Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-11-22
For the Sentinel.
PANTHER CREEK, n. C.,)
November 9th, 1877. :
EDITOR SENrrNEL:-

november 9th, 1877.
EDITOR SENTINEL
A communication APP
pcared in the Charlotte daily O6ser,.ey
and Raleigh Neys, to wit: in the
Ne,cs of the 3Oth ult.. and Charlotte
Observer of the 2nd inst, purportine
to be copied from the New York
Times.
The heading is this:
Illicit Stills.
| RESULT OF A RAID IN wILKEs-ExPo-
SURE OF d. F. JONES.
Especial dispatch to the New York Time.l
RALEIGH, n. c., October 10Th. 1877
Blockading in tobacco and whiskey and
| also the distillation of grain and fruit in
the western part of this State coutinues
on large scale i'm spite of the vigilance
OF the revenue officers. Revenue Agent
Wagner is still operating in the State.
Men under him have just returned from a
raid in Wilkes county.
1t appears that b. +. Jones. of Yadkin
county. man of standing, and Repnb-
lican, having been Sheriff of the county
and a member of the Constitutional Con-
vention of 1875, has been heavily engaged
for several years in the illicit Gstillation
of wliskey.
He has not distilled direct himself but
has had as many as II distilleries running
at one time by parties employed by him
for this purpose.
Six months ago Jones fell out with
some of his distiliers and gave intoSma-
tion which caused these men to be arrest
ed an0 punished. lnaSmuch as distileries
on the same branch i'm the mountains
and within quarter of mile of each
other were seiZ'd, and others working
for Jones aud with whom Jones was on
good terms were not disturbed the suspi-
clon OF these men WAS excited. FinnalIy
It leaked out that Jones was the infOrlner
and now these men have Informed on
Jones. making II separate and distinct
charges ON any one OF which Jones may
be sent to the pententiary.
The raid in Wilkes captured 50 barrels
of whiskey and three stills. Fourteen
barrels we-e saved; the rest was de
stroyed.
II has been discovered that while Jones
was member of the Convention in this
city he sent home n number OF barrel
heads which had been used, but OH which
the stamps had not been DESTROYED
These heads were put into barrels made
for the purpose, and the whiSkey was
hauled OIL IN wagons to the dominOns Of
Wade Hampton. About 80 men are i'm
plicated with Jones. 4 number have told
all they know. 1t has been discovered
that a tobacco manufacturer, in Salem,
by tile name of Fries, has been ..swap-
ping" Jones blockade tobacco for block
ace whskey.
The factory of Fries will be seized this
week.
This completes the communication
published as aforesaid and have this
day sent a requisItion to the editor OF
the New York Times for the author
of the piece, published by him without
signature, Or else these papers
(namely the Raleigh Neus and the
Charlotte Observer) have lied in saying
they copied the piece from the New
York Times.
As to who the author is [ am una
BILE to say, but have this 10 say, that
he, being moved and instigated by
Satan, or, in other and palmer words,
the Devil, and not having the fear of
God before his eyes, is n liar and q
scoundrel, and has wilfully and ma
liciously, lied, and denounce him as
liar AMI sccundrel and further l
am able to substantiate, by good wit.
nesses. that, for the last four or five
y J
business of manufacturer and recti-
ficr. and also a wholesale and retail
dealer in spirits; have paid my taxes
regularly. and can show my license
from year TO year, and, furthermore,
L can establish as good and as sound
character as any blockading scamp
who dares to assail me in clandes-
hn, III
AS to my falling out with distillers.
or having any in my employ, de.
nounce that as a Ialsehood, too feeble
to bear comment, and AS TO the IA
indictments against me for violation
of the Revenue Laws, they were only
presentrnents preferred by parties who
are now indicted and three bills filed
against them for embezzeling and
stealing my money and property while
in my employ.-No acomder they are
spitefvi.
But the presentments against me in
the Federal Courts did not seem to
take; the grand jury being aware of
the malicious intent of the intormers.
would now add a word TO the edi-
tors of those papers to which l have
referred, they being all strangers to
me. | would say to them that dc
not accuse either of them with any
completely in the rascality that has
been attempted to be palmed off on
me, but, on the other hand, think
them gentlemen who if the truth is
represented to them will publish the
same, and will, in a case like this,
when the truth is sent to them, after
words do man Justice.
AS to the IA distilleries run by me,
denounce as lie that can prove.
Now 1 call upon all journalists,
who wish to establish their papers,
who wish to establish the reputation
of their papers, for truth, to give the
lie. direct, to any and all men who are
disposed to malign and calumniate a
man, man who has endeavored to
conform to the law in all his manufac-
turing and dealings.
In conclusion, with regard to the
charges of the blockading between
Fries and myself. 1 denounce as a