Savannah morning news., 1885-07-25
LOOKING FOR CHANGES.
u. $. ATTORNEY DARNELh AND
MARSHAL WADE IN DANGER.

Charges said TO Have Beeu Bilod
Against Both Ofioials-Their Resigns-
ton or Removal Looked FOr-soDator
COIquItt to Suggest Their Successors.
A special dispatch from Washington 10
the NEWS states that Attorney General
Garland does not think it proper for him
10 say anything about the charges said to
have been filed with him against District
Attorney Darnel and United States
Marshal Wade. But it is understood that
both OF those officials will either resign
or be removed. Senator Colquitt is eX-
pected to make some suggestions as to
their successors.
For several weeks an investigation has
been in progress in regard 20 some arrests
made in violation of the internal revenue
law. The result is that Mr.. Daruell is
charged with allowing prosecutions to be
made for the purpose OF obtaining fees.
The charge against Marshal w 8de is un-
derst0od to be that he allowed one Of his
deputies TO employ witnesses to work up
the cases.
Early in June an article was published
in the NEWS, referring 10 the arrest 81
four parties charged with violating the
internal revenue laws. Dealers in to-
bacco and liquors are required TO pay
their taxes on or before May /. These had
deferred buying the special tax stamps
until June.
On June Henry Schroeder, doing
business at Broughton and HAbersham
streets, and a colored saloOn-keeper
named Lloyd, were arrested by United
States Deputy Marshal II. Palmer, charged
with selling liquor without having paid
the tax. The succeeding day Mr.. T. A.
McMahon was arrested on the same
charge and taken before United States
Commissioners Locke. Horace o. Rear and
Henry Statinell appeared As witnesses.
il transpired that the warrant for his ar
rest was approved by United States Dis
trict Attorney Darnell Mr.. McMahan
stated thaphe applied to Deputy Collector
j. ID. Dunwody q number Of times for
stamps during the month Of May. Col
iector Crenshaw was then issuing only
two or three books Of stamps at time.
II so happened that every time Mr..
Mcmahon went after his stamps
there was a large crowd waiting,
or the deputy was absent, as he was COM
PEELED to be frequently, or the stamps
were all out. June he sent an applica-
fipn 10 the Collector st Atlanta. These
efforts on his part showed that there WAS
no intention to violate the law. He ap-
pealed to hT. Darnell to dismiss the case
on the ground that it would not be right
10 make him pay costs when he had re-
peatedly tried to comply with the law.
The case, however, was not dismissed,
and MIR. McMahon gave bond.
The next morning his stamps
came. He took them to the District At
tOrney and said that he would lay the
matter before the Attorney General if he
was charged with the fees and costs.
Mcmahon states that Mr.. Darnell in
formed him that the commissioner,
deputy marshal and witnesses would
have 70 be paid their fees. This Mcmahon
refused TO do and wrote to Attorney Gen
eral Garland. The latter replied and
also sent copy Of McMahon's letter to
Mr. Darnell asking for an explanation.
After some more correspondence, the |
case was referred to the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, who ordered an in
Nestigauon. Deputy Collector Colquitt
was sent down here, and he obtained afii-
dayits from Mcmahon, Schroeder, LLOYD, |
Bube, former Deputy Collectors Dun
w0dy and Stafnell. Mr.. Dunwody
stated that MoMahon, Schroeder, and
Lloyd had applied to him during May tor
stamps, but that he did not have them at
the time. Schroeder had his license in
his store at the time of his arrest, but did
not know it. Stafnell, in his affidavit,
stated that he appeared as a witness to
make the fee.