The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-09-13
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CoLusGB1A, Thursday Aug. 30.-On
the opening of the court at 10 o'clock
tIais morning, the grand jury being
present, Judge Kershaw asked the
Solicitor If he had any further husis
mess for the Court.
II 81 Mr.. Autographed that other in
dietments were now ready, and that
fr. Miles would read them to tho
\ fCeurt. +. .#IE .Etr~. a
Mr.. Miles said: We have endeavored
laoto distribute the cases as to give
Eont at The same time e.! sach ;nd;et-
I laents as are of the came nature, or
which relate to the same subject
We have now to submit five which
relate to one transaction, and all are
d for breach of trust with fraudulent
7 intent, as follows:
I 1st. Against r. FL. Gleaves, as
Preeident of the Senate, for issuing a
pay certificate, which was without
consideration and was illegal and
void.
{. sa2d. eAgainst @. W. Montgomery,
President pro tenn. of the Senate, for
iasuing a fraudulent warrant or pay
: certificate.
Sd. Against A. o. Jones, as Clerk
of the House, for the samo offense.
4th. Against f. J. Moses, as Speak,
or, for using a warrant fraudulently.
9th, Against e. J. Moses, for hir-
ing and counselling breach OF trust.
Tho statutes, continued Mr. Miles,
makesdhis the samc offense as breach
of, trust, and the allegation is that
Moses so SHRED and councelled"
Jones. There are, besideo tho indict
utents already mentioned, one or two
others which require fuller explana-
tion. These are on two papers which
have o historic character, and are
commonly known as the "Moonoy
& Legett warrants, drawn on the
armed force fund by Governor Scott
in favor of Mooney & Leggett (ficti..
tious persone), and are alleged by
Governor Scott to have been stolen
from hiaSStfce.> The pames of Moon
ey s. Leggett are endorsed on the
back. On this we have drawn an
Indictment against Niles G. Parker
for paying money on that warrant.
We have also indicted F. S. Jacobs
for forging the name of Mooney &
Leggett on the back of that war
rant. .}~..
The indictments having been read
Messrs. Cochrane, Tappan, Wells aud
Roath were called as witnesses, and
the three first named were sworn.
Roath is absent.
Judge Kershaw then charged the
fury briefly.
= The papers were then handed to
the jury, who retired, and after ab-
scence of an hour or two, came in and
announced that they had found true
bills in all these cases. The Attorney
General then stated that as ono of the
witnesses q. H. Mnller) desired to
leave for Charleston to night. he
would submit one indictment ont of
tsorder. This bill was then read
and is against Josephus Woodruff for
forgery in raising a bill of J. f..
Muller, Of Charleston, from $500 to
1880. The jury was out but a
short time, and on its appearance re-
ported true bill against Woodruff
for forgery. 4
Ihefollowitg is'an exact copy Of
J the original order in this case:
IEsTHR SENATE, J
OoLUMpIA, January 19, 1872,
The State Treasurer will paw to Or
der ofJ, H. Muller $4,320 for amount
OF account Tor sandries andired and
passed by tho Senate.
Al. RANstBR, President.
Atsest: ~ WOODBURY., O. s. ..-