The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-18
KENTUCKY "MOONSHINE."

UNITED STATES DEPUTY MAnsHALs IN TROUBLE
sEARcAINd A SUSPECTED HoUsE-FREE USE
OF FIREARMS.
LOUISVILLE, May II, 1871
A case OF Importance and much interest has up
In Kentucky reccntly-tnat OF four deputy United
States marshals, who have got into trouble by some
questionable conduct. In this State where so much
whiskey Is produced, large class Of people disti
illicty. So much Of this work Is carried that on
GERS arc compelled to DO constantly employed in the
arrest OF Illicit whlskey manufacturers, or "moon-
sinners" as these law breakers are termed in their
native State 'Moonshine men" d.stil the woods,
and as general tning, IN tho night. They full Of
pluck, and having special love for the officers OF the
government they who engage in their capture are al
why's armed heavily. Upon the night OF May last
four OF these officers were carrying On raid IN Bar
ren county. They had arrested one man and placed
him in jail at Glasgow Returning into tho country
thoy captured two while at work In an Illicit
dis,lcry. Riding bncK toward Glasgow ono OF tho
two prisoners said TO tho Marshal nearest him:-
'Why don't you kctch other folks as arc IN thu
business well as II Them Reynolds folks Is n
sitting"
OCCURRENCE.
The Marshal inquired who the Reynolds and
whore they lived The prisoner told him. The four
marshals then surrounded their house. This at
ono O'Clock A. NJ, May7. An attempt to search the
house OF the Reynolds resulted In some serious
shooting. Ono OF the Deputies Americas whcdon,
convorsng with the writer as to the place, spoke
follows:-
order 10 satisfy myself OF what truth there was Ia ats
assertion, dismounted 10 make search The knock
gave tho door was answered. by an old lady's voice
| shouting
.sTom!
tom camo to tho door and asked for water to
| drink. Ho answered
".Go TO tho rear and get IT,"
~ SAID
".My men arc in front aud can't 20 back
| "T'ii not bring IT, said ne.
"oh, yes continued, please bring Il; we arc
travellers and in need Of IT, You know my voice;
bought buttcrmilk this morning from YOU
| ''Tho door opened, and u voice repeated, Il won't
hond upon ones shoulder called oas You 1ons. ro
sst an officer or refuse him drink, will your The
answer was blow on the nose. Tho claret camo
pretty heavily, and as some Que madc grab shot
was flrcd. This was followed by u second ono They
stepped back without falling, and hearing third party
mounting went away We arrived at Glasgow ut halt
past three A. ~ lodged the prisoners In jail and wont
writ for our arrest We told him We wouIo answer H.
and he lett, came back again and told TO obey tho
and Looked ro ,srea.Sn" We ia, na
refused to go into court until tho chamber cleared
| by me Judge. This Increased the excitement We
finally went 10 court, gave up our arms and stood
trial, tho result being poncment until to-day"
Tho other mnrshals confirmed Whcdons narrative.
No one acknowledged the shooting or named tho
author
| wRirs CORPUS.
| Tho remaining deputies were John Wyatt, Walter
| Whitaker and Edgar wyatt
| Colonel Duval tho United States Marshal OF Ken
lucky, and Colonel Bulltt, Assistant District Attor-
ney Glasgow from Louisville to look tho
matter aud believing something serious might result
from the imprisonment OF thor deputies in Glasgow
thcy quietly procured writs OF corpus
| aged TO have them served on tho Sncrin Of Barren
county when he was least expecting them When the
officers appeared with their writs the Civl Court by
| whose direction tho government officials had been
arrested together with all parties concernod
hundred ctzcns and the four marshals, about 10
proceed to the OF thu shooting confront the
nttcr wounded men, hoping thus 10 ascertaln
who fred Tho shots. The arrival Of the habcas corpus
processes stopped the party resistanc
TO their service offered. The Jour prisoners were
thcn brought TO Louisville and tried before Judge
| Ballard, OF tho United States Court lie continued
their cases until May %, holding oach in the oil
ST. 600 The trial thus deferred to await
tho result OF the wounds received Thomas Reynolds
Ia supposed to DO MORALLY wounded, Isaac Reynolds
dangerously.
Tho important legal feature Is TO whether the
shals had a right to even 90 to the house OF tho
| Reynolds without warrants They ella i'm that their
was made by tho Reynolds and that their purpose
TO search tho house and ascertain for themselves tho
| truth OF his assertion
| POPULAR SENTIMENT
Tho people OF Barren say that great Outrage has
been committed and ITS perpetrators should be pun
isbcd For this purpose they have employed counsel
argue before the federal Judge that tue wrts be dis
missed and the given TO the Civ Court for trial
Associate Justice Swain will be IN louisville when
the comes tho 23d, VIII also all tho lead
ing legal lights OF the Commonwealth. A deep interest
10 Ia cd IN lha rrf bIa nj md