The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08
REVENUE TRIALS
AT GREENSBORO II !. ] n /: l: ! !
District Attorney Holton Takcil
Sick in the
Court. s .s
TRIED TO PROVE VI COLLISION I: !.
Vouchers and Checks Between
Samue1s and Con1bes
III Evidence.
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GFlalyfNSBURO,8N.& c., October 1.-The
X third day OF the trial OF Revenue Officer
4 Samuel came to sudden halt this af-
ternoon, when at 8 o'clock. District At
torney Hoton collapsed from exhaustion.
was assisted 10 Judge Boyd's private
& Office, and by speedy application OF re-
gtorativo soon recovered sufficiently to
be taken to his roolrlynt the hotel where
he quickly responded to relief from
strain. and declarcH he will be himself
Monday morning Court was adjourned
over to Monday. Il
4 He had just put on witness by whom
to lay tho foundation for building up
proof on Il count, charging Samuel with
COLLATION. with l:nother to defraud the
government by means OF fraudulent IN
farmers reports This witness was q
4 blccknder, whose still had been reported
to Lhe government. b. Samuel as having
been ilyslroytJ, y en- the copper hadn
been touched Producing from tho inter-
nal revenue files the infortner's voucher
one James Combcs. whose name was
!. written with cross, attestcd ny Sa sam Z
and the check paying the amount. osee . =
slbly to Combes, but again attestted ~
Samuel Holton, which after / tealous
contest. was not permitted by judge
y 1.oyd 10 present his evidence. Aycock.
E,vn,,rn and Watson strongly contended
& for thc dc fendant that tho testimony wac
ginoinns tnt, and the informer's voucher
ana tlGcks irrcvulant. Holton said mat
ho nroposed to show by thirty SUCH
checks and informer' vouchers attesteo
by samuel. and all in Con,bes's name,
i ihatfthere was corrupt colluslon between
Combes and Samuel. whereby the oiticer
cot; this money, and In return ComDes
wa. allowed to run his still In half q
mile. unmolested Of the one run BY Wit
ness. which Samuel had DESTROYED.
JIdge Boyd ruled that q THIS a.ase
such evidence was not permissible. ~ ~.
Ing the whole argument 1t was seen tl =, ~
Az ,,ist Act attorney was laboring under
apparent embarrassment. his rage T.lo
white Ms, a sheet. and when he would arlse use
a 70 address the court, there was not tt'al
came ginger so Characteristic o. nltn IN.
& fter waving the witness from the stano
and futtering the papers "a ols pti'u.o
4 OF checks and informer's vouchers! ~ ~.
the government custodian. he dropped ms
hend on the table. and In almost so w.
exclajm ed 7" Oh. I am SO sick. ana my
1cad roars like cataract! The Jury
MN Z nlaced In charge OF an officer, ana
court adjourned. 81 Z I. &. &,
4 Tndpe Eoyd remarked from the oench
~, efIo,f IN would yet XIII himself work
& tnr, mentioning that he worked al night
snnd MI day under the heaviest mentai
and or,cial s train. He had been deprly N.
NJ y1lua bic assistance OF Assistant Dts-
trict Attorney Price this term . reason .'s,
OF the death OF his father. Inc deieha-
ants f/unsel Expressed the deepest SYN
natf,y with the district attorney, Cover.
nor Aycock saying that, had no KNOWN
when court reasselnbled that Holton was
! sick he would not have entered MY ~
the heavy debate.
estfmony at the morning session was
g directed to the count charging false re-
IS norts o. destruction Of a steam diskliery
helonging to Combes. Witnesses TESTIFY
ing that, as far bnck as 1903. lt was
z running and that report OF Samuel 10
denartrncnt in March, 1902, OF It's DC
struotion was false.
lust before the noon recess Holton pc
gan testimony, trying TO prove coi'usioni
i1etwe en- C.onbes and Samuel, by evidence
that they were constantly together IN
yyilkesboro. Combes frequently being IN
his room with Samuel at Hotel. Hoiton
also made effort to show that l. -.
Davis, Intimate with Samuel, had given
the warning Sunday OF officers coming
on the big raid Monday, but evidence
\ offered was ruled out as incompetent.
He has had hard sliding every step OF
the way and his physical collapse was
not surprising
rho grand jury was discharged for tho
term. They have found seventy true oliis
during the week--one new one against
4 Samuel. one against *. c.. Bryan, an
other officer already indicted. @
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