Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-08-02

"FLUsHING'' THE THIEVES.
The work of arresting Republican ex.ofi
cials in various portions of the State has beer
progressing quite lively for several days past
It will be remembered that ex-Treasurer Car
dozo was arrested on the 21st ultimo, charged
by the investigating committee with having
misappropriated public moneys belonging te
the State. On this charge he was bailed in
the sum of $4,000 to appear for trial at the
October term of the Court of General Ses
sions for Ricbland county. Subsequently
other charges were about being preferred
against him, when, acting upon the principle
that prudence is the better part of valor, he
disappeared, and has thus far evaded arrest
Cardozo is reported to be in Philadelphia.
On Wednesday of last week, Ex-Governor
Moses, and ex-Speaker Lee were brought to
Columbia, having been arrested-the former
in Charleston, and the latter in Aiken
charged by the investigating committee with
fraud in signing false pay certificates while
they were in office. Immediately upon their
arrival in Columbia, they were carried before
Justice Marshall. That officer, finding his
court room too small, adjourned to the Cir
cult Court room. Judge S. w. Melton ap'
peared for the prisoners; Mr.. Abney, the 80
licitor of the circuit, and Mr.. L. F. YOU
mans appearing for the State. A recess was
agreed upon by counsel until 4 o'clock, when
further recess of an hour was taken, that
counsel might confer together. Upon the re-
assembling of the court, at the request of the
solicitor, the bail of each of the prisoners was
fixed at $4,000, preliminary examination
having been waived. The prisoners counsel
asked that they be allowed until o'clock to
give bail, which request was granted; but
failing to obtain bondsmen, they we're both
committed to Jail.
Just previous to his being committed to
iail, Moses wrote letter to friend, in which
he alludes to his arrest in the following man.
ner:
"For the last FIVE years have been singled
out by many of the leaders of the Republican
party as a scapegoat, on whom has been
thrown all of the odium which should have
been distributed among most of those leaders.
l have borne it all, because loved my party
more than I loved myself. Hereafter my first
duty on earth will be towards myself and my
family, and my first step in the performance
of that duty shall be to make atonement to
my State for whatever errors, shortcomings,
or even sins, may have been apparent in my
political career. Selfdefence can shame no
honorable man, and just resentment against
those who have sough to injure us can only
be esteemed as part Of noble nature"
From these utterances, it may be inferred
that the Ex-Governor, if permitted to do SO,
would be willing to 60 before court ofjustice
and tell all he knows about the rascalities of
the Republican leaders since the day they
FIRST obtained power in South Carolina.
The next important arrest was that of A.
O. Jones, former Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives, who was brought before Trial
Justice Marshall on Thursday, charged as &C
cessory in the two cases against Moses and
Lee. While in custody under this charge,
another warrant was issued for him, charging
various frauds in connection witt the public
printing. Bonds for his appearance for trial
we're required lin the aggregate sum of $685.
OOO-in the different cases, and in default of
bail, Jones was committed to Jail.
Ex-senator G.. w. Montgomery, and for
merly President pro tenn. Of the Senate, against
whom charges have been preferred, came to
Columbia, and appearing before Justice Mar
shall, offered to surrender himself as an inof.
fensive victim of the committees prosecutions.
He was informed that he could 60 free on
giving $4,000 bond for his appearance al
the next term of the Court of General Ses-
sons. He failed to give the bond, and was
committed to Jail. We understand the char
ges against Montgomery implicate him in the
false pay.certifcate swindle.
A warrant was prepared for the arrest of
Josephus Woodruff, formerly Clerk of the
Senate, preferring charges against him similar
to those made against Jones, ex-Clerk of the
House. Woodruff was in Charleston, and
hearing that warrant was in preparation for
his arrest, he went down to the wharf and sue
ceeded in procuring the use of a Custom-house
boat and had himself conveyed aboard of the
revenue cutter which was stationed off the
bark Cuba at quarantine. He was introduced
to the officers, as it appears, under an assum'
ed name and remained on board for some
time. Later in the afternoon the steamer
Virginia, Capt. Hunter, came steaming down
the bay, evidently by preconcerted arrange
ment, and on reaching the neighborhood of the
Cuba she blew her whistle and hove to. The
stranger (WoodruF) then stated to Captain
Freeman that he desired to board the Virgin.
ia, and asked if he would not put him aboard
of her. The captain replied that his position
as an United States officer would not allow
him to comply with his request, but that
Woodruff's friend, who had come with him,
could put him aboard, if he saw fit, with the
Custom-house boat. This course was finally
adopted, and Woodruff thus safely secured his
passage for Philadelphia. The person who
accompanied Woodruff to the cutter was in
troduced as Mr.. Woodruff, and the simon
pure Woodruff was addressed as Mr.. Fraser.
This would have thrown the captains of the
cutter and the steamer off their guard, even if
they had suspected that anything was wrong.
Neither of the captains knew the real charac.
ter of their visitor. He had pleasant voy'
age to the city of Brotherly Love; but on his
arrival there was met by detective, who had