The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-07-11

PLEAS PARKER TRIAL.--This Court
met ut 10A. NJ, yesterday. The evidence
Oh behalf of the plaintiff closed at l.. 80
P. NJ. The following is summary of
tho testimony taken on Tuesday and
Wednesday last:
II. II. Kimpton's testimony showed
that he was Financial Agent for the State
from September, 1868, till April, 1874.
Scott, Parker and ambcrlnin composcd
the Financial Board. Hc then described
his duties as such agent. He paid in
that time S196, TIA. so interest coupons,
and sent coupons to Parker; could not
give number or color OF coupons; knows
the amounts; bonds were denomination
of 81, 900, S5O0, S1G0 and $50; paid. fur
thcr, S3OS, 623. so interest coupons and
sent them to Treasurer; paid further,
s4oS, 33O interest coupons; paid no cou-
pors after October 81, 1871, rs Financial
Agent; paid coupons as long MS interest
on Any Of the bonds was paid; no cou-
pons mntured on hypothccntcd bonds;
coupons were not kept on bonds, but
were returned to him when the loans
were paid; coupons went with bonds n;
claims against the State when forfeited
ceased paying interest after payment of
s3l, 459.64, April, 1874. As Financial
Agent, did not pay any coupons or
bonds Which Ind not, ut the time of such
payment, been issued by the State, nor
upon bonds which mt the time had not
been hypothecated or sold by the State;
kept no note of anything but the amounts,
always sent coupons to Parker; Randall
was his agent in Columbia; receipt he
signed, giving the particulars as to color
and number; bonds sent him were pny-
incnt of interest account, 1868, rcdcmp-
tion bills receivable. relief of treasury,
Land Commission and conversion bonds
total 50, 900. Coupons which had
matured and were unpaid were detached
and sent to treasury before final settle
ment; they show for themselves; balance
paid and unpaid coupons 100000 or
$500, O0O
Mr.. Darby Randall details his trunsnc-
tions rs kimpton's agent.
Mr.. G. L. Van Zandt, President Anne
ricnn Bank Note Company, describes the
paper printed for the State
Ex"Gov. Il. X. Scott testified, tha,
when he went into Office, in 1868, the
bonded debt of the State was about
So, 500, ,00U, exclusive of Orr bonds
bonds then were old and new State
House bonds and bonds for relief OF
Treasury; described bonds issued by his
administration, kept ptmemornndum, which
was lost; amount of bonds converted
was 81 500, 600 some marked red, others
blue; discovered this when presented 70,
his signature; Parker snid the change was
made in consequence of the numbers be-
coming too high, which had n bad effect
on bonds in market; witness thought
bhc bonds as good rs the red; when
So, 600, 600 blue bonds had been issued,
they resortcd to red ones again; in Janu.
airy, 1871, he found that the conversion
bonds nc had signed had not been con.
vertcd; they had been sent to kimpton
II. Solomon took S30U,000 to New York
and brought back S700, 600 bonds for re.
lief of Treasury, which were exhibited tc
Ta1-Paycrs' Convention; were afterwards
returned to Kimpton; interest was paid
two years, first year in currency, second
in gold; some unsigned bonds, with
coupons attached, remained in the Trca.
sury.
+. Il. CardozO, Secretary of State from
1868 to 1874, testified thnt he thought
the red bonds were issued first and then
the blue; when the blue were issued, the
numbers began at one again; bundles OF
| coupons We're turned over by Parker to
him when he assumed the duties Of
Treasurer; these are about S1,1GS, 500
were counted; found over $500, 600 in ex
cess of what interest called for; all wcrt
cancelled; found this ont by number paid
on interest book and number on hand
two boxes of coupons have bcsn found
since he made his last report.
Capt. j. L. Littlc's testimony has been
already given.
Mr.. Attorncy-Gcncral Melton stated
that he had discovered the evening be
fore, that Gen. c. j. Stolbrand, one O.
the jurors charged with Tie case, was ono
of the defcndant's official bondsmcn; Ii,
asked that there be entered on the mi
nutes m official statement from him
that parker's bondsmon would not bt
pursued by reason of anything growinl
out of tho case, and hoped the cast
would go on. He stuted that lie had nc
objection to Gen. Stolbrand, was glad Il,
was on the jury, but desired to releast
him from the embarrassment of sitting
upon his own trial, SO to speak.
Mr.. G. d. Melton, defendants counsel
consented, and it was so ordered AM
entered.
Gen. Stolbrand said lie felt no embar
rassment in the matter, rs he had apple!