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Show LBy IV. U. Tolwaph.J THE CKKDIT MOBIL I Kit. Washington, 7. The cro.;B-examination of Oakcs Ames bolbre the Credit Mobilicr investigation continues. No material points not found in the direct testimony. In reply to the question whether he ever gave any stock to a member of congress without payment ttrerofor, he answered in the negative. McComb, in his testimony, stated that Brooks, member of congress from New York, received fifty eharos of the stock, but he thought it was given by direction of John B. Alley, and not by that of Ames. He testified to hearing Brooks press Alley to let him have 50 shares of tho stock, and heard him say to Alloy that if he would do bo he would take care of tho Democratic side of tho houso. At this time Brooks was either a govt, director or said bo would himself have made a govt director of tho N. P. H. R. Jno. Ii. Alley,!in his examination testified that ho never had any conversation with Brooks relativo to tho shares. He never gavo or sold a share of tho Credit Mohider to Brooks or to any member. The statement state-ment of McComb is a fabrication. Alley Al-ley then went into a lengthy history of tho first starting of subscriptions for the Credit Mobili r, and stated that it was only upon the most earnest solicitation soli-citation of Ames that he, Alley, was prevailed to take stock at tho start. He invested $50,000 in it. A'ley continued, con-tinued, saying that Amos also por-Buaded por-Buaded senator Grimes and congressman congress-man Hooper to take stock at the same timo and there was not (ho toast suspicion suspi-cion of any corruption. Ames and himself put in one million dollars. After tho election of the direotors of tho Credit Mobilicr company they found six hundred and fifty shares standing in tho name of Thomas C. Durant not paid for, and upon enquiry Durant gave evasive answers and he was told they must be paid for or sold for tho benefit of tho company. Trouble ensued with Durant and he was turned out of office and Alley and his friends obtained control. Ames said he had no intention of influencing thoso parties in oongress and did not want any legislation at that time. He could not Bpecify any ono who spoke for tho stock, thero were so many of them. He thinks Patterson, Patter-son, Dawes, Scoficld, Bingham, Wilson, Wil-son, and Colfax applied. They applied appli-ed when thoy heard it would be a good investment. This terminated the oroBs examination. These 650 shares were carriea aiong, Ames mcKing every et-fort et-fort to sell them. Alley's further statement appeared to show that Ames induced Wilson to invest two thousand dollars of his wife's money. |