The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-09-13
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%AS oaEo 10 'ASS Erlo9y The keegis-
ter conld ha ye glvsG Sc :!!is pu oil Hiio inc
fact that Clerk Woodruff, Of The Sem
ate, and OK. CLARK Jones Of the Hon a.
had expressed q willingness to make
restitution to the State, sSo. far ais Law
in their power, by returning, to the
State the accumulations of which
they became possessed during Rads
Cal rule. One high in authority sent
us word, however, that it was his de.
sire, for prudential reasons, that this
expose be not made. With Difference
to him, not only as a man but to his
Official position, The Register said
nothing about the matter. The ban
of secrecy was removed Sunday
night, and we now give the particu,
lars of the Woodruff and Jones capiS captS
tnlation. They turn over to the.
State property, real and personal,
the cash value of which amounts TO
100000, although Woodruff & Co.
claim that it's real value is $4,000.
900. .... .........
Woodruff, who is a steuograpker
has for years been Clerk of the Sem
ate, and has kept diary Of the moss
minute transactions in which lie has
been engaged during that time, and
ls ct present engaged in translating
his short hand notes into long hand,
for the benefit of the committee
When once converted into readable
manuscript, they will tell the COM
mittee Of all the thefts which have
been perpetrated under his eyes,
from the beginning of the Radical
reign down to the time that the real
people of the State got possession Of
the government. Among these thefte
every little petty stealing, including
collins for deceased members of their
friends, or cradles furnished for the
illegitimate offspring Of the mem,
bers' concubines, are included, as are
also the wine, cigar,. book and furni-
ture bills of sAeRe WORTHLESS, as well as
the sums paid various members for
their votes they SO patriotically cast
for measures which did, even if they
were not intended to, bring ruin up
on the State. At least $50 checks
given to these statesmen as hribe
money were also turned over by
Woodruff, with the signatures or the
sharks" of these worthy and enIight-
ened men, witnessed by educated men
of their own party, which will stand
against them when they are brought
into court to show ''cause why" they
have thus proven recreaut to every
principle of honor and the public
trust delegated to them. . ..aza,.&
Woodruff and Jones left for theft
respective homes Immediately after
making this surrender former
declaring that he was n ruined mgH,
and that be at least, in the future, was
going to seek living outside Of poll
itics. ." ST." e 3.
There has been no agreement OF
promise of any kind upon the part oe
the committee that mol. pros. would
be entered in tile case of these mens
as has been stated. .Their act ofres
stitution was of their u own nvoliti6n.
prompted, no doubt, by the reflections
that the "game was up" and that
possibly l." feeling of mercy might
spring up iu the hearts Of the com.
| mitteo if thoy should set an example
to the balance Of the plunderers by
making this surrender. No vindic-
tive spirit actuates the men yl'o are
managing this investigation and it,is
barely possible thNt there. is sone
"balm in Gilead," if others will do
as Woodruff and Jones have done
i. g., do the best they can to right
their numbetless wrongs done to tho
ssate.-Columbia Register.
81 think, nv dear -. aaid the Pras..