Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
CHARGES EXTORTION
Former Deputy Collector T. R. Farrall
Accused of Crime.
WARRANT ISSUED FOR His ARREST
WrongfuIIy Collected Money for
Revenue Special Stamps.
DIVISION WOMEN VICTIMS

1t was learned today that a warrant had
been issued for the arrest of 7. r. Far
rail-, ex-deputy internal revenue collector of
| the District. The charge was extortion,
! and was preferred by Lizzie Clayton, pro-
prietress of a house on c street north
| west. 1t was also learned that there are
| a number of other charges pending against
Mr.. Farrall
Deputy Revenue Collector Hamlet was
| seen at his office by a Star reporter today.
| At first he refused to talk on the subject,
| but finally admitted that the warrant had
been issued. He said the matter of the
charges had been brought to his notice
| Stree he had taken charge of the office here
October l.
Il lad no idea that anything of the kind
had been going en- during the former adj
ministration of the Office he said. but
while down in the division on business
connected with the office the matter was
brought before my notice very forciblv
| After l had found out the one case l in
vestigated and found a number of others.
There will probably he some more as I
| feel convinced that ali have not yet been
| brought to light.
The Specific Charge.
''The specific charge on which the war
was issued, as has leaked out in some man
| ner, was brought by the Clayton woman of
| the street house. She said that Septem-
ber 10 Farrall had called on her and de-
manded $3.50, which he claimed was due
for retail liquor dealers stamp. Septem-
per 10 he called again. and the woman gave
MIN 80 He went again September y and
she gave him the remaining $3.50. 1 ex-
amlned the special revenue stamp which he
had given her IN return for her money If
1t,ar ,f
present year to June 80 1885 The stamp
| itself was receipted for s2US4, the other
amount having been disposed of and no ac-
count made of it. Finding this out 7 took
the woman before the court and she swore
out the warrant, as stated
Others Claim Extortfon.
After my investigation / took TIE other
persons who had also claimed extortion
into my office and had their depositions
taken and signed. One of these was from
Fanny Hill, on 1872 street. Farrall, she
swore, came to her September and de-
manded the sum of $3.50, which she paid
hin as asked. He returned the special
stamp for retail malt liquor dealer cover
ing from September l. 1897 to June 40
1898. 1t receipted for $40, and it looked as
II the amount had been raised from sl6e7
The deposition of Nelly Jacobs of 49,
street claims that September Is she had
paid $40 as demanded by FarraU The spe
clal tax stamp which he returned was for
retail malt liquor dealer, covering the
period from September /. 1887, to June 3d.
lsaS; The stamp receipted for s1G.G7
Ella Buchanan, September Is, swore she
paid $50 as demanded by Farrall The
stamp he returned her was for a retail
malt liquor dealer and receipted for S16.67
others.
Ida Nightingale of 1872 street paid
him SO, she swore September s. and sep
tember 2S she paid him $50 more. The
stamp receipted for S1667 and was for
retail malt liquor dealer
Stamp Not Delivered.
Lille Berry of c street claimed that
In the latter part of September Farrall
called on her for her amount and demanded
$50. She gave it to him, she said, and
thought no more about 1t. A few days
after Farrall called at the house to see her
but she was out. He left a note, which he
had not signed, asking that she would not
visit the office here and to say nothing
about the matter. He told her that two
deputy collectors who We're making an in
spection of the Division would be down
to see her and to say that she was not SELL
ing beer and never intended 10 sell it. and
therefore, would not be subject to any spe-
clal internal revenue tax.
She claimed that she never received any
special stamp whatever. The woman was
badly frightened, she realized that she
had been selling malt liquor for some weeks
without anything to show for it. and there
fore was liable to the regulations covering
such cases. She is willing to swear she
said, that Farrall received the money, which
was given to him by herself in the presence
OF an Inmate of the house."
Will Prosecute vigorously,
Soon after taking charge of the office here
Collector Hamlet in an interview in The
Star, stated that he would make every eff
fort to see that tie regulations Of the in
ternal revenue office We're fully carried
out, and the investigation and swearing
cut OF the warrant against Farrall is in
line with his statement. He intends TO
pursue his Investigations as far as possi-
bic, and says that, while he has nothing
whatever against Mr.. Farrall personally,
thinks it is his duty to push the matter to
termination. He intends to start in with
a clean deck.
Where Farrnn Operated
Farrall is from La Plata, Charles county.
Nd. and is man about fifty years Of age
He has large family. He was made dep
uty collector soon after Murray Vandiver
was appointed collector of internal revenue
Of the Maryland district. His work was
confined principally to that part of the Dis
trict included in the Division"
Farrall, it is stated, is a brother of the
man who was claimed to have been poison
ed by his wife and whose trial made such a
sensation in the newspapers at the time
1t is said he has a store at La Plata and
is well connected in Charles county
Deputy Hamlet said further in regard to
the administration of the office of which he
has charge here:
Il am determined to pursue all offenders
OF the internal revenue laws. 1 will make
a special effort to have the penalties for
violations of the oleomargarine laws en-
forced