Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-06-06
WHISKY.
The laid in Lee County, Virginia.
Il Deputy Collectors Description et
TIE War ON Illicit DistiLlefs.

the War ON Illicit Disfiilefs.
The following dispatch was received
in Washington May 29th, giving an in
teresting account of the recent whisky
raid in Virginia. 1t is from Deputy
Collector Joslyn, and is dated Bristol,
Va, May "a:
On the l4th Of the present month,
while 1 was at Jonesviile, made q
partial report of q raid that reputy
Narsbal Austin and myself had made
on the night of the 18th, with a proln-
ise that l would make q full report
when | reached my Office, which l now
proceed to do. In compliance with
your Instructions, dated April 6, 1877,
| have the honor to report that, while
on my way to Lee county on business,
/ met Deputy Marshal Austin and two
nell, Charles A. Biting and Edward
Ta.ley, and upon information l had OBJ