The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-09-27

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statement. All that l am afraid of
is that this prosecution will be nipped
in the bud by influence from Wash
ington. Tho Republican managers
are heartily offended by tho action of
tho South Carolina grand jury, and
they will throw as much cold water
on it as they dare. l think it will be
hardly possible for them, however,
TO prevent the disclosure of acts
which may shake even Mr.. Cham
berlain's conf dence in his 1nvulner-
ability. .:...
81 see that Chamberlain resp onds
to most Of my charges with the suf-
hcient declaration that they arc old.
That is true-a great many of thom
have beon in circulation for the past
four years in South Carolina, though
they have not been so current in the
North. Some of them, though, only
existed as unsupported rumore until
tho appearance of my statement.-
Chamberlain might, up 20 this timo,
have said that they were the grounds
less suspicious Of outside persons
people who had little opportunity of
informing themselves in regard to
the'carefully guarded secrets of the
Administration. When declared
that they were true, however, and
added corroborating details, the face
OF the case was changed. AS ono of
the Ring, if You please, had faci-
lilies for knowing all that was going
on, and it was not likely that should
have been blind or deceived in re-
gard to what was passing under NY
eyes. Granting then that the charges
we're old, what Of that9 Can't they
be old and truo at the came time9
simply gave weight to old rumors
by my personal attestation of what
| had heard and seen. think Cham.
berlain will find that these charges
cannot be pnffed away SO easily.
''As to the charge that l gave him
$4,000, | repeat it again. 1t seems
ho has forgotten it, but unless l am
g. eatly mistaken shall be able be-
fore long to refresh his memory
Even then he may deny that he over
received the money, but l think he
will remember tho little transaction.
l can only say at present that it was
in some way connected with the
land commission, but do not care
to STATE it more fully.
"Chamberlain does not present the
story OF the suit against me in a Just
light. was sued for the recovery
OF $450,00o, although Ladd, my clerk
in his testimony only mentioned the
sum Of $30O,0UO in coupons. The
fact is that Owens was also charged
with having funded 100000 in cou-
pons fraudulently, and it WAS noto,
rious that like coupons had been
funded III quantities by number of
parties, among them Solomon's Bank,
which claimed to have received the
coupons in the regular course Of bu-
siness from New York. Well, I was
tho only one whom they thought fit
to prosecute, and 80, as q matter of
convenience, they saddled me with
as many fraudulent coupons as Dos
sible, regardless OF tho fact that the
testimony Of my clerk, upon which
l was convicted, covered less
amount than 100000 in coupons
Ladd swore that | told him | re-
ceived coupons from Kimpton, and
that, after funding tbom, | gave
$4,000 to Scott, $4,000 to Neagle
and $4,000 to Kimpton, as well as
an additional sum, with the under
standing that it was to go to Cham,
berlain. AS / was sued for $40, 900,
and the evidence was to tho effect
that l had Hundred 100000, where
was the sense or justice of finding a