The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-09
SOUTH CAR0LINA'S MONEY.
.rBE CANE or POLTTICs UNSCRU-
PNLOUaLY PLAYED



Rumor. abeut what Parker might have
Done had he not been Liberated hs'n-
! berIain Anxious about his Reputation,
CnARLEsToN, 8. C., Sept. lon the 10th OF
'December 1873, Messfs. swails, Smalls, Mcintyre,
Jones. and Corwip, on the part Of the Senate,
and Messrs. Robe rtson, Pufer, Boston, Ellison,
and Minart, on the part OF the House, were an
pointed joint committee from the General
Assembly to investigate and report on the affairs
of the Bank OF tire State. Gen. W. J. Whipper
was elected their solicitor and they were TO re-
port at the next session OF 1874 10 They did not
report. aud no one has ever explained why they
did not. AZ told TO me, the affairs Of the bank
were in bad way. Accordingly Judge Graham
faced public opinion IN changing the receiver OF
the bank. and appointed Puner. one OF the com
mlt,ee, the receiver and gave him $4,000 down
for his commissions. Purer received out oi
this sum $4,000 and the balance was DIVIDED
among certain memters OF the committee 10
When Hardy Soiomans's bank failed. he gave
a. one Of the reasons for his being short OF
funds in the face Of 10000 lately removed from
the Peoples National Bank Of Charleston to his
bank. that he had to raise SJOOU Tor the-bank
OF the state There may be connection be-
sween these two, and the deposit may have been
M AIDE to meet the draft. At any rate the 10000
for pnIer wa dv ID, as iG9 ~ e
Pufer received for simOnton. now receiver,
$4,000.
There is another coincidence. The amount In
by the state was s2H 900. The amount now due
by Solomans TO the bank II the $500, and
Chamberlans receipt for tl65OOO, making tAs,-
900. These Investigations have been induced by
the statement lately made to me that Chamber
lain is anxious and willing 10 account Tor the
$4,000 OF assets for which Simonton holds his
receipt. The history given me Ia as follows :
Chamberlain during the last campaign received
these assets from Pufer, and upon them the
money was rails ed for electioneering purposes In
the campaign. The deposits OF state funds by
the Financial Board made this good and re-
Iloved the assets from the pledge they were
under. They were therefore returned to Cham
berlan's custody, and he may be ready and
willing To he rid OF them.
The defalcaton represented by the $500 Is
evidently outside OF the tl65OD. The certin.
by Puner with Solomans is clearly false and
fraudulent, and vas intended, when produced
failed, TO cover the defalcstion above the re-
ceipt. An investigating committee has already
been suggested for this matter Gen, W j.
mond expect to be put upon II. Where another
$4,000 OF hush money is to come from is yet 70
be seen. The Bank " the State cannot afford
1t, for there II nothing ia the bank, and Col
simonton is not likely TO lend himself to such a
mans may have been Drudentially reserved FOL
that purpose. An irresponsible bank. with no re-
sponsible stockholders and with that amount
loose, presents an inviting neld for operators
who know the figures behind the scenes. what
good time they viii have ordering fine wines
Gerry, to tie paid for out OF 1t
But this version Is unnatural. and II is more
likely the $2te,OOO and the S20,,(s0 both gone
Hardy has his state claims to discount In full
ny inst the latter and he b two certificates OF
state, which will more than cover the claim OF
t208OO due that bank, Besides, that will be an
end OF it-all will be gone. There are some ugl,
reports as to what Parker could have told had
he not been liberated. 1t Is said that he was
the custodian OF the agreement Of partnership
between Chamberlain and Kim pton, ~ which
they were to share equally the profits OF Kimp
ton Go. Kimpton was evidently made the
financial agent by Chant erlain they were class
mates, and the latter introduced his classmsts
under circumstances which should have made
him. Chamberlain M Attorney G eneral, passed
Kimptons bond with Henry Clews's name to II
as witness, while Gov. Scott asserts he thought
Clews was his surety
Another report is that Cham berlain intrusted
bis $4,000 of coupons TO his law partner
Dunn says he Is not aware OF any such transac-
tion In Wingate's name among the parties fund
Ing the coupons Senator Owens funded par
and the balance came through certain parties in
New York supposed 10 be In the interest OF
DUNN wa" the sSe of the en- %eSs M
did not push the question ~ to Chamberlain
eomplicity IN this matter. II was brought out
by Parkers counsel on the cfoss-examination OF
the States witnesses. This does not show any
more anxiety 70 nnd out the Others interested
with Parker than Mr.. Dunn's present non
chalence as to who funded these coupons besides
Senator Owens This may be real nonchalence
upon the part Of Mr.. Dunn. hut when man
gets into one Of those executive Offices in CO.
lumba the temptation ~ manUuvre ana JOB Is
40 greet that such nonchalence becomes as sus-
picious as an Intentional arectation. Ii Is re
ported that there has been good feeling between
Dunn and Chamberlain for some time and that
In the event of the Latter not being aole to get
the Republican nomination Dunn is to be the
candidate for Governor and receive Chamber
lain's support. The consideration Of this Is the
charity Of silence which Dunn throws as a man
tie over tnamberlaiu's past and PRESENT efforts
20 enect settlement Of his numerous specula
tons. he teief that these gentlemen are on
gocd tern- is strengt hened by their having
voted together TO deposit additional amounts il
III rdy Solouuu-s Bank. and by Dunn's decln
ING "a receiver Of that bank to make any show
ing of the s.rt- Of the bank. Dunn has here
tofore borne good reputation II Is now be
coming endangered.