The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-10-10

Baldwin, then Treasurer of Richland
County, asking him (as favor to me) to
cash the warrant or warrants for Mackey; /;
he did so. There was no consideration
given by Mackey for the warrant or war
rants, save that he lobbied for the bill
and used his influence In favor of Mer-
rill. And the wsrrsnt that received
flor $4,000, / think,) was drawn in
Lloyd's name also, 80 that my own name
would not appear. F. J. MOSES.
a Testimony Of Hon. z. j. Mackey.
~ COLUMBIA, s. c., August /, 1877.
Hon. Thomas J. Mackey, further ex.
amined, deposes on oath and says: In
reference to the appropriation made by
the General Assembly for paying rewards
for the arrest, with evidence to convict,
of persons guilty of the crime of Ku
Kluxing, would state that did not get
one dollar from the Treasury of the State
of the money appropriated and paid for
that purpose. My whole connection with
the matter was this:
Mr. F. B. Lloyd, of Chester, who is
my brother-in-law, was engaged as an
agent for one or more parties who
claimed rewards for arresting Ku Klux
under the proclamation of the Governor,
and visited Columbia aud aided in the
passage Of the bill. Major Lewis Merrill,
OF the United States army, was the chief
claimant as against those represented by
Mr.. Lloyd. The claims were based upon
q proclamation issued by Governor Scott
in 1870 or 1871, in which he offered to
pay reward of 5000 for the apprehen.
son engaged in Ku Kluxing. 1t was
Hictinntlry aeofaI IN tka ,,,t:o,, Al,
the reward would be paid to any officer
of the United States army, or to any per.
son, military or civil, who would furnish
the desired information. The bill ap-
propriating the sum of $4,000 to pay
these rewards received q very general
support in both houses from members of
both political parties, it being understood
from Major Merrill, as I was informed,
that he intended to use his influence,
which was very potent at Washington,
to prevent further prosecutions or arrests
for this cause. The report of the Attor-
ney General Of the United States, issued
shortly before the passage of this bill,
and which now have in my possession,
showed that there were eighteen hundred
indictments pending in South Carolina
for violations of the enforcement act, COM
monty called the Ku Klux act. No one
questioned the fact that the State was
bound to pay the rewards which the Gov
ernor, pursuant to the authority vested in
him, had offered. Eighty odd of the per-
aons in whose cases rewards were claimed
| had confessed their guilt in open court.
Dir. Lloyd was obliged to leave Columbia
the day on which the bill was passed, and
| informed me that Major Merrill was to
| assign to him (Lloyd) five thousand dol
lara of the amount awarded him (Mer.
rlll, and requested me to SEQ Major
Merrill when the award was made, or be-
fore, and obtain written assignment,
which did, and delivered it subsequent.
~ 20 ri. Lloyd. There were two orders
delivered to me, drawn payable to F. B.
Lloyd, one for $4,000 and the other for
$4,000. He Lloyd had requested me
to obtain the order in that form, and To
have the one for $4,000 discounted at
! some bank, as it was we'll known that
there was no money in the treasury to
ace! :Eie appropriation. hir. Lloyd ar
rived in Columbia on the day the orders
were paid, or the day af. .r, having been
absent but few hours, not more than a
day, and endorsed the two orders. The
one for $500, had cashed at discount
of 10 per cent. and delivered the pro-
ceeds to him, he paying me the sum of
$500 for his board, as he resides with me.
gave him the order for $4,000, and do
not know what disposition he made of
it. A reference to the journals of the
General Assembly viii snow that no
man challenged the claim for the re-.
wards stated as in anywise illegal or i'm
proper. l do not know whether the
State has ever paid any Of these rewards
I do kno~, However, that when the Or
ders on the appropriations were issued
to Major Merrill, they we're absolutely his
property, and not that of the State, and
the State had no interest in the premises.
This matter of paying the rewards Of
fered by Gov. Scott wes fully discussed
by committees in both branches of the
General Assembly, and numerous wit
nesses were cited and appeared, ex-At-
torney General Chamberlain appearing
as attorney to Major Merrill. The only
part bore in reference to the passage Of
the bill was to express the opinion that
the proclamation of the Govorner bound
the State, if the required services were
rendered by the claimants. There were
two prooiamations, one Offering reward
of $500 in each case, and later procla-
nation Offering IS Feward of only $500.
insisted that the reward could be claimed
on the part of Major Merrill only under
the second proclamation, and that was
the proclamation referred to in the ap-
preparation to pay the rewards. I dis
counted the $4,000 claim to Mr.. G. Il.
Baldwin, who was we'll known rs en-
gagged in purchasing claims upon the
State. I do not know the considerations
of the assignment made by Merrill to
Lloyd. Mr.. Lloyed stated to me thae
it was for aiding in the passage of the
bill, and think he said to prevent op-
position on the part of some other claim.
ants. As to this point my memory ia
not clear, as / have not conyersed since
with Mr.. Lloyed as to tho special con-
sideratlon that he gave for the orders.
T. J. MAUKEY.
testimony Of Henry II. d. Bryon.
GREENvILI.E, S. c., July 27, 1873.
Henry II. D. Bryon, being duiiy sworn,
says He resides in GreenvilIe, s. O.,
and is by occupation Special Deputy
Collectior of Internal Revenue. and also
holds the Office Of United States Com
missioner for the South Carolina disirict
that during the year 1872 he held the
Office of LInitGA States Gen. missioner and
resided in Union County, 8. c., and at
said time and place examined the cases
of several persons charged with con-
| spiTacy, &C., under what was commonly
known as the Klu Klux act. For the
services rendered as commissioners was
paid by the United States the fees al
lowed BY law, andI expected no pay
ment from the State of South Carolina.
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