The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-22
REFER TO RECORDS
TO prove CHARGES
Much Documentary Evidence to
Show Alleged Frauds by the
Dry Fork Company.
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Especial to The Tinies-ptspaten.l
DANvILLE, VA. April 2l.---More
documentary evidence, tracking wv
sales and shipments of whtskey on
which q is alleged that no tax had
reen pai6. was introduced in the unitea
states Court to-day in the trial OF :.
NJ Angle. president and manager OF
the Dry Fork Distilling company,
charged with extensive frauds on tns
government. Witnesses embracing Two
high officials in the revenue scrNi.e,
two Danvlle saloon keepers, inc asen,
for the Southern Railway at hlnsso.u
and the president of the Stevenson
Distiliins con,pany were plae.a 9' wy
witness stand by the prosecution.
The purpose Of the testimony IN
troduced was to show that Angie'
both IN his own name and that OF
the Dry Fork Distilling Company. ana
in some Instances under fictitious
names. had shipped to Danville many
barrels of spirits which were hot
recorded on the daily report shea,'
and sworn statements MADE 10 .he
government.
The conclusion drawn from this by
the government is that on the whis-
key which it is alleged he failed to
record .IJncle Sam was defrauded out
Of his assessment of sl.1o per gallon.
This line of examination, 1t is eX-
pocted. will continue for several days,
and. according to tho claim made BY
the government. before the trial ends
IL will be shown that Mr.. Angle and
the company which he headed either
overlooked or failed to pay the reve-
nue. tax on hundreds Of gallons OF
whiskey.
Had Lost His Records.
a feature of the examination to-day
was the statement of G. A. Miller,
Danville saloon keeper that he had
either lost or destroyed all of his
books. checks, records, etc. showing
his transactions with Mr.. Angle and
the Dry Fork Company j. j. brakes
ford. a revenue Inspector, who has for
some time been engaged in the ex-
animation OF the books of the Dry
Fork Company. and Of the saloons TO
which the Dry Fork Company sold,
was the first witness called to-day.
His evidence was of an expert ma
ture. and he identified various ac-
counts. vouchers, etc. which are now
In the hands of the government
L. S. Murphy, of the firm OF May
. berry g. Murphy, liquor dealers. of
Danville. was called to the stand, and
identified checks he had drawn in
favor of Mr.. Angle and the Dry Fork
Company. The checks and records OF
Mr.. Murphy. according to the calcula-
tIon of government experts, show that
: Mayberry & Murphy purchased during
the past several years Isl barrels of
spirits from the Dry Fork Company,
while records of the company show
this to be eighty-nine barrels in en-
cess OF the amount reported to the
government. The conclusion from this
is that Uncle Sam was defrauded out
of about $4,000 from the sales to May
berry & Murphy.
Tclltnlc Freight Bills.
Freight bills of the Southern Railway
Z SLOWING receipts of whiskcy by G.. A
Miller, Danville saloon-keeper, were
identined by Mr. Miller. These bill.
show that he received 151 barrels Of
Is whisky, which. it is claimed. is IS bar
rels in excess of the amount on til,
books of the Dry Fork Distilling Com
pany. it was brought out during tn
: examination OF Mr.. Miller that he ha
destroyed his accounts showing TIL
transactions. and that a considerably
portion of the spirits had been shipped
= under fictitious names. Colonel Gate
testified concerning the examination o
the books of the Dry Fork Compan
and the saloon proprietors.
He made number of visits to thi
section during the period of the allege
frauds. He corroborated the state
~ ments made by Inspector Drakesford.
~ Q. E. Staples. agent for the Souther
: Railway at Ringgold. testified that du,
\ Ing the past several years the record
!. show that the Dry Fork Company, ur
:. der various names, had shipped abor
eighty barrels OF spirits to Danvill
: The whskey had been hauled over til
{. roads through the country to the sta
:; ton.
]. B. stettnson., president of the ST.
venson liquor Company, at Dry For
was on the stand when court adiourne
= this afternoon. He was questioned I
Z to purchases made from the Dry Tor
N Company.