The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-20
Arranged to Take Evil
dence in Deal Outrage.
WILL CARRY CASE UP
Revenue Conditions in Wilkes County
to Be Made the Basis o. nyes-
LEGATION in Washington at IN
stance of Carolina DeIega-
tion-.."MoOnshine Dots"

evidence that will be adduced at the
trial on Friday of Deputy Internal
Revenue Collectors Samuels and Hasty
for assault upon Editor Deal of
Wilkesboro.
This evidence, together with such
additional evidence as he expects TO
secure to sustain,the charges of collus-
ION between the revenue officers and
blockaders in Blackburn S district, the
senator win in person lay before the
department and the President with Il
request for an investigation.
Sreakine of the assault upon Mr..
Deal. the Senator said to a reporter
OF this paper last night, that II the
reports that have come to him through
reputable citizens OF WlIkeSoofo are
trne. this assault was one of the most
brutal and cowardly that had ever oc-
c,Irred in the State. A sick and neip-
less man was knocked down by an
athlete and, while he pounded the mead
of his PROSTATE and unconscious We
tim his confederate, with pistol in
hand. threatened death to anyone who
should come to his rescue.
mir. Deal" he said, us an editor,
and as such. il was his duty to the Fed
eral government, the state ana the peo-
ple to give voice to the rumorS ana
charges said to be in the mouth OF
nearly everybody in that section OF col
lusion between the revenue officers ana
the plockaders, by which for consid-
GRAFTON 'moonshining was permlttea
and projected
with some warth the Senator
said: IF one half of the reports as TO
the insolent and overbearing conduct
of these revenue officers towards the
people and of their corrupt dealings
with blockaders are true, 1t is a DIS
grace to- the government and stencil
in the nostrils of decency
Senator Simmons added that ne had
not had time to confer with them, but
he was sure he would have the coop
Grafton of Senator Overman and the
North Carolina members of the House
IN securing a full investigation OF the
charges.
How the Game Works.
Other incidents forming the basis OF
the attack on Editor Deal by revenue
officers continue to come to light.
Yesterday it was learned that the
basis of the editorial which caused
the trouble was the visit Of a citizen
of Wilkesboro to a well known
"moon-shine" still for the purpose of
laying in a supply of liquor While
on his route this intending purchaser
saw coming along the road in his
rear q number of revenue officers, go
ing in the same direction as himself
Purposely he slowed no and permit
ted the deputies to pass him on the
highway, following them in order to
grasp an idea as to their destination.
AT the crossing of the road leading TO
the distillery, the deputies turned
down the path in the direction of the
still and the customer, alarmed for
the safety of his friend the moon
sinner, FASTENED by another road to
the latters house to inform him of
the fact of what he supposed to be
raid"
AS he hurried excitedly into the
ward of the diStiller and commenced
to unfold his tale the latter laughed
in a care-free and Indifferent manner
and remarked:
.Revenuers! Is that all? What
do YOU suppose / am living for? Why
| knew they were coming today a
week ago. Everything is cleaned up
now. Do you think l don't know how
to do business ?"
The customer was so impressed by
the preparedness of his friend that
he told the tale as a matter OF IN
terest and Mr.. Deal wrote his editorial
with the result that he was waylaid
ty Samuels, while his partner, Hasty
stood by and kept off the crowd who
might have interfered with a drawn
pistol.
The revenue situation in Wilkes
has so long been a common scandal
that it required something like the
Deal assault to bring about any es-
pecal interest in the matter. There
have been at various times more or
%fAx. <Ns- lNe1Y1
the corrupt officials to terms but
these have almost invariably failed on
account of the feeling that the Of
tenders had the backing of parties
higher up" This impression grew
necessarily out of their boldness, and
the fact that it has been next to i'm
possible to procure their prosecution.
Made to Swear Five Years.
One of the most fragrant violations
of the service points clearly to this
condition. Deputy Collector Davis
was a year or so ago indicted for run
ming steam distillery in Wilkes
county in violation of the laws of the
United States by which he was en-
ployed 1t was notorious that he was
the proprietor of the still and that he
was doing a prosperous business I'M
interrupted, naturally, by his broth
erS In the revenue service, over WhOm
as boss of the district he exerted
almost perfect control. Judge Adams
! finally got on to the matter, however,
true bill was found, Davis arrested
! and finally fined for retailing whiskey,
| a unique feature of the sentence be-
J ing that he should come before the
court every year for five years and
swear that he had no interest direct
! " or indirectly in the manufacture or
sale of LIQUOR. Three courts have
come to Wilkes since that time and
Deputy Davis has made oath on each
occasion to the great amusement of
the natives Although he is bored
with the necessity and has sought
legal advice as TO whether or not he
could get out of the duty, the order
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