The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-15
A BONBSHELL
FOR PINH00KERS.
Their Mode of Trading Declared He
gal by Commissioner of Revenue
A QUESTION OF JURISDICTION,
DEPUTY United states Marshal Indicted
in County Court, Has His Case
Removed to the Federal Court.
Now Motion tO Remand IL.

DANVILLE VA. April lt-snocial-A
bombshel fen into tine ranks OF the to-
bacc0 trade here to-day when Special
Revenue Agent John Slnsal. just from
Washington. presented each OF the nns
leaf tobacco warehouses with copies OF a
new and startling decision of the Hon
orable United States Commissioner ot
Revenue.
Agent sinse WAS here about two weeks
ago and gave DO AS his opinion tha, some
of the methods of selling leaf tobacco IN
vogue here are bon violation OF law. since
chat visit the commissioner attention
has been called to these matters. and
that official has rendered decision hold
ing that I'd dealer after receiving leaf to-
bqcco from "a farmer s required % pack
DC ion h0g-heads cases or bales before de-
nvering 10 or Offering 10 for sale 10 am
other person and that the lrh1ndllng ~
tobacco in quantities less than hoes-
head. case or bale is expressly iorolaaen
under dealers license. and failure 10
comply with this provision VIII render
such dealer liable not only to the spe-
cial tax. but 90 have his tobacco ior-
feitod.
BAD OK PINH0OKERs.
4 large number of tobacco dealers on
this market. AS well as on other loose
ieas markets m Virginia ard North caro-
lima known as "pmhookorr. buy eNclu-
sivoy from farmers and resell on the
warehouse floors Sometime they buy
from farmers at thc barns haul tho weed
10 market and sell it at auction on tho
warehouse floors. Oftencr they buy prl-
vatoly from the farmers AFTER me lati'r
bava unloaded their tobacco 0n the ware
house noors and resell at auction Wi'nou,
removing or rch1ndling tho tobacco All
this busInos. which is extensively en-
gagged 90 here. is declared by the decision
of the commissioner t0 De- Illegal ana mas
to-day been stopped hv the eroclal agent
SWANSON APPEALED TO.
Congressman Swanson has been tole-
graphod to and urged 90 go at once 10
Washington. and if possible. have the
commissioner revoke or at least modify
what seems t0 Do very harsh decision.
Thousands of pounds OF leaf tobacco
are res0d 0n fhIs market every DAY
without rehaudliug or packing. and ms
custom has been Boo vogue for thirty years
or more.
In the Unned states District Court to-
day-Julge John Paul prosiding-a case
was argued in which there i5 slght
clash of authority between The state and
United States Courts.
~ NJ Doharf. uf Floyd county was em-
Moved bv the united S'1tos officials az
am "informer." and as such reported VI
x Thomas. OF that county for ilIicii as
rline Thomas was arrested ana hi7
distiilorv destroyed. lle sWof' feh-r-
ance against Dehart
TURNED THE TABLES
In October iast Dehart was appointed
a special deputy marshal 10 a.f'i one
Aeoe charged with violation of revenue
laws While on the road searching iof
Aroe Dohart was mot hy Thomas VINO
attacked him and SAID be was going 10
Kim him. Dehart defended h'msc.I ana
o.vo Thn1os a severe heating Thomas
tbsr mad Dehart indicted IN tho FLOYD
county Court FOR assault and also ior
carving conceded weapons Dchart had
The case removed % The United states
Court on a writ Of haheae corpus 900 iha
ground that the alleged IN .nce was com.
ro.ttod while BE- was acting AS Federal
officer and Do was inferferod with in me
discharge OF hts duties as such.
Tho case WIS set for trial at This term
~ the court Hon a. J. Montague. A.
,or7-av General Of Virginia. appeared on
behalf ~ the state and on "a motion ~
remand the case 90 the state courts sun
nitted argument M y H. Mass'e. -
This citv reoreseuted Dehart and strenh'
ouslv onnosed remanding mo case 10
Flovd County Court
A KNOTTY POINT
JUDGE Paul said tho gfatiiF OF ne ease
"a Tho I'm. questions Of law raised ~
,,.,,soi ,n,da 10 necessary 20 give tha
,,a,,er extended cons leratlon. He also
roo,ested counsel 10 submit to him IN va
c,,ion written argument. The decision
,,,iu nrohabiv not be rendered until the
next term % the court.