The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-07
AFTER Bic GAME
Look Out for Revelations
From Greensboro.
Some High Soaring Birds May Drop
GUnder Guns Of Department of Jus
tiCe. Price Gives Blackburn
a Cussing.
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Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., Sept. 6.-The
grand jury in the Federal court, which
adjourned yesterday at noon on ac-
count of the absence of District Attor-
ney Holton, who attended the burial
of his father-in-law at High Point, be-
gan work again promptly at nine thir-
ty this morning. Some of the jurors.
as well as the witnesses who are
here at great sacrifice, were disposed
to complain at this lost time. The
explanation made, throws considerable
light on the nature and extent of the
investigation. 1t was explained that
no one except the District Attorney
could bring the various cases and bills
before them, he being thoroughly
conversant with each one, and that AS
sistant District Attorney Price who is
here did not know the cases so we'll;
that each one has to be carefully
classified, the bill drawn, and witnesses
marShalled in order, as well as per-
Sonal1y consulted while drawing some
bills, and that all this took the closest
attention of the District Attorney Be-
sides it often became necessary for
him to go before the grand jury while
they were considering bill, though
one grand juror said there was but
little suse for his presence as the cases
were pretty plain and witnesses so far
were not disposed to be "mulish."
Several bills it is known have been
passed on as true and a few ignored,
as none have been returned into court,
it is not known who are the parties A
witness who was before the grand jury
yesterday said he heard one of the
men say that the next town, of the
Federal court for the trial of cases
would be the biggest court ever held
in the country, if cases like they had
been having kept coming before them,
and that another retorted that from
what he knew it would take them two
weeks to get through.
While the exact nature of
charges are not known the
fact that several handsome ladies
from Winston, Wilkesboro, Salisbury
and Statesvile, who kee- boarding
houses, have been summoned as wit
nesses and two of them have been
examined before the grand jury, it
becomes plain that revenue officers
accounts have been enquired into, and
these ladies are here to show the
amount of board bills different Off
Gals paid, while their expense vouch-
ers to the government showed differ
ent amounts Are humble revenue
officers to be indicted for "raft on this
small difference of dollar day paid
and two dollars charged the govern
ment, when Judge Swain was excused
by the Senate of the United states Tor
a difference in this >rC.Jcct of tens OF
thousands" an inquisitive man asked,
The reply was significant: You see
each bill against officials will have
graver counts and this one about
charging the government more than
was paid. is not only graft but per-
jury, and it will help along in making
conviction all down the line sure
thing"
From all that can be seen and
observed here, there is a terrible day
of reckoning ahead for a lot of folks,
and those little dreaming of it now
may find themselves included in the
number before the agon"' is over.
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