The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-04
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The Varied Uees Of Chamberlaip,s Cor.
feBpondence.
CoIuMpIA. 8. G.. Sentember o..

The readers OF the NetGs and Cburiey
will readily recall the report of an inter.
view had in New York, some dnya since,
with Niles g. Parker, and published in
the ReWS and Cbarier. in this interview
mention was made of sale of certain
documents by Parker to ex-Comptrollcr
Dunn. said to have been effected through
Mr.. Ed. j. Maxwell, whom Parker
claimed was mis- attorney. Mr. Maxwell,
who has been absent at the North, re.
turned TO Columbia few days ago, and
thinking that some further particulars re-
Bpecting the Transaction referred 10 by
Parker might be Of interest, / called upon
him to-day far the purpose of obtaining,
if possible, 8 statement Of the facts and
circumstances of the Gaze.
A RELUCTANT ATTORNEY.
Mr.. Maxwell expressed considerable
reluctance 70 make :ny statement in re
gard to his transactions with or for Par
Eer, upon the ground that there had been
professional relations existing between
them as counsel and client, and that, al
though more than once provoked to reply
to some of Parker's assertions, he had
deemed il the wiser coun,e to maintain
silence under the circumstances. In
view, however, of the statement which
Parker had voluntarily and publicly
made respecting this particular affair, he
consented to give to your correspondent
the following facts for publication in the
Ne,cs anil Cnurier:
Mr. Maxwell said ut the outset that his
visit to South Carolnn, which occurred
in January, 1873, was solely in the inter
est Of Mrs. Parker, whose property had
been seized by the sheriff upon the exc
cuti0n against Parker issued on the judg-
ment obtained by the State in the c0up0i,
case. He had been given letter 70 Gov
ernor Chamberlain, who, it WAS said,
would mid him in his efforts toward re-
leasing this property.
PARKER PROVIDES AMMUNITION
Parker, himself, had also placed in his
possession n mass Of documentary evil
dence which il was claimed would incul-
pate nearly every prominent State official
The only use Of those proofs ever made
by MIR. Maxwell was in the one instance
hereinafter 10 be mentioned. He had
been urged repeatedly to use them against
Mr.. Chambcrla;n and others, in order to
compel them TO accede to certain de-
mands, but he had deemed it no part of
his professional duty 40 TO do. Mr..
Chamberlain had been interviewed re-
peatedly in reference to Mrs. Purkers
matter, and always promised CO. operation.
He did procure bond to be given to re-
plevin tie property, but the bond WAS OBJ
procure release of the property, and
throughout the following spring and sum
mer kept promising, from day To day, to
Al n gn .srt al L.
various pleas from performance. "Mr
Chamberlain" remarked Mr.. Maxwell
speaks of different attorneys offering tt
sell him papers. No papers were offered
by me, nor was any threat ever made, OF
any inducement held out to him by me
1t was considered that Mrs. Parkcr'l
claim was just"
CHAMBERLAIN's TRICKERY.
Governor Chamberlain soon iinprc ssct
Mr. Maxwell with tho fnct of his uttel
insinccrity aud unreliability, and the lat
ter believed him to be anxious only K
keep Parker off until after tho Republi
can Con 'enton. By this time Mr.. Max
well had become pretty we'll assured, by
personal acquaintance and Familiarity
with their record, of the utterly corrup
character of the men at the head of the
Administration in this State, and he ns
serts, with well-grounded confidence, TIM
Lc could at any time have made none,
out Of the facts in his possession. HI
was given to understand in variou:
ways. again and again, that he could
NAME HIS OWN PRICE
for the papers, nd was charged with
neglect for net 80 doing. But by this
time Mr.. Maxwell had begun to take AT
interest in the late important political con
test which then had its beginning, ant
soon came to the conclusion that he coult
better serve the State, while mt the same
time looking after the interests of hi
client, by taking another course, and, il
may properly be remarked here, that il
this as in his other transactions respect
ing Parker, he acted with the knowlt yt
and advice of we'll known and promir al
citizens of Columbia. SO advised, hi
subsequently matured plan which ht
believed would benefit his clieEt, and a
the same time serve the interests of the
public.
The Democratic Convention had me
and nominated Hampton. The Ropub
lican Convention was soon to assemble
Chamberlain, acting the role of respecta
bility, seemed, up to the latter event, Il
have things pretty much his own way
If he succeeded in controlling the con
vention and debating its policy and nom
inees, it was feared that he would carr,
the election. ~ believed" said Mr.
Maxwell, "that no greater calamity thar
this could happen to the State. / hat
been given to understand that in th,
event ofre.election he would first rectif,
his former repudiation policy and secur
the payment Of the due-bill held b,
:Iimpton for commissions, and then ge
himself into tho Senate. Knowing tn
man as Idid, l thought that whateye
might DO his professions Of reform, the,
were only made to continue himself ant
his adherents in power. Twas convince,
that while he was nnquestionably oil hi
friends claimed for him aa pol
ished gentleman, md q man of cul
tnre, scholar and rhetcrician, b
was nevertheless without principle.
thought then If I could aid in defeating
him / would indeed, Us ! have alread
said, be rendering the State good service
Ie was possible that if he (Mr. Chamber
lain) were defeated in she convention
woYse, or equally Objectionable, m~-
might be nominated. But it was sup
nosed that Dunn, who was his principa
opponent, would prove himself far NOR
acceptable il elected, and, if defeated, tn
/ election Of Hampton would make ampl
ameuds for the disaster to the Republica
party" II was, therefore, determined +
use what influence might be derive
through Parker in favor of Dunn. Pal
ker had made an arrangement by whicl
Duun was ~ i.avo ssio SSi.0.s. - @s=..:: s-.a:
proofs In Mr.. Maxwell's possession, an
for which Parker was to be paid by Dunn
aud was paid. f was foreseen that by
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