The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-09-07
Tho Indictments Against Ex-ofHoials Of the

against certain cx officials Of this State, and
in order to show the nature of the alledged
ufTenses, to prevent any nisconception abroad rs
TO the character of the proceedings, we propose
20 summarize briefly the several counts OF the
various indictments already acted upon by the
grand jury, which returned true bills in every
case IL may be well also to remark that tho
grand jury is composed Of nine wkitc and oight
colored persons, who were drawn last January
by the Jury Commissioner appointed by cx Gov
crnor Chamberlain. The summary IL as follows:
1.F. l.. Cordozo, indicted for neglect and re-
fusal to perform his duties as State Treasurer,
unde, the act of December %, 1873, known as
the consolidation act, to wit For receiving in
exchange for consolidation bonds certain dctach-
ed coupons of bonds for relief Of the treasury,
not authorized und0r the act, because the bonds
from which they were detached were never is
sued as n charge against the State, and which
were marked cancelled unpaid amounting to
S7O55: for issuing consolidation bonds amount
ing to S3,j17 80 in exchange for the aforesaid
detached coupons ; and for official misconduct,
in improperly exchanging consolidation bonds
for invalid detached coupons to larger amount,
as n miSdcmcauOr ut common law.
. Niles c. Parker, Y. j. u. Owens, +. l.. Car
lozo and :. l.. IIoys, with otherpcrsons unknown,
indicted for conspiracy to cheat 10y false public
tokens at common law, to wit: For cOnspiring
to cheat by obtaining consolidation bonds TO the
amount Of S3,Jl7 30 in exchange for invalid dc
tached coupons, (same rs in previous Indictment
aud charging overt acts 10y each Of the defend
ants for conspirug to cheat the State by OBJ
,ainng ur bonds aforesaid, and for conspiring
to cheat by various Prctcn5csF
3. f. l.. Cardozo, indicted for neglect and re
fusal TO perform duties rs State Treasurer und, l.
consolidation act, to wit For receiving detached
coupons from conversion bonds, numbered in
blue to the amount of SG,GG0. not authorized
to br funded. because maturing before the bonds
were issued from the treasury for issuing con
sulilaton bonds TO the amount Of $3.50 in ex-
change for the said coupons, and for of!ical
misconduct, rs n misdcmcaner ut common law.
4. Niles q. Parker y. j. i. Owens, +. L. Car
dozo and 5. H. lioge, with other persons un-
known. indicted for conspiracy to cheat the
State 10y obtaining consolidation bonds in cx-
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. ., against the
same parties.
5. Thomas {. Dunn, late Comptroller General,
indicted for rcfusal and neglect of duty under
the consolidation act, and for official misconduct.
to wit: For countcrsigning consolidation bonds
to the amount of $4,000, and consolidation
stock to the amount of $50, illegally issued by
Cardozo MS treasurer, i'll exchange for detached
coupons from bonds for payment of interest on
public debt, bonds for relief of treasury, conver-
sion bonds and bonds for redemption of bills re-
ceivablc and for misconduct in office, as mis-
dcmsanor at common law.
4. Theo. Davidson, Thes. c. Dunn and +. l..
Cardozo, with other persons unknown, Indicted
for "A conspiracy to cheat the State in the matter
set forth in preceding Indictment. with counts
corresponding to those in indictment No.'2, for
conspiracy.
I. f. L.. Cariozo, indicted for violation Of lu
ty in issuing consolidation bonds and stock set
forth in the two last Indictment with counts
corresponding to those in indictment No. 3.
1uta Sfofn rrn india rtn1
for diverting tax appropriation and illegal pay
mont of claims. The charges contained i'll this
indictment against CardoZo are the same upon
which he was arrested some H>"" ago.
JAqps Rag lAssr Gt9ohE On Eisia E%er 49,,
fer payment Of Claim of Thomas W. Price Com
pany, with counts corresponding to first and
third in tho of Cardozo for the slmc trans
action.
10. Niles q. Parker, indicted for breach of
trust with fraudulent intent, to wit: For attcmpt
to aciraud the State by exchanging detached
coupons the property OF the State in his uAsto-
dy, FIR consolidation bonds for the conversion
of the coupons to his own use, and for the re-
moval Of the coupons from the State Treasury
IL. Richard y. Glcaves, Samuel J. Lee, Jose
phus Woodruff A. o. Jones and Francis l..
CardoAo, indicted for conspiracy to cheat and
defraui !hc State by false public tokens, to wit:
For conSpring 10 cheat by means Of fraudulent
warrant on the State Treasury or legislative pay
certllcatcS, Tor Sl,OOO III iaN6r OF I. H. Frank
ford, n icticious person
~ Richard II. Gleavcs, indicted for breach of
trust with fraudulent intent, in drawing fraudu-
lent Legislative pay certificate.
l3. N. w. Mo~,Ya">""y. lat" preadant pr" f.n
of the Senate, indicted for breach OF trus: with
fraudulent intent, in drawing fraudulent legs-
lativc pay certificate
ii. A. q. Jones, Clerk of the House, indicted
for breach of trust with fraudulent intent, in
drawing fraudulent legislative pay certificate.
Is. +. }. Moses, Jr., late Speaker of tn, House.
indicted for hiring and counsclling breach of
trust with fraudulent intent, and drawing !egis.
lative pay certificate.
10 F. J. Moses, .Jr.. lat. Speaker of the
House, indicted for breach OF trust with fraudu-
lent intent, in drawing fraudulent legislative
pay certificate.
II. Niles q. Parker, late state Treasurer in
licted for breach Of trust with fraudulent intent,
in paying money from treasury on fraudulent
warrants. These arc the Mooney AMI I.eggctt
warrants.
Is +. 5. Jacobs. indicted for forgery, in
writing the name of the mystic Mooney.
-. +. :. Jacobs, indicted for forgery, in
writing the naIsc OF the mystic LcSgcuI.
20. JoScphus Woodruff, indicted fOr forgery
in fran iulent alteration OF ua"'ssHe ru rTvor E
Muller from $500 TO $3.50
u. John j. Patterson, Niles G. Parker and
Hiram II. kimpton indicted for conspiracy to
bribe members of the Legislature to pass certain
acts, to wit The validating act, the act authuriz-
ing settlement with Financial Agent. and the
act TO relieve the State Of its guarantee on The
Blue Ridge Railroad bonds. charging rs overt
acts Of the conspiracy tha: Patterson, President
Of the Blue Ridge Railroad. drew and delivered