The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-07
ARREST OF A U. S. SENATOR.
TIE CRIMINAL CHdRGEs dGiIyS3
JOHN y. PATTERSON
Accused Of bribery and OF Hiring One PnrItep
TO Commit Grand Iarceny-Thc Case Be-
fore Judge uumphrey-A Postponement.

to Commit Grand I.arceny-Thc Case Be-
fore Judge uumphrey-A Postponement.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Senator Patterson OF
South Carolina was arrested TO day on u rcquisi-
tion from Gov. Hampton asking his rendition
upon charges OF bribery. conspiracy to bribo
members OF tho Legislature. and to commit lar
ccny. Awrit ofhabeas corpus previously obtained
was served upon the Marshal making the ar
rest. and. hearing being had thereon the case
|, was postponed until n week from next Tuesday.
Patterson being released on 81. 900 bail. Tho
rcquisiton for the body OF John j. Patterson,
Senator OF the United States from the State OF
South Carolina. was brought hero by H. N. Rich
bourg. agent for the state. and after some delay.
occasioncd by doubt as to its form, n warrant
was issued by Chief Justice Cartier for tho ar
rest. The rcquistion is accompanied by a ccr-
titled copy of an indictment OF four counts.
charging Patterson with hiring and COUNSEL
ling larceny and fraudulent breach OF trust
and Of an indictment Of ten counts for bribery;
also by two bench warrants issued by the court
OF Richland county. with n return OF non est
and an affidavit from James Conner, Attorney
General OF the State. reciting his correspond
cnce with Patterson. in which he was sue
ccssively informed Of the indictment and tho
issue OF warrants for his arrest and warned
that In default Of his voluntary appearance a
requisition would issue for his production as a
fugitive from Justice Tho indictments were
found Aug. %. and the last lettcr given by tho
Attornev-G General was ono Of Sept. Is from Pat
terson. refusing to return.
The rcquistlon rccitcs the offences Of which
Patterson stands charged NJ fOllows Tho
crimes Of conspiracy TO bribe members of thf
General Assembly and of bribing members oi
the. General Assembly, and Of hiring counse
and procuring Miles, G., Parker To- commit
grand larceny such hiring. counsrlling. and
procuring being a felony committed in tho
county Of liichland."
Patterson was warned Of the warrant for his
arrest. and disappeared. Meanwhile his coun-
sci illcd u petition Tor writ OF hahoas corpus,
and when hecame into town this afternoon and
was arrested, the writ was served upon tho
deputy marshal and {he cas-, as,,w was brought up
jeremiah Wilson. and William A. Cook ap-
pcarel for Patterson. and got the case post
ponrd to n week from next Tuesday Tho
grounds upon which n writ ~ habeas corpus
Is asked nre FIRST, that the, courts
in South Carolina calling for Patterson
are not legally organized; second. that he il not
a fugitive from Justice. but is hero n a senator
OF the United States third. that the power u
turning over iugltives has never been d"lefatci
10y Congress 70 the courts Of the District of
tOlumhia.' This brings tho question Ol privi-
lege up in It's bold st form. ~ Congress will
then be- sitting and the Senate can. If il choose.
protect Patterson or cNpnl him. II will also be
argued in Puttrrson's favor before the court
that the crimes alleged do not constitute
all legal pro 'cSs, except from trou~on. felony.
or breach Of the pence. II Patterson was
charged with grand larceny the ease would Do
clear enough. rs that Is felony in the District.
but the precise felony charged H. hiring. cuun-
selling, and procuring some one else To commit
grand larceny and while this crime is felony in
South Carolina. which has adopted the New
York Code. Patterson's lawyers appear to think
that they can show that II is not felony i'll this
COLUMBIA. S. c. Oct G.-Congressman smalls
WAS brought here to-day. under arrest. by or
der Of the Investigating COMMITTEE. Tor accept
INK bribes as member of the south Carolina
Senate. He was released on bail until Monday.
in the sum Of s. 900. EX- X-TreAsurcr Cardozo is
still in Jail No attempt has beeu made ut ha-
DcuS COrpus,