Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-03-14
ernor. Certificates were drawn in accordance
with these instructions.
SUNDRY STEALINGS.

| SUNDh1 SIEALlNfo'
| amount Demanded. amount Alowed.
C. T. Andlon, $500 Sen'r II. C.. Andrews, 5000
L. Crosby, ,.......... 500 Senr l.. Cain, ,..... 300
A. F. Counts, , 500 Senr F. A. Clinton, ,..... 800
c. II. Chssom 500 Senr H. C. Corwin ,.... 300
| Ed. Dillon, ..... 500 Senr f. E. Dckson,.... 300
| ID. G. Higby,..... 500 Senr C. d. Hayne,..... 300
G.. J. Hurrin, ,~.... 500 Senr j. C. Hope,.... 200
| r. w. Jenk kins,... 500 Sen'r w. r. Jervey,... 200
f. w. Johns,..... 500 Sen'r w. E. Johnston" 300
John Leary, ,.".... 500 Sen'r John Lee, ,....". 200
NJ. Maston, ..... 500 Sen'r Moses Martini. e. 200
Charles Simeon. 500 Sen'r c.. Smith, ........ 300
| NJ. j. Sundeny,.. 500 Sen'r J. NJ. Smith, ,..... 300
| H. J. Whitecolnb, 500 Sen'rJ. H. White, ,..... 200
B. Wharton, ,..... 500 Sen'rB F. Whittemore, 800
Fraudulent certificates were thus issued for
fifteen senator's, mere fictitious names, in
which, however, their initials are preserved,
and though transposed or reversed, are clearly
identified. Mr.. Woodruff, continuing, says
that "he is satisfied that j. G. Hope did not
receive the one made out to order of G. j.
Hurrin." The treasurers books show that
Senator w. r. Jervey collected his, and that
Governor Scott collected those drawn in the
name of D. G. Highly, G. T. AndIon, and a
few others of this lot. Senator John Lee
sold his to VIM. Fine, (See his evidence.) The
evidence of Messrs. Woodruff and Lee proves
that legislative pay certificate, drawn paya-
BILE to the order of G. L. Frankfort for ST.
900, (the initials of which are those of F. L.
Cardozo) was issued at the suggestion of
Treasurer F. L. Cardozo, and was divided
equally between Cardozo, Lieutenant Cover
nor Gleaves, Speaker S. J. Lea, Josephus
Woodruff, clerk Of the Senate, and A. O.
Jones, clerk of the House." Lee testi6es that
"he and Lieutenant-G G Governor Gleaves receiv-
ed $500 each in certificates of Indebtedness of
Republican Printing Company, from F. L.
Cardozo at his (Cardozo's) house, and he told
them that he had his own share" Woodruff
testi6es that "he ceipted to Cardozo for
$2,400 in certificates of Indebtedness, and
took the legislative pay certificates, leaving
balance of $500 each for Clerk Jones and
himself" The books of the treasurer show
that the certificate was paid February 3, 1874
The books of the Republican Printing Com
pany show that on February 5, 1874, the &C.
count of Woodruff was credited with $500,
and that of Jones for like amount. Opposite
the entries is written zone certificate for $4,.
000." The credits also appear on the day
book and ledger in the handwriting of the
book-keeper, Mr.. Jackson. Mr.. Cardozo has
been tried in this case and was convicted by
an impartial jury, majority of whom were
of his own race and party. When the wit
ness (Woodruff) was shown certificate pur-
porting to be for claim passed by the Legis-
lature for 81, 900, payable to the Republican
Printing Company, he said, lit was one of
many issued in a batch amounting to $18,-
741.94, which were divided and shared be,
tween the Company, State officials and Sen
ators." Among this number we find one paid
to Senator W. B. Nash.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS A DAY.
1t also appears from the evidence that each
member of the committee appointed to an
nually examine the books Of the treasurer
and comptroller. general, almost invariably re-
ceived $500 certificate for work performed
in six days, or one hundred dollars per day.
The evidence and certificates in the treasur
ers office prove that many thousands of dol
lars in certificates were issued to defray the
| Imaginary expenses of the
"HIGH OLD JOINT COMMITTEE"
for clerks, experts, room rent, &C., not dol.
lar of which was an honest claim. We refer
to the evidence of Gen. Dennis, wherein be
says: "This committee were for while paid
out of the armed force fund. They depart,
ed for New York on the 9th of June, 1871.
They called on the financial agent, Kimpton,
and there met Attorney. General Chamber
lain. After consultation with them both, it
was agreed that Kimpton should pay all ex-
penses of the committee; that, in order to
give Kimpton little recreation, they took
recess for one month. Hurley went to Bos-
ton; Whittemore to East Woburn, Mass. !;
Swails to Elmira, N. Y, and he thinks Gard.
ner went to Saratoga with Kimpton." Thus
our representatives whied away their hours
at fashionable resorts, planning and scheming
to rob the people who were compelled to pay
their bills The published reports show that
Kimpton paid the committee more than ST.
900. Gen. Dennis testified that only S12,-
5Ol.32 of this amount was actually paid the
committee, including incidental expenses,
room rent and clerk hire; that the highest
amount paid any member by Kimpton was
SO, ,108 and the smallest 81, ,2S4. In addition
to amounts paid from the Armed Force Fund
and from Kimpton, your committee find that
other large sums were paid to the several
members of the committee, by legislative pay
certificates. Dennis, Jones and Woodruff
testify that large accounts we're made out and
rendered against the State for alleged SER
vices on this committee, some Of which are in
the handwriting of Senator B. F. White
more. By adding the amounts paid out of
THE ARMED FORCE FUND,
and by Kimpton, to that paid in legislative
pay certificates, we find that the members Of
this committee we're paid for the time actually
employed from $40 to $50 each per day. AL
though there was no authority of law to justi-
fy these payments by the financial agent, they
were evidently inspired and advised by At.
torney General Chamberlain, himself men,
Der of the financial board. A margin of time
was necessary to "cook" the books Of the
agency, and to make them ready for the in
spection of this virtuous committee, all the
more important, not to avoid exposure, but to
deprive the member of the opportunity and
pretext for blackmail. That the books of the
financial agent were remodeled to suit the
emergency, will appear in another portion of
the report. 1t would have been the very
height and depth of vilainy on the part of
these creatures to have paid for this acquit-
tance out of their own unrighteous gains and
commissions, but goes beyond expression when
we know that every dollar of this expenditure
was included in Kimpton's account against
the State, and balanced in the settlement made
with him by Scott, Parker and Chamberlain,
as they left their Offices in 1872.
FRAUDULENT CERTIFICATES.
We now present for your consideration the
evidence of General Dennis and Ex-Governor
Moses, in which it is shown that fraudulent
pay certificates, amounting to $4,000, we're is
sued in the name of j. G. Gershon, aud were
divided between Speaker Moses and Lieuten-
ant Governor Ransier Dennis says "The