Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-09-22
MARINE
me AND RIVER PHOSPHATE
MINING COMPANY

this company, and the bills lobbied
through the Legislature for its benefit,
arc quite generally known The
measures Sy which the interests its
stockholders were subserved in the
Legislatures have been published in
the Charleston papers; but Chamber
iain's connection with it has not here.
tofore been stated. The stock Of the
company was owned largely bp mem
bers of the Ring, aud Chamberlain
held one-fftcenth of it, It was $780,
O0O, believe, in all; so that Chamber
lain's share of the stock was s32, 200.
Tim Hurcly, Chamberlain's right
hnnd man, and the Treasurer Of
Charleston County, lobbied
bills for its benefit through the
Legislature. Then there was the
GREENyILLE AND COLUMBIA RAIL.
The bills passed in conne ction with
this road were notoriously disrcpu-
table. It's capital stock was held in
twelve shares, [ think, s25, 900
each. Scett, Neag!c, Patterson,
Chamberlain, Cardozo, Kimpton,
Hurley, Crews and myself, were
stockholders.
A BIT OF DIRECT CORRUPTION.
/ know also that Cha III be rain re.
ccivcd $4,000 direct for his conncc-
ton with q transaction which + do
not care yet to make public. It was
the same transaction alluded to in the
letter which Elliott read iii tue last
nominating convention. He rose in
Ills scat, .brandisl,ing this letter and
threatening t6 make its contents pub
lie. An agreement was thcrcupon
patched up between him and Chamber
lain, and lie made the best lie could
of his fprcvious threats against him
lie read the letter. omitting the names
OF the persons concarned, one Of wh ON.
was Cham berlain. have spoke Of
the $50, 1000 due bill i'll favor Of Kimp-
ton, audited by the financial board.
Now, when kimpton was appointed
financial agent an agreement was
made between him, Chamberlain and
myself that all commissioners accur.
ing to him should be divided equally
among the three. Scott was left out
Of this arrangement, although he was
on the financial board. Chamberlain
and myself were thur entitled by this
agreement to $4,000 Of the aud;tc,ll
'0iaIm. ASA ,natLer ormcC We noV,Gi-rr' o,i-r'
got dollar 0: this amount, for INimp.
tons due bill has never been p.sd, and
l should be very much surprised il il
ever should be, in view OF he comm.
developments in the pending invcsti-
CATION. Both Cha mberlain ana Kimp
ton will deny this arrangement rs a
matter Of course, but it is IL fact
nevertheless. You may remember
the letter from Chamberlain to me
published in the Nr,cs ana Courier
some time ago, which reads, as nearly
us | can now remember:
Dear l'arAcr-llow did tile com.
missions foot up?"
What did he care about these com
missions unless he had personal
interest in their amount? No!
Chamberlain kept i'll the banc!ground
as far rs he could and pulled the
wires, or en-. >ycd kimpton to act rs
his proxy. 1t is too prcpostcrous for
him now to pretend blindness and
innocence.
WHY PAEKER SANS JIE FELL.
In 1874 civil action was brought
against Inc before II mixed Jury,
Judge Carpenter presiding, to recover
$3.50, 900, Of which amount it was
alleged ! had defrauded the State b y
funding coupons wrongtully detached
The sole witness Of Importance to the
prosecution was Il forgor clerk Of
mine, named Ladd. who sworc that !
had told him one day at dinner that
l had funded that amount or coupons
for Scott, Ncayle, Kimpton, Cham
berlain and myself. He did not say