Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-06-26

Fowler, tennessee.
Feb. l, 1868.
The committee did not care to go
much beyond the bearing of the
scandal as to the members of the
house then in session and in their
report say:
''In regard to each of the mem
bers of the present house the COM
mittee deem it their duty to state
specially the facts they find proven
| by the evidence which, in some
instances, is painfully conflicting" !"
One of the painfully conflicting"
cases was that of Mr.. Garfield, IN
relation to which the evidence of
Oakes Ames was as follows
@. In regard to Mr.. Garfield state
to the committee the details of the
transactions between you and him
in reference to credit mobilier
stock?
A. l got for Mr.. Garfield ten
shares of the credit mObilier stock,
for which he paid par and inter-
est.
@. When did you agree with him
for that?
A. That agreement was in De
ce1nber, 1867, or January, 1868.
About that time. About the time
l had these, conversations with all
Of them. 1t was all about the same
time. 1'af
@. State what grew out of it?
q A. Mr.. Garfield did not pay me
in money. sold the bonds belong
ing to his 900 dollars of stock at
81, making 776 dollars. In June I
received dividend in cash on his
stock for 600 dollars, which left a
balance due. him of 329, which L
paid him. That is all the transac-
tion between us. did not deliver
to him any stock before or since.
That is the transaction and the only
one.
BY Mr.. Merrick-The 329 dollars
which you paid him was the sur
plus of earnings on the stock above
the amount to be paid for it-par
value?
A. Yes, sir. He never had either
the credit mobilier stock or Union
Pacific railroad stock. The only
thing he realized from the transac-
tion was 329 dollars.
@. / see on this statement in the
account with Gen. Garfield there is
a charge of AZ dollars. 1t is interest
from the July previous, is it?
A. Yes, sir. .,.,..rs 81.
credit side is the money divivi-
dend 4? ,5At1 va 5'tl-t
A. Yes, sir. u3
@. And after you had received
these two sums they, in the aggre-
gate, overpaid the prices of the
stock and interest 329 dollars which
you paid him?
A. Yes, sir.
@. How was it paid?
A. Paid in money, believe.
@. Did you make a statement OF
this to Mr.. Garfield?
a. presume so; think l did
for all of them; that is my impress
sion.
@. When you paid him the 329
dollars, did you understand it was
the balance of his dividends after
paying for his stocks i?
A. I suppose so; / do not know
what else he could suppose.
@. You did not declare certifi-
cate Of stock to him?
A. No, sir; hesaid nothing about
that.
@. Why did he not receive GER
tificate +?
A. / do not know.
@. Do you remember any CONVEX
sation between you and him in the
adjustment. of these accounts?
A. do not.
@. You understood that you were
the holder of his ten shares?
A. Yes, ,4sir.
! @. Did you so understand it s?
A. presume so; it seems to have
gone from his mind, however.
@. Was this the only dealings
you had with him in reference to
any stock?
A. / think so.
O.. Was it the only transaction OF
any kind ?
A. The only transaction.
q. Has that 800 dollars ever been
paid to you?
A. 1 have no recollection of it.
@. Have you any belief that it al
has?
A. No, sir.
@. Did you ever loan Gen. Gar
| field 300 dollars?
A. Not to my knowledge, except
that he calls this loan.
@. You do not call it a loan?
A. did not at the time, / am
willing it should go to suit him.
@. What we want is to get at the
exact truth.
A. have told the truth in my
statement.
i @. When you paid him 329 dol
lars, did you understand that HI
borrowed the money from you?
A, did moi suppose so.
@. Have you any belief now tina
he supposed so?