The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-09-26
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the sum of $3OO,OW. In coupons. ny wing
that Owens was also charged WIN n"t and
funded $500. 900 in coupons fraudulently, "nu
it wa notorious that like coupons had 6e.a
funded in quantities by o number Of parties,
among them Sol0mon's Bank, when Claimed
to have received the coupons IN Inc l tgg9'a
was he only one whom they. thought nj to
prosecute, and so, asa matter OF conVehience,
they saddled me with as many
the testimony Of my clerk. upon when co., ! WEE naS
convicted, covered a less amount than sD4UU
in coupons. Ladds wore that l told him Ire
eeived coupons from K sid HM ~ s sna 11 sso'G Ht' to
Neagle and S50,00 to Kimpton, as well as an
additional sum- with the understanding thai
it was to go to Chamberlain. as was snea
for $50, OOO, and the evidence was TO the eHecC
that I Ind funded s3OO,OoO,- where was the sense
or Justice of finding II Judgment against me
for s75,0UO? Bonds were required TO the ex-
cessive an amount ornnar OF s % mr. ,s Th'cn was y Se com q.
mitted to Jail, but m Immediately released upo1
q habeas c2rpn.e, from Judge Mackey,, VINO .:"
the Sheriff that he would Commit HIN ror
conDnInpt II he served any other processes u
On Inc in the same mattor, shortly after
Gone day in 1874 he invited me to come to
his house, and told me that his friends were
pressing him to write O letter disavowing ms
connection with theissue OF convers hoSn poh his
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election as Governor, and Rainey, Melton,
Elliott and others were urging. him Strongiy
to do so In order to put himself right II POSI-
BILE before the public on this question. Judge
CARPENTER inc other friends of his did not see
the necessity Of his making this statement,
but he told mo that he had been driven W inc
wall by the first party. But l said 70 MN
you can't do this; Scott Will never surfer H.
He would come ont with a denial OF It's truth
immediately WELL said he, i think ! can
fix it with Scott ifyou will undertake to
shoulder the main responsibility. II you VII!
do SO l will see to 1t that you shall never SUI
fer from my prosecution. while l am IN once
because OF our avownl, and l VIII take
measures to nave that $780, QUO due-bill which
Kimpton presented for audit PAID by the
treasury and the proceeds divided"
"As knew that certain facts In my posses,
sion would at any time clear me, If published
7 consented to the appearance of n letter
throwing the greater share OF the Dlamo IN
the matter of the Conversion bonds upon my
shoulders. Scott assented to this arrange
mcnt, and Chamberlain's letter was given 10
the public, Now, I had in my possession the
written opinion Of Chamberlain, advising the
Financial Board to issue these bonds, ana,
holding this, / felt safe, and was Wiling oas-
sumo a little additional odium. That written
opinion was among tho documents when my
attorney, Maxwell, sold to Comptroller Cen
cral Dunn, and, If I am not greatly mistaken,
Dunn has II yet. Perhaps 1t will he forthcom-
ing in the course of the Ring trials, ana thcn
Mi. Chamberlain will have a chance TO blow
this way also"
found in his office by q "WOrid' reporter, tn
whom he said that he did not desire to make
any reply to the charges of Mr.. Parker, Ut
least for the present.