The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-08-02
duly sworn, says :

duly sworn, says:
That under joint resolution of tb
General Assembly passed on the 9th da,
Of June, 1877, joint committee was an
pointed to Investigate and ascertai,
whether any improper or illegal use ha
Iecn made of the public funds and crcdi
of the State, and by whom, and TO caus,
legal proceedings to be instituted agains
all persons implicated In the same. Tha
deponent is chairman Of said committee
That the committee have entered upor
and arc now performing the duties de
volycd upon them by said resolution
And this deponent says that at Columbia
in the county and State aforesaid, +. J
Moses and a. 0. Jones did defraud th,
State of South Carolina of large sums O
money by means of warrants drawn or
the Treasurer of the State, signed by F
]. Moses, then styled L. J. Moses, Jr.
Speaker, and attcsted by A. o. Jones, q,
Clerk of the House of Representatives
That the said warrants were without an,
consideration, the persons in whose favor
they were drawn not having performed
the service or furnished the supple.
mentioned in said warrant., and not hav.
ing any just claims against the State, and
the said pretended claims never having
been audited or passed by the House ol
Representatives. That the said warrants
illegally drawn as aforesaid, are as fol.
lows:
/. Warrant for $405, dated Columbia
5. g., February 16, 1872, in favor Of vii.
lis Glover for attendance ny messenger.
2. Warrant for S405, dated Columbia
$. C., February 16, 1872, in favor oi
Washington Gilbert, for attendance as
messenger.
8. Warrant for s4O5, daced Columbia
5. g., February lG, 1872, in favor Of Jas
Wilson or order for attendance rs mes
scngcr.
A. Warrant for s4O5, dated Columbia,
5. g., February Is, 1872, in favor oi
Jackson Simonds for attendance us mes
scngcr.
5. Warrant for s4O5, dated Columbia,
y. c., February 1G, 1872, in favor OF
Robert Gnillard, for attendance rs mes
sengcr.
6. Warrant for S4o5, dated Columbia
:. O., February 16, 1872, in favor OF
Edward Malloy, for attendance as mes
scnger.
7. Warrant for s4O5, dated Columbia
5. c., February 16, 1872, in favor OF
Hurry Wines, for attendance MS mcsscn
ger.
s. Warrant for $4O5, dated Columbia,
5. g., February Is, 1872, in favor oi
jacob Cobb, for attendance Us mcsscn-
ger
.. Warrant for S4O5, dated Columbia
;. c., February 16, 1872, in favor OF
Winfield Harris, for attendance rs mes
scngcr.
10. Warrant for Sa05. dated Columbia
S. c., February 16, 1872, in favor OF
Baker Spccrs, for attendance rs messen-
ger.
II, Warrant for $iO5, dated Columbia,
S. c., February 1G, 1872, in favor cs
Duncan Ferris, for attendance rs mes
senger.
y. Warrant for s4O5, dated Columbia,
;: W February 16, 1872, in favor of
Donaldson Leighton.
13. Warrant for $4O5, dated Columbia,
3. c., February 16, 1872, in favor OF
Samuel Knox, for attendance us mcssen-
ger.
II. Warrant for ss42, dated Columbia,
S: c., March IS; 1872, in favor of Thos.
Murcheson, pay as clerk in The House OF
Representatives.
10. Warrant for $642, dated Columbia,
S. c., March 13, 1872, in favor of A. J.
Simn!o::33, i;ay .; clerk in the House OF
Representatives.
IL. Warrant for $405, dated Columbia.
S. c., March 13, 1872, in favor of VIM.
Andrews, pay us clerk in the House of
Representatives..
IL. Warrant for $685., dated Columbia,
S. G., March Is, 1872, in favor Of Andrew
Smith, ns messenger i'll the House OF
Representatives.
1S. Warrant for 1925, dated Colum.
bia, S. c., February l6, 1872, in favor OF
jeffrey Rungle, for pay rs porter in the
House of Representatives.
10. Warrant for S642, dated Columbia,
S. c., March l3, 1872, in favor of George
A. Adams, clerk in the House of Repre-.
scntatives.
90. Warrant for $642, dated Columbia
S. c., March 13, 1872, in favor of f,
Marsh, clerk in the House of Rcprescn.
tivcs.
81. Warrant for S642, dated Columbia
S. c., March IS, 1872, in favor of Peter
Turner, pay rs clerk in tie House Of
Representatives.
% Warrant for 1885, dated Columbia
S. c., March 13, 1872, in favor of Ha
Mitchell pay as messenger in the House
of Representatives.
%. Warrant for 1886, dated Columbia
S. c., March 13, 1872, in favor of Ha
Mitchell, pay rs messenger in the House
of Representatives.
"a. Warrant for 1886, dated Columbia
S. O., March Is, 1872, in favor of Fl
Landis as clerk in the House OF Repre-
scntatives.
That at the time of signing said war
rants l.. j, Moses was. Speaker and A. o
Jones Clerk Of the House of Representa-
tivcs, and all Of said warrants were pait
by the State Treasurer, and the Stat,
thereby dcfrauded in the sum of $11,
455.25, the aggregate of the said war
rants. .H
JOHN r. COCHRAN.
Sworn to before me this Goth day o
July, 1877.
j. @. MARSHALL.
The Mills Stiil Grindlng-NYo o0druH OF
to Canada. while Jones goes to Pris
on-Cslcaves Wanted I'm Columble
but Mlssing-An Ex-Governor and a
cx-Speaker in Jail-The Way O
Transgressors Growing Hand O
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