The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-12
THE PROPOSALS TO KIMpToN.
Fifteen Days Grncc-Amnesty on Condi
tions-Thc President Appealed to.

tions-Thc' President Appealed to.
The following correspondence was pro-
duced during the hearing of the argu-
ment on tic Kimpton extraditiOn case:
ST.. NICHOLAS HOTEL,
NEW YoRY, Jliy 16, 1878.
BY virtue of authority conferred upon
NE by the Governor and Attorney Gen
eral of the State Of South Carolina, |
hereby give and guarantee to Hiram III.
Kimpton full immunity and security
against arrest by virtue Of any requisition
or other proceedings based upon or grow
ing out Of any indictment against him in
said State for the period Of fifteen days
from this date.
HENRY A. MEErzE,
or Associate Counsel for State of South
Carolina in the Court of Claims.
A JOINT TELEGRAM,
dated Columbia. S. c., - 80. 1878.
Received ut 1890 Broadway, July 80:
To Thomas s. Cavender, Esq, 10 West
30th street:
Referring to your letter of the 9th
Instant, we state that by law witnesses
are fully protected from arrest. If Kimp.
ton and Randall will Immediately come
to Columbia with their books, and make
full enclosures of their knowledge of the
bonN and financial affairs of the State
to the counsel for the State, all prosecu-
tions against Kimpton shall drop, if such
disclosures shall be used in the shape of
testimony. II it Is considered not 10 be
OF sufficient Importance to Justify it's use
with immunity to him, then he shall re.
turn uEnOlested to the statu quo. Sec
| * of
l.. +. YOUMANs, Attorney General.
HENRY A. MEETzE,
a Y. j. Pore, Associate Counsel.
RIMpToN DECLINES THE PROPOSITION.
New York, July 81, 1878.
Hon. Leroy +. Youmans, Attorney Gen
erals and Hons. Henry a. Mcetze and
(. J. Pope, Associates:
Kimpton is advised by counsel that
although secure from arrest he would be
sued in South Carolina to his great dis.
advantage and cost; that his going as
volunteer would rui him here. He will
testify here on sub@na in any way you
please. VIII Ycu extend his time?
7. S. LAVENDER.
i.C IMMUNITY EXTENDED.
COLUMBIA, July 81, 1873.
Thos. s. Cayender, - West Thirtieth
street, New York:
Immunity extended another day.
Younlans in Charleston. Returns to.
morrow. Kimpton's proposition not sat
lsiactory and are not in accordance with
original agreement.
,g-- .. HENRY A. MEETzE,
Y. j. PORE.
On August counsel in South Carolina
sent the following telegram to Cavendor
In our dispatch to you of 3lst ult. gave
OUT ultimatum to Kimpton. Sec Kimp-
ton and answer. If he does not come
with Randall, leave tonight with Parker.
THE PRESIDENT APPEALED TO.
COLUMBIA, August 5, 1878.
MY Dear Sir: have fully reported
your position to the Attorney General
and associate counsel and also to the
Governor.
The upshot of the mater is, that the
Governor has written to the Presiden. all
that is to lie said concerning it, and 1 am
instructed to invite you to wait on the
President immediately.
have to add in the frankness which
has characterized ali have said to YOU.
that If you do not accept the terms con-
veyed by the Governors letter, all possi-
biiity OF your receiving immunity from
him will be mt On end.
Yours truly,
Tn. 8. CAvENDER.
III. 81. Kimpton, Esq.
Excuse this serawl-I am very i'll.