Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-09-27

Will EO1 10 III tH0 pO"Ol VI 1hhI
mis-name1 concern to suppress the |
official facts as it has successfully |
done until the beginning of this
publication.
The detailed report Of Special
Agent Hester, above referred to, is
as follows:
DETAILED. REPORT OF SPECIAL AGENT
HESTER.
GREENSBORO, n. g., April "A, 1877.
Sir:: Referring to my last report
upon the conduct of certain officials
in the State of North Carolina, /
have the honor hereby to confirm
the statements therein made, as to
the frequent cases Of malfcasance
and disreputable conduct of these
officers.
A DISGRACE TO THE GOVERNMENT.
The conduct of Deputy U. S.
Marshals in Western North Caro-
lima, is become so notoriously bad
that in every locality they are re-
garded as a disgrace to the governs
ment they represent.
WHAT GEN JOHN C. GoRMBN SAW IN
CHEROKEE.
Gen. John G. Gorman, late Ad
iutant General of the State, Informs
ne that only few days ago he saw
in Cherokee county, Deputy
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man, all drunk and disordcriy,
fiourishing their pistols ard insult,
ing the citizens.
EX DISTRICT ATTORNEY sTARBUCK ON
THE STAND.
ID. NJ Starbuck, late q. S. Dis
trict Attorney, informs me of an
incident in which Deputy U. S.
Marshal Hodge and posse in one OF
their excursions, behaved towards a
quiet and respectable citizen whom
they overlook on the road, in a
vulgar and disgusting manner. The
language and conduct of these men
is often OF snch character that
do not venture TO convey it in writ
ing, and they have no scruplcs il
boastlng of their own infany.
HANDCUFFED AND PARADED WITHOUT
WARRANTS.
On the 22d of March last, De
putty Marshal CLARK, accompanied
by detachment Of .. S. troops
arrived at Salerr with thirtcer
prisoners, who were handcuffec
two and two, and had been brough
four days journey from thci
homes, and aoith0ut aoarrants 0
arrest. Warrants for arrest were
obtained fire days after the mel
were arrested, as is shown by th'
returns on the warrants. The lay
! does not provide for the paymen
of fees for the arrest Of person
without warrant. The g. S. Com
missioner at Salem charged al
except three of these men whom
the Marshal refused to bring befor
him, he taking them to Greensboro
although contrary to the orders Q
the District Judge.
, SIXTEEN INNOCENT MEN DRAGGE
INTO MoRG ANTON HANDCUFFED.
A few days ago sixteen person
we're brought into Morganton hand
e cutfcd, as in the case above, All
were discharged.
CREATING STRIFE AND PILIEG U
:. EXPENSE.
r This wholesale arrest Of me
without evidence or warrant,
Western North Carolina, is creatin
n strife and entailing needless expens
to the Government in an alarnin
degree. This work is made moI
aggravating from the tact that pri.
oners are carried long journieo trol
their homes to a distant Commr
a sinner, lodged and fed along til
road at citizens houses withor
4 payment being made for the sam,
and yet | find in the First Auditor
# office that these expenses al
l. clldISCus uc AuCllOI3 vi CcuI .
o not being able to determine whetl
). er the money was actually disbursc
: or not the accounts being sworn,
a and apparently regular.
+. CREEK OR TRAVELLING COURTS.
i Another mode of executing Il
: law is to institute sort of travc
u ing Court, consisting of Unite
States Commissioner, the Deput
d Marshal and his posse. The mod
l. Ope1andi is to begin at the mou
y of a creek. following it mp al
d holding a Court, at each dIstiller
d aid | am informed that they char:
ot fees and mileage in each case fro
of the residence of the COMMISSIONS
/ WHY JUDGE nIcKs COURTS Cosr
n. Under the present system of ex
% cutting the law by persons wantir
IS in discrimination OF what cons
5. tntcs a case, or form dishonest m