The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Oct. 31, 1905
A former resident of North Carolina and soldier during the Spanish-America War, W.R. Cherry was arrested on charges of representing himself as a government revenue official. He collected sums ranging from $10 to $25 from small distillers in Southampton County and Isle of Wight County with the promise that he would “protect” them from further revenue tax.
Cherry had given up his pension as a war veteran and assumed another name. He was arrested by federal authorities in Florida and brought back to Virginia for trial.
A former resident of North Carolina and soldier during the Spanish-America War, W.R. Cherry was arrested on charges of representing himself as a government revenue official. He collected sums ranging from $10 to $25 from small distillers in Southampton County and Isle of Wight County with the promise that he would “protect” them from further revenue tax.
Cherry had given up his pension as a war veteran and assumed another name. He was arrested by federal authorities in Florida and brought back to Virginia for trial.
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