Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-09-12
THE MILL GRINDING AGAIN
GRIST GIVEN OUT FOR sEV'
ERAI- COUNTIES
Collector Elias Appo1u.s ID. L,
Reynolds General SfOrekeeper
Salary Being $I,SOo-Orders Il
Deputy Collectors.

| deputy collectors.
Collector Elias today made public the
following appointments to positions in
the revenue service. The most import
ant is that of Mr.. Reynolds, who until a
short time ago was tax collector OF
Buncombe. The appointments follow
Buncombe county-D. l.. Reynolds,
general storckeeper, salary $3.50 per
month; w. X. Gudger, storekeeper and
gauger.
Union county,. w. Griffin. store
keeper and gauger.
Anson county-R. A. Garter, store
keeper and gauger.
Polk county-W. V. Sewer, James
Fisher, storekeepers and gaugers.
Alexander county-J. w. Echerd, store
keeper and gauger.
| Eadkin county-P. S. Early, store
keeper and gauger.
! Mcdowell county-Wm. Tennessee
Reuben Mckinny, John English, store.
keepers and gauGcrs.
Henderson county-H. 2. King, brandy
gauger.
| Pennsylvania county-S. Z. McCon-
nell, w. M. Henry, storekeepers and
gaugerS.
| Collector Elias today issued the follow
ing lnstruct tions to deputy collectors in
the Fifth district, which are intended to
put an end to frivolous prosecutions in
the United States courts
II deem 1t my duty to advise you of
the circumstances under which YOU can
ana should swear out warrants before
U. 5. Commissioners for the arrest of
persons charged with violations of inter
nal revenue laws. The order of court
and the statutory provisions restricting
the power of L. S. Commissioners to
to issue warrants unless upon affidavits
alleging personal knowledge of the COM
plalnant, or upon the sworn complaint
OF deputy collector or revenue agent
setting forth facts upon information and
belief were provoked by the large num-
Der OF frivolous cases which we're dis
missed in the courts at the cost of the
United States. They were adopted, too,
in behalf OF economy and the best inter
ests OF the government, upon the belief
that this method would not only restrict
prosecutions for slight otfenses on Insult
hcient evidence, instigated by 'protes-
sional witnesses or Others for their own
pecuniary advantage, but would secure
the prosecution and conviction of the
more guilty violators of law, thus deter
ring others.
Whlle the responsibility i'll this matter
is really mine, much depends on your
Judgment and your official and personal
integrity i'll restraining the volume of
prosecutions to those necessary in the
public interest and protecting the gov
ernment from enormous bills of cost
without realizing any practical benefit
by diminution i'll the number of viola
tions OF law. You are instructed, there
fore, that in all cases, except those
deemed cmergent ones, you should de-
cline to swear out warrants upon request
OF deputy marshals and U. S. Commits
sioners, unless upon inquiry and exami-
nation, (which should be promptly made,
however, i'll any case of a serious offense
charged) the case is found to be one in
which a prosecution is warranted by the
evidence and demanded by the public
interest"
Collector Elias expected to leave for
Washington this afternoon, but on ac-
count OF the irregular running of the
trains has postponed his start till to-
morrow. He will be accompanied by
Mrs. Elias and their children and they
will take in the Worlds Fair before their
return to ASheyilIe