Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1877-08-02

A Inc ex-governor was invited upstairs
4 into Capt. Hendricks room, where he
was made as comfortable as possible,
various persons around the Guard
house dropping in now and then to
talk with him. He w4s visited about
G o'clock by the Reporter for the
4 Ncaos and Courier to whom his case
had been specially committed. but
declined submitting to an interview.
He said, however, in effect, in the
course Of conversation, that he had
been expecting this arrest for some
time. He had remained here on pur-
pose to meet it, instead of going away
as he might easily have done. He
would not SO so far as to say that he
was glad of it, bat he would say that
he would court an investigation. He
felt confident that it would relieve
him OF much Of the odium attaching
to him.
Governor, this will give you
good chance, and welcome one, to
get slap at some Of the fellows who
licked your boots while you ere up,
and want to kick the life out Of you
now, won't it?" asked the Reporter,
as he rose to leave.
THAT will be
the prisoner, sig a a.-
And that was all.
In the case Of J
frmation was give
that too many coo
Several detectives
constable got to
somebody let out w
Jones suddenly disaps edg--. 4rVm the
streets, where he had been seen sew
eral times during the morning, and
when detectives Nipson and Coates
had got to work, the bird had got
wind Of the trouble, and had either
flown or was hiding very low, for up
to half-past 9 o'clock last night all
efforts to find him had failed. Itwas'
believed by the officers that he was
concealed in his house, the gate Of
which was locked, and to which they
were refused admission.
No trouble is anticipated in effect
ing Col. Iontgomery's arrest, al
though he was not at his hotel when
called for yesterday morning.
1t was intended to have carried the
prisoners, Or SO many Of them as could
be found, to Columbia last night, but
the constable became intoxicated and
was unable to leave. The party will,
however, start for Columbia early this
morning.
The following is the affidavit which
accompanied the warrant:
STATE OF SOUTH cARoLINA,
COUNTY OF RIcHLAND.
Personally appeared before me, J.
Q. Marshall, a trial justice Of said
county and State, John R. Cochran,
who being duly sworn, says:
That under a joint resolution of
the General Assembly passed on the
9th day of June, 1877, joint COM
mittee was appointed to investigate
and ascertain whether any improper
or illegal use has been made of the
public funds and credit of the State,
and by whom, and to cause legal pro-
ceedings TO be instituted against all
persons implicated in the same. That
deponont is chairman Of said commit
tee. That the committee have enter
ed upon and are now performing tie
duties devolved u on them by said
resolution. And this deponent says
that at Columbia, in the county and
State aforesaid, F. J. Moses and A.
70. Jones did defraud the State of
South Carolina Of large sums OF mon
ey By moans Of warrants drawn on
the treasurer Of the State, signed by
T. ]. Mosos, then styled Y, j. ,Ioses,
Jr., speaker, and attested by a o.
Jones, as clerk Of the House Of Rep
reael tatives. That the said warrants
we're without any consideration, the
persons in whose favor they were
drawn not having performed the SER
vice or furnished the supplies men
toned in said warrants, and not hav-
ing any just claims against the State,
and the said pretended claims never
having been audited or passed by the
House of Representatives. That the
said warrants, illegally drawn as
aforesaid, are as follows:
l. Warrant for $405, dated Colum-
bia, S. c., February l6, 1872, in favor
of Wilson Glover for attendance as
messenger.
9. Warrant for $405, Gated Colum-
bia, S. c., February lG, 1872, in Ia
yor of James Wilson or order for at
tendance as messenger.