The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-12
COLUMBIA, SIC.
Friday Morning, December i2, 1873.
In Re Patterson.

Patterson to the United States Senate
has just received fresh airing. The
Senator has been in Columbia for several
dsys. It has not trannpired on what
business he visits it at this time. Pos
sibly he anticipated what happened on
Tuesday last, nnd was on hand to meet
it. On that day, W. 3. Jones, amen
ber of the Legislature from Aiken
County, made affidavit to the effect that
II. ". Worthington, representing Pat
terson, offered him $500 for his vote in
the Senatorial election, aud that the lat
ter had said to him that he would fulfill
whatever his agent promised. Upon
this affidavit Patterson was arrested and
held to appear before Trial Justice Cole
man, yesterday, at 10 o'clock. AS
matter Of news and of general interest
to this community aud the State, we will
give brief. fair and unprejudceti rs
port of the proceedings.
At 10 O'Clock large number OF per
sons thronged the little Office Of the
Trial Justice and crowded the street in
front Ct it. james A. Dunbar, Esq,
appeared on the part Of the State. and
@. D. Melton, Esq, represented Mr..
Patterson. The friends OF the latter
mustered in great strength and force.
Upon call for Jones, it was answered
that he was not present. The Trial
Justice, Coleman, stated that he had
been .hese, hnt had left, having said
that DR.. Moore (Patterson's brother-in-
law knew more of it than he did.
This looked rathor fshy and curious,
but 1t was resolved by counsel to 60 on
with;the case, II they could not get
the man himself, they had his affidavit.
It was read and admitted to be authentic
by the defendants counsel.
Dir. Worthington was called and put
upon the stand. There was some little
sparring betweon the opposing lawyers
as to}whesher. the questions put to wit
ness were to be specific or general. 1t
was ruled that they shodld be specific.
The charge being OF bribery OF attempt
ted hriberytof particular person. the
questions must be as to this particular
matter. Mr.. Worthington's statement
was, that he had not had anything to do
with Jones, and that he had had no
conversation with him until after the
elections He pronounced Jones'. affi.
dagit an unmitisated aud unqualified
fslsehood. He had never offered him
S400. After the election, he went to
see him. in company with Capt. Canton
and Mr.. Windsor, as he understood that.
Jones was ;ulking Of M attempt huviug
been made by him to bribo him. In
their presence, Jones denied that he
had made the statement. He had not
seen Jones since. When asked, upon
cross-examinatiop, whether he had ever
said to Jones that his roster was made
up, and he needed no more voters, he
emphatically denied it.
Mr.. Boliver Hayes was tho next wit
ness. He snid that Patterson did not
seek bis aid III getting jones vote. He
had, as friend, offered his aid and ser
vices to Patterson in securing his cleo
that Patterson had offered him 81, 900
to use in his behalf. He said that he
had conversed with Jones both before
and since the warrant was taken out.
Jones had said to him that unless Pat
terson complied with the arrangements
made for him by Worthington, he
would make the affidavit which Moore
desired him to make. He (Hayes) had
asked him not to do it, as he could get
bis pay,if any had been promised, with
ont his taking this step. Jones said to
him that he was willing to compromise
the matter for S400. Upon cross.exam-
Ination, he said that hc had conversed
with both Patterson and Worthineton
on the subject. He told them that it
was coming up. Patterson did not want
him to go home, and Worthington and
Neagle both urged him to stay and see
it through. He had begged Jones to
stop it. Jones at no time had init.