, 1875-02-06
James M. Davis, Deputy United
States Marshal in Ten
nGSHe0.
4 Man Who Makes i Business Of Huntihg-
Down Illicit Distilltrs,
He Arrests 1876 Outlaws within q
Year.
The Skill and lntrepidity with Which He
BAGS His Game.

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Antagonist Aa W Aps0 WV"
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,.-......5 5.ar< A. m. tArdoe Tribune.
apee'"' w rs,,, Feb. 3,-My last letter con-
- ac.ount of the manner of operating
=. 10. ~, si.,;,loroa in Tsnucssee, aud ths
,.n"'.,.'x 3i.noyc,inp then, aud of arresting
=, utA'sN.s. ..a.s now nroposo ia give you
~ .,..so ~ +ho .noat auccessfu1 Marshal en-
s.esa Il, III. branch of tho United States ecr-
TX. IN
,,x.a n Dty1s,
r,a sor,norv c,nnloyoJ In the Stats
.-,,;o. h,, 5avc]oniup a peoulise aptitnds for
rs..o,irot o,,t d.lioouonte Of tho lsw aud briug-
s.'. t1,.n, !, ,ust;co In vas epca4ci aa Deputy
nIsxata, i, ti,o 1rpi,ed States service, The fact
- 81. ,,n,nnnsn success NAV he known by Ills
1,.,:rt, .i,co b;a entering tho service, over o
- ,,,odo 1fs nrrosta. of these be killed
80 80, 80. nan ort,;cht, Wills ho wounded but
~. ,,,,o,a an tho rant he succoet1ed IN talfing
:. =, o,,ent when trev least expected it, and
-:t,,,-,t b,oc,shex}. His name has almost be-
.on,a ter,or te tho outlaw, and whom Ohio OF
,,o,,, w,nt. tn o1presa his owu i1,yincibiltty ho
~. thot :. evao Jim Dayip would not bo fool
asa,,a1, N attcnont Ia lake ,ne.r which boast,
howayer ho hna often nude On Idle one. He is
no"eset' ~ 0a' 1ssos r~o. 49,. III In n
tal+ erect "no LAS "''. go a.
thorough bhckwootsman' anu H. 20 e'eAs W.
gree, unlettezed. The common-school IL" was
sn ,,nhoayd-of institution III lis yonthful days.
49,, ~. .1sas;o ,x.,,rcta ot A 1og.csbu school,
suo wv s1ann'e ~ -, liz hou;ab nront.
houao "ae aeses o''''toee ,.... ~ 49, ,,,.,, III.
lie has, hince his constant intercourse VIII h's
fellow-,uan las rendered it necessary. learned
bow II read. md advanced 80 far III chi-
~" ~ .,,o,.f hIa u,oo.turc. a1tho,et,
togfaphy Hs " aipena '''o H.. .a,,,n,.1,o
1t be IN fnae c'@sac'ets' ~ Sn' ao 49,,
fequiriag it. In hard horse aensc, snt
nnNrlted e1norioucc, he Ia unsivaled. Indsel,
t:,. - - - ,;,u, ~ +bH ..tahrst al antl
Us o4sus ~ sAo - N. =. 49,. ft,as..,t srh,a
eccenslio IehnesseeAn, oas5 o1oe"e"'
idea Ii carried out oy Rno"ledKe Oh "ooacs~11'
an,i many otlee 1nllan arts Of Iso ard necessary
g. h;, Il, N. oco,rof,op ba n,.yv r,1rAl1es
t,,,.,,,,,1,,r ,,o,,,;,,foi with thc rnmubaina
he IA ta'Ao"sy s,,1 ,,an,ra ~ ,rr,,J.
anu shlcJa u aenoeeSeo' ss'a "esea N 60 -
to pilot him to the whereabouts OF Criminal
but looks into their hidlng-p1acos himself. Ho
49, -, thtnna,, tho exoods without ruBslinR a
o. ,.sLts 49,. =. ,,..v ,.ntr,.1 ,th.
Esf VI ofoaA'"s t"sb' "o "sA'
slduals can 10" tehsly 70 thelr sofro". 1As n"'
habit Of Hloepiug. "a to speak. with ono eyo
VI. ,,;,,s,,s ~ a,tv 40 rcnc,a, thipr ho
eis p1n,sc't " au'y, sNs soAo@. '"sah' ~
sleeps IN tno daY lt'no a'lu keeps H. n''l'sol'
generally iii she backgfoanG 40 that tlls pre-
snce in the vicinity Viii moi oecohae hfo"h 70 tho
criminal before he can pay hfs 1eapects 1nef,
1t night he sa!lsos fors!t' gsneihlsy alone put
sometimes accompanied By 1lfa deputy, AMI, when
tie of1onder OF tho !aw lag tlffosn down arms
aud pouch; aaa u taking nv ease t'tan Dav1g u
On tha spot, aud % - his game without Difficulty.
Sometimes ho puts 1T tn appearance bcfore tic
dock eroHs, aut mayhsp ais del1hqaene HAS NOT
even awaRa.sea Out Q! sfs hrat sound Bloop when
ho 10 disturbed by 4reasna Of q, unWnlcome pres
e:.cc a1d only a"akca 70 ind h1mncif prisoner
Davis does not vail 10 hako opportunities, bn'
III lGa!Y W tAha asV@ntAAe y! MY eAeuustlISt
that develop q lts"li.
MANY p'sft13KR,
ias away ffom ifs ahl!. nab beeu p!oFlnE tniouei
h:A helds perhaps lnedltat1h8 Ano oaaculat',f
how m1tcl1 whisky that worry piece OF groihd VII
yield. When its crop OF corn shall havo been con
ysrted INTO Tire I'setnnE hufa' 1or tho rcfeesh'hl
Of tho inner man. Aa has boon d.osning+ per
haps, WITH htte ehue1tie % 10 has shrow
q tue great security he ~ ~ aud tlle 1moossioI:
itI ul tlat sesuro mountain retreat Rhefo u
> conducts his Gusl9iGHs, 8flr NC1uE uihG0VDrgd b.