The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-08-09
The Arrival of the Sneak Thief Mt Co.
Iumbia.
coLnMB1A, s. G.. July 30.


lumbia.
,CoLUMB1A, S. c., July 80.
Woodruff arrived in Columbia las
night, It 1 o'clock, in charge of Lieut.
Chapman, of Charleston, and the two
spent the remainde of the night at the
Columbia Hotel, where their names are
to be found registered this morning. The
trip South from Philadelphia was made
without incident and without any at
tempt at escape by Woodruff, who seem
ed to have. come to- tie conclusion that
he had done an unnecessary and foolish
thing in fleeing in the first instance, and
had made up his mind to an acceptance
of the situation as it is.
Woodruff was before the committee
last week, and obtained permission to re-
turn to Charleston to procure certain
papers in his possession, and which were
needed to establ certain points of his
testimony 0nihis arrival in Charleston,
however, he was surrounded by anxious
and oficious friends, who told him one or
more warrants had been issued for his
arrest, and that the Sconsta bles. were al
ready looking for him, and che was.ad-
vised to seekssafety.in IN fight. Ofthe cir
cumstancessa sand maiaer Of his escape;
your readers Shayes been mad fully ae-
quainted. On his arrival st Philadelphia
he was met by Lieut.. Chapman and
taken into, custody BY virtue. of a requi-
sition, and brenghtto thiss place where,
as already said, he arrived last nig ght.
Woodruff spent the morning in the
street and in visiting his friends in the
Jail and elsewhere; under no further re-
straint as to his movements than that i'm
posed in the shape of the personal atten-
dance of Lieut.. Chapman, who never
leaves his side. He has not appeared
before the committee otherwise than by
his attorney, Col. G. 81. Simonton, Of
Charleston, who was telegraphed for, and
reached the city this morning.
Woodruff's friends here do not think
he will be confined in Jail, as the neces-
sary bail for which he has been in search
for hours will be ready when the antici-
pated preliminary examination is held.
Woodruff takes the matter quite philoso-
phically, though he evidently feels his
new position of prisoner rather keenly.
THE CAPTURED KNAyE's LAME EXCUSES.
In IAN Sinteryiewl this afternoon with
Josephus Woodruff at his room, at the
Columbia Hotel, he made in brief the
following statement: He left Charleston
because he was reliably informed he
would be arrested and that $50, 900 bail
would be required. This amounting to
virtual Imprisonment, he intended keep
ing out of the way until he could COM
municate with the committee relative to
securing reasonable, bail, and failing in
this be would have returned in time for
the October term of the Court of Ses-
sions. II s.t't ~
The charges upon which the warrant
was issued for his arrest were for sundry
printing bills raised to double the origi-
nal amount on account of discount on
Blue Ridge scrip received in payment.
Concerning this Woodruff also made the
following statement: Parker (ex-State
Treasurer) told me (Woodruf) that there
was no money in the treasury, but that
he was paying, or would pay, all such
claims in Blue Ridge scrip. In reply 1
stated that the scrip was worth only fifty
cents on the dollar, and I would there
fore raise my bills accordingly. The
bills thus raised amounted 10 $4,000.
They were sold to Comptroller Neagle
for $4,000 in greenbacks. (Neagle is
here and will testify that he presented
the bills to Parker, who paid him $780,
600 in Blue Ridge scrip for them, keep
ing $4,000 for himself.) A few days
afterward Parker asked me (Wocdruff)
to sign the receipts, which I did, suppos-
ing payment had been made in scrip. It
now appears on the treasurer's books
that the bills-were paid in greenbacks.
/ deny ever having received dollar of
it, and believe that the checks, which 1
am told were drawn to ]. Woodruff or
bearer, will be found credited to Parker's
bank account"
Woodruff denies saying at Philadel-
phia that he was to be made scapegoat,
but only said he did not doubt there was
some,political move connected with his
prosecution. He was told by the officers
and his counsel in Philadelphia that he
couldcbe released on habeas corpus on
very small bail, and that it was doubtful
if the reeuisition would be countersigned.
By the advice of counsel in Charleston,
however, as communicated through his
son, he waived technical questions, and
agreed to come voluntarily. Woodruff
will be able to give bail. The prelimi-
nary examination did not come off to-day,
but will tomorrow.
woRTHINGToN's CHANCEs-NO ARREST
YET.
The report that Collector Worthington
has been arrested cannot be verified here,
as all the members of the committee deny
and disclaim any knowledge of such an
arrest having been effected or contem-
plated, The truth apparently is that
Worthington has been subpenaed as a
witness by the committee, and will arrive
here tomorrow morning.
Ex-Governor Moses was before the
committee again to-day, and it has leaked
out that the budget of papers referred to
last night, as having been recovered
through his agency, are even more valua-
Bile than was at first supposed. They
concern certain chiefs who have hitherto
escaped the hands of the law, but whose
footprints, hitherto supposed to have
been deftly concealed, are here given as
plainly as that which Robinson Crusoe
saw in the sand. Names may not yet be
given to the public, but the committee
are elated over the acquisition of the
treasure which has thus been washed tc
their feet, and they will certainly give 8
good account of its use before, perhaps
another week be past. The language o.
the great Head Centre of Carpet-bagisn
was "let no guilty man escape" and thi'
good advice is likely to be followed out
by the committee to the everlasting con
fusion of both himself and his many
friends of other years in this State.
The cry, this morning, is still they
come, the latest probably being ex-Sena
tor Y. j. P. Owens, who is reported il
the streets to have been captured nea
IL Ga.ala Inc ,,.L;lo tr,.;rant To rnal,,