Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-13

Newberry county from 1858 to- 1872, and
President pro tenn. of the Senate, indicted tor
the fraudulent issue of legislative pay certii-
Gates. In Jail in Columbia. & !
6. Samuel j. Lee, mulatto, born in Able
vile county, member of the Legislature tor
Edge6eld county from 1858 to 1872, aud tor
Aiken county from 1872 to 1876, unanimous
ly elected Speaker of the House IN 1917, in'
dcted for the fraudulent issue of legislative
pay certificates. Lee is States evidence, and
practicing law in Aiken.
7. Niles G. Parker, of Massachusetts, State
Treasurer from 1868 to 1872, indicted for (l)
fraudulently funding in State bonds the cou-
pons of State bonds unissued at the time the
coupons matured; for (2) conspiring with
Patterson and Kimpton to bribe the members
of the Legislature; for (3) defraudlng the
State by the issue of warrants under the armed
force law Of February 8, 1859. Proceedings
we're taken against Parker by the State TWO
wears ago for the fraudulent funding of cou-
pons, and verdict of $4,000 was obtained
Failing to pay this he was committed to jail IN
Columbia, made his escape, was recaptureo'
was released BY Judge Mackey under a writ
of habeas corpus, and fled the State. Parker
ia now hiding in New York or New jersey. .
8. F. L. Cardozo, mulatto, native OF
Charleston educated in Europe, Secretary OF
State until 1871, State Treasurer from 1917
to 1876, indicted for 1) defrauding the State
by the funding of coupons; for ~ paying
fraudulent pay certificates; for 90 fraudu'
lently issuing State bonds and stocks for (4)
the misapplication of the public funds. Car
dozo was tried by the Legislature two years
ago on some of ttheseSharges, and was then
acquitted. He is under bonds to appear tor
trial on the charge of misapplying the public
funds, and absconded in anticipation of the
more serious charges that were forthcoming.
8. S.L Hoge, of Massachusetts, elected
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court OF
South Carolina in 1868, elected member OF
Congress by minority of the voters OF his
district in 1870, elected Comptroller General
in 1872, elected member of Congress in 1874,
indicted for conspiracy to defraud the State
in the funding of coupons. Hoge has gov
ernment appointment in Washington, as an
evidence of practical reform in the Civil Ser
vice. .....s ".
lot. C. Dunn, of New England, State
Senator from Horny, leader Of the opposition
to the Chamberlain Republicans in 1874,
elected Comptroller General to succeed Hoge
upon the resignation of that worthy in 1874 .,
Indicted for CD the misapplication of public
funds for (2) the fraudulent issue OF Consol,
idation bonds for (3) conspiracy to defraud
the State in funding detached coupons.
Dunn is supposed to be in New England,
which is not as hot place for him, just now'
as Columbia. .-~',
II. A. o. Jones, mulatto, native of Wash.
ington, Clerk of the House Of Representa-.
tives from 1868 to 1876, and with Woodruff
the owner and corporal representative of the
Republican Printing Company, indicted for
(l) defrauding the State in the matter of
printing bills, and for (2) the fraudulent is
sue of legislative pay certificates Jones has
surrendered most of bis visable poperty, and
has been received as States evidence.
IL. Josephus Woodruff, elected Clerk OF
the Senate in 1868, and holding that office at
this time, owner with Jones of the Republican
Printing Company, indicted for g. fraudI-
lenty raising the amount OF bills tor WORK
done by the Republican Printing Company
for (2) defrapding the State by the issue OF
fraudulent pay certificates. The particular
charges are too numerous to mention. One
is that he raised pretended bill of j. II.
Muller from $500 to $4,320, and forged the
endorsement of Muller. Woodruff has sur
rendered much of his property, and has been
accepted as States evidence.
13. Y. j. P. Owens, State Senator from
Laurens, indicted for the fraudulent funding
of roupoue-Rvur' <F0vStro-'puresou's.'oT-
IA. Hiram H. Kimpton, of New York, the
former Financial Agent of the State, indicted
for bribing members of the Legislature. Lo-
cal habitation, New York.
Is. L. Cass Carpenter, of New England,
journalist, elected to Congress for an unex-
pired term in 1874, and after the expiration
of his term, in 1875, appointed one Of the In
teraal Revenue Collectors for South Carolina,
indicted for forgery and fraud. Carpenter