The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-10-11
OLD MANA Fran D-TO-GO-VONE IS
'SEN7' FOR.

Preliminary Hearing The Inevitable
Habeas Corpus A Scountlrol Pleads
the Privileges of q Senator.
Patterson was arrested in Wash
inyton on tho 9Th inst. on Il warrant
from Chief Justice Cartier Of the
District Of Columbia. Patterson,
hearing of the warrant, sccrotcl
himself until his counsel--1Ir. Shel-
]abArger Of Washington, Wilson
Cook, u colorcd ex-citizcn Of Groom
vile, and Charles Pclham--could
prepare III application for writ of
habens corp"s. Patterson then
surrendered, and the application was
made to Judge Humphreys. Pat
terson claimed that tho inlictm ut
WAS not legal, having lccn found at
IN extra term Of court. He also
pleads his privilege Us senator.
Mr.. Richharg, who went to Wash
ington for Patterson, asked 4 post
poncmcnt till Thursday SO that
Attorney General Common could at
tend, but tho court postponed
houring Of the case until the 18th
inst, two days after the meeting OF
Congress. What course that hon
orablc body will take in the pre-.
misses is not known.
Four truo bills have been found
against Patterson. First, for con-
spring to dcfrau,l The State in the
matter Of the Mooney and Logyott tt
warrants. Second, for conspiring
with III. III. Kimpton and Niles G..
Parker. Third, for bribing divers
mcmbars Of the Legislature Fourth,
for counsollng Niles G. Parker,
State treasurer, to commit fraudu-
lent breach Of trust, such counsel
ling being felony under tho
statute. General Conner wrote to
Pattols>n informing him of these
indictments and asking whether
ho would como voluntarily to trial,
or wait until he was brought.
Honest John replied, saying he pre-
fcrrcd not to como, and suggested
that il would be better to postpone
a consideration OF his case until
public excitement shall have cooled
down. Tho rcquisitim was the
result of this cor, cspondonoc
The greatest charge against Pat
torson is that of having counsclcd
Parker to bribc tho Legislature to
pass two bills, one providing for tho
B!ne Ridge scrip, and the other
validating tho fraudulent bonds.
The 'attcr was for the benefit Of
kimpton, who madc alliance with
Patterson, tho latter furnishing
political influence, and tho former
hard cash. The scrip act passed
but tho validating act hung fire,
and Kimpton refused to advance the
$4,000 required. After high
words and a threatened rcncoun-
ter, Patterson compromised by
writing letter rs president Of the
Blue Ridge Rnilroad, to Parker,
State treasurer, requesting tho lat.
ter ITO pay Kimpton, $l14,25O in
scrip, one conditions "that forty
two thousand eight hundred and
fifty seven dollars Of said scrip at
par value is to be used for paying
the expenses Of passing through
the House Of Representatives bills
styled II bill relating to tho bonds
of The State of South Carolina and
"A billto authorize tho financial board
to settle tho accounts of the linan-
cial agent. The samo was not to
be paid if the bill failed. A second
condition was that "soventy ono
thousand four hundred and fourteen
dollars Of scrip at par you shall
deliver to said Kimpton, ifsaid bills
shall become laws, and provided
that he shall pay tho sum of fifty
thousand dollars (the proceeds of
said scrip at seventy cents on tho
dollar) in paying the expenses in
Cured in passing through tho
Senate tho bill known rs bill to
relieve the State of all liability on
account of guaranty of Blue Ridge