No,
SIR, Mr.. Garfield showed me letter
which he said he intended to inclose
with some money sent me. | did not
know who the money came from. He
showed me a letter which he said he
intended to have put it in. ! indorsed
on the back of the letter my reply. |
Just turned over the letter and wrote
what | wrote on the back of it and let
him have it.
@. Your answer indOrsed on the
back of the letter was published in
the newspapers? A. Yes, sir. He
published the letters | believe.
Q. As published did they correspond
with your recollection Of the papers
as written z A. Yes, sir; | wrote it
off hastily. He came to my room and
said he had been accused of all kinds
of crimes and misdemeanors. told
him | had made no such statement as
he represented. He wanted me to say
in writing that had not. took his
letter which he said he intended TO
have inclosed with the money, and
wrote on the back of il that | had
made no such statement
Q. The published correspondence in
the morning papers of the next day,
is your recollection of what occurred Z
A. 1t agrees with my recollection ex.
cept that he says he left q letter for
me at the Arlington. | never received
that letter | only saw the letter in
which / enclosed my answer.
q. Did he enclose the money A.
Some money came to me enclosed in
an envelope which he had sent. gave
it back to him.
Q. How much money was in that
envelope ? A. Four hundred dollars.
GARFIELD IN ACCOUNT WITH oAKEs
AMEs.
The following memorandum referred
to by witness as q statement of his ac-
count with Mr. Garfield was placed IN
evidence.
JAG. DR..
1868. To 10 shares stock, Credit MObilier,.
A.."..., ....." "...".........","Sl,O 900 90
Interest ,.',,,..' ',''....., ...,...'.''.'. AZ W
June ~, To ocssh....",.............. S29 0U
Sl,s76 90
Or.
1868. By dividend bonds Union Paeiac
Railroad A. 81, 900 at so per
cent less 3 per oeRt.............. S776 90
June II. By dividend collected
Tor you,,..,.,,. ,...,,.....,,'. bOO OO
$3.50 90
Further on in the printed testimony
Ames, when asked whether Garfield
had been bettered 1929 by his transac.
ton, replied "That is all there is of t."
GARFIELD's PRETENcE THE BRIBE WAS
A LOAN.
The following is an extract from
0akes Ames' further testimony before
! the Poland Committee in reference to
Garfeld's claim that the amount re-
; ceived by him from Ames was loan
Q. What the Committee want TO
learn is whether in conversation with
, any of these gentlemen they have stat.
; cd or admitted the matter to be differ.
I ent from what they have testified be-
fore tho Committee2 A. | hardly
know how to answer that question.
q. Take any one that occurs TO you
mI' fuviIivn iUnv VI Iuo OVniuitvvOj
suggests Mr. Garfield? A. Mr. Gar.
, field has been to see me about the
matter and we have talked it over. A
! part OF tho time he thinksit was loan
!. sometimes he thinks he has repaid me
and then again he is in doubt about it.
, @. You may state whether IN con.
versation with you Mr.. Garfield claims,
l as he claimed before us, that the only
transaction between you was borrow.
ing 5000 2 A. No, sir, he did not claim
{ that with me.
. @. State how he does claim IL with
} you what was said state all that
occurred in conversation between youi
A. cannot remember half of il. |
have had two or three interviews with
? Mr.. Garfield. He wants TO put it on
I the basis of loan. He states that
when he came back from Europe being
in want of funds, he called on me 70
t loan him sum of money. He thought
he had repaid it. | did not know. ]
0 cannot remember.
B @. What did you say to him in
reference to that state OF the case 7 A
. | stated to him that he had never ask
cd me to lend him any money that
. never knew he wanted to borrow any
| did not know he was short. | made
D a statement to him showing the trans
I action and what there was due on II
+. that deducting the bond divided and
the cash dividend there was 1929 due
, him, for which had given him 0
0 check that he had never asked mo Il
l. loan him any money, and | never
loaned him any.
. q. Aftor you bad made tho state
0 ment what did he say in reply 7 A
4 lie wanted to have IL 60 as a loan.
q. Did hc claim that II was in fact
= a loan7 A. No, sir ] do not think
$ he did. No, he did not.