The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-01
The Work of Investigation.

The Democratic committee appointed
by the last Legislature to investigate the
fraud of former State officials are un-
earthing a deal of rascality and have
spread CONSERVATION among the ranks OF
Republican ex-of1icials.
l.. C. P. Leslie, the land commission
or, snuffed danger in the breeze and left
long ago.
V. Glover, carpet-bag Legislators OF
Georgetown foresaw the wrath to come,
and fled.
8. On the night Of the 18th of May,
Daniel H. Chamberlain took his de-
parture for New York.
4. On the 18th r. F. Whittemore, de-
parted for his home in Massachusetts.
5. L.. Cass Carpenter, ex-Congress-
man and ex-Revenue Collector, was ar
rested on the 2Sth Of June at the instance
Of the Investigating Committee, charged
with forgery, and is now out on bail
awaiting trial.
6. J. J. Wright, q Pennsylvania negro,
Associate Justice, has been impeached,
and now awaits trial.
7. Y. J. p. Owens, ex-State Senator
from Laurens, has mysteriously disap-
peared.
s. Robert X. Scott, for two terms Gov
ernor Of this State, is visiting elsewhere.
9. r. l.. Cardozo, bailed in the sum OF
$40, 600, has disappeared.
10. Henry Z. Hayne, has also fed the
State.
II. r. H. Gleaves has fled no ono
knows WHITTIER,
II. On the 25th instant, S. J. Lee, color
cd, ex-Speaker Of the House Of Repre-.
sentatives and Solicitor of the Second
Circuit, was arrested, charged with the
fraudulent issue of pay certificates, and
awaits trial.
ID. On the same day Ex-Governor and
similar charge, and conveyed to Column
bia, where he awaits trial.
IA. On the 25th, A. O. Jones, colored,
ex-Clerk of the House, was arrested on a
charge of fraud and perjury, and taken to
Columbia, where he is awaiting trial.
Is. g. w. Montgomery, ex-State Sena-
tor, is under arrest and awaiting trial on
the charge of fraudulently issuing pay
certificates.
is. Josephus Woodruff, ex-Clerk OF
the Senate has been arrested. The charg-
es against him are complex.
II. E1-Judge and ex-Congressman S.
l.. Hoge, of Ohio, has left South Carolina.
IS. David II. Corbin, has gone to Eu-
rope, and it is asserted that he will not re-
turn.
Those of the old Ring who yet remain
are L. w. NJ. Mackey, speaker of the
Bayonet House, w. N. Taft, carpetbag-
ger and State Senator, c. c. Bowen,
Sheriff of Charleston County, c. w.
BUTTE, ex-Congressman and ex-Solicitor
of this Circuit, II. c. Dunn, ex-Comp-
troller- General, j. L.. Neagle, of Massa-
chusetts, ex-Comptroller-G General, w. j.
Whipper, a black carpet-bagger, ex-
member Of the Legislature and would-be
Judge, w. H. Stone, carpet-bagger, K
Attorney General and member Of the
Returning Board, Robert B. Elliott,
black, carpet Dagger, e~x-Speaker and ex-
Congressman, Henry w. Purvis, mulat-
to. ex-Adjutant and Inspector-Genera
and member of the Returning Board, r,
B. Carpenter, ex-Judge, S. A. Swails.
mulatto, State Senator, Sammy Green,
black, State Senator, Robt. Smalls, color
cd, Congressman, and Daddy Cain, color
ed, ex-Congressman and preacher.
The probability is that Of those left
many will be, ere long, struck by the Re-
form lightning, and in a year from now
there will hardly be a vestige left of the
most powerful, unscrupulous and cor
rupt Ring that ever oppressed a people.