The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-09-20
More Light on Dark Deeds.

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State for the first four years of RadI-
cal rule, has in an interview with u
reporter of tho New York Void, made
a clean breast, and thrown much light
upon the dark doeds of the plunderers.
The interview is too long for our
columns, but we give the following
summary from tho World, which
covors all the points in the confession:
AS tho South Carolina legislative
and financial transactions were inten-
tionaIIy muddlod for eight years it
becomes matter of no slight difficuI~
ty for the uniEitated to learn exactly
what offences were committed. A
summary of tho charges contained in
the confession Of tho State treasurer,
Niles G. Parker, published yesterday,
will be found therefore q value.
Daniel II. mberlain, Attorney
General Of the State cf South Carolina
from 1868 until 1872, and Governor of
the same State from 1874 until 1876,
is charged with tho following offen>
ces:
l. That he, in his capacity of Attor-
hey General ard legal adviser of tho
government, authorized and approv cd
lall the financial acts passed by the
Legislature during his term Of Office,
generally drafting tho bills presented
himself
2. That, among other improper acts
so passed, bulls authorizing the issue
of bonds to an unknown but extrava.
CANT amount were bIindIy voted upon
} by ignorat Legislative assemblies at
, his instigation and direction.
, 3. That he advised the sale of cons
version bonds in the market in direct
violation of tho provisions Of tho Con.
t version act, which declared that these
d bonds should only bo issued for the
# redemption of tho State securities.
4. That he was largo stoclzholdcl
: in the Marine and River Phosphate
. Mining Company and in the Green
Il villc and Columbia Railroad, in con-
= nection with which VIGOROUSLY dis
reputable bills woro lobbicd through
-, the Legislature by his associates ano
u immediate dependents.
Q 5. That he made dishonorabl,
8 agreement with tho financial agent OIL
@ the State to share in all com missions
received by said agent.
8. That Ao received So, 600 directly
from Parker for his connection with
= some unknown but implied disrcpu-
0 table transaction.
I. That rs d member Of tho fnan--
cial board he audited among other
dishonest claims THAT Of the financial
agent. knowing them to be irauhulcn 1T
u or excessive in amount.
Is s. That as Attorney General and
IS Governor, he suffered gross offences tc
, be committed by his associates with,
out protest, and that his final turdy
action was half-heartcG and partial.
IL. II. Kimpton, the State financial
:, agent from 1868 until 1876, is charged
y with:
- |. Obtaining his commission as
agent by ~ dishonorablc agreement
y with Chamberlain and Park or, NOM
i bers of the financial board.
2. Holding stock in the Grccnvillc
and Columbia Railroad and lobbying
ui"A cputuolo olilS iol llS DCilCuI IllfOuS On
tho Legislature.
t 3. Lobbying number of financial
t measures by corrupt means through,
| the Legislature.
4. Preparing q fraudulent set ol
. books and presenting dishonest
n claim to the financial board for audit
> John. j. Patterson, United States
Senator for South Carolina, elected in
n 1872, is charged with probable en- bez
- element of the stock of the Blue Ridge
Railroad Company, while acting as
is president, and with drawing orders
a upon the State treasurer for scrip to
, be used in bribing members of the
Legislature and for other dishonest
purposes.
Frank J. Moses, Speaker of the
House of Representatives. from 1868
, until 1872, and Governor of South
Carolina from 1872 till 1874, is charged
with the fraudulent issue, as speaker,
of legislative pay certificates, and
with hiring and counscllng breach
} Of trust.
Scott, Cardozo, Dunn, Neaglc,
Hurley, Crews and others arc charged
with nbetting and countenancing the
improper measures of tho Ring.
U. S. DETECTIVES AND STILL HUNT
ERs.-Wo think the United States