Volume 9 , Issue 34

1907 news - U. S. Officers Killed by Mistake for Moonshiners

The Oklahoman, dated Aug. 24, 1907, pg. 1, headlines: U. S. Officers Killed by Mistake for Moonshiners.

Washington, Aug. 23, 1907 -- "Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Capers, today received a telegram from Internal Revenue Collector, Saber, at Greensboro, N. C., saying: 'Deputy Collector Hendry with posse from Raleigh, N. C., and Deputy Collector Gordon with posse from Durham met at a moonshine still last night. Each took the other for moonshiners and fired on each other. Deputy Marshal Gordon was mortally wounded and Deputy Collector Hendry and two posse men were seriously wounded.'"
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