Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-09-20

ICham0crlaln, asking MIN II IL was any
cIime on my part to borrow this money.
"No," he said, sit is no crime Of yours"
Chamberlain will say now that he was in a
minority on the sinking fund copmission, +,
and that the commission lent tho money to
the treasury without his consent At any
ratio tho sinking fund commissioners ORC
responsible in this matter and not myself,
tho treasurer.
THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD sWINDLE.
In regard to the Blue Ridge, Railroad
swipdle, by which tho State was said to
have been defrauded out Of 81 100000,
can sny at least that had nothing to do
with the road, except when called upon, in
my capacity as State Treasurer, to pay over
to tho officers of the road the scrip voted BY
the Legislature. When Harrison was
President of the road, 81 900, 600 was voted
by the Legislature, in State scrip, to de-.
rison applied 10 Scott, who was then
Kimpton to furnish S200,O00 to Harrison
for the road in return for 100000 of tho
bonded stock of tho road owned by the
State. Kimpton, believe. still has hat
100000 of stock, Cameron succeeded
Harrison as president Of the road, and
Patterson succeeded Cameron. SO Patterson
came to have control Of the four millions of
stock, less the 100000 which Kinpton
had gobbled 1t is this S3,600,000 that
he has got now to account for. l know
that he borrowed 1926, 900 from gentle.
nan in this city, Mr. t.. B. WcstIoy, giving
100000 of tho Blue Ridge Road stock as
security. cannot tell what disposition he
made of any portion except Of this amount.
| never owned dollars wortheof stock in
the road myself Scott owred stock in it
and holds it to day IA to the letter of
Patterson to me as State Treasurer, publ
lished q few days ago, authorizing me to
deliver to II. II Kimpton revenue land
scrip amounting to Sll4, $50, | am ready to
admit that it is genuine. If you ask me
whether paid this order, answer that I
paid every order for this ecrip made upon
the treasury by Senator Patterson as presi.
dent of tho road. | did not see that had
any authority to withhold the scrip. so long
as it vas drawn in accordance with legal
provision. If the scrip was afterwards
misapplicd, 1 had nothing to do with this
subsequent handling of it.
AS financial agent of the State Kimpton
had in his possession all bonds Of the State
that were ever issued for raising money
lle was not obliged by law to exhibit his
accounts to tho State Treasurer, to the
financial board, nor to reuder any vouchers
thereof, aud he never did so until his final
settlement. When his financial settlement
was made 10 accordance with special net,
he received from the financial board due
bill of about Sl50,000, and settled with
the board upon what is stated to be fra lu
lent set of books. Chnmberlain was o.
member of the board, and took on active
part in all that pertains to tho issue, man .
ngement and settlement of its finances
Judge Willard told me that Kimpton had
manufactured u fraudulent set of books
but cannot assert it Of my own knowledge.
| suppose this statement will show my hand
to him, but do not care much. Cham
bcrlain signed tho settlement and papers in
that matter, and took part in all other trans
actions of tho board
THE PRINTING sWINDLE. osa.
The appropriations for the benefit of the
Republican Printing Company we're 10 the
main a gigantic swindle.. Woodruff and
Jones, who ran the company, will DO oom-
PEELED to tell how the money was appropri-
ated. I'm. artp paT b
The following despatch to the Charleston
Ne,os and Courier supplements Mr.. Parker'a
prediction 10 regard to Mcssrs. Jones and
Woodruff: :,
"The agreement with Jones end Wood
ruff, the late clerks of the Houae and SEN
alto, is that nolie pros. shall be entered on
tho indictments against them, they to testify
in behalf Of the State when oalcd upon to
do so. Each surronders S28 900 of Bopan.
"a Warrants and all claims against the State
for printing, 90; Jones also $4,000, and
Woodruff surrenders tho Republican Print.
ing Company's building and fixtures III
Colnmbia, valued at about $1,000, aud also
claims against the Bank Of the State for
Sl30, 900. Both Jones aud Woodruff eavcd
their respective residences in Charleston ae
settled upon tho wife in Woodrutf's case,
and the children in that of Jones'" AS to
tho ,u. rNo'.1. "II Wtu ~
THOMAS W. PRICE PRINTING COMPANY, 4,
continued Mr.. Parker, l know that Thomas
W.. Pric" q a merchant in PHILADELPHIA.
Penn, l'.a Lam quite positive that, when
his claim for printing was hrst presented il
was for $4,000, and was afterwards raisod
to $4,000. James Thompson, Chamber.
lain's right hand man, end tho editor of the
Daay Union ,Herald, acted as an agent
between Price and the treasury. ,N7
CHAMBERLAIN DIRECTLY CHARGED wtru
I CORRUPTION. u tai stIts.i y-y
I don't wish to say anything which may
appear like personal attack on Chamber
lain, though acknowledge TINT have
been offended by his treatment of mo. /
do object, however, to being made the