The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-21
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The story of the Grrcn,'iir aud '"'""''"
railroad steal ~ Todd w the '"'"r""
,,,..,iyn,iur Committee thnn'Nrii"'n'
share or the EIuudrr- ilonr"t I"hn raj
terson's Opinion "r VA Frank d. M"''''
cntr,tpr,. March 49, Ito Cochran lnvcS-
,..t.n: Commit. To-day submitted i'ii' l'--
isn,urc a report ou tir Cr',nvDl. ana '"uih-
A.. rni.road so.r.r. i,irHrat.J III J"nnHiF'
t7D.hy CAa,Nrrluina ami other rrn.h." ' tH'
Nn. The evidence taken VS. t'c 'c'ii"'''
irrt Of which Accompanies ,h' report SHOWS .
fin, Chnmbctluiu's snare oi tia; pnttrumre''nl f.
amounted to $1,000. i also ccHv,'s Patterson 4
Of bribing the LEGISLATURE. including Speaker
Frank j. Moses who was paid $4,000 oy tn
,rcscut senior United States Senator from
South Carolina for facilitating the passage OF
h. fraudulent measure.
Tho committee have had occasion. says ln'
report here and there 10 r'ics t. we '"''s
connected with the cnrccr Of John J. Patterson
now United States Senator for South CNr'lih''
This it was impossible 10 avoid. ANA 40 me same
time make fair and truthful report OF th'
transactions to which we have referred. In
this. and several reports to follow II VIII 80
necessary to refer more particularly 10 MIN ana
the frauds perpctratcd by him than We have
done heretofore"
"sincc the day % the coming ot this man To
South Carolina there has been perpotraird
upon the people Of the state series Of frauds
zreat and small many OF which We have al
ready made the supl''' ~ ''nnhlV"', or" az ~
which mark out together an era challenging
,omparison for Ia ninmy with nny period in
the history OF modern times. In each casr th'
familiar FOOTPRINTS of this man ARE To BE- s.cn
and measured. and mostly to be iounr N w
Iorc front Of r. m3''na 2ry sppn ThC caro-
lima hav" com" nni gone, j., ,..
ut will bc rriucmngred that me first noe.
Tor The completion nj the Blue Ridge liairoh;
Witch WIS nnnulled by tn. rqymeni TO him 81
some ssn,O0O every cent 81 when rstm' RON
the pubic TREASURY. Upon his portion 81 tis
fund he or.anizcd Ring; composed ol uunht
officials. the oti ut NJ winch Wa - ou,&h, Pc
road Conipnny In this hing w'ro ia GUIDED
ssntins the Interests II Gov SOFT: y les g.
Parker. Treasury; Ncuhrn Tom'nsgn, st"t
b H. Chamberlain. Attorney General, /. /.
Cdrdoza. Secretary Of STATE; {. /. L'-.i". Ian
Agent; Joseph Crews. Cheirman Committee
Hurisy'
AZ that time the State owned large amounts
Of stock in various railroad COMPANIES n u
to- e"nferreI upon these corporations. aud
also other uroreriy ut various d.s 'rlvton~.
which Tor tie moment WAS not produ tive VI
HE controliinc interest was L. lrocur. io., s.u-
lion to authors ;he sale OF y. stonS ielt, ~
rond Company. ana 10 mis-. end the net WINS
passed creating the sinking Fund Commission
Chamberlain CONTROL r General Ncsg.e, tho
Chairman OF the Commtt-c o: Ways ara AtHia
n, i, on Fnance in thu senate. and author.
ling ;hem 20 s-il all nnrrodactiv11 lr2..ril Oe,
his at waste dispose OF the damaged granite
and ,merbie; and other materrial yn- rom
WIS comsummHted Nv the sale ~ iwenN-"n
thousand and six hundred ana n,nrtF-r.4il Il