The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-21
WOMAN TEST|F les
IN SAMUEL CASE
Typical Mountain Girl Tells OF
Alleged Fraud BY Govern
ment Officials.
WITNESS SLIP OF A WOMAN
Testimony Shows That Reputa-
tiol. OF Samuel As Officer
Was Bad.
1s,roinl 70 rhe Tlmes-pIspatch.l

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GREEN SBoRO, n. c.. January TO-
Witnesses in the case against Samuel,
one OF the deputy collectors indicted FOR
alleged frauds against the government
and coilusion with blockade distillers,
rave Interesting ana damaging testimony
against the defendant in the Federal
Court to-day.
a portion of it related to establishing
the charge that the Illicit distillerics of
James Combs and the McEwins operated
by steam ran in six miles of Wilkesboro
for months. the steam being plainly visi-
BILE from the public road.
1t was testified that so notorious were
the distileries that preacher during
the summer of 1904 preached sermon
on the scandal III the public streets of
W'ilkesboro, telling the officers If they
would follow him he would lead them to
them.
Testimony was introduced that after
the Officers went out and reported them
destroyed, they were not. and the location
OF the engines, boilers and still worms
were shown to-day.
Young Woman Testifies.
After reading from Samuels's diary, re-
porting the destruction of stills of Lin
+ dolp Parker and William Williams, in
january, 1894, and producing government
informer's checks paid 10 Samuel of ten
dollars each for same, District Attorney
Holton introduced Mrs. CeliaF'orester, the
young daughter of Williams, and VIII
liams himself, whose testimony was
straightforward, unique and typical of
the Inountaneer moonshiner and their
integrity of purpose.
Mrs Celia Forester. said in an answer
tc questions by attorneys: II am the
daughter OF VIII Williams, l lived half
a mile from Lndolph Parker In jan
uary. 1894, was standing in the door
Of my fathers house and saw revenue
officers ride through the yard and 20 in
the direction of Lindolph Parker's.
ran to the wash place. where Sylvanna
was, and told her the officers Were COM
ing. We went TO the house together
and told Mr. Parker. He left pretty fast.
After that the officers came. hut the still
was gone off with Mr.. Parker"
on REORGANIZATION the young woman
said: My fathers still was about three
hundrde yards from his house. but they
never got it. 1 know it was my duty
To notify the Parkers the officers were
coming.
They would have done it for us. When
Ia would make run OF liquor he would
90 and hide it. he has still now, but
don't guess 1t is running. 1t IS setting
IN The woods, l guess now, hid off. 1t
was considered the duty OF good cit
!zen 10 tell one another when the reye-
rliers were coming came from West
Virginia where my husband lives on a
telegram from the government. Got here
80, aigl,t with my husband. l am eigh-
teen years old been married one year
The witness is 4 slip of a woman, with
q pretty face. delicate features. soft
voice and modest demeanor. There was
rot a trace OF coarseness in her manner
OF appearance.
Old Man On the Stand.
VIII Williams testified as follows Il re-
member when the officers came, the day
my daughters speaks of. They never de-
stfoycd my still. 1t was seventy-two-
gallon copper one. They never have de-
stroyed it. I have got 1t now. The day
The officers came. | was out hunting. ana
my still was out hid in the branch. L
have had ii twelve years. My case was
up IN the Federal Court. I.lidoIph Parker
snd myself came up in court and sub
United. Judge Boyd gave us powerful
talk. and we gave a iond and l have
heard nothing more from it. Sheriff john
Sell told he 1t had been done away with"
on eross-exalnaat i9n the witness made
the following a1a,s.n.ar: Il made liquor
Officers had cut up nay place three times.
but they never got the still
have had ii twelve or fifteen years,
ard ii Is a good one yet. 1t ms been MD
out for 2 year now. and I have mutt
let il stay out because ! might want
TO use it again. have reformed. After
three years runs out. my understanding
IS, / can run II again, liav. quit drtn2-
inS because cant git t. Distill Stops
-,.gf -,-g,gr -.
still w0Gid DC convenient % them ard
a branch.
Sanuel's Reputation Bad.
John Green testified that the general
reputation Of sanuels az al ofneer was
very bad.
john AahaffY said:
was AZ the Melvin dsstaiery While n
Was operating II was run by steam Il
was copper stu. II started II tie spring
Of the year and Was running when par
son Perdue preached his sermon about Il
on the sireets Of WiIkesbaro. yon cGgId