The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-28


State drafts, sundry papers, dated va
riouD months, l870:"
$4,000. JAN. 10. 1870.
Pay 10 tho order of G. Z. Leslie FIVE
thousand dollars, value received, and
charge same to account of
NILES G. PARKER,
Treasurer State s. G.
TO II. H. KIMpToN, ESQ, Financial
Agt. st. 8. O., No. Nassau st., N. Y.
Endorsement OF above
N. G. Parker, IT,, draft $1,000, Jauu.
''y 2: p 2. e; Eas.,n.
Pay to the order of Henry Clews & Co.
CHAs. II. TAYLOR.
: q; a. CI.Ews & Co.
COLUMBIA, s. O., Jan. 19, 1870.
b. Pay to the order of Reuben TomIin.
son, four thousand dollars, value received,
and charge the same to account of
NILES G. PARKER,
Treasurer State of s. G.
To II. II. KIMPToH, Esq, New York.
Endorsement Of above
N. G. Parker, Tr., draft $4,000, Janu-
ary 10, 70.
REUBEN ToMLINsoE.
~ ~ VIZ OA0CA Va A1OuAy SlOnb C 70,
CHAs. II. TAYLOR.
Il. d. CLEws C Co.
How the real appropriation Of 30 much
money was to be covered up is explained
by Parker. "It was understood by
Kimpton and the Financial Board. that
the amount Of these expenditures and
many Others, should be realized f:om-
State bonds, and covered by the differ.
hnftvonn tha r..
which the bonds we're sold by Kimpton,
and the amount which he should report
that he bad sold for" And the evidence
es Parker is sustained to this extent by
Kimpton's report of what he sold tho
bonds for-that there il no itemizp.;Jn
of the sales, through which this, or any
otker fraud might be detected: but the
salea of over $4,000, 900 of bonds are dis.
patched In four particulars, and for nine.
tepths OF this enormous amount there is
no mention even Of the rates of sales.
2,943, 900 bonds reported as all sold Oil
ono day, and s4,2l4,50O on another.
The Financial Board brought tho au.
thoEity Of eettling with the Financial
Agent, and obtained It by bribing tho
General Assembly With the States money
and TRAY settled with him on tho basis
of this report, as they themselves confess,
without making an examination of it.
JOINT INVESTIGATING CoMM1rrEE,
COLussss:A., 8. O., Oct. 18, 1877.
Hon. J. l.. Neagle, being further ex.
amined, deposes an oath ar sollows: The
frat 8lgo Ridge bill passed at the extra
sosaion Of 1868. and John ]. Patterson.
Alexander Mcclure and - Cressweli
came down here in 1869, and procured
the contract for Thomas Steers for the
construction the road. The Greenville
and Columb. .. Railroad copartnerahip
was formed in the following January,
It was copartnership of S24O, 600, Ia
twelve ehares of $4,000 each. / was
told about tho matter, and was offered
by Patterson one and one-half (l3)
shares, for which paid $4,000. by
draft1 or II. II. Kimpton, to Charles II.
Taylor $4,000, and Reuben Tomlinson
eEO, GOO, the treasurers of the copartner-
chip, s,party unknown TO me, but IN the
confidence of Patterson and Others of the
sss.ss:Si1i5 g: .ss:Si1i5.
When we organized we had the whole
twelvo sharen taken. This was about the
time of the purchase of the State stock,
in February or March, 1870. Originally
the ehaFes stood about "a follows, as near
ag can recolleet Patterson one. Parker
one, Leslie one, j. C-ews one, Hurley
one, Tomlinsoa one ad a half, Water
man two, Kimpton two, Neagle one and
6 half, Chamberlain one and o half, Car.
dozo one and q half. Total shares
twelve.
The sinking fund bill was passed In
consequences Of PattGrson's orranigation
Of this Greenvilie and Columbia Railroad
conagtnership. + The bill was prepared
under the direction OF Mr.. Chaaiherlain,
% Iiwas informed, and ! afterwards con.
ier1ed with him personally and he con-
fEmed the information. There was come
thing paid to members of the Legisls-
tEares for their votes on the passage of the
aGts which money was furnished by
kimpton: was er o6fcio q member Of
the Sinking Fund Commission, being
don With the coanmisaion ion as as in other ier9 ON.
cial matters, acted under the advice
and direction of Mr.. Chamberlain, who
was Attorney General of the State and
also er o0Feio member of the commits
nion. The fiEpt meeting OF the commits.
sion was held on March /, 1870. the day
tnat the sinking fund act was approved.
and tho sa.e OF the Greenville and Co
lumbia Railroad stock was nominallv
agr1GG 10 tnaJ Gay; but We had deter
mined noa to net on 8 bid on the came
day IL was received, and so we held q
meeting the next day with full board
sud concluded the tfansaetion.g and I
think that the receipt of II. III. Rimptcn.
Financial Agent, 70 John FL. Moore was
given the same day for 500 9,669.50, and
that RaiRey was tho custodian Of the
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