Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-07-15

being sent from Kimpton to Parker. These
coupons Parker ordered him not to cancel
and he (Parker) had put them in his private
safe. Did not know whether they were paid
or unpaid coupons. No one had access to
Parker's safe except Parker. Knew that
Parker owned three or four coupons, which
were in tin box where he kept private pa.
pers, but he did not know of his owning a
large amount of coupons. Did not know
anything of the fraud charged upon Parker
Capt James o. Ladd, the next witness,
was called, but could not be found The at
torney general requested that an attachment
should issue, and the Judge instructed the
sheriff to arrest him and keep him in custody
until morning. In consequence of the alb
sence of this witness, the proceedings were
blocked, and the court adjourned until 10
o'clock Friday morning.
On Friday morning James 0. Ladd, the
missing witness of Friday, who had been cap
tured, and produced in Court, was the first
witness called for the plaintiff, and his testi-
monv proved to be the most interesting to the
auditors and important to the State Of any
that has been thus far produced. He was
book k.keeper first, and then chief clerk in Par.
kers office, from November, 1868, till Janua-
ry, 1871. The rule regarding coupons that
had matured before the bonds to which they
were affixed we're issued from the Treasury,
was that such coupons should be detached
and filed in the office. The witness stated
that he had no business relations with Par
ker, other than those of an official character,
w to 1871 knew nothing of his own knowl-
edge, or by Parker's admissions of Parker's
having distracted over S450,000 of coupons
from the Treasurer's office at any time. In
May, 1878, while at the dinner table, talking
about defendants proposed trip to Europe,
Parker turned from the table aud opened his
safe and showed to witness packages which
Parker said contained $4,000 worth of
coupons. There were five or six packages,
each containing $4,000 worth of coupons,
excepting one, which contained s50000.
Parker told witness that he had got these cou-
pons atthe final settlement in New York with
Kimpton that they were his part of $780,
900 worth of coupons, which were distributed
as follows: Kmpton, s150,0O0; R. K. Scott,
s5O,0O0; J. L. Neagle, $4,000; Governor
D. H. Chamberlain, $4,000, and Parker,
S150,000. Witness stated that Parker said
at that time that he did not know that Gov
Of the coupons.
In June or July, 1873, Parker went to Eu-
rope. In May, 1874, witness had another
conversation with Parker, which was about
the funding of the coupons witness was
asked to assist in funding some Of them, and
consented. Parker said that w. B. Gulick,
Esq, would fund coupons for outside parties,
and asked witness to see him in that connec-
tion, which witness did, by writing him from
Charleston. After this, witness had another
conversation with Parker, in July, 1874, when
witness asked defendant what had been done
about funding the coupons. Parker replied
that Senator Y. j. P. Owens would fund them
for him.
The cross.examination of this witness de-
veloped no new facts, the greater portion Of
it being in explanation of bis own private
affairs as related to Parker.
Judge Carpenter, after Captain Ladd had
left the stand, recalled him and wished him
to state again what Capt. Parker said about
the coupons that were to be divided among
Scott, Kimpton, Neagle and Parker, but more
especially to Mr.. Chamberlain. Capt Ladd
again repeated that upon the occasion, and in
the conversation referred to, Parker said $780,
900 had been set aside for D. H. Chamber
lain, but he (Parker) did not believe Mr..
Chamberlain ever heard Of it or received a
cent of it. The witness then stepped out
j. G. Mckinney, chief clerk in the Treasu-
rer's Office, was next examined. The coupons
then exhibited to him were the same counted
u month AGO in his n444ce: ne Iunded Tor I .
J. P. Owens coupons as follows: 18th June,
1874, $4,000; 18th June, 1874, 100000 !;
18th June, 1874, s4S,OO1; Oath June, 1874,
s114,000-total S286,001. He had funded
for Y. J. P. Owens the coupons that were now
produced in Court.
T.C. Dunn, Comptroller. general, testified
that the coupons identified by j. c. McKin-
ney we're the same funded for Y. j. P. Ovens.
Witness got them from the. Treasurer, and
examined part of these coupons personally.
He was one of committee, consisting of him
self, Nash, Meetze, Brayton, Humbert, Hayne
and Whittemore. He then gave classifca-
ton Of these coupons, as made by this commit
tee, the total of which was s2S5,000. While
testifying in relation to another point, the
Court ad journed until 10 A. NJ, Saturday.
The proceedings of Saturday were opened
with the following remarks by Attorney-Gen-
eral Melton:
May it please the Court: Yesterday after
noon. lust before the session of the court clos
ed, I was informed, very much to my surprise,
that one of the jurors, Gen. Stolbrand, was
one of the sureties on Mr.. Parkers bond as
treasurer. That would have been sufficient
ground, if it had been known, to have obec-
ted to the juror, because while | would not
take the position in this case that q verdict
against the defendant in this case would be
conclusive against the bondsmen Of the de-
fendant, yet it makes at least strong prinaa
facie case against them, and has the effect OF
placing Gen. Stolbrand in a position where he
is compelled to sit in judgment upon his own
case. l was very glad to get Gen. Stolbrand
on the Jury, as he is clear-headed man, and
l hope your Honor will not understand me
as attaching any blame upon him in the mat
ter. l have taken occasion, however, to in.
quire into this subject, and while have not
seen the bond, yet am assured that Gen.
Stolbrand's name is upon it. am extremely
anxious that all our laborious work in this
case shall not 60 for naught, and | am willing
that the jury, as constituted, shall 60 on with
it. 1 shall beg that the Court will enter upon
the minutes of the court my statement which
make here, which is that in the event of a
verdict against the defendant, the State will
not take proceedings against any of the bond
sureties, and do this in order to relieve Gen.
Stolbrand of all embarrassment.
Judge Carpenter ordered the statement to
be entered upon the minutes and advised