The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-11-06

December, 1878.
On the cross examinations, witness
testified that ho had testified before
the investigating committee with the
understanding that if they used him
as u witness they would not prose-
cute him that if they did not SO
use him his testimony would not be
used against him.
On the redirect examination, he
testified thai when he went to Wash-
ington on q committee opposed to
the taxpayers committee, u note for
$4,000 was mado by Gleaves and
endorsed by witness, Neagle, Y. j.
p. Ovens, and perhaps others, to r.
K. Scott, for the purpose Of paying
tho COMMITTEES expenses that u
certificate of $4,000 was issued to
r. l.. Christopher, q fictitious name,
to secure the payment of the noto to
Scott. This cortiicato was pros
duced in court.
Josephus Woodruff was called for
the State. Hc corroborated tho
statement Of Lee as to tho 81 900
certificate, and he produced his
shorthand memorandum book. Mr..
Melton objected to this book being
introduced, but tho court held that
the witness might refer to it to re,
fresh his memory. Witness also
produced the books Of tho Rcpubli-
can Printing Company, TO show the
entries relative to his and Jones
share Of tho $1,000 Mr.. Melton
objected to these books, but this
objection also was over"rulctl. Pond
ing his examination tho court adj
journed till 10 o'clock on Friday.
On motion of General Conner, it
was ordered that the jury should
not separate before the verdict was
given, and that their comfort should
be provided for. They were accord
ngly accommodated i'll the billiard
hall Of The Columbia hotol, where
each juror was provided with q bed
and food
On Friday morning tho cxamina-
ton of Woodruff was resumed. He
produced tho cash book of the RE-
publican Printing Company, and
read an entry of date 23d December,
Of S9,75O, to S. S. Fund, c. L. f.,
aud said that S. S. Fund meant
Sunday School Fund that G. L. L.
stood for Il. L, Curdozo; that
Sunday School Fuud was the name
under which all payments made for
republication" were entered ; that
9. l.. f. was habitually used for Z.
l.. Cardozo, and that tho entry
showed that so much WAS paid 10
Cardozo. He also produced Ger
tilicntc for $4,000, payable to T.. Il.
Christopher, which GIcaves said Was
to be caroa for by Cnrdozo.
On cross examination he said ho
had had a great many fraudulent
transactions, beginning in 1868. He
said also he had carried Cardozo
another claim for $4,000, endorsed
by r.. T Merriam, as Il present from
Lee, Gleaves, Jones and himself,
that Cardozo refused TO have it and
tore it up. He denied that Cardozo
had made him write "cancelcd un-
used" on the back of it, until MIR.
Melton produced the certificate with
the endorsement, and tlippcd him.
He further said he had other claims
which Cardozo refused to pay
Other testimony WAS given Of no
particular Importance.
Jones, Mr.. Wells and Mr.. Coch-
ran testified, tracing the Frankfort
certificate through different hands
to the treasury vaults. The State
then rested
Cardozo took The stand. Ho said
when Woodruff brought the Merriam
certificate ho Indignantly refused
to receive it, and threatened to have
Woodruff indicted if any other at
tempt was made to bribc him. He
kept back part Of Woodruffs money
about S75,000-becauso be had
failed to prepare an immigration re-
port. He had communicated with the
Legislature, protesting against the
over-issuo Of certificates. Hc could
not tell what certificates were
fraudulent, but he suspected num-
Der. He denied having paid the
expenses Of tho committee to Wash
ington from tho State treasury.
He knew nothing about the IS. S.
Fund" OF sc. L. r." In q word, he
put in q general and specific denial
of tho charges brought against him.
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