New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-11
SOUTH CAROLINA FRAUDS.

ais CAREER IN 1S6S-l2-THE ISSUE OF STATE
BONDs-PATrERsoN, CHAMBERLAIN MOSES AND
oTurBs-rHrrR PART IN THE FRAUDs-A RI
MARX ABLE CONFESSION.
Niles G.. Parker. Of Massachusetts, went to
south Carolina in 1866, and under the new CONSTITUTION
of 1898 was elected Treasurer He is one oil the
hftean ex-oGicals who were indicted at Columom a7'
week and on sunday lsst made remarkable statement
OF the corrupt transactions during his term OF once 10
Reporter o. The World. d" when took charge oil the
state Treasury" said Mr. Parker there was only ~
In IL" TIE bonded and stock debt nearly S6OOOOOo
and there was another debt of about S3.0OOOOO Inc
Legislature (entrely Republican, was at once convened
and financial measures pressed upon it, "Iiere may
saw" saws Mr. Parker never knew financial act 10
pass the Legislature which not proposed as ni DS
Kimp,on and sanctioned by Chamberlain. HIS bhs
were always passed presented" In the years 1865 60
acts were passed the redemption at par Of all out
standing debts. Bonds authorized 10 be issued
In round beers the Financial Board was authorized
10 raise S32OOOOo IN me years looS3y we go ,
bonds Of STATE ~ South Carolina; SlooOoVO LOT te
paymeut Of interest the public debt 40 per cent
$1,000 600 the relief of the treasury. al per cent
100000 FOR the rCd mption 81 IoNcibo VI IN
and 800 900 for the purchase Ol land under lue iau
Commits, Sl2O0OOO was called Tor li addl9n 20
Now. the 50 100000 which tie Legislature 4uthoiH,u
obtancd al "a faclincr. The bonds Of the state would
moi s an ANYTHING ike par IN fact. when first issued
No were -cd dispose ~ them for twenty cents on
dollar w FOUND however, that the Ordinary pohus o.
Tie state were not taken readily when put the market
REQUIRE thc best security possible before they viii
invest thor money I'm thc purchase OF bouds. that The
bonds are gay issued In this eNgency recourse vas
had 10 the act authorizing be ISSUE OF conversion bonds
The act provides tuat these bonds sha be Issued ION hS
redemption of other state securities h' WIS
hy Chalubc ain and Kmptou that these bonds co0 also
b. issued airecty-tha is they could 9e pun ON lie mar
Eet aud sold Ike ordinary bonds ana tne IIO,'e.s uv
voted 60 the redemption OF outstanding CLAIMS 'uq 70
meet Oncr state expenses. scott ana were p4cNaltu
UNION by Chamberlain and Kimpton 10 couuteuance ths
issue OF bonds, Mncu therefore these conversion bonds
TcaSt. for baUScrs lad no means Of knowing how many
were issued could Dee issued IN one year During the
tbr soic WIS Increased about SloOOOOoO. This Board
bs. been cn,urcd for causing tns acts TO bee passed
Who drew up and presented these actS CHAMBERLAIN
drew up every one of them, aud klmptoA presented
them Inc proposition issue OF conversion bonds
dnccly Was liaae by Chamberlain. looked upon this
issue as necessity. look upon 10 now as 1 od then
MOSES WITH HIS LEGISLATURES.
"Therc wa, terrible increase OF expenditure says
MI Parker 1T each succeeding session of the Lessla
ture Prank Moses in the chair ana 1 am told 10y
trustworthy persons that he has Acknowledged To having
signed away 100000 dishonesty, though 1 am sure
that 70 was O. much larger believe that S3.ooO0oO
IrI ~. f' t, ilc- Is of thc legislature dcIak these
four years LoI ~catc and House were rrspouslrlr Tor
THIS. Toe inst resident al 'Ar t-at' "", lc'i} -u
mu-Buol-i. Iuey soon goi him OuI, however. he was
elected Judge. and wen, oGt during L;e INST session.
TIE occasion. toIpu was President pro ttn ol tine ee-
aio wlDn iooz-i, inc Leucuau-O GOVERNOR Was absent
IaO Coinn good Deal o mo1'l' sun ne Aei " 4'i-.
number God oi-c- ana 't. i-I- siu'.s du I' -u"'
pclqaisi,a t.cfcIom know nothing, therefore, To- ILL
T. .Sd .o doubt that number OF charges brought
against the Treasury were improperly passed uy thc
lf-IsatGrc. Ina Particular, tu-rc were "a nun pti OF
$1,000 claims pres ntod when ] Thought Outrage
GUS lsucu Os those Who purchased senators
anu Ic,its -ntauVes. The certificates were properly
authorize. ever, and mad 90 pay then suppose
had refused nOnOr them what wouit nave Oecn the
resatl Wny sLoud have ucon Kicked Out Tor uo uoIng
NY duty as treasurer. There Wa too mucl iuh-ence
brought Co Dear against me al ' >'ou ~ s'ioiie u
NouIu mo- nav, 44i' pa! a., ",i 90, No..
10 Irauh 'i'otr Win ti0 H '' > '' iiD '.' 81" nun
You WI na,e no none! al al DID iir ie7uiy H you 80
o. 4" -. f-,- t..,nl,i1..,, l,.to,l,,.ri ,e
iauth i"4" ""'"t t-c7o "a pun az --0
mia. n. = .II ID / .
TIE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD FRAUDS.
uo.,srs Viii recall tl, letter of senator Patterson IN
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st i4,st t,,, TAI ia.lie t' al, Win tl,. I5ad
cNs.st Wien called ui ou .acil State Treas
uics to nly over to t.e officers tac road the scrip
Voec by Tine J. E-laiue. Nu,h Harrison Wa PRESIDENT
ofIhc road. -i,JJnuuO voted uy the + g>aturc in
state Piu -ay t1c cX gn-, obi hts co,truc luu liar
Jrgu 'l 'ct,l gao Wa, -.. b ,Ioi money
al ~,ajt fGue> ID hlu Ton io fu usI t-00ooO 90 Hair
r-o Jos the rood ia ic.uih oi FoooVOo ~ ttc bonded
sior@ % i', io"u o." neg ~! ~" i-',' Hptoh, DE-
lcrr. o... i., Thai 46'oOJo of sioch cameron sue
CrrJcI Harrison ao Icsenl o TIE road aud Patterson
fIt ctct 'a"tion. S"Ttttrsoh came TO- late control
case rl,Jt"upu OF eioct i's~ tlc HtjuuOO which
k.uptou Aad EuD4td 10 De- ll- @34OtojO NAT he has
~, LOW 60 account for As io .ue letter of PHer-
dos ago. authorizing mc 10 deliver To III.
I. Kiunton revenue l1ud scrip amounting 10
q 100, am rcddt 90 admit mat 10 ls genuine
POSSESSION D. bonds o., the state ,hat were issued
fpl rai-lh money Ilc was Au oiSei 10y d" 10 tAhhll
DIS accounts To- hc Stale treasurer, 4" 20 tbc financial
Board nor a. render AN! vouchers thereof aud Doc never
TEN Do made, in accordance VITA special act, he
lc.rN,G I'u "c fli,l'l"' bo'iu q oue-ui OF ".o9l
stated 90 Doe Iaudurnt set OF books. Chamberlain was
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