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

where the bill referring TO the Blue Ridge
scrip was discussed. | was in very bad
health at that time and unable to attend
them.
BOLD TARLEToE's RAID.
r. 8. Tarleton, sworn, says: Resides
in Colleton County, Green Pond or
Whitehall P. o. Was member of the
| Legislature from 1870 t. 1874, House of
Representatives. Voted for the Blue
Ridge Scrip bill. / received 500 from
John j. Patterson, over Hardy Solomon's
bank, for it. Patterson said nothing to
me about the bill. III. G. Worthineton
told me that if voted for the bill th:.t I
would get something. We went into one
door and came out at another at Solo.
| mons. After the bill was passed went
up to this place and John j. Patterson
| asked me my name. told him r. 8.
| Tarleton. He looked on his list and
then counted me out the money ($1O0.)
SHERMAN sMALL's BIG BRIBE.
Sherman Smalls sworn, says: I am
| resident of Colleton County e planter;
was member of the House of Represen-
tatives for two terms, commencing in
November, 1870. l voted for the Blue
Ridge Scrip bill. John J. Patterson of.
fered me 5000 for my vote on, this meas
ure. The Governor vetoed the bill ut
was after the veto that Patterson made
this offer. voted to pass the bill over
the veto, and Patterson then paid me
$500. He paid me this money over Sol
omon'e bank. The payment was made
late in the evening about dusk. No one
was in the room when the money was
paid but Patterson and myself. In GO
ing for the money went up the stairs
into the building, down a long passage,
thence to my right into large room,
thence into a 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 tho build
ing.
PATTERsoN's OPINION OF HURLEY.
John B. Dennis, being recalled, pays
About the time of the transaction before
spoken Of with Roath, he, the witness,
had g dispute sone evening about the
affair with Mr.. Hurley, he being offended
at the way the $4,000 YVES divided. Wit
ness said: "Hurley, you have misrepre-
sented mo to parties frequently, and
taken money from them purporting to be
for me, and kept the same yourself"
Witness charged him with taking at occ
time, the previous session, and keeping it
himself, $4,000. Hurley denied, and
witness called John j. Patterson to prove
it. Patterson said: "Tim, won't swear
that it was S6 ,0n0.J hut will aweer that
it was either So, 900 or 5000, but could
tell by. looking at his memorandum book,
and further said that he. voted to- pay it,
and handed it over to Hurley to pay to
witness. Soon after the conversation al
luded to with Hurley and Patterson, and
at tho session of tho 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: II have been sold out by Tim
Hurley time and again, and without ever
knowing it or having any voice in it, and
amlnot OF all, pleased! sbolt lit 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
| Hurle OF any outside pGrty.n Saws that
Peterson said: .ssAu tight" but he does
Lot remember whether at this time there
WAS any special agreement or not about
i 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 infueace 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 7" to which he replied that be was
IN no sf1ny hurry. Says that Patterson gave
him $500 and O. 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 timo OF
the conversation heretofore. alluded to
with him and Hurley, he said Patterson
was one of the directors of the Greenville
Railroad, and he. supposed it meant his
vote in tho directors meeting on the
question of paying out the money for the
passage OF their bill.
KIMproN's = DlsIYTEREsTED COUNSEL
William L. Leggett, Esq, further ex.
amined on oath, deposes as follows: ]
am resident of Marlboro County, and
by occupation farmer. was In Co
: lpmbis, O day OF two ct the time Of the
Scott and Parker impeachment resolu.
tions, in December, 1871. ] was on my
way 10 Georgia, where stayed abont
eight days and then returned, and was in
), Columbia again, remaining about six
weeks, when Ireturned to Marlboro.
, returned to Columbia, via Charleston
and vas here few days, leaving here
|, day or two before the Revenue Bond
|, Scrip bill had passed. AS to the i'm.
parchment, j. l.. Neagle had conyersa
ton with me. It was in the State Capt.
|, tol building, down stairs. He told ms
that something could be made at il if
could give any influence to prevent Scot
and Parker's Impeachment. He said ht
: would furnish the money, TO use among
. the members of the House in the matter
! l fatty declined. Governor r. K. Scot
asked me to meet him at room on Mail
!. street after supper. did 30. No on,
. J ,.laA .lrAsant thara with hin
: 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 mi
7 we'll for it. declined and had nothin,
to do with it. Worthington and mysel
I'll also had 3 conversation on the same sub
!. ject, of the same pnrpoft and Withtth
I same result. don't think that Worth
!, ington spoke IS plainly about money be
: 4 ing used az Neagle and Scott did. Nea
;. gle spoke moro plainly than either of tn
Z. others. The above conversations wer
:, with EeferenceAt to the Scott and Parke
= impeachment resolutions. AS to tn
!. Revenue Bond Scrip bill, the Validatin
7 act and the Kimpton Settlement bill
! they wer6'run pretty much together. !
l.. Neagle did the most talking. TO m
i about the Revenue Bond Scrip bill. = ii
"a asked meta take apart in getting
Z, passed, and offered me some of the scri