Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-02
CRUISING IN THE CUMBERLAND.
wildcat whisky Captured,
A Smuggling Vessel Captured.

A Smuggling Vessel Captured.
Some time since the Sheriff of Trousdale
county attempted TO arrest certain parties
dealing in whisky without paying State and
county license. In every effort the Sheriff
was tlanked and returned without his cap
lures. The 23d of March the United
States Internal Revenue officers heard acct
dentally of these parties, aud measures
We're at once devised for overhauing them.
After several days spent in laying plans and
getting everything TO suit, they aseertained
flat boat was cruising ON the upper Cum
berland, and was laden with Illicit whisky.
Pursuant to Instructions from Supervisor
Emory, Capt Wm. A. Gayett organized
party deputised as United States Mar
shals, consisting of Assistant Assessors Rex
ford and Pfster, and Col. Sam1 Marshall,
and left on the A. NJ. train last Saturday
for Gallatn. At Gallatin the party were
Joined by Assistant Assessor Cole, who by
the way is 4 brother of +. A. Cole, 'Presi-
dent of the Chattanooga Railroad. OBJ
tanning cOnveyances here the party pro-
ceeded at once 10 Hunters Point, OH the
Cumberland, twenty-five miles from Gal
latin, reaching the Point about one O'Clock.
Here they pretended TO be hunters and aw-
ful thirsty for something TO drink. After
much manuvering the party came across
samples Of whisky left by an agent named
Richardson III the neighborhOOd, and also
learned boat having an Illicit lot of wills
Ky was several miles up the river.
The party AT once commenced a
brisk walk up the bank, and after
going about three miles came across
canoe. Col. Marshall and Pfsler took
charge Of this and acted as the naval force
keeping pace with the rest as they con-
tinued along the bank. The route was
very rough, and the party began to feel a
little weary when they discovered fiat
boat some distance up the river They
now prepared for an attack and cautiously
crept to the edge of the bauk, from which
they could see the boat snugly nestled
among the willows fringins the water. AS
they looked over. however, a very I'M
pleasant scene lay before them, for
on the boat were six or seven men and
several shot guns lying around loose. One
Of the officers said at that moment he felt
like Adam Poe did when he looked at the
siN-foot Indian. However. it couldn't be
helped, and in body the officers made 4
rush for the boat. They found only two of
the proprietOrs present, l.. Il. Fisher and
Lewis Il. DInham, both of whom were ar
rested and placed under guard. The others
were citizens living i'm the neighborhOod
who had StrOlled down TO see the boat.
One of the citizens, w. b. Ramsey, was
detained as a witness. The place
Of the capture was near Ramsey's
landing, and the time was about
halfpast o'clock Saturday afternoon. Up
on examination they found on board four
barrels of Illicit whisky and one Of apple
brandy, none Of which were stamped. The
party lost no time in cutting loose and set
ting adrift with the current. All took deck
passage, subSisting on eggs, cOrn-bread,
Boston crackers and wild eat whisky. The
officers report that ore barrel of brandy
and two barrels Of whisky had been sold
before they captured the boat. The whisky,
it is thought was made in White and De
Kalb counties. The party arrived with
their boat at this place yesterday morning
at o'clock. Richardson, Ethe agent,
was notified by letter TO come to Nashville
and give himself up to the authorities.
This he did yesterday, and appearing before
a United States Commissioner, waived bail
in the sum Of s., 900, to appear at the next
term OF the Federal Court. The other two
prisoners were placed in Jail, but expected
to give bail last night
Intelligence was received yesterday at the
Supervisors office, that DIR. Joseph Cooper,
assessor second district had seized six hun
bred pounds Of tobacco, valued at $3.50,
from Ii. G. Hunt Il Co., Of Knoxville. The
seizure was made upon grounds Of illegal
and fraudulent stamping.