The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-14
THE SOUTH CAROLINA RING.
The Revelations Made by Ex-Trcasure,
Parker.
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| Parker.
[Chicago Times
New York, Sept. 9.-The WorI will
print tomorrow long and detailed
| statement or confession made by Miles
| g. Parker, ex-State Treasurer Of South
Carolina, but at present living in Jersey
City, in which he makes startling
| charges Of corruption against ex.Goys
Moses. Chamberlain and Scott, United
States Senator Patterson, Financial
| Agent Kimpton, and other members of
the ring which plundered the Palmetto
State OF millions. Parker frankly &C.
knowiedges his own. guilt in all this,
since 1t appears by his statement that
most OF the stolen moneys were pail
out by him in his official capacity, He
| is now under indictment, and Processes
his sorrow for his crimes and readiness
to go to South Carolina for trial. His
statements, IL substantiated, will con-
firm the formal charges against Patter-
son, and doubtless lead to the indict-
ment Of Chamberlain. They are zorro
borated by a voluminous array of
figures, Gates, circumstances, etc. in
which the connection Of Gov. Chamber
lain with the fraudulent issue of bonds
seems made clear. Parker's motive for
making the confession is given by him
self in his refusal to be made the scape-
goat for the crimes of his allies.
In the course Of this confession and
arraignment Of his ring partners. Mr..
Parker says: 81 don't wish to saw any.
thing which may appear like a personal
attack upon Chamberlain, though &C.
knowledge that I have been offended bv
his treatment Of me. 1 do object, how
ever. to being made the scapegoat of
the ring, and / am by no means willing
that Chamberlain and Kimpton should
foist off any Of their load upon my shout
ders. am tired Of hearing about what
Parker did and how he acted in this
transaction, and that when knew that
my share in the questionable doings Of
the ring, from 1868 to 1874, was no great
or, to say the least, than the other mem
bers with whom 1 acted. During these
six years the corruption and peculation
increased yearly, and it is idle to at
tempt to palliate or deny it. II the
present investigation in South Carolina
will be laid bare, and all who were par
ties to it will be brought to Judgment.
wish 1t to be understood that do not
shrink from this investigation. desire.
rather, that it be made as thorough and
searching as possible, and 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 Chamberlain had
done under his nose, and he must have
known about them. In other transac-
tions his name did not appear, but there
can be no question that he was con-
cerned In them In some way. In other
cases still he reaped direct benefit
from his cooperation. Take the case
Of the Marine and River Phosphate
Mining Company. The shady trans
actions connected with the manage
ment Of this company and the Ellis
lobbied through the Legislature for its
measures by which the interest of its
stockholders were subserved in the
Legislature have been published in the
Charleston papers; but Chamberlain
connection with it has not here
tofore been stated. The stock of
the company was owned largely
by members Of the ring, and
Chamberlain held one-sixth of it.
It was $500, 900, believe. in all so that
Chamberlain's share Of the stock was
S82, 900. Tim Hurley, Chamberlain g
right hand man and the Treasurer of
Charleston county, lobbied the bills for
10 OOLOAo oAkoAEn GuC h6klSldUuE0, |
Then there was the Greenville and Co
smbia Railroad. The bills in connec-
ion with the road were VIGOROUSLY dis
The capital stock was held
n twelve shares, 1 think. of 1875, 900
'ach.- Scott, Neagle, Patterson, Cham
,erlain, Cardoza, Kimpton, Hurley.
Jrews and myself were stockholders. I
know, also, that Chamberlain received (
$1,000 direct for his connection with the
transaction. which do not care to vet
make public. 1t was the same transac-
ion alluded to in the letter which
elliott read in the last nominating con-
ention. He rose in his seat, brandish-
ng this letter, and threatening to make
Is contents public: An agreement was
hereupon patched up between him and
chamberlain. and he made the least of
lis previous threats against him."
FEvERISH PARIS. ,