The New York herald., 1872-10-11
DARING CONSPIRACY.
Plot to Entrap Franklin Moses-A Forged Letter
Of President Grant and Another Forged
Letter Of Secretary Richardson-
The Impostor Arrested.

COLUMBIA, s. c.. Oct 10. 1sr1
During the past week the greatest excitemeRs
has prevailed here over the arrest OF so-caiiea
Captain Henry Carter, who represented himself A.
being secret service agent OF the government.
sent here by President Grant as special envoy 70
FRANKLIN J. Moses, Jr, the regular nominee OF tho
republican party for the Governorship.
MISSION,
as he stated, was to offer aid to carry the State FOE
Grant and Wilson, and to inform Moses that Grant
most cordially endorsed the State ticket or which
he was the head and leader, and to 40 all ne
possibly could to support the same. Carter tce-
graphed from Florence, $50 miles from here. to
Moses to meet him In Charleston, as he had
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
from the administration at Washington to sutmiI
10 him. Moses started promptly next morning to-
meet 80 important parsonage but fricnds who
thought that Carter had such important papers in
his possession he should bring them to Columbia, In
tercepted Moses by telegraph sixty miles below here
and, In accordance with this summons, Moses
returned Tho telegraph was at once called into
requlstion to ascertain If Carter was what he
represented himself to be. In the meantime he
had arrived In Charleston where he became
GUEST or GENERAL GURNEY,
one OF the republican candidates Tor CongressrnaN
In the Second district and 1t was planned. without
letting either Carter or Gurney know what the rcal
intent was. to bring them both to this city. Car
ter had sold Gurney completely and was stopping
at his house. They came here. and Carter pre-
sentcd to Moses two forged letters, purp0rting to
be from General Grant ana the Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury, A. Richardson, the first letter
guaranteeing the strongest support OF the Moses
ticket and the latter stating that Richardson
would soon arrive In South Carolina to further tho
interests OF Grant and Wilson and the Moses ticket
In person. Both letters were the most garing
i0rgeries, and the Grant letter was signed by
Private Secretary Horace +. Porter. instead OF
Horace Porter. The Executive Committee OF tho
regular republican party, having posted themselves
by telegraph, had Carter arrested az an imp0st0rs
and being terrified, he divulged q
MOST ASTOUNDING PLOT.
I'M rms was no mop nor Tess than to get Moses 70
Charleston away E0m his immediate friends and
advisers, give him the forged letters, get them into
print md then arrest Moses Tor t9rgeries, more
Infamous scheme has not been developed In any
political campaign. Heretofore Carter mas under
;aken ton to make the S9Yplttee 9ssys !la! ag was
MORE coNsUMMArE scouNDRELs 80
than he is himself; but he has shown too man.
jail here awaiting an Indictment by the Grand Jury
for forgery. The parties who are suspected OF hav.
Ing put up this huge job are prominent politicians
In the bOlters' faction OF the republican party
among them Senator from tlis State-and this
asptSS goiteSS S R SaSpeP n Ebf assI b sse S
pms was granted and Carter was yesterday brought
before Associate Justice willard, OF the Supreme
Court, who had no jurisdiction the Circuit Court
named Court tomorrow. There Is no chance OF the
writ being granted, but the trial will divulge ono
OF the most amazing political consplracies ON
record.