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


speak to me; / also saw one other man
there / did not know him. then
passed out another door, and back into
the street. I never attended any caucus
where the bill referring 70 the Blue Ridge
scrip was discussed. l was in very bad
health at that time and unable to attend
them.
BOLD TARLETor's RAID.
R. s. Tarleton, sworn, says: Resides
in Colfeton County, Green Pond or
Whitehall P. O.. Was a member of the
Legislature from 1870 to 1874, House of
Representatives. Voted for the Blue
Ridge Scrip bill. I received 500 from
John J. Patterson, over Hardy Solomon's
bank, for it. Patterson said nothing to
me about the bill. 81. G. Worthington
told me that if voted for the bill that /
would get something. We went into one
door. and came out at another at Solo
mons. After the bill was passed I went
up to this place and John J. Patterson
asked me my name. l told him II. 8.
Tarleton. He looked on his lis5 and
then counted me out the money ($1Q0.)
SHERMAN sMALL's BIG BRIBE.
Sherman Smalls swora, says: / am q
resident of Colleton County; planter;
was a, member of the House of Represen-
tatiyes for two terms, commencing in
November, 1870. / voted for the Blue
Ridge Scrip bill. Joh1 ]. Patterson Of
fered me $500 for my vote on this, meas
ure. The Governor vetoed the bill ut
was after, the veto that Patterson made
this offer. I voted to pass the bill over
the veto, and Patterson then paid me
$500. He paid me this money over Sol
omon,s bank. The payment was made
late in the evening about dusk. No one
was in the room when the money vas
paid but Patterson ano myself. In go
ing for the money I went up the stairs
into the building, down a long passage,
thence to my right into q large room,
thence into small one, where there was
q table and where the money was paid,
thence out of another door into the same
passage and down and out of the build
ing.
PATTERsoN's OPINION OF HURLEY.
John B. Dennis, being recalled, says !:
About the time of the transaction before
spoken of with Roath, he, the witness,
had dispute sone evening about the
affair with Mr.. Hurley. he being offended
at the way the 81 800 was divided. Wit
ness said = aHurley, you have misrepre-
sented me to parties frequently, and
taken money from then purporting to be
for me, and kept the same yourself"
Witness charged him with taking at one
time, the previous session, and keeping it
himself, $4,000. Hurley denied, and
witness called John ]. Patterson to prove
it. Patterson said: "Tim, / won't swear
that it was $1,000, but I will swear that
it was either s., 900 or $4,000, but could
tell by looking at his memorandum book,
and further said that heJyoted to. pay it,
and handed itover to Hurley to pay to
witness. Soon after the conversation al
luded to with Hurley and Patterson, and
at the session of the Legislature when
the Blue Ridge Scrip bill, Validating act
and Kimpton settlement were passed-is
not quite sure, about the latter act-he
met Patterson, and in! conversation said
to him: "I have been sold out by Tim
Hurley TINA and again, and without ever
knowing it or having any voice in it, and
1 amsnot at all pleased: about it either; /;
now you have some bills you want passed,
and / am willing to support them, but do
not want to have any dealings with Tim
Hurley. or any outside party" Says that
Patterson said: s.Ap tight" but he does
not remember whether at this time there
was any special agreement or not about
payment for the support of any measure,
or what was to be paid Atanother time
Patterson sent for him and told him if
he would lend his vote and influence for
the passage of the Blue Ridge Scrip bill
that he could have $4,000. The bill
passed, and sometime after that he met
Patterson in the bank one day and he
(Patterson) said "Do you want some
money ~ to which he replied that he was
in no hurry. Says that Patterson gave
him $500 and a. check for 81 500, dated
some days in advance, which was subse-
quently paid. In reply to the question
as to what was meant by Patterson's of.
fering to pay the money at the time OF
the conversation heretofore alluded to
with him and Hurley, he said Patterson
was one of the directors of the Greenyille
Railroad, and he. supposed it meant his
vote in the directors meeting on the
question of paying out the money for the
passage OF their bill.
K1MpToN's DIs1STEaEsTED COUNSEL.
William L. Leggett, Esq, further ex-
amined on oath, deposes as follows: l
am resident of Marlboro County, and
by occupation farmer. I was in Co.
lumbia. day or two at the time OF the
Scott and Parker impeachment resolu-
tions, in December, 1871. I was on my
way 10 Georgia, where stayed about
eight days and then returned, and was in
Columbia again, remaining about six
weeks, when I returned to Marlboro. I
returned to Columbia, via Charleston,
and was Lere few days, leaving here a
day or two before the Revenue Bond
Scrip bill had passed. AS to the i'm
peachment, ]. L. Nesgle had conversa-
tion with me. 1t was in the State Capt.
tol building, down stairs. He told me
that something could be made at il if l
could give any influence to prevent Scott
and Parker's impeachment. He said he
would furnish the money to use among
the members of the House in the matter.
I fatty declined. Governor R. K. Scott
asked me to meet him. at a room on Main
street after supper. Z did 30. No one
else was present. I Sas there with him
an hour or two. He asked me what /
could do with the Marlboro delegation
and others with money, and said if
would undertake it he would satisfy me
we'll for it. / declined and had nothing
to do with it. Worshington and myself
also had a conversation on the same sub
iect, of the same purport and with the
same result. 1 don's think that Worth
ington spoke as plainly about money be,
ing used as Neagle and Scott did. Nea'
gle spoke more plainly than either of the
others. The above conversations were
with reference to the Scott and Parker
impeachment resolutions. As to the
Revenue Bond Scrip bill, the Validating