The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-05

divided between six senators, namely :
Leslie, Owens, Nash, Whittamore, Ii. E.
Hayne and Swails. Kimpton told me
the same relative to the deposit. He
was staying at the Columbia Hotel. !
drew the money and handed it TO Leslie
in the railroad committee room. There
were senators present. The door was
only ajar when handed in the money
TO Mr.. Leslie. There was deaf mute
present in the room named VIM. Dowd.
He came out just after the distribution,
making the most expressive signs, indi-
eating filling of pockets, &c. That was
my first experience of the high price of
senators in voting for q bill. At or
about the same time, think little be.
fore, Mr.. Leslie told me of another de-
posit at the Carolina National Bank for
$4,000, $4,000 cf which was in my
name. It was to be divided between him
and Senator Owens. I don't know who
deposited it, but 1 asceftained that the
deposit was there. Igave Owens check
for $4,000. l think that was for what
was known as the Financial Agents
Settlement bill, but am not certain.
From this experience, when it was neces.
sary to get our appropriations through,
became aware of The absolute necessity
Tor the paying OF the same.
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM.
j. III. Sawyer, being duly sworn, de.
poses and says: That he is citizen of
Columbia and State of South Carolina
occupation, Cashier Of the Central Ma
.ional Bank Of Columbia, s. @. He has
examined the books of said bank, and
finds that on the 11th day of March,
1872, Fl. II. Kimpton drew his check for
thirty thousand dollars on the bank, in
payment of which check the bank issued
to j. Woodruff certificate of deposit No.
80, which certificate was cashed to the
order Of J. Woodruff ON the 18th day of
March, 1872.
WHERE THE MONEY WENT TO.
@. J. Iredell, Esq, being duly sworn,
says: am cashier of the Carolina Ma
tional Bank of Columbia, s. O. Upon
examination of book known as Deposit
No. 4, of said bank, find on page 282
deposited to credit of j. Woodruff SIO,-
goo. On page 297, same book, I find
there was drawn out from J. Woodruff7s
account, on check No. 90, Sic, 900, March
4, 1872. On page 294, date of March 4,
1872, there was deposited to credit of Y.
j. F. Owens $4,000.
A PRoTECTIoNIsT sEEAToR-THE d.
VIDE OF THE $4,000.
Hon. William Beverly Nash, being
duly sworn, deposes on oath as follows :
My name is William Beverly Nash.
reside at Columbia, South Carolina, and
am by occupation farmer. I have
been State Senator for the county OF
Richland since the year 1868. YVES ir
the Senate of this State when the Blue
| Ridge Scrip act, the Validating act and
the Financial Settlement act passed, in
the early part of 1872. Prior to the pass
| age of these bills had several conversa.
tons with Senators, @. P. Leslie, John J.
Patterson, now United States Senator
and II. III. Kimpton, Financial Agent
Patterson said that he lad made arrange
ments with Leslie to take care of the
friends; that he didn't expect me to dc
il for nothing. was then supporting
the measures. Kimpton said that these
were important measures and for the
good of the State and Of the party; that
no party could live without money, and
that it was sometimes necessary to pay
for doing what was right Kimpton said
he would guarantee that whatever Leslie
promised would be carried out. Leslie
said that we would be we'll taken care of
Certain of the friends in the Senate met
in the cloak room or one Of the Senate
committee rooms; Leslie, Whittemore
Ovens, Hayne, myself and one or two
others, think, were the ones present
Dummy was at the door of the room.
Leslie informed us that he had sent
"Joe" (meaning Josephus Woodruff
after the money. After awhile Mr..
| Woodruff came in with package under
his arm, which he handed to Leslie, or
laid it on the table by Leslie, and Leslie
took charge of it. 1t was large, square
package. Afterwards saw Leslie in one
of these rooms and he handed me q
smaller package, about the shape of q
brick, which I took and carried home
and on examination found that it con,
tained about five thousand dollars in
money. will not be positive, but ]
think that the cum of $50, 900 was to be
distributed among the members of the
Senate committee on finance, and there
was some feeling afterwards about same
rumors that Owens and Whittemore had
| got more than other Senators. At tine
meeting alluded to, when the bundle
was produced, think some one was ab.
sent who was of the party interested and
who was expected, but cannot remember
which one it was now. Ihave one of the
Blue Ridge scrip now for $4,000, which
was given me in connection with these
matters, in addition to the So, 900 testified
to above. was supporting these bills
because l thought, after hearing argu
ments of these men, that it was right
and merely took the money because
thought l might as we'll have il and in
vest 1t here as for them to carry it off ou
of the State.
JUDGE MACKEY's PART.
The Hon. Thomas J. Mackey, beinf
duly sworn, deposes on oath as follows
am Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circui
of the State. Photographic copy of let
ter of John j. Patterson, as president O
Blue Ridge Railroad Company in Soutl
Carolina; to Niles G. Parker, Stat
treasurer, dated March 4, 1872, on thre
sheets headed, "Vice- Presidents Office
Greenville and Columbia Railroad Com
panv. Columbia. South Carolina. -----
1871" shown to witness.1 was at tn
residence Of Col. Patterson on the da,
this letter was written, on business en-
tirely private, and having no relation t.
the subject of the letter. r. b. Elliott
III. FL. Kimpton and j. J. Patterson oc
cupied the room adjoining that in whic
sat. Patterson requested me, as tn
other two persons were about 60 retire, t
take charge of q sealed envelope whic
he delivered To me on the condition tha
should deliver it to III. III. Kimpton O
the following morning at 10 o'clock.
received the envelope and contents witt
out any knowledge of what it containet
! This was late in the afternoon. This
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