The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-07
ANNOUNCED RAID
At SUNDAY SCHOOL
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The Community Set to Work to
Remove Moonshinc
Material.
THE TRIALS AT GREENSBORO
Grsater Sensations Promised
When the Lid is Really
Lifted.
THE TRIALS AT GREENSBORO
Especial 10 Tho Tlmos.DIspatoh.)

Especial to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
GREENSBORO, N. G., October 6.-The
trial Of G. W. Samuel, ono Of tho eight
United States deputy collectors indicted
i In tho Federal Court for alleged frauds
against tho internal revenue, has been
In progress all day, eleven witnesses htlv-
Ing been examined in behalf OF the prose.
cution. Indicted In several cases, tho Of
tlcer is now being tried under y bill con-
tanning eleven counts, alleging false re-
ports Of destruction OF ias many Illicit
distilleries in Wilkes county In April OF
this year. Willard West, custodian in
division Of accounts IN treasury depart
ment, commissioner internal revenue d.
vision, Washington, was first witness,
producing original sworn returns made
by Samuel to department Of destruc-
ton Of specific stills, beer, mash and
other accessories Of q blockader's outfit,
and names OF parties owning same.
@ NO BEER DESTROYED.
Deputy Marshall Brown next testified
that he went with Samuel and the seven
other officers on this particular raid, to
show them the way to alleged stills, q
nue. Agent Chapmans Office In Green's
boro, he having been summoned to Wilk-
esboro Sunday night preceding the raid,
Monday. EIe testified that for four days
officers rnidod sootlon. but stills had been
generally removed, and that no beer was
destroyed as much as fifteen hundred
gallons being found and left unmolested
at one distillery.
Fresh tracks Of wagons used TO haul
gtlls off and evidence of regular pusi-
ness of dlstilllng were seen at every place
visited where no stills were found.
After raid was over, no testified that
when officers were making out reports
to department they refused to let him IN
snect them. These reports produced by
Clerk West represented many stills cut
I'm on this particular raid and much
beer poured out. IL Al
GAVE NOTICE OF RAID.
u In tho afternoon illnesses from vicln-s
5ity,5 many Interested In described prop
erty, testified to news OF raid to DO made
Monday, having been announced at Suns
day school Sunday morning, when the
whole community set to work removing
&"mash," beer" tubs and other destruct-
5ible property around dlstilleries, at the
Same time running dktlleres all sun
day and that night to prevent loss OF
prepared material ready to make into
"nlSkey. AL one Llliciy sWiiOA q A'oO'
gallons OF beer was found and left un-i
touched by the officers. though reporting
1t destroyed, witnesses testified that still
worm was carted off early Monday
morning, raiders came at eleven o'clock
and by Ave o'clock still was not only
back making whiskey out of beer left
by officers, but early next morning pro-
prietors began building a larger house,
and made blockade whlskey In large
quantities three weeks until a new depu-
ty collector sent from another district
swooped down on 1t and destroyed 1t, ar
resting the owners who have been cons
victed and served jail sentences since
Ludlorous testimony Of neghhors lending
their oxen and carts Sunday to help
haul beer from distilleries preparatory
to the raid Monday was given, one Wit
ness detailing how the widow Shoemaker
sent him post haste to church two miles
distant to tell two sons to hurry nome
from ''meeting,n fetch all the help ne
could and git to work fur the revenuleerfs =
were co,nin'." - 5s5
S'Se. STILLS WEIRD THICK.
Witnesses who had cattle being rat
tened al tho distileries. testified how
thev went early Monday morning to take
them away to prevent reyenuers seeing
them. and how few days afterwards
thew carried them back, where distil-
leries were in full blast and Stops.
plentiful,
One witness, on cross-examinatlon, re-
plying to question us to how ne came
10 he at SO many stills Sunday afternoon,
replied they were so thick In the neigh
horhood he couldn't well miss them, and
Being asked II he was not going around
warning operators OF tho coming OF rev.
senners next doy replied. mo, everybody
knowed ut Sunday school," AS extraor-
binary as this evidence showed the state
OF affairs one hundred miles from mere
and In the mountains Of Wilkes county, lt
was no mora spectacular than the scene
at the opening OF court, when, at the
request Of defendants counsel Judge
Boyd ordered oil witnessed to retire from
court, so that none would be present
while others were test!fylng, two huns
dred government witnesses and twenty
for the defendant arose from the bar and
the auditorium and scampered from tho
room, leaving 1t almost empty. and among
those leaving marched IN single ME
seven deputy collectors, witnesses for
Samuel themselves indicted. and having
their names ATTACHED to the reports
made Of destruction Of stills on that
notable raid In April
POLITICAL QUARRELs.
Entire trend Of cross-examination indi-
Gates that defense will be that United
States District Attorney IIolton and De-
#partment OF Justice have taken to their
embrace the blockadlng element for the
purpose Or destroying present revenue
department regime. which two FACTIONS
have had frequent and intense political
family quarres, the principle one re-
Gently being over the nomination and
election OF Congressman Blackburn from
that district last year. where the solid
force of deputy collectors championed
his cause, despite intense opposition from
other Republicans of State and district.
The lid has not yet been lifted, but evil
dence this afternoon gives promise Of
something really sensational Saturday. 4