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

Leslie, Owens, Nash, Whittemorc, II. E.
Hayne and Swails. Kimpton told me
the same relative to the deposit. He
was staying at the Columbia Hotel. J.
drew the money and handed it to Leslie
in the railroad committee room. There
were senators present. The door was
only aiar when I handed in the money
to Mr.. Leslie. There was a deaf mute
present in the room named VIM. Dowd,
He came out just after the distribution,
making the most expressive signs, indi"
eating filling of pockets, &c. That was
my first experience of the high price oil
senators in voting for a bill. AT or
about the same time, think little be"
fore, Mr.. Leslie told me of another de"
posit at the Carolina National Bank for
$4,000, $4,000 of which was in my
name. It was tc be divided between him.
and Senator Owens. don't know who
deposited il, but l ascertained that the
deposit was there. Igave Owens checE
for $4,000. think that was for what
was known as the Financial Agents
Settlement bill, but am not certain.
From this experience, when it was neces.
sary to get our appropriations through, l.
became aware of the absolute necessity
for the paying of the same.
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM.
J. II. Sawyer, being duly sworn, de.
poses and says: That he is citizen Of
Columbia and State of South Carolina;
occupation, cashier of the Central Ma
tional Bank of Columbia, S. G. He has
examined the books of said bank, and
finds that On the 11th day of March,
1872, a. H, Kimpton drew his check for
thirty thousand dollars on the bank, in
payment of which check the bank issued
to J. Woodruff certificate of deposit No.
SO, which certificate was cashed to the
order of J. Woodruff on the 18th day of
March, 1872.
WHERE THE MONEY WENT TO.
C.J. Iredell, Esq, being duly sworn,
says: am cashier of the Carolina Ma
tional Bank of Columbia, S. @. Upon
examination of a book known as Deposit
No. 4, of said bank, I find on page 2S2
deposited to credit of j. Woodruff Sl0,-
900. On page 297, same book, | find
there was drawn out from ]. Woodruff's
account, OH check No. 20, $40, 900, March
4, 1872. On page 294, date of March 4,
1872, there was deposited to credit of Y.
]. P. Owens $4,000.
PRoTEcTIoNIsT sENAToR-THE d.
VIDE OF THE $4,000.
Hon. William Beverly Nash, being
duly sworn, deposes on oath as follows:
NY name is William Beverly Nash. I
reside at Columbia, South Carolina, and
I am by occupation farmer. 1 have
been State Senator for the county of
Richland since the year 1868. I was in
the Senate of this State when the Blue
Ridge Scrip act, the Validating act and
the Financial Settlement act passed, in
the early part of 1872. Prior to the pass
age of these bills I had several converse
tions with Senators, G. P. Leslie, John J.
Patterson, now United States Senator,
and Il. II. Kimpton, Financial Agent.
Patterson said that he had made arrange
ments with Leslie to take care of the
friends; that he didn't expect me to do
it for nothing. was then supporting
the measures. Kimpton said that these
were important measures and for the
good of the State and of the party; that
no party could live without money, and
that it was sometimes necessary to pay
for doing what was right. Kimpton said
he would guarantee that whatever Leslie
promised would be carried out. Leslie
said that we would be we'll taken care of.
Certain of the friends in the Senate met
in the cloak room or one of the Senate
committee rooms; Leslie, Whittemore,
Owens, Hayne, myself and one or two
others, I think, were the ones present.
Dummy was at the door of the room.
Leslie informed US that he had sent
"Joe" (meaning Josephus Woodruff
after the money. After awhile Mr..
Woodruff came in with package under
his arm, which he handed to Leslie, Or
laid it on the table by Leslie, and Leslie
took charge of it. 1t was large, square
package. Afterwards saw Leslie in one
of these rooms and he handed me a
smaller package, about the shape of
brick, which l took and carried home,
and on examination found that it con-
tained about five thousand dollars in
money. I will not be positive, but I
think that the sum of $4,000 was to be
distributed among the members of the
Senate committee on finance, and there
was some feeling afterwards about saEne
rumors that Owens and Whittemore had
got more than other Senators. At the
meeting alluded to, when the bundle
was produced, think some one was ab-
sent who was of the party interested and
who was expected, but cannot remember
which one it was now. have one of the
Blue Ridge scrip now for $1,000, which
was given me in connection with these
matters, in addition to the S., 900 testified
to above. I was supporting these bills
because L thought, after hearing argu-
ments of these men, that it was right,
and 1 merely took the money because 1
thought l might as we'll have it and in
Test st here as for them to carry it of out
of the State.
JUDGE MACKEY's PART.
The Hon. Thomas j. Mackey, being
duly sworn, deposes on oath as follows !:
am Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circnit
of the State. Photographic copy of let
ter of John J. Patterson, as president of
Blue Ridge Railroad Company in South
Carolina; to Niles G.. Parker, State
treasurer, dated March 4, 1872, on three
sheets headed, "Vice-Presidents Office,
Greenville and Columbia Railroad Com
pany, Columbia, South Carolina, -,
1S7l," shown to witness. was at the
residence of Col. Patterson on the day
this letter was written, on business en-
tirely private, and having no relation to
the subject of the letter. R. B. Elliott,
II. H. Kimpton and ]. J. Patterson oc-
cupied the room adjoining that in which
I sat. Patterson requested me, as the
other two persons were about to retire, to
take charge Of sealed envelope which
he delivered to me on the condition that
I should deliver it to H. 81. Kimptor on
the following morning at 10 o'clock. l
received the envelope and contents with
out any knowledge of what it contained.
This was late in the afternoon. That
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