The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-18
PARKER VS.. CHAMBERLAIN.
WHAT ONE ROGUE THINKS on
ANOTHER.

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sion Important Disclosures,
Chicago Times Nc,c York. 7elepum, Sent. O..
Tho World will print tomorrow
long and detailed statement or con-
fossion made by Niles G.. P..rker, ex~
State treasuor of South Carolina, but
at present living in Jersey City, in
which no makes startling charges Of
corruption against cx-Governors
Moses, Chamberlain and Scott,
| United States Senator Patterson.
Financial Agent Kimpton, and other
members of tho ring which plundor-
cd the Palmetto State of millions.
Parker frankly acknowledges his
own guilt III all this, since it appears
by his statement that most of the
stolen moneys woro paid out by him
in his official capacity. Ho is now
under Indictment, and processes his
sorrow for his crimes and readiness
to go to South Carolina for trial
HIS statement, if substantiated, will
confirm tho former charges against
Patterson, and doubtless lead to the
Indictment Of Chamberlain. They
are corrob orated by voluminous
array Of figures, dates, circum-
stances, otc., in which tho connec-
ton of Governor Chamberlain with
the fraudulent issue of bonds seems
made cloar. ParLers motive for
making the confession is given by
himself in his refusal to be made tho
scapo-goat for the crimes of his
allies.
In tho course of this confession
and arraignment of his partners,
MIR. Parker says: "I don't wish to
say anything which may appear like
a personal attack upon Mr.. Cham
b.rlain, though acknowledge that
l have boen offended by his treat
to being made the scape :goat OF Jue
ring, and I am by no means willing
that Chamberlain and Kimpton
should foist off any of their load
upon my shoulders. I am tired of
hoaring what Parker did, and how
he acted in this transaction, md
that when I knew that my share in
the unquestionablo doings of tho
ring, from 1868 TO 1874, was no
greater, to say tho least than tho
other members with whom T acted.
During thcso six years the corrup-
tion and pcculation increased yearly,
and it is idle to attempt to palliate
or dony it. If the present invosti-
CATION in South South Carolina is
pushed, the extent of tho corrup-
tion will be laid bare, and all who
wore parties to it will bo brought to
Judgment. I wish it to he under
stood that I do not shrink from this
investigation. I desire, rather, that
it be made rs thorough and search
ing as possible, aDd I am ready to
hold myself responsible for my
share in it.
"For Chamberlain and Kimpton to
deny that they were privy to what
was going on is simply ridiculous
Some things undoubtedly Chamber
lain had no hand in directly, though
thoy were dono directly undor his
nose, and he must have known about
them. In other transactions his
name did not appear, but thoro can
be no question that he was concern-
cd in them i'll some way. In othor
cases still he reaped direct benefit
from his corporations. Take the
case Of the Marine anl River Phos-
phato Mining Company. The fshudy'
transactions connected with the
management of this company and
tho bills lobbied through the Legis,
lature for it's benefit are quite gen
orally known. The measures by
which tho interests of it's stock
holders woro subscrvod in tho Leg
islaturc havo been published in the
Charleston papers but Chamber
lain's connection with it has not
heretofore been stated. Tho stock
of the company was owned largely
by members of the ring,
and Chamberlain held one fifth Of it.
IT was S50O,000, I believe, in all
so that Chamborlain's share of the
stock was $4,000. Tim Hurley,
Chamberlain's right hand man and