The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-09-13
The Day of Retribution.

| COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug %. 4 special
session of the Court of General Sessions
was commenced yesterday, Judge ker-
shaw presiding. Mr.. Abney, Solicitor OF
the Circuit, gave out nine bills Of indict-
ment, as follows: The first against Car
doza, late State Treasurer, for violation
and neglect Of official duty in the matter
OF funding over $4,000 of invalid detach-
ed coupons from relief of Treasury bonds.
which were never issued from the Treasu-
| ry. Second against Cardoza, eN-T rcasur-
er; Niles G. Parker, Senator Y. J. p.
| Owens and eX-Comptrollcr S. L. lIoge for
conspiracy to cheat the State in the same
matter. Third, against Cardoza as Treas
urcr for violation and neglect of duty in
| funding over $4,000 detached coupons
from consolidation bonds which were not
| issued from the Treasury until after the
| coupons matured. Fourth. against Park
| er, Owens, CORDOBA and Hoge for conspi-
| racy to cheat the State in the same mat
ter. Fifth, against I. c. Dunn, late
ComptrOller- General, for violation and
neglect of duty in countersigning cOnsOl-
| dalton bonds and stocks in exchange for
| over $50, 900 of invalid detached coupons
from various classes of bonds which had
not been issued at the time the coupons
matured. Six, against Theodore David
son, Dunn and CORDOBA for conspiracy to
| cheat the State in the same matter.
Seventh, against Cardoza for violation
and neglect OF dnty in issuing the conso-
lldatlon bonds and stock Just mentioned
Eighth, against CardoZa, as Treasurer.
for divcrting tax moneys to the payment
of n claim of Thomas w Drian G
over SI5,O00 not warranted by law.
Ninth, against Dunn for issuing Comp
trollcrs warrant in the same matter.
The Grand jury took the bills and are
understood to be considering the first four
indictments. 1t IS rumored that true bills
have been found in three cases, but no re-
port will be made until all the indictments
have been decided upon. The Jury is
composed Of nine white men and eight
negro( 5, the concurrence of twelve being
necessary to the finding of a true bill in
any case. This is the first instalment of
indictments prepared by the Investigate
ing Committee and they will be followed
up rapidly by others of more STARTLING
nature against offenders of even higher
rank and for otfenses OF proportionatelv
higher grade.
COLUMBIA, 5, c., Aug 30. The Grand
jury yesterday returned true bills in nine
cases already telegraphed. Immediately
after the result was made known, the Col
lector submitted another bill against cX-
Treasurer Niles G. Parker for breach of
trust with fraudulent intent in the mat
ter Of the coupons included in the former
Indictment, and also a bill against eX-
Lieutenant Governor Il. H. Gleaves. eN-
Speaker ). }. Lee, Joseph Woodruff
Clerk of the Senate; \. Q. Jones, cX-
Clerk Of the House, and eX-Treasurcr
Cardoza, conformity for conspiracy in issll-
ING atraudulcnt pay certificate for $1,000
The certificate was drawn payable to
fictitious person, and was promulgated
by the officers Of the General Assem-
bly,. whose signatures were essential to
its validity, for the purpose Of obtain
ING cash balance Of $4,000 remain
ING III the treasury and which was
paid out by the Treasurer on this certih-
cate, the amount being equally divided
between the five conspirators. Later in
the evening the Grand Jury found true
bills in both of these new cases. Other
indictments will be presented to-day.