The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-28

~ cents on the dollar. This took place
at the st. Nicholas Hotel, New York
city, Inne 9, 1877. IooH5i;ddeTeid considered &c cents
fair price, end cHly had to advise the
Governor TO sell at that price, when he
readily approved the sale. I do not
know where Kimpton covered bis expen-
ses, but do not euppoae he had TO lose it.
My understanding afterwards was, that
he carried Scotts, Parker's, Crews, Car
dozo, Chamberlain and everybody else on
loans, obtained on the bonds of the State
OF South Carolina. Kimpton and Par
ker admitted this to me in 1872.
J. l.. NEAGLE.
JOINT lSvESTIGATING Committee.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Jan. II, 1873.
Niles q. Parker, on oath deposes Re
follows: know that Kimpton used the
proceeds of bonds belonging TO The State
TO secure the passage of other bills
which he was Interested in, To wit the
Sterling loau bill, the bill TO authorize
the Financial Agent 10 pledge bonds for
State loans, the sinking fund bill, the
bill for the payment of interest in gold
and the bill TO issue bonds for the relief
of the Treasury. know also that he
paid out, out of the proceeds of the sale
of State bonds, the money for share and
q half, as IL was called. of Greenville
and Columbia Railroad stock-a share,
including assessment Of S4 900 immedia
ately payable, being $4,000. This was
for j. l.. Neagle, Comptroller General.
lie also paid for one share of like value
for Joseph Crews, member of the Legis.
lature. He was chairman, think, of the
Committee on Railroads In the House of
Representatives. He also paid for one
quarter share-being s6,0O0-for F. L..
Csrdozo. This Kimpton subsequently
took for himself, as he did for Crews. He
also paid for two or two and a half
shares for George W. Waterman, for
Governor Scott, of like value. He paid
for two shares Of like value for himself,
and, so far as / know and believe, he
paid for one-half share fer j.. II. Cham
berlain of the value of $4,000. I paid
for one share myself. It was understood
by Kimpton and the Financial Board
that the amount of these expenditures
and many others should be realized from
State bonds and covered by the difference
between the actual amounts for which
the bonds were sold by Kimpton and
the amount which he should report that
he had sold them for.
g. =. Leslie had share paid for in
the same manner afterwards he sold
the share to Kimpton for $25, 900 cash.
Kimpton also advanced money out of the
pT0ceed6 OF State bonds TO assist the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad but
think he held second mortgage bonds
as collateral security for all the advances
he made for or to the road. He also ad-
vanced the Blue Ridge Railroad Com
pany about 100000 out of the proceeds
of the State bonds; these advances were
made by the written advice and consent
of the Financial Board. 100000 of the
bonds Of said company were placed in
his hands as collateral but he always re-
ported that he could not pledge them
for money, and that he never raised any
money on them, nor did we ever know
that he had pledged them until after the
passage of the Blue Ridge scrip bill !;
then, when it became necessary that we
should have them to turn into the treas
ury, Kimpton reported that they were
pledged. MILES G.. PARKER.
RooMS INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE,
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. IL, 1877.
Personally appeared +. J. Moses. who
being duly sworn, deposes and says =
That at the first session of the Honne Of
Representatives during which w. J..
Whipper was chairman Of the Committee
either ON Railroads, or on Ways and
Meens, the corporation of the Gresnville
and Columbia Railroad consisting of
John ]. Patterson, John l.. Neagle, Il. X.
Scott, N. G. Parker, D. II. Chamberlain
and Reuben Tomlinson and others) were
very anxious TO obtain full control of
the House committees, as also they were
TO pass certain bills through the House.
Fifst one, then the other of them con.
suited with me about the matter Il re-
member John J. Patterson and J. L.
Nengle, principally and finally they
offered me $25,000 if would assist
them as Speaker in passing their bills !;
and also give them roll Of the House
and let them make up the committees
just as they desired. Dfost of them talk
ed with me about the matter, but, as we'll
as can remember, Kimpion was the
first spokesman whom they selected 10
make me the offer.
announced the committees as they
made them up, and also assisted them
in passing their bills. At that time
owed Kimpton SIS, 600, borrowed money,
to secure the repayment of which l had
given him mortgage OH tract of land
| owned in Clarendon County, and
when / made the above named arrange
ment with the RAILROAD company, Kimp-
ton claimed should be willing to taEe
the mortgage / had given him dollar for
dollar, as part of the $4,000. l con-
sented to this, and the mortgage was de-
livered to me, duly cancelled, and the
rest Of the money was paid me. I do
not remember who pad me in person,
but the money came &c &c CT soco;il !
of the agreement have narrated, and
was either paid to me by Patterson, or
Kimpton, or Parke5 or Neagle. re-
member that Neagle s.as q prominent
party in consulting with me as 20 the ap-
pointE:ont of the committees.
remember that it was while the bill
to which refer above, was hanging in
the balance in the House Of Representa-.
tivea, one night Patterson sent Dennis
up to the Speakers stand with q mes.
sage to me saying, that il would push
the bill through that night he (Patter-
aoT; would pay me individually, $40 900.
sither sent back word 10 him, or told
him in person, that he must reduce the
promise to writing. He did put it in
writing, and it was entrusted to Joseph
Crews as my friend, aud held by him I'm.
til the bill was passed. F. j. MosRs.
JOINT INyEsT1aATINa CoMMITrEE,
COLUMBIA, s. G.
John b. Dennis being sworn, was ask
ed if he ever knew of Patterson paying
any money to Speaker Moses to influence
or secure legislation. Says that ut the
commencement of the session of 1S70-7l