, 1875-01-30
11lc Criminal Record.

tho DOCTOR lls h@tl only proceeded short distance
cnped injury, but hs hurao shot. Hartlner LAS
been moved down to Luck Jono., about or nles
bc fired t.un in this county wAtio attempting tils-
charge hla duty. At Jako Canttcs listilety, TIC was
dred upon. Yours respectfully, ia.
Tho trial Of about
TIE HUNDRED 11L1cIr D1ar1tLEns.
i'll tho United alatos Circuit Cuart, Mt iss recent
tcrtn. developed many Interesting fuctB in regard
to the mnnncr Of operating tho wildcat #
concerns 1t, Tennessee, and tho why they have
ot eyading revenue oIticalH who senk to impose
upon thcul tho tax required by ths tiuyernmont.
They soem to regard the tax as lurdunsnmn,
and oven oppressive, and think thoy arc tueti-
fled in tahirH nny course In order to oscapo it.
Eut. Rt tho same timn, they arc ouablel to sell
wtiisky at o rate 30 muGh lowsr tim tue rcyt'a,-
Unlicensed distfllcries rs to bo little less t,an
ruiDouH to tho Inter.
sce tho mobilization Of tho laws there has not
baen no large n number of illicit institutions in
tho Stnto and tho United States atarbl,als arc
continually bringing to justice Hucll ~ arc 70
bold aa to still keep up tile basiness. sono do
keep it mp, aud all thu "snn,,y charms OF rowel-
fui trouble" In tho witcl,eh' cauldrun do not
brew moro nliacll lief than hey do.
From tho vrtv t'cHnnitly Of the undertaking,
all Illicit diatllcr places himself i'll tho position
OF
aud lives lto of con4tant anxiety and harasn-
Ing doubt aud fear. Ills days urc turmoil into
nights, mud to friendly cover of darklcss is
!lsea 70 conceal his outgoinss and ncuningR
70, 1eAviiY down upon him, tic IL
liclt dH,lllor leaves no. atone unturned
to keep himsolf au,l bis t.tcry ID far out Of
harn's way. or ralhor tho luw'a Way ns poEslslr,
For this purpose, tho most secluded aud iuaeceH-
eiblo spots imaginable arc soccted by hint fur
tlio scenc Of lss 0pefations. III tile counties Of
Middle and ];att Tennessee these illicit datilc-
RIGS most abound; and it is horo, i'll tho wild
mountan-t n-tnstuehscH, that tho business is most
successfully conducted. Tho place chosen s I'LL
ronlote fsom human l,abitalioa III can he fotlnti,
and tho foot Of fuai, that OF tho illicit dit
tiIler himself, seldom ever breaks i'll upou tI,o
solitude. Tle arot ID gisen over 10 tIln rabbit
tho fog, tho owl, and the Illicit diHtllcr. In
toeking point at which to carry Oh scir opera
ttoas, they titsd, way Hi tho Mo,1utaills,
LEEp dULcH,
the sides Of WHICH nte covered With shrubs mad
rmall timber. In order to mako i. l1st Unit auee,
QUO has 10 Land hlinhtf down from ruot alli!rsltch
until ]o rcacl'os tho batton, which might l,uyo
loen lilo home OF solno ycrisnhlo tnnuarGl, Of tlle
forest himself, 10 will! and lonely does tho pln.o
appear. Here !o auts up hiH tubs. crccta Ilia
sion for many mol,ths to como, If, indeed ho iB
over disturbed. M road icads 10 lis "wurli-
shop" and no vehicle eyer makes ilH appearance
near the Hceno. Tho only way to enter or depart
clu'np Of bushes. His surplus aud tlo nee
ecaty material for work aro brought
across tho nlountaiun upon tho
back Of aure-footod mule, Or else ho mnkes
rnck-llorso Of himself, mud shoulders lin b11shei
Of meal piece OF bacon, Or bag Of potatoes. to
Lis primitive place OF abode, Where, for time,
ho has taken up Ills habitati0n. Thoy have rlldp
facilities, and sometimes make nao Of hollow
loK Ka'' 1nstcaa Of copper worm to run of their
One Of tho first cares OF the dlB.ilcr, in going
into business, IL to
MAKE FRIENDS OF TIE ENTlH1. COMMUNITY,
extehs!ng ovor yRst aroa of tho nountal,l-llis-
trlct. AloBt OF them arc Of tho euno stamp III
litnsat, trough, Uusuttcrcd IackWootfsmon, aI1a
hard characters to begin with. Among thesc
people lle meots with lio difficulty about obtain
tng their friendship and asianco II ho wishes it.
