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

depOSe3 Oh Oatn rs lOllOW6: My lam0 Is
William r. Jervey. / reside in the town
of Summeryille, County of Charleston,
and a,a by occupation farmer. was
y member, from the County of Charles
ton, Of the House of Representatives from
1868 to 1877, and vas member of the
State Senate from tho same County from
1872 to 1876. Iyoted for .he Blue Ridge
Scrip bill in the House in 'ihe early part
of 1872. John J. Patterson, before the
passage Of the bill, spoke TO me about the
bill and told me if 1 would vote for the
bill he would remember me. / asked
him what he meant by thae. Well, he
raid, he didn't expect anybody to vote
for the bin without having come. consid.
Grafton. said to hin "all richt. sir !:
I'll see about it," and left him with
that and didn't give him any more salts.
faction. After the Blue Ridge Scrip bill,
the Validating bill and the Financial
Settlement bill, think, had all passed,
l walked up to Patterson's room, ovns
Hardy Solomon's bank, with T. d. Nc
Dowell, from Georgetown, and we went
up stairs to his room together and had a
talk with him. And he took Mcdowell
into his private room, All when dc
Dowell came out he showed me $500,
which. he told me Patterson had given
him for voting for the Blue Ridge Scrip
bill. After Mcdowell came out Patter-
son asked me into his private room and
gave me a package. ] put it into my
pocket and went home with it without
opening it. When opened it at home.
in my. room, it was $4,000. When he
handed it to me he said he thanked me
for helping him. When I came ont
there vas quite crowd of, members go
ing up to Patterson's room. Mcdowell
and myself went there before the crowd
:. got there.
THE HAMBURG MILITIAMAN GETS FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS. ss
Prince 2, Rivers, being duly sworn,
deposes on oath as follows: My name is
Prince r. Rivers, residence at Hamburg,
8. o., and my, occupation is that of o
farmer at present. was o member of
the House of Representatives from 1868
until 1874--six years. held the Office
OF trial justice from 1868 until about the
first day OF June, 1877. After the recess,
in the session of 1871, q caucus was held
of the friends of the revenue bond scrip,
the Validating act and the set to settle
with the Financial Agent, in the up
stairs of Fires old building. John +.
Patterson agreed with me to give me $500
for supporting those measures. He paid
that to me in a committee room over
Hardy Solomon's bank Ceher members
were there, coming in and going out in
the same way as in the payment hereto
fore mentioned above. There were 90
many men | can hardly specify which OF
them that + met; they were in such a
crowd. They were thei friends Of those
measures. It was we'll understood
Kimpton was to furnish the money, and
some delay on Kimpton's Pal: in reia.
tion to the money delayed one of the biK'
day longer don't remember having
any conversation with Kimpton. ]
never liked him, and he had to get Pat.
terson to &C. for him. Worthington, and
another man whose name 7 do not re.
member, was there with Patterson. owe,
Solomon's Bank, when I was paid the
$500. This other man was sitting at the
end of the table in the room, check: up
off, =. ..,
CITY 'DETEC. IVES EXPERIENCE. (
w. E. Elliott, being duly sworn, de-
poses on oath as follows: Nv name /,
William E. Elliott. reside in the cit,
of Charleston, and am by occupation one
of the city detective force. 1 was 9
member of the House of Representative.
from the County of Charleston from 1876
.tos1872.., During the last session .LL.:.t
was member the Rlue Ridge Scrip bill
passed. / was stopping at Jim Davis's
and was waited upon by Mr.. JOSEPH
Crews and asked if would support it
He said it was Republican measure
and for tbe,good of the party. / said
would seeSabohtif3 A day or two after
wards Mr.. John j.. Patterson waited or
me and said there would be a meeting O
the members at Charley Minort's tina
night, and that / had better 20 dowl
there; and he said: "You members, hat
better appoint some one as chairman O
your, delegation, to act for you." At tn,
caucus that night was present, and eacl
county delegation appointed one of thei
number 10 act as cnuirman for the dele
CATION, and w. r. Jervey was appointe;
as csrs. All the chairmen went in to
gether into another room and consulte,
with Mr.. Patterson there. The next da,
the chairman, Mr. Jervey, told me W
would get O presantrfor supporting tn
measure, and told it generally to. the del
eegation. No amount was named to m
by Mr.. Jerycy. i supported the measur
in the House. After the measure passed
Mr.. Patterson paid me three hundre
dollars, he paid it to me upon Mai
street, over Hardy Solomon's bank.
was standing in the entry way, and othe
members were standing about in ia
room where Mr. Crews was talking, an
coiored man. whose name / do nc
know but who was waiting on, Mrs Pat
tersoat at the time. opened the door Z
Mr.. Patterson's private room and aske
me in. / went in, and found there NJ
PATTERSON and two other gentlemen
twhom | did not know,) All as soon as
got IN Patterson said "Oh, here's E
aiqtt, = and they handed me three bills (
one hundred dollars each from the none
on the table; and then went out di
ierent way after got into the passag
way. / came out the same door l wei
IN, but the colored man who was holdin
nc door hii0b directed, directed me 80 go 0uss
the back way, and; / came out or. ii
street where the market Is. I had bee
told to go there to receive my presen
ys,put do uot, ,Eemember. who told me.
saw other members go in before me, an
only stayed long enough to ~ In, Il
ceiys the money and pass out, rs state
IN BAD HEALTH, BUT COR HIS NONE,
Joseph w. Lloyd, being duly swor
depoaes and says: My name is Josep
w Lloyd y reside In the city
CnarlestbEs S066apatioh' q house caFpei
ter. was member of the Legislatul
for one term in 1870 T.: and IlS7l-T2,
voted for the Blue Scrip bill; was nj
promised any monSy for my vote, thone
It WAS generally understood that membe
would be paid for their support Of II
bill A short time after the passAge