Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-01
vice there SO great as to require the pres
ence of his entire army
Corruption: Corrurtion:! Corruption 80:

Corruption:: Corruption -:
We give below the testimony of L. F.
Lee, Sheriff of ', AXE county, before the
Bragg Phillips Investigation Committee,
touching the infamous KeLoe INJUNCTION
srit, In this case il will be remembered
kehoe, who had no interest in the matter
whatever as party letigant beyond that
of every taxpayer in the State, received
thousand dollars in bonds
from the agents of the Atlantic, Tennessee
and Ohio Railroad Company or other In
terested parties, in consideration OF which
he Gifted the injunction.
The inevitable Littleield is involved in
this ugly transaction. He appears the
moving spirit in ell the financial operations
of the administration by which Hol-
den and his abettors have brought ruin
upon the State. We publish in connec-
ton with the testimony of Lee some com
ments of the Tallahassee FlOTidian upon
Littlefeld's operations in that State. They
will be found to be Of interest to our tag
payers.
One of the ugliest circumstances con-
nected with this transaction is the connec-
ton of Judge Watts with it. To say the
least his receipt for five thousand dollars
Of these same bonds is more than suspl-
cious. It looks very much like there had
been bribery, and his statement in regard
to it, as we gather from Lees testimony,
is but very transparent covering to what
seems to us to be a most hideous transac-
ton. Will the Standard now deny that we
were justified in saying that we feared dis
honest men wore the ermine in North
Carolina ?
It is wasting time to comment upon the
criminal connection Of Lee, the insignif-
can't carpet bag Sheriff, with this transac-
ton. He appears to be the guilty tool
which the rascal Littlefeld uses on this
occasion. But to the whole testimony,
and to the extracts from our Florida CO.
temporary we direct the attention of North
Carolina tax payers. Can we wonder that
our people are impoverished that our
credit is destroyed that our railroads
languish that our prosperity is sacrificed?
It follows as naturally from these transac-
tons as that Holden should employ, and
Gizzard French should defend, such thieves
and scoundrels:
March z, 187D.-The examination of T. F. Lee,
who says:
Question-State What you know, if anything,
touching the compromise and settlement of GER
tain suit in the Superior Court OF Wake, in the
name of Robert Q. Kehoe against David Jen-
kins, State Treasurer, and the Atlantic, Tennes-
see and Ohio Railroad Company, and your agency.
if any, in said matter :?
Il two mott
settled, Gen. L4ittleteld spoke TO me about
said suit, and ask ed me to see plaintiffs sttor-
neys and learn what compromise could be made
in regard to lifting the Injunction. I soon after
saw Mr.. r. {. Badger, VINO said he junior
counsel, and referred me to mr.. E. q. Haywood.
as principal counsel in the case l then saw
Mr., haywood and desired him to inform me up
on what terms it could be settled. He said, for
one hundred ofthe bonds to be issued to the Eaid
Company.
then returned and saw Gen. Littlefeld and
told him the terms. who said he could not com
ply with the terms, or words to that effect, but
he would see Mr.. mcAden and give me an an
swer in regard to it. think, on the next day,
received q note from Gen. Littlefed saying he
would give tba of tRe bonds and # tina.
take no further action in the matter.
then returned to MIR. Haywood and dellvered
Gen. LitGlefeld's answer, and he said he would
consult with Fowle and Badger and give me an
answer that evening.
That evening I met Mr.. Haywood and Mr..
FoWe at MIR. Haywood's office. do not remem-
Der whether Mr.. Badger was not present or not.
Mr.. Haywood informed that they had con-
| cuded to accept the seventy-fve bonds and lift
ready the next morning. then informed Gen.
Littletield Of the arrangement. who said he would
be ready when they had the papers ready. I
| think it was on the next evening Mr.. Haywood
! handed me the papers obey were the whole pa
pers in the case,) with the authority to receive
the seyent5 aE bonds then then vent to the
and Gen. Littleield, or they came in soon after.
Mr.. Z. P. Battle was sent for by the Treasurer to
papers. pronounced them correct, and the Treasu-
rer delivered over the bonds to Mr.. McAden. On
! the same evening, Gen. Iittlefeld, at his room
! at the Marlborough House, handed to me seven
| ty-tve Of the bonds, when, percelYing that one
coupon had been cut off each bond, demanded
three more bonds to make up the amount of said
coupons cut off, He refused to give these, as it
was more than the amount of coupons cut of.
but handed me two bonds, which accepted. I
then took the seventy-seven bonds and carried
them to mr.. HaYwood's Office and delivered them
to him. MIR. Fowe present at the time.
Questionable you get any of the said bonds.
or any Of those received from the Treasurer-it
so, how many, when, of whom, what for, and
what was done with them !
! AnsWer.-I got none of those delivered to Mr..
Haywood. There was 40 specified agreement ae
| to paying me for my services. Gen. Littlehed
said TO me if the matter accomplished.
should not be anything the loser by il. went
to his room ct the Marlborough House the next
morning he vas there some time while l WAS IN
| the room he went out +; found package on
the bureau directed to me. I took it examin
| IL
put them in my pocket. They were the bonds is
sued to the Atlantic, TENNESSEE and Ohio Rail
rosd Company. sent the bonds for sale 20 the
house of Fuller, Treat & Cox, of the city of New
York. They advanced on them the sum Of ST.
! 500 which received. This is all got, nothing
more. Gen. Littlefeld. as 1 understood from
him, was going away by that mornings train
He said nothing to me, that remember, about
! any bonds. L. Il. LEE
Swore and subscribed to before the Commits
sion.
| THos. BRAGG, Chairman.
| T. F. Lee recalled and examined. says
| Question.-You stated upon your former ex-
| animation that you received ten of the bonds OF
the State issued to the Atlantic, Tennessee and
Ohio Railroad Company. and that you sent the
same to New York for SALE Say whether then
or at any time. you sent any other of the bonds
! issued to the said Company to New York for sale
| or any other purpose, if 80, how many?
Answer-I cent no other Of said bonds to New
| York then, stated by me.
Question.-Did you at any time have any other
of said bonds in your possession; if so. when and
| where, and for what purpose
Answer did have five other of said bonds in
] nv possession il Raleigh. some eight or ten DAVIS