The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-08
EX-GOVERNOR MOSES.
ARRESTED IN NEW YORK ron FORGERY IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.

ARRESTED IN NEW YORK ron FORGERY IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Al eight O'Clock last evening Deputy sheriff John
:. Connor OF Charleston, s. c., walked into Police
Headquarters accompanied by Ex-Governor franklin
J. Noses, OF that State, with requsition for his
arrest on charge Of forgery. Tho papers were
handed to Inspector Thorne. who read them
over and assigned the prisoner quarters for
the night. Tho Ex-Governor IS charged with
having forged the Endorsement OF J. wooarufr TO
q note drawn by himself to woodrun's order for the
sum OF $780, with intent to defraud ono james Allen
The potc dated January IL, 1877. The indictment
was found tho 4th Of February last and the rcouis
ton issued by Governor Wade Hampton 10 dated the
18th OF February.
Az EvESTTrL HISTORY
Ex-Governor Franklin J. Moses, Jr., was born In
Sumter county. $. c., In the year 1910. OF Jewish
parentsge, being tho son OF ex.Chiei Justice
MoscA Of tho Supreme Court Of that State.
Ho was educated 10 the State University.
but owing 10 his expensive habits ana tastes
his father was obliged 10 iako him away and
piuce hun under private tuition. Al the breaking
Moses refused to espouse tho Confederate cnuse hut
Was conscriptcu, and his father. who was at that
OF aide .de-calnp on the stan OF General Pickens After
tho expiration oil tho lattcr's term Moses became
nrs, i.eu;sn tenant IN the FIRST south Carolina
taled to the position OF conscrptng oniccr
Al tho close Of the war he turned
HIS attention to Journalism, and Tor while edited q
weekly democratic newspaper, In which be advised
the Southern people 10 accept The acts
OF Congress. In 1859 he was made a delegate TO the
Constitutional Convention In which he took prom,
ncnt part He was subsequently eoctcd to the State
Legislature, and became speaker Of the House.
On September 10, 1872, he received the republican
nomination tor Governor Of the State Hts admins
tration was stormy QUE.
RESISTING ARREST.
On the 18TH OF May, 1874 whiie he still Cover.
nor the Grand Jury OF orangeburg found an indlcs-
agalnft BIN for breach trust and grand larceny
ordered out tho militia to protect him. The result
that the warrant for his arrest lay Donna /,
and tho following month judge Graham
decided that the Indictment illegal,
beng by proceedings OF impeachment. II was &C.
cordinGly Quashed. On the 25th OF July, 1877, cx-
Governor Moses and ex-SpeaKer S. J. Lee (colored)
arrested on the charge OF having during their
bogus certificates tor pay OF members. Bail was liked
IN $40 000 aud 10 default the prisoners lodged
In JAIL but they atorwsrd were released having pro-
curod the necessary bonds.
In letter to the HERALD Of the date OF tho lth ult
Governor Moses reviewed considerable length the
political history Vt South Carolina siuce the close OF
tho war; The following extract from Tho same viii b
juries inflicted that unhappy state will DO told
Length, and Il Is moro than probable that tho real
truth viii bo hidden In The attempt TO gloss over
prominent positions In tho State govcrpment, and 10
throw the shoulders OF others the sole RESPONSE
blity OF all tho evils In which they only shared Th,s
TO Q very great extent has bean done already.
sDsed ous past man wSo .Ssss
all Others deserving Of the reproba,ion which A.
ways depends on tho prostitution OF worthy cause
TO tho most ignobe ends ain conscious that can
prove the alsty OF the charge oil having bceu
principal in tho many schemes OF punder which OK
nausled the revenue Of she state" .s