The news & observer., 1905-09-12
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of fine and Imprisonment on ConVlc-
tion of felonious assault on Editor
Deal, three present and past officials,
came straight from the revenue
agents office and signed his bond for
$4,000 verifying in the sum of one
thousand dollars each.
Another significant fact was
the sending by representatives
of the revenue agent of clerks
to the marshals office and
taking the names and a oostofiice ad-
dress of every witness summoned here
last week by the government to testl-
fly against the various diStillerS and
officials who now stand indicted.
There may be no significance in this,
but as the action is unprecedented,
and in the light of following up of
detectives in the investigation this
fall and summer by agents or law
yers representing the officials of the de-
partment under suspicion, it has the
appearance of indicating that the de-
partment itself has not laid down
on its indicted representatives but is
going to stand by them in the coming
trials
Why This List.
A list of these witnesses and
the names of those they are to appear
against, would be of great service to
attorneys at once in preparing their
defense, but it is at least indiScreet
or inappropriate for department to
act as agent for men even charged
with wholesale violations of its own
regulations. A worse construction
might be placed; that this list used
in some ways might serve in the
hands of some. as a means of intlml-
dation or attempted corruption. So
in tbpgp
are viewed the conclusion is irresisti-
BILE that the fight between the forces
of the local revenue department and
it's representatives here, unless the
higher revenue authorities call halt,
and the forces of the United States
court authorities is to be continued.
That means a gigantic struggle, for
allied with the revenue authorities. be-
sides strong and influential retained
professional lawyers and leading poll
ticians, is an army of sympathizers,
followers, friends and kindred of the
accused, naturally and artificially sup
piled with fighting provocative. And
there are the leading party leaders
in some instances, who are themselves
involved to an extent that is almost
common knowledge, These must as
sist the accused now as they have
been known to assist others under like
orally SusDicioned. but not yet indiCt-
ed. Their moral. political and finan-
cial support is necessarily guaranteed.
So that if the accused sare innocent,
they will not lack for friends or
evidence. Ii guilty they will have
plenty of help from plenty of motives.
There you are.
And before these cases are
over, unless the Internal Rev.
enue Department pursues a diff
ferent course in the future, President
hands to settle between the Attorney
General of his Cabinet and the repre-
sentative Of the Treasury Department,
known as Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, John w. Yerkes That's
how big this thing is going to become
if things go OH as they have begun.
Judge Spencer 3. Adams, attorney
for several of the parties indicted in
the Federal court last week for alleg-
ed frauds against the government, re-
received a telegraphic inquiry this
morning from Deputy Collectors Har
din. Bryan and Hasty as TO whether
it was necessary for them to come TO
Greensboro to give bond for appear
ance at court. They were ready to 10
so at any time. AT the MarshaPs Office
It was learned that they could give
Dond IN WllheSboTo, dS cdpldS ndI
been there some time. saturday af
ternoon an official telegram came
here from Wilkesboro, saying that
these gentlemen had skipped. They
could not be found in Wilkesboro that
day, it is now reported, and the pre-
sumption of the officers there was
that they had skipped" If that WAS
their purpose they have evidently
changed their minds for they are
looking for somebody now, authoriz-
ed to take their bonds.
News has reached here from
Wilkesboro that Deputy Collector
Walker and l.. T.. Davis, two of the
indicted revenue officers. were arrest
ed today and placed under bonds.