The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-03
True Bill in Federa al
Court Against Broa
Rock President.
GAVE BURROUGHS
CASH, SAYS JURY
storekecpcr-G Who Is AL.
legged to Have Received Bride,
Already Under Indictment.
Six Counts Name Six
Specific Occasions.
Other Cases.

Clarence B. Wood, president of the
Broad Rock Dist'lling Company. was
yesterday morning indicted b. the
srand Jury In the United states Die
trict Court. on the charge OF bribery
IN connection with the case now
pending against tho Broad Rock Dis
filling Company. The BIZ returned
by the grand jury contains six counts
and charges that on six specific oc-
casions Wood gave sums OF money
TO Oren T. Burroughs. storekceper-
Sauser employed by the revenue de-
partmont in the dlstlllery, with the
purpose Of influencing him 10 allow
fraud to be praoticed against the gov
eminent.
Burroughs was indicted by the
Grand Jury on Monday, charged with
conniving with the distiling company
TO defraud the government OF part OF
the taxes on the spirits It manu-
featured.
Repeated Five rime..
The Indictment against Wood al
legea that on November II. 1871. he
pad over to Oren T. Burroughs the
sum of $3.50 with the purpose of
getting the latter to permit tho re-
no"al OF certain untaxed spirits
from the ctstern room of grain dis
tillcry No. I. OF the Broad Rock Dis
than the d'st!llery warehouse pro-
rided By law.
The oh.nse. it ia charged in the bill.
was repeated upon five other oc-
cas!ons. On November Is. 1911. IL is
alleged, Wood gave Burroughs $50:
on November 20. s3s, on December ,,
So on December Is, $50. and on
DoGcmher 90. s5i-all the money be-
ing Paid over with the intention of
CAErtlnS Improper influence
Postmnster Indicted.
true bill was returned by the
grand jury against william r. Hall,
formerly pestmaetcr al Pine Beach.
Va. charging him with the en-
etshie'nen. Of 1853 OF government
Is named by the Indictment as the
Date OF the onense
Another true bill charges the sea-
board Air Line Railway with ylo-
lating an order promulgated by the
Secretary of Agriculture under the
Federal law giving him power to lay
down rules for the shipment OF cat
ne from districts Infected with con-
tseious animal diseases. The tndict-
ment charges that on February II.
1912. the railroad company received
tor transportation 10 Richmond
,wenty-seven head Of cattle at
aowells. Ga. which lives in
strict IN which the cattle arc wide
u infected with splenetic or Texas
fever.
No Placard on Car.
The disease is widcs pre;d through
out the Southern States, and the see
rotary OF Agriculture issued an order
requiring all cars bearing cattle from
the infected districts TO be plainly
labeled with placards bearing the in
scription in large black letters, South
ern Cattle" In the case OF Inc shin
ment which is made the subject Of
complaint, It is alleged that no such
placard was affixed 10 the car either
at Howells or at any time during
transit, The shipment was consigned
to the John W. Carson Commission
Company. OF this city. reached Acca
February 2s. and was from that place
conveyed to Richmond by the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad.
Blackstone Case on Trial
Both sessions Of the United States
District Court yesterday were con-
sumcd In hearing the case against the
Southern Excelsior COMPANY OF Black
stone. charged with traudulently Sc
curing railroad rates below those nxcd
for its particular commodity bv
means OF undertaking shipments. Tho
examination OF witnesses was con-
cluded late in the afternoon. and was
followed by adjournment for the day.
Argument before tho jury Will beg II
AT 1880 o'clock this morning. and the
verdict will be rendered some time
during the day. Irby Moncurc owner
and general manager of the Southern
Excelsior Company was the principal
witness, ana was subjected to a search
ing examination BY District Attorney
Lunsford L. Lewis The defendant
company is represented by Attorneys
w. Moncure Gravatt and 4. Freeman
Epes, of Blackstone