Nearly oVery OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, and many Of
distillerics arc yot 30 partial to them that they
would not betray their wleroahouts for any con-
ssIeration. Whom party OF etidfers is sent to
BRONX up o nest Of illicit dlst!crs in any COM
nunity, 1t, is worso than useless for them to
endeayor to gan any information from such
people. They are either gwen entirely faKe
directions. or arc told tlat thcra H. according to
thelr knowfodgc, no such institution iu tho
vicinity. Iheho distillrrica Away hayo runners
out. aud, while tho officers of tlIo law aro mak-
ing inquiries, these runners hurry, with the
speed Of Red Cloud, acrosB tho mountain, tako
short cuts through rasinea and over
lodges, sud arfiYo at tho, dtstA|ery hours
before tho eolliors can tell III wl1at ciicc-
tion to proceed. Tho operator tbon bogins
nctiye preraratons for departure; lae packs Ills
ati!l upon tho back OF hts beast OF burden, stows
away the tubs IN sotno Helgheloring cavern. and
throws what he cannot conveniently take off into
rne large bOn1re. and MaAcH trapas for sono
remote part Of the mountains. When tho poBso
Of armed mon arrive at the spot wiero thoy OK.
pectsd to find dstilory in full btast, aud
thought that they would "jug tho operators
hoap Of smoking o1abcrs and pieces Of half-con.
Bumed barrels, but no trAco Or track of thDBe for
whntn they are Searching.
Considering tila difficulty to bo overcome In
breaktuB up tho dstierloH,
REMARKABLE EuccEsB
has bacn mot With. Sometimes, In going oyer
tho 1nuuutainH, tho oflfcoss and their men will
observe blus cloud OF smoke curling beneath
them. Il will be 80 faint as 70 almost reso'nLlo
pose It was feathery cloud but, at host it will
seesn to come from nucll al inhccess.ble opt>or-
tl!o-wAy place, that all inexperienced person
would suppose thst tres Of a los had been nc
itself to cindors. THOSE who haye Ind
tloalinKs with thcm, however, ueod no better
oyldenco Of tho exact spot IN which dstilleryi IN
located, and, by Fastening Oh hcforo the aiarm
can bo Eiyen, they make J. most sueecHsfu! raid,
and capture not only eome incorririhla characters
but soma excellent whisky as well.
i not untreanently happens tlat the operators
OF wald-cat "distilleres oifyr, open Resistance
to tue revenue oicaals, s,-somatimcs bong killed
themselves In tlla melee and sometimes tho
otlcors being laid cold In death. Don,
THE JAMES noYs,
KANSAS ClTY, No., Jau. 2D.-A special to the
Times from 1iborty Btates tl2t tho Sheriff Of
Clay County arrived tAsEo to-day with e. II.
Ban,aels, Id T. Miller. aud George James, prls-
ouors. captured this nsorniag at the
home Of samue1a, OH suspicion Of he
tns ,aiderH -, ana abettors Of tho
James boys, The Sheriff ntd posuo surrounded
tle huuse ut i O'clock and l!,adu thorough
seafct, Capturing the above mentioned PARTIES
capture, The s.apposltiq1 IL that tho
James boys were at the llouse lust
Yuustlay night t!.at desperate tlkht e,lsuud,
aud that tioy escaped. Ilo general impression
prevails 1T Liberty TINT tho real accomrliecs Of
tle Ja1nee toys have been captured, hut thBy al,-
pear to take the Whols lnattur ~ o Ioke.
CHARGED WITH ARSON,
CLEVELAND, O.. Jan. 29.-D. Boucher, who.o-
sala lquox DEALER Of thia city, MAS arrested last