The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-23
MORE OF WH|SKEY
FRAUDS
W. B. Young and B. F.
Sprinkle Arrested.
The United States Attorney is Pushing
Matters at that End of the
Line. but What of this
End?
Especial to News and observer1

Especial to News and Observer)
Greensboro, N. c., April 22.-My letter
Of the 18th instant to you appears to have
miscarried. l enclose copy of same
Since writing the above l have learned
that DistilIers w. b. Young and b. f.
Sprinkle have been arrested upon the
charge of completely in these frauds.
The United States Attorney appears to
be making a clean sweep at this end Of
the line. But the question is often asked,
What about those at the other end of
the hne?'
1t is subject Of no little comment that
neither the collectors nor revenue agents
office appears to take interest in the pros
ecution OF these frauds.
This reminds one of an incident that oc-
Cured in my county some years since,
and l Will relate It here:
A notorious character by the name OF
Rerman was engaged in a fiStlcum with
his brother-in-law and after hard fight
the ''in-law was about to clean Redman
up. Redman S brother was sitting nearby
On a fence, from which position he could
see the fun going on but was taking ab-
SOlutelv no part in the row.
Redman being hard pressed retreated TO
a tree. behind which he had a shot gun
concealed. Selling the gun he fired at
his brother and shot him off the fence.
When prosecuted for this offense he was
asked why he shot his brother instead CT
the man who was attacking him. He re
Piled: The damned scoundrel wouldn't
participate, so I thought l would make
him participate
Yours.
b. 3. BOULDIN.
The copy OF the letter to which Mr.
Bouldin refers follows:
To the Editor: Supplemcnting the state
ment / sent you yesterday with reference
to the frauds practised at Milton, N. c.,
by which certain rectlfiers and internal
revenue officers succeeded in a few months
i'm defPauding the government out of $780,
800. | beg leave t state that | inadver-
tently reflected upon the cOnspirators by
leaving the impression that the govern
ment had LOST only $4,000.
This was the amount the district at
torney stated the government was de-
frauded of while Davis. gauger, was as
signed to the rectifving house.
Later there were other frauds of Il sim
liar character. which it is said will IN.
crease the amount to nearly one hundred
thousand ($100 0G0) dollars.
The United States Attorney seems to he
frauds. and 1 hear that sensational devel-
opments may be looked for when the
United States convenes on the 25th in
slant.
In my estimate of the actual fraud by
the unlawful use of the stamps, l stated
that for everv forty-five gallon packages
of original tax paid s"irits, the Milton
company foated $3.50 gallons.
This should have been $3.50 gallons OF
10 per cent goods. OF $50 gallons 100 per
cent. proof.
Now it will be seen that by defrauding
the government of the tax on S55 gallons
Of spirits. or nine hundred and forty and
5-100 dollars for each original taE-pald
package. only 100 packages would be re
quired to swell the amount Of the fraud
20 nearly 100000. which is the estimate
made by the United States Attorney and
developments after the 25th will no doubt
verify this estimate. The collector s re-
cords will show the number OF packages
covered by stamps thus frauduiently OBJ
aimed and are convenient to you.
Respectfully,
b. Z. BOULDIN.
Greensboro. N c.. April p.