The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-11-08
Cardozo in the Tolls.

hX' ATe"SureE NaEuoEo, Ine Durly
slook mulatto, who presided over the
Treasury with so much aristocratic
dignity, was put on trial in Columbia
last week for some Of his schemes Of
rascality. In 1873, it seems thero was
left in the State Treasury an unap-
propriated balance of $4,000 on ac-
count OF legislative expenses for tho
oxtra session of tho Legislature dur
ing that year. r. Ii. Glcaves, negro,
was Lieutenant Governor and Presi-
don't of tho Senate. IS. j. Loo was
Speaker of tho House Of Representa-
tivos, Cardozo was State Treasurer
and Josepbus Woodruff was Clorl of
tho Senate, and A. O. Jones was Clerk
Of tho House. Gloavos has run away,
and nobody knows his whereabouts.
Loe, Woodruff and Jones havo turned
states evidence, and tho indictments
against thom for their part in this
fraud was mol pressed. Cardozo, of
the five conspirators is tho only ono
now on trial. The witnesses, Loc,
Woodruff and Jones, sworo that Car~
dozo, after discovering that this 81 900
remained in the Treasury, unappro-
priated. proposed to draw up a Leg
islativo pay certificate, in tho namo of
some fictitious person, draw the mon-
oy out and divide it. This they did.
tho certificate boing mado out in tho
namo OF G. Il. Frankfort, tho initials
boing those of Cardozo's revesed. The
certificate was duly signod by GIcaves
and Leo, and counter>signed by Wood
ruff and Jones. The evidence of
Woodruff, who has kept O short hand
diary, to which he refers occasionally
to refresh his memory, is very inter-
esting, and shows completely what
gigantic system of fraud and stealago
had grown up at the capitol, under
Radical rule. Every fbro of tho gov
ernment was rotten, and nearly every
person connected with it, from the
Governor down to the most illiterato
fold hand member of the Logsla ture,
was corrupt. In the course of his tes-
timony, ho read from his stub book
and said that fictitious names wero
provided for Cardozo J. A. Bowloy,
T. G. Andrews, l.. Cain, F. A. Clinton,
II. G. Corwin. &c. Dickson, G. D.
Hayno, w. r. Jorvey, w. e. john
SOD, John Leo, M. Martin, G.
Smith, J. M. Smith, j. II. White and
Is. F. Whittomore, and that fraudu-
lont certificates had boon issued for
them. Iheso were all Senators. Wood
ruff took care of the Senate and Jones
OF the House, and both looked after
tho State officials, as appears trom tho
following testimony of A. o. Jones:
A. O. Jones, sworn for tho State,
testified that in tho transactions of
tho Republican Printing Company he
took caro- of tho members of the
House, Woodruff, of tho Senate, and
both took caro- Of tho officials; that
sometime in 1874 he demanded of Mr..
Benedict statement Of tho assets of
tho company, and ho gavo it to him.
Witness produced the papor, and said
it mentioned certificate for G. Il.
Frankfort for $2,400.
After tho evidence of these parties
was taken, f. l.. Cardozo (alias G. l..
Frankfort went upon tho stand and
fatty contradictod all tho statements
of the witnesses. lie was represented
by S. w. Motion, and tho State bv
Attorney General Conner. Tho Jury
was composed of seven colored and
five whites. All tho testimony for tho
State and for the defendant has been
taken. The argument commenced
Monday, but at this time wo arc not
able TO give our roadors tho result of
tho trial.