The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-09-13

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who always paid up in full except on
one occasion when he settled by note
for $500, with w. j. McKinlay. as
endorser. This case disposed of, the
jury adjourned until 4 O'clock.
"' At,.4 O'Clock, the jury having re-
assembled, the following new bills
was submitted by the Attorney Gen.
eral. .""ah
EXHIBIT GA" ..,1..
State against John j. Patterson,
N. 6. Parker and Hiram Ii. Kimp-
ton, for conspiracy to bribo members
OF the Legislature to pass certain
act. charging as overt acts of the con-
spiracy that Patterson, President OF
the Blue Ridge Railroad delivered
to Kimpton al order on Parker, as
Treasurer, for Blue Ridge Railroad
script, to be used for the expenses of
passing certain bills through the Le-
gislature, and that Kjmpton presen-
ted the order to Parker. This is tho
order Or lettor which was photograph
ed. Tho next is the State against
John j. Patterson, for bribery of
members of tho Legislature to pass
certain acts. The next is against r.
K. Scoot, John J Patterson, N. G.
Parker and Z. S. Jacobs, for conspi-
racy to cheat the State (by the means
of the money warranty. The next is
against the same parties, tor conspio
racy to cheat the State (by means of
the Lcggett warranty The next is
against j. J Patterson, for hiring and
counseliing N. G. Parker to commit
q breach of trust and larceny in pay
ing money on the money warrant,
for which true bill has already been
tonnd against Parker.
Tho grand jury, having received
the indictments, retired, and after a
brief absence returned with true
bills in all Of the above cases. The
witnesses in the Patterson bribery
case are S. j. Lee, Prince Rivers, J.
3. Dennis and r. Beldb 1T, and their
testimony is to the effect that on the
9th of February, 1872, Patterson paid
ont q largo sum to certain members
of both Houses of the General AS,
sembly to induce them to vote for
certain bills, to wit: GA bill to re-
lieve the State of South Carolina of
all liability for its guarantee of the
bonds of the Blue Ridge Railroad
Company by providiving for the se>
curing and destruction of the same;"
"a bill relating to the financial agen-
cy OF the State of South Carolina in
New York" and ga bill relating to
the bonds OF South Carolina" Of the
bribery fund so disbursed by Patter-
son to secure the passage Of the bills
three Thousand dollars was paid to
Speaker S. j. Lee, two thousand dol,
lars to Representative j. 3. Dennis,
five. hundred to Prince Rivers, Rep
resentatiVe, and five thousand dollars
each to the then Senators-Leslie,
Owens, Whittemoro, Swails, H. E..
Hayne and w. B. Nash. Besides
these amounts other unspecified sums
were paid to many other mem bers of
both Houses, whose names are not
given and who are declared to bo no
yet unknown.
Another batch Of Indictments will
be submitted to the grand jury to
morrow, and these will close the liet
Tor the presnt, as Judge Kershaw
leaves on Saturday to hold court olse~
whore. :'g~ -. ,-.:t..s''~.~- ..
In view of the insinuatione of the
Washington Republican, New York
Times and other such papers, too
much prominence cannot be given to
the facts: That this grand@j jury was
organized in January. 1877, BY Re-
publican officials, and willie MIR,
Chamberlain was seated in, the State
House as Governor; that under our