Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-23

thorlty or he should arrest him a. q robber and
lmpostor, and compel him to return the money
The stranger produced an old internal revenue
e .,,"a winch Mr. King very properly re-
lused 10 accept stating that that was not the
KIND OF commission the United States gave their
olncers. lie superintendent then immediately
teleg raphed 10 the Interior Department at
washington full statement Of the facts, and re-.
celved response from The Commissioner of LII
ternal Revenue that there WAS such man as
al: Eldrldge authorized to collect taxes in Mr.
w bites district, but he should be REQUIRED to
identity himself In the meantime the Stranger
sald MS authority was at the Clifton hotel Mr..
MIG sent The police to the village with him,
Dnl ne produced nothing but some internal rev.
enue blanks, some of them signed by E. Z.
While. At The same time Mr.. Ford came along
a. recognized him and the police promptly re
leased him.
VOW, Captain Eldridge and everybody else
knows Mr.. Detwciler did what every American
citizen has right to do, to know BY what au-
lhoi ny he IL called on to pay taxes; and that
hef. Charles King only did his plain duty in
a'fesIi!.g and holding NJ r. Eldridge under these
suspicious circumstances until he could be rtc
ognized. Inc whole trouble arose out of CAPT.
E4drldge's crrelessness and official neglect. In
stead OF laughing it Oft as d good Joke and saw.
ing TO the citizens of Clifton, "Gentlemen. this
I'll results from my own carelessness; supposed
OF course, that everybody knew me, and never
-S SHi iiiS AlJ papcTS Will me. i WILL
LOOK out III the .uIure," he comes to Alexandria
breathing out threatenings and slaughter, aud
s"ea's out warrants against Mr.. King and The
TWO Jewellers. he sleeps on 1T one night, and
concludes that it would arouse perfect storm
o. Indignation if he should arres. minister i,
charge OF meeting, and l believe if he had
slept on 1t another night he would have dropped
the whole matter. But his pride had been
touched, and must be salved over some way.
and SO he Insists on some victim whose blood
might wash away his official disgrace So he sends
M"r4hsl U Neal for the Detwellers. On trial il
appeared that 1amuel d. Detweiler had been
dragged 10 Alexandria from his home and bus
HESS without cause, and that the oath made by
Mr. Eldrldse TO obtain this warrant WAS not 4
true one, and the commissioner discharged him.
Captain hldrldge proved on the trial that John
L.. De;welleE had sold one cigar, and mad more
III MS Duoth, winch the commissioner held suth-
Client evidence to bind him over although he
inllmateu that it was doubtful whether the case
would stanu IN the court, in which opinion the
public will Concur.
Ii Captain Eldridge desires satisfaction for his
damaged pr g he ought to do the way other
people 90, and sue Mr.. King and the Detweilers
for false imprisonment. He has chosen, on the
contrary, To use the power of the United States
10 redress his tanced personal wrongs whether
rightly OF not the public will judge. He knows
We'll That there Is hardly picnic, or tournament,
or ASSOCIATION, or camp meeting IN his jurisdc-
has chosen TO single out this Mort hern Metho-
dist' camp meeting as the sole exception to ex-
mott MS ohe.al activity IN this unusual manner
kev. Charles King may be the "hot. headed"
ana eccentric" man his enc mics say he is. but
that Is not The question III this case. He has
rendered the pubic great service by exposing
pad practice among revenue officers which
will now be broken up.
one word rs to "hatchets and knives" When
the excitement arose in camp the old darkey
VINO was splitting klndling wood came up with
out dropping his hatchet, and the man who WAS
cutting meat In the cook house came with his
long butcher katie. and our reduu btable Captain
Very. naturally supposed that they had been
specially sharpened for his benefit Really if
the matter had not been such serious disturb
ance 10 the order of the meeting and a great ex.
peGse and annoyance to the Detweilers and a
Serious shock 10 the nerves Of the deputy COL
leGtor, the aila'r would be laughabe enough.
close, by commencing to all United
States and State officials the example the of
Marshal y Neale, Who came quietly to Clifton
camp ana showed his commission. The result
WAS, nc Wasn't arrested; he was treated to
peaches and cream" the old darkey ut the
wood pale quietly kept on splitting kindlng
wood; the cook didn't come at HIM with u
butcher knife; he wasn't afraid of being trpped
up and thrown into the run; and the ladies
my" th"' h:;4 ,:-iSuu Inc Clifton camp
am not disposed to judge Mr. Eldridge
uars!iy' ne was placed in very provokil g
position, and did not keep his temper. He cei
!aln!y is not in position to throw stones at Mr..
Detweite r or Rev. Charles King.
Respectfully, Sc, GEO. G. ROUND.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. q, 1875.