The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-03
THE SEVENTH DAY
More Testimony Intro
duced by Government.
By Three O'clock Today the Case Of
the Whiskey Frauds Will Prob
ably go to the Jury---Ar-
gumeht Begun.
Especial to News and Observer.

Greensboro, n. c., May 2.-The
seventh day of the trial of the vhis-
key frauds case in the Federal Court
here began this morning at ten
o'clock. District Attorney Holton had
announced Saturday when court ad-
journed that he would rest the case
for the government, but this morn
ing, without objection from the de-
PENDANTS he introduced a few more
records of returns sent to the revenue
department by T. NJ. Angle, one of the
defendants, and re-introduced hand
writing expert, to identify Angles
handwriting as distinguished from
reports with his signature written Iy
some other party. On cross-exa nina
ton of expert, defendants submitt~1
several records introduced by goyern-
ment, with endorsements of w. b.
King, deputy collector in charge Of
this department of the collector
office in Raleigh, and showed by the
expert, that Kings signature was also
written by other parties, and that in
terpelated words written in red ink
on one of S. It. Sprinkle's returns,
which the expert had formerly testi-
fled was handwriting of b. F.
Sprinkle, was in fact written by King,
or was in his handwriting instead of
Sprinkle's.
A grain merchant and dealer, was
next introduced by the government,
who testified that corn was worth o.
an average of sc cents a bushel last
year. Upon objection. District Attor-
ney Holton said the object of testi-
mony was to show that from Angle S
sworn returns he was running Hniy'
80 cents of his capacity; that prices
of his liquor to dealers had been
shown to be s1.25 per gallon, ano
with a tax of s1.15 a gallon, he could
not have. paid taxes, sold liquor at
those prices, and got his money back
for the corn. Defendants claimed
that a large part of the profit of dis
tilleries were from the hogs and cattle
fattened, and Judge Boyd stated that
the law itself recognized hogs and
cattle as legitimate part of profits il
running distillerieS, but that evidence
was competent for what it was worth
The district attorney then an
nounced that while the government
had many more witnesses and docu-
ments, this evidence would be prin-
cipally cumulative, and for the pres
ent, the case was closed for the gov
eminent
After a few minutes defendants
counsel announced that they would in
troduce no testimony.,Judge Bynum
for the defendants. stated that as
they had taken UP but very little time
of the court in cross examination. OF
in argument on any matter, they
= would like a liberal allotment of time
in which to argue the case before the
jury. Judge Boyd allotted them five
hours, and the government three
hours. He said, not having intro
duced any testimony, defendants were
entitled to open and conclude. II
was arranged that Mr.. G.. S. Brad
shaw should open for defendants, tC
be followed by Assistant District At
torney Price for the government
Reuben Reid and NJ. L. Mott viii
then speak for defendants, to be fol
lowed by District Attorney Holton
for the government, and Judge w. p
Bynum to close the argument for the
defendants. The jury will get the
case by three o'clock tomorrow, as
the opening speech by Mr.. Bradshaw
and that of Mr.. Price were made to-
day