The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-18
THE PHOSPHATE BRIBERY.
JUDGE MELTON'S REPLY TO MIR
TOMLINSON'S LETTER.
The Charge Re-stated with Precision
and tn Authority GIven-A Question
OF Veraetty.

The Charge Re-stated with Precision
and the Authority GIven-A Question
OF Veraetty.
S~PARTANBURG COURTHOUSE, September IA.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE NEWS.
A severe Illness of several days since my re-
turn from the low-counlry has prevented a
prompt reply to the communication in your
issue of the 9th instant, over the signature OF
Reuben Tomllnson. I have to regret, too,
that in the absence from Columbia of several
parties engaged in the campaign, my response
cannot be made as complete as the facts will
warrant. The supplement must appear here
AFTER
In the communication reference is made to
me in these words:
tMr. Melton Is represented as saying at
ssYorkville that he had been told (and would
''sive his authority ii Mr.. Tomlinson asked
''for ~ that he (TomlInson) had borrowed the
money, or endorsed u note at the bank to
''getthe money, which was used for the pur-
.'p26e;of passing the phosphate bill through.
I'll reply ! have to say that there Is absolute
Fly not the shadow Of truth In the STALE
-.'ment."
It is sufficient to say, as do, that l have
.,oh
not' as lAviie u aue, $780,
seA.An. ~. 'nn,u - mo-. .to,ed In
~. o.rd = poso,h,v his aetna, knowledge of the
transaction may have suggested 1t. IL is pro.
bable, however, that he has found t necessary
to resort to that weakest Of all lines of de-
fence, and has 'tput up q man of straw, to
knock Il down. He might as well have rep
49,. 10 va ..s,o,an .
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MI. va, v,r.ni,,a ond renoat IN
csa.,as.o, =. thJ,. Wbao ,be nhoenhote hin
ma. ,,ns.n.c,sd,,, ,,s,osd h, The aorpy,aor. the
,oss. aa.at s.hcn, mo n.,sodo of Tho men s,tre
S"ss.ayro.,.S ~ ..,,r 80 nooeoos h, bribery
:. :ss.,f ,,;tho,,, s,,t,eion, f;,,6S IN cnrru
= I'm ). :: 49, .,.,o nnd ~eco,,sd N eunt,,
mn. 80 -, oo.,o;, osno,
Po"ss o,d AZ. gn,n,;nson Il,
W. 1855 .s 80 800 .n,.aoed ~ ,hsrn b,s
s.ssono1 s,;,n tho, The nr;hsc ,oou,d he n,onntly
80 mSs, ~ -. monov mr. endorsed
800, - th,. ona 10, mo reneet 7 have not
70 ,.so,,aa Ga r ha1. no,ol co cbarood
T. mo. d;o,,no,In onnonnccd hat thu state
nant 400 M, nr,ao ,non INV noraona, re-.
anons,hi,,tv and hat n Mr.. Tomlinson should
idenv n. T wonld cbeerfullv give the authority
,non wb,ch r. was basod At the Yorkvllle
meet,no Mr. corb;n was nresent. and in be-
bo,r ,fb,o candidate nndartook IN dsnv the
charge. wbsrennon Mr. r r, Cardozo. from
mhog The ,ntormo,,on como "a mo assumed
hoy,o.nonojh,Itv and renreaented 10 the
,rnao,,na rat no had y from Mr. TomlIoson
h,Sss,f whon the .toto,nsnt oban no denied
~ n To,o,,n.on fat OH no w,l have the
$1,000 - knnn,nn whanoo T. came Rnt
7 ho,o o1or, ,oooon to he,,ovo tbat when bIs
Gard waa written he knew the authority and
tho eyect nnrnort of Inc CHARGE AGAINST him
49, ,ram th,o d,roct testimony the charge
aarivea nrobab,lIty from hIs connection with
the scheme. take IT. Mr.. Tomlinson will not
6onv that he strenuonsly advocated the bill,
ond MOOD h,o nosit,on nm The floor to promote
a.. that be was the mouthpIece of Governor
scot,,a administration in the House: and be-
conso tbe Governor dared to veto The bill, he
+ onoa idi.con,innea ,his relation. that he
-. ~ r,oosnr. mo. oocnrsd nv means of
-" shas.o,oa, n,,ho,, tharobv do.
s.sss,,. .,a ronrosonto,,1es of the neonle.
10. ns.s.,as sanroooh nnon tho Rannb,,can
anu piiusius iepioaSn "PoI 49,.
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