The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-11-27
ee1Ionest Jobp,, and his Brother.in.Law.

ssHonest John" and his BrOther-in-LaW.
- The correspondent of the Charleston Ne'os
and Courier furnishes the particulars of an in
teresting squabble between Senator Patterson
and brother-in.law of that distinguished pa
triot:
-...,.-.8 COLUMBIA, November II.
The arrest of DIR. T. j. Moore, brother-in-
law and quondam bosom friend of John j..
Patterson, upon a charge of forgery, has ex-
cited no little surprise and comment There
is, it is generally believed, some much more
potent cause for the unbrotherly action of
Patterson than the fact that Moore may have
taken some little liberties with his name during
his absence. The arrest was made late on
Saturday afternoon, and the prisoner hurried
off so rapidly and quietly to Jail that scarce a
whisper of the transaction got ahoat until yes
terday. Richmond, who was Patterson's faith
full Judge in the days when judge of an ac-
commodating disposition was sorely needed,
had the warrant served upon Moore, and on
alleged default of two thousand dollars bail
though Moore Asserts that he brought two good
bondsmen, and could have brought others had
time been allowed him, committed him to Jail,
and appointed tomorrow morning, at ten
O'Clock, fer the investigation of the case.
in September last for Moore, which note pur-
ported to be endorsed by Patterson, but the
signature, of which Patterson now denies, is
the ostensible prosecutor. 1t is manifest, how
ever. that Patterson is the real party in inter-
est, for he was present at Richmonds Office
when Moore was arraigned, and persons who
were there tell me that Richmond would ad-
dress inquiries to Patterson about the case,
and in various ways it was evident that he,
Patterson, had instituted the proceedings. l
called yesterday at the Jail and had talk with
Moore. He was uncommunicative in relation
to the facts of his case, being, he said, in
structed by his counsel to make no statements
whatever before his trial. He is comfortably
auartered in n room with Capt. George Tupper,
laughs over his confinement, and is confident
that he will be released tomorrow and the
prosecution stopped. He thinks he knows too
much of John J. Patterson's past history to be
rudely pushed to the wall. The truth is that
Moore and Patterson, for what reason know
not. unless it be that Honest John imagined
that he had paid him enough for services rem
dered, have been at daggers point for month
or two. Moore has recently been making
threats as to what all of rascality he knew and
meant to divulge about Patterson, and as
strike against his sour-tempered brother-in-law
mas U6eIl VIII moSA cooAooAVy NoPiS'
of the New York Sun, of the date of Novem-
Der 5, which contains long and blasting bio
graphical sketch of Honest John, and is said
to have been written, or the facts upon which
it is based to have been furnished, by A. K.
Mcclure, the leader of the opposition to Simon
Cameron in Pennsylvania. Whether or not
Moore did forge Patterson's signature of course
cannot be definitely ascertained until the trial
of the case, but have been told that he ad-
mits that he signed Patterson's name, justify
ing his action upon the ground that Patterson
owed him money, and that he has frequently
done the same thing when money was scarce
and Patterson away, and that twas considered
all right in the family.
Speaking of that history of Honest John,
which appeared in the New York Sun of the
5th, reminds me of statement heard made in
relation thereto by ex-Gov. R. K. Scott, during
the latter part of last week. He was talking
to another gentleman in my presence, and
made no secret of what he said. Speaking of
the article in the Sun, he avowed that he be-
lieved that every word of it was strictly the
truth, except where it was asserted that he
(Scott had given Neagle $4,000 to use for
him in the senatorial election, and that Neagle
had taken the money and used it for Patterson.
That assertion, says Scott, is only partially
true. I did not give Neagle $4,000, but l did
place in his hands S., 900 to be used in my in
terest, and the d-d rascal took my money and
secured votes for Patterson.