Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-20
GOT TIGER UNDER
NEW SEARCH Law
GUILTY OF HAVING FOR SALE
OVER TWO GALLONS OF
LIQUOR.
FIRST CASE UNDER NEW LAW
Revenue Officer Sans Report Says
That Over Forty Thousand Gallons
OF Liquor Was Seized in June
Denfense introduces No Evidence.

tlOu III e court Oh a OeIcUQ
n in the recently enacted search
and seizure" has just occurred here
vixen Paul Altman, who, it is alleged
conducted a blind tiger at the Battery
Park Hotel, was declared guilty OF
having for sale more than two gallons
Of ~intoxicants.
Altman was defended by Judge
Thos. A. Jones and Judge P. c..
Cooke. Judge Jones raised the point
that the search and seizure law is
applicable to Buncombe, Madison and
Columbus counties, is unconstitution-
al. He argued the point at some
length to Judge Lane, who Over-ruled
the objection, and the case was tried.
The state showed by police officers
that a certain portion of the hotel
was visited and that beer on ice and
In suit cases and whiskey was found.
The defense introduced no evidence.
There were no arguments by counsel
and the jury was given the case by
the judge after his charge. 1t was not
long until the twelve men returned a
verdict of guilty. Sentence has not
been passed.
Revenue Agent Sans, in charge of
this district, has filed his report for
the month of June. The report shows
that during the month more than 40
900 gallons of whiskey were seized;
that 81 illicit distilleries were de-
stroyed and that the value of the pro-
duct seized was more than $4,000.
There are % prosecutions recon
mended. The number of distilleries
seized is not as large as the number
in May.
Governor Has Pardoned Austin.
John Austin, of Catawba county,
convicted at the April term, 1911, of
the crime of abandonment and sent
enced to eight months on roads was
pardoned conditionaly, the reasons for
pardon set forth by the Governor be-
ing:
While serving the above sentence
working on the road, earth caved in
On him and broke his leg. Although
this occurred over forty days ago the
attending county. physician certified
that it healed little or none, and it nov
appears that amputation will be neces-
sary. A pardon is strongly urged by
officials and others of CASTOR count
where he is serving his sentence. Be-
ilevlng that he has, on account of his
injury, been already punished more
thar. his original sentence and in or
der that he may secure better care
and treatment. I pardon prisoner on
condition that he remain law abiding
Census Statement of Winston.
A preliminary statement of the gen
eral results of the thirteenth United
States census CT manufactures of the
city of Winston, N. c., was issued
by Acting Census Director Falkner.
1t contains a summary comparing
the figures for 1904 and 1909. by citv
totals, prepared under the direction
OF William M. Stewart, chies statis-
tlcian for manufactures, bureau of the
census. The figures are subject TO
such revision as may be necessary
upon a further examination of the
original reports.
The summary shows percentages of
increases as follows: 70 per cent in
the cost OF materials used; 70 per
cent in the number of salaried Of
ficials and clerks; 65 per CEN in the
salaries and wages; 43 per cent in
Tho - --1
the capital invested; SO per cen in
the average number of wage Gamers:
81 per cent in the value added by
manufacturers; IL per cent in the
number Of establishments; and 2 per
cent in the miscellaneous
Big Gain in Taxable Property.