The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-04
\ WONDERFUL PRODUCTION.

The News and Observer of Sunday
contains a long letter from o. j. Car
ron, United States Marshal for the
Eastern District Of North Carolina
that is indeed revelation. 1t would
he wen FOR MIR. Carroll to employ some
one to write his newspaper articles.
and thereby avoid making himself the
laughing stock Of intelligent people.
This gentleman says: at need not
bee stated by me that the conduct of
the United States Marshal'S office is
carried ON in accordance with the law,
and instructions of the Executive De
partment under which he is working
Wei. if this be true. if the Depart
ment instructs its officials to push
business lively" in the manner in
which Marshal Carroll's deputies do,
the time has come when men should
not quietly submit to the powers that
are even in Washington
Mr.. Carroll should understand that
the Durham correspondent is not in
tiuenced in this matter by malice or
any sinister motive. The step was
taken after mature consideration, and
i'm obedience to what he considered to
Poor men were being prosecuted, and
it would have been Il crime of omis-
sion to have remained silent in the
face of these outrages.
How did George Walker happen
to possess a commission as deputy
United States MARSHALL" Didn't Mr..
Carroll deliberately appoint him? In
his remarkable letter, he says: Mr.
Walker, the person who was arrested
for drunkenness, was unknown to me
before his appointment, and 1T was
upon the solicitations and recommen-
dations of business men of Durham
Of excellent standing, that he was
commissioned as deputy United States
Marshal" VIII Mr.. Carroll deny that
gentleman of character and stand
ing went to him in November last and
told him that this same George
Walker, without a commission, had
been serving papers, and that he was
told of Walkers true character, and
didn't he respond by saying "the d-n
little rascal" abiding to Walker,
ought to be indicted and put in the
penitentiary" And didn't he, after
this, appoint him a deputy? And was
he not, after he had appointed him, in
formed Of Walkers true character?
In face of these facts, didn't Mr.. Car
roll continue Mr.. Walker in office until
long suffering community would not
longer submit?
Mr.. Carroll says that ''the fact that
over 50 per cent of the prosecutions in
the United States courts have resulted
in conviction, will convince your
readers that the charges made by
your Durham correspondent relative
10 prosecutions and trifiing ar
rests are not well founded" That
max be true of the cases sent up, but
what about the numerous cases in the
Commissioners court that arc dis
missed for want of evidence, and the
Government made to pay the costs?
Yesterday morning the Durham cor
respondent asked gentleman 10 go
to Mr. d. w. Whitaker's office and ask
TO look at his docket, that he might
ascertain the extent Of the frivilous
prosecutions. But Mr.. Whitaker said
he was instructed by the District At
torney that his docket was private
property, and refused to allow it TO
be seen. \ wonderful man. lie bad
invited the correspondent to come to
papers, and yet when the correspond
ent called and asked a civil question,
he was not treated ciyilly, but the
United States Commissioner stood up
and kept his hand well down in his
fine oyercoat pocket. What that
meant, perhaps he can explain.
VIII Mr. Carroll explain why his
deputy marshals donot go to Mr.. W. r.
Il.
gentleman Of character and respecta-
bility. He lives III Durham, has an
office here, and is always to be found
there. These warrants have been
sworn out for some time by Mr.. S.
q. Woods, a deputy collector at Eeids-
Vile. Mr.. Whitaker was asked about
this, and his reply was that Mr.. Red
mond would not swear them out. Mr..
Redmond was seen at once and in
response to the inquiry, said Be
cause there are so many frivolous and
malicious prosecutions, and ] cannot
depend upon the information furnish
ed. j went 10 the Department and
was instructed to make affidayits
when / had personal knowledge of vio-
lations." And said there has been
50 much corruption, so many petty
prosecutions IN the revenue service,
that if / was not dependent upon my
salary to support my family, / would
resign at once" As he uttered these
words, Indignation was depicted upon
his countenance.
That the appointment Of Mr..
Whitaker as United States Commits
sioner was secured by Mr.. Carroll,
nobody will deny. Mr.. Carroll, in
writing to one of his deputies, said:
Push the business now, as you have
Mr.. Whitaker there to help you out,
and you ought to be able to do lots of
work. Don't this show that Mr..
Whitaker was appointed for special
purpose. and Mr.. Carroll relied upon
him TO help Walker and the gang out?
Let Mr. Carroll lay the fiattering
JUNCTION 10 his soul that the statement
Of facts made by your correspondent
will not iniure him in the estimation