Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-09-06
From tho Columbia Register
Indictments AgniiaSt Ex-Officials
Of the SlAlc.

Indictments AguiiaSt Ex-Offlcials
Of the state.
As tie general public will be anxious to
know the exact churges contuincd in the D.
dictments against ccrtuin ex-oflicials of this
State, aud in order to show the nature of
tie alleged offenses, to prevent any miscon
ccption abroad as to the character of the
proceedings, we propose to summarize briefly
the several counts Of the various indictments
already acted upon by the grand jury, which
returned true bills in every case 1t may
be well also to remark that the grand Jury
Is composed of nine white and eight colored
pcrsons, who were drawn last January by
the Jury Commissioner appointed by ex-
Governor Chamberlain. The summary is as
follows:
l. Z. L. Cardozo, indicted for neglect
and refusal to perform his duties as Stute
Treasurer under the act of December 22,
1873, known az the consolidation act, to
wit: For receiving in exchange for cunsoli-
dation bonds ccrtnin detached coupons of
honds for relief Of the treasury, not author
ICED under the act, because the bonds from,
which they were detached were never issued
as charge against the State, aud which
were marked ''ouncelled unpaid" amounting
to 1860; tor issuing consolidation bonds
amounting to $3.5l7.50 in exchange for the
aforesaid detached coupons; and for official
misconduct. in improperly exohunging con-
solidation bonds for invalid detached coupons
to larger amount, US o misdcmcanur ut
common law.
2 Niles G. Parker, Y. j. p Owens, +.
l. Cardozo and s. l.. Hogc, with other
persons unknown, indicted for conspiracy to
cheat by false public tokens ut common law,
to wit: For conspiring to cheat by obtaining
consolidation bonds to the amount of So
SIT SO 10 exchaupo for invalid detached
coupons, (same as 10 previous indictment J
and chnrgpg overt acts by each of the de-
PENDANTS; for conspiring TO cheat the State
by obtaining OF bonds aforesaid, and for con
spring to cheat ny various pretenses.
Is. j.. Cnrdozo, indicted for neglect
and refusal to perform duties as Stntc
Treasurer upder consolidation act. to wit:
For receiving detached coupons from cou
version bonds numbered in blue, to tho
amount of SO 660. not authorized to be
funded because maturing before the bonds
we're issued from the treasury; for issuing
consolidation bonds to the amount of So $50
in exchange for the said coupons, and for
official misconduct, as o misdemeanor at
comlnon law.
4. Niles G Pnrker. Y. j p Owens. Il.
L. Cardozo end s. l. Hoge, with other
persons unknown, indicted for conspiracy to
cheat the State by obtaining consolidation
bonds in exchange for detached coupons for
conversion b"nds. US stated in tho preceding
indictment against Cardozo. The courts
correspond to those contained 10 the i, dict.
ment. No 2 against the same parties.
B. Thomas q. Dunn, lute Comptroller
General, indicted for refusal and neglect of
duty upder the consolidation net, and for
official misconduct, to wit: For counter
signing constellation bonds to tho amount
Of $4,000 and consolidation stock to the
amount of $50, illegally issued by Cardozo
as Treasurer, iu exchange for dctached cou
pons from bonds for payment Of interest ou
public debt, bonds for relief of treasury,
conversion hopds and bonds for redemption
of bills receivable, and fur misconduct in
otfco, ua misdelneanor at common law.
6. Theo. Davidson, Thos. O. Dunn and
L: l.. Cardozo, with other porsons unknown,
indicted for conspiracy to cheat tho State
in tho matter set forth in preceding ipdict.
mont, with counts corresponding to those in
indictment. No for conspiracy
Z. F. Il. Cardozo, indicted for violation
OF duty in issuing consolidation bonds and
stock got forth 10 the two laat indictments,
with counts corresponding to those in iu--
diotmont No. 3.
8 ., L. Csrdozo, lato State Treasurer,
indicted for diverting tax appropriation and
illegal payment of claims, 70 wit: For fail
ing to comply with and evadiug the provi
sions Of an act passed 22d December, 1875,
to raise supplies for the fiscal year, and .2.di.
vertipg proceeds oftaxes lowed for purposes
ofo that act to other purposes not 10 aooord.
anoe therevith, BY paying claim of Thomas
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