The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
DRY FORK SEIZURE
. BUT THE BEGINNING
Forerunner OF Roundup.
Of Alleged Violators OF
Revenue Laws.
INSPECTORS BUSY,
BUT KEEP QUIET.
Many of Them Around Danville,
Which Has Been the Centre OF
the Interesting 1nvestiga-
tion-Wllat Collectors
Say--Givc Bond
and Start Up.
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Especial to The Times -Di.patch.J
DANV1LLE. VA. November S.-The
large plant OF the Dry Fork Distilling
Company (Inc.), located about fifteen
miles from this city. is closed down
as tho result OF second seizure By the
United States revopuc officers on the
charge OF defrauding the government.
About month ago large corps of
revenue officials. headed by Chief OF
Division of Revenue Agents D. A.
Gatee of Washingtc D. c., and Dis
trtct Attorney Thos. Lee Moore, raided
the distillery. 1t appears that the gov
ment officials mad examined the books
of the railway company at Dry Fork,
and found that largc quantities OF
whiskey In excess of the amount on
which tax was paid were being ship
ped almost daily.
T. NJ. Angle. the manager for the
Dry Fork Distilling Company. was
arraIgned before Commissioner Capers.
$4,000 before the commissioner or
revenue for this district. 1t has been
since claimed that the bond was irr.-
gular and should have been given be-
fore United states Judge Henry G..
MCDOWELL. OF this district.
Il On Wednesday night another seizure
was made, and the distillery will re-
main idle until the bond can be given
properly before Judge Mcdowell.
Halt dozen revenue officers are in
the city tonight. but when seen by
a reporter all stated that they had no
information to give out at present.
operating in the country within a
radius of twenty miles OF this city.
Give Bond and Proceed.
Manager Angle. Of the Dry Fork
Company, was called up Tonight by
|long-distance telephone by The Times :
Dispatch correspondent and said that
that operations would be resumed
shortly. The4s place was formerly
known as PigE's Distiliery He frank
ly told Of the many reysnue officers
who have been shadowinE his and
other places in this neighborhood for
some time. Last Saturday night" he
said, "six officers slept in the woods
near here. and on the mornings fol-
lowing Inspected the sttll.''
Angle says that there are many
other distilleries in the Dry Fork
|nelghporhood shipping whiskey, and
that the excess showed by the rail-
company has violated the, laws.
The regular fall term o. the Federal
Court of the Western District con-
venes next Tuesday morning. and some
highly sensational developments are
expected to follow.
1t is generally believed that the
continued presence in the neighbor-
hood OF many high officials in the
revenue and secret service depart
ments is the forerunner OF great
! roundup Of the violators OF the reve-
nue. tax laws.
The docket for this term is already
large. but will be increased by indic,-
ments by the grand Jury. Several gov
ernment store-keepers and sauEers
and large distillers will be tried for
collusion to defraud the government.
Exp1et accountants have for months
been engaged in going over tile re-
cords here OF the railway. and express
companies. Distilleries have sprung un
like mushrooms aroundthis city since
the recent temperance victories In
North Carolina. Being only three miles
from the North Carolina border line
Danville Is an ideal shipping point to
Greensb boro Durham, Charlotte anu
other dry. towns.
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