The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-22
An Oft Told Tale,

The NoaoS 1,,d Courier Of Satur-
day contains report Of tho Invcs-
tigating Committee giving tho COM
plete hi story of the passage of tho
validating bill, the Blue Ridge scrip
bill, and tho financial settlement
bill. The first lcgalizcd the fradu-
lent issue of Sc, 900, 900 Of conversion
bonds, the second issued S1,SOO, 900
of Bluo Ridge scrip, and tho third
mado settlement with kimpton,
allowing him several hundred
thousand dollars as his share of the
plundor. Parker, Chamberlain,
Scott, Patterson and Kimpton wcro
all Interested in one or another of
these bills, and combined to effect
their passage. Patterson issued the
following order to Parker, which
explains itself
iSE--1 hEolpI-Nl > NIftCE,
GnEENvIL1.E AND COLUMBIA II. r.. Co.,
COLUMBIA, S. G., March 4, 1872.
Hon. Niles G. Purh'cr, State
Treasurer, South Cuyolinu.:
Please deliver TO Fl. II. Kimpton
"revenue bond scrip" duo the Blue
Ridge Railroad Company according
to nj act passed March 2, 1872,
amounting to ono hundred and
fourteen Thousand two hundred and
fifty dollars ut par, upon tho follow
ing conditions: That forty-two
thousand eight hundred and fifty
seven dollars Of said scrip, at par, is
to bo used for paying the expenses
of passing through the House of
Representatives bills stylcds'A bill
relating to tho bonds of the State of
South Caroline" and "Bill to author,
ize the Financial Board to settle tho
accounts Of the Financial Agent"
Now, if these above named bills are
passed and become laws, this order
for forty-two thousand eight hum
dred and fifty~sevcn dollars in SCRIP,
ut par, is to be paid said Kimpton;
and if not passed, then this order
for that amount to bo void and the
scrip is not to be delivered. Also,
that seventy-one thousand four
hundred and fourteen dollars of
scrip, at par, YOU shall deliver to
said Kimpton If said bills become
laws, and provided that he shall
pay tho sum Of fifty thousand dol-
lars, tho proceeds of said scrip at
seventy cents on the dollar, in pay
ing ehe expenses already incurred
in passing through the Senate the
bill known as "A bill to relieve tho
State Of MI liability on account Of
guaranty of Blue Ridge Railroad
bonds, &c, passed March 2, 1872,
which said expenses said Kimpton
has contracted to pay and if said
Klmpton fails or refuses to pay sud
amounts in defraying said expenses,
(when required by me,) then this
order to be void, If said conditions
are complied with and the amount
of scrip delivered to said Kimpton,
he is not to be held liable for or
to account for its value. The above
two sums of $42,S59 md S71,414 in
scrip, ut par, make up the amount of
scrip first mentioned in this order.
JOIN j. PATTERSON,
President Blue Ridge r.. II. Com.
pany ir S. G.
Witness : II. Is. Elliott.
Kimpton deposited the cash and
received the scrip. The bills passed.
and the members who supported
them were paid from $4,000 down to
5000 each. Tho sworn confessions
of these bribo takers fill almost q
whole page of the A'cws and Cou-
rier. Judge Mackey was asked to
keep the letter for day or so and
during that time he had it. photo
,graphed.. Both the photographed
copy and the original are in the