Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-09-06
THE INDICTMENTS AGAINST EX.OFFI.
CTALS OF THE STATE.

As the general public will be anxious to
know the exact charges contained in the in.
dictments against certain ex-oficials of this
State, and In order to show the n9ture Of tha
alleged ofenses, to prevent any mlsconceptlon
abroad as to the character of the proceedings,
we propose to summarize briefly the several
counts of the various indictments already
acted upon by the grand jury, which return.
ed true bills in every case. It may be well
also to remark that the grand jury is com.
posed of nine whites and eight colored per-
sons, who were drawn last January by the
Jury Commissioner appointed by ex-Gover-
nor Chamberlain. The summary is as fol.
lows:
1. F. l.. Cardozo, indicted for neglect and
refusal to perform his duties as State Treasu-
rer under the act of December %, 1873,
known as the consolidation act, to wit: For
receiving in exchange for consolidation bonds
certain detached coupons of bonds for relief
of the treasury, not authorized under the act,
because the bonds from which they we're de-
tached were never issued as charge against
the State, and which were marked "cancel.
led unpaid" amounting to $7,055; for is
suing consolidation bonds amounting to 3d.
517.50 in exchange for the aforesaid detached
coupons; and for official misconduct, in i'm
properly exchanging consolidation bonds for
invalid detached coupons to larger amount,
as misdemeanor at common law.
2. Miles G. Parker, Y. j. P. Owens, F. L.
Cardozo and s. l.. Hoge, with other persons
unknown, indicted for conspiracy to cheat by
false public tokens at common law, to-wit
For conspiring to cheat by obtaining consoli-
dation bonds to the amount of $3,517.50 in
exchange for invalid detached coupons, (same
as in previous indictment,) and charging
overt acts by each of the defendants for con.
spring to cheat the State by obtaining of
bonds aforesaid, and for conspiring to cheat
by various pretenses.
8. F. L. Cardozo, indicted for neglect and
refusal to perform duties as State Treasurer
under consolidation act, to.wit: For recev-
ing detached coupons from conversion bonds,
numbered in blue, to the amount Of $3.50,
not authorized to be funded, because matur.
ing before the bonds were issued from the
treasury; for issuing consolidation bonds to
the amount of $3.50 in exchange for the
said coupons, and for official misconduct, as a
misdemeanor at common law.
4. Niles G. Parker, Y. j. P. Owens, F. L.
Cardozo and S. L. Hoge, with other persons
unknown, indicted for conspiracy to cheat the
State by obtaining consolidation bonds in ex-
change for detached coupons for conversion
bonds, as stated in the preceding indictment
against Cardozo. The counts correspond to
those contained in the indictment No. 2
against the same parties,
s. Thomas G. Dunn, late Comptroller Gen.
eral, indicted for refusal and neglect of duty
under the consolidation act and for official
misconduct to wit : For countersigning con.
solidation bonds to the amount Of $4,000,
and consolidation stock to the amount of $50,
illegally issued by Cardozo as Treasurer, in
exchange for detached coupons from bonds
for payment of interest on public debt, bonds
for relief of the treasury, conversion bonds,
and bonds for redemption of bills receivable,
and for misconduct in Office, as misdemean-
or at common law.
6. Theo. Davidson, Thomas G. Dunn and
F. L. Cardozo, with other persons unknown,
indicted for conspiracy to cheat the State
in the matter set forth in preceding indict-
ment, with counts corresponding to those in
indictment No. 2 for conspiracy.
7. F. L.. Cardozo, indicted for violation of
duty in issuing consolidation bonds and stock
set forth in the two last indictments, with
counts corresponding to those in indictment
Nos.
S.F. L. Cardozo, late Treasurer, indicted
for divertipg tax appropriation and illegal
payment of claims, to wit: For failing to
comply with and evading the provisions ofan
act passed 22d December, 1875, to raise sup
plies for the fiscal year, and diverting pro-
ceeds of taxes levied for purposes of that act
to other purposes not in accordance there
with, by paying claim of Thomas W. Price
Company, which was not included in the
act for paying portion of money appropria-
ted under certain sections Of appropriation
bill passed Sd March, 1876, otherwise than for