The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-21
SHOW LARGE SALES
NOT PUT ON BOOKS.
.Danvillc Saloon Mans Books Re
veal Large Purchases from Dry
s, Fork Company.
BAlNEs UNWILLING WITNESS
Questioned as to Transactions OF
Which the Distilling Company
Company Kept no Account.
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pANVILLE, VA, April Go. Z.
paines. Danyillc saloonkeeper, was
on the witness stand practically the
entire time to-day in the U.ited States
court in the trial of r. NJ. Angle. the
president and manager of the Dry Fork
Distiiling Company, charged with en-
tensive frauds on the government IN
the manufacture and the sale OF I'M
stamped spirits. Baines Is an invol-
untary witness for the government, AMI
was put on for the purpose of showing
that lie had purchased large quantities
OF whiskey from Angle and the Dry
Fork Company, which We're not re-
ported in the statements made to the
revenue department of the government
The conclusion from this is that the
tax was not paid on this whisley. The
books and vouchers kept by Mr.. Baines
showing the purchases he made of
wbiskey for the past several years
were introduced this morning as evil
dence. Banes was made to bring his
: hooks and accounts before the Federal
grand jury during the investigation
here last fall, which led up to the
Indictment of Angle.
Baines to-day was subjected to
severe examination by District Attor-
ICY Thomas Lee Moore. The district
attorney had in his possession the
books Kept by Mr. Baines, who was
asked 10 explain many transactions.
The government alleges that Mr..
Baines has during the past two years
purchased INC barrels of whiskcy from
the Dry Fork Company, and that the.
books of the latter do not and VIII
not show the sale OF a single gallon
of this amount to Mr. Baines. 1t is
further alleged by the government that
Baines purchased a large part of the
whiskey at the price of 81 per gallon.
> The government tax alone on whiskey
is s1.1o per gallon. The government
claims that 1t will prove the above
allegations by accounts kept by Baincs.
FROM present indications ii will prob
ably be several days at least before
the presentation of documentary evil
dence by the government will be com
pleted. Only two of the attorneys for
the defense. j. j. Brett. of Asheville
and II. w. Peatross, of this city, were
present at the trial this morning. Mr..
Moore is being assisted by Assistant
District Attorney S. II. Hoge.
j. j. Drakesford. Revenue Inspector
OF the United States Revenue Depart
Inent, and an expert accountant, was
placed on the stand by the govern
anent late this afternoon. He testi-
liSd Wal ne iaN lilHue an examination
OF both the records of the 4. NJ. An
gle and of the Dry Fork Dstilling
Company and the books of c. T. Baincs.
Tho records of Angle and the Dry
Fork Company, the concern having
been operated under two names. show
ed. he said, that only twenty-nine
barrels of spirits had been shipped
during tho past several years by the
Dry Fork Company while the books
OF Q, 4. Baines showed that he had
received 1875 barrels.
- What the line Of examination to-
morrow Will be is not known, though
II is stated that the government has
several other saloon-keepers in re-
serve as witnesses. whose books will
show situation similar to those of
Mr. Baines. The official records of
Che shipments of the Southern Railway
may be introduced tomorrow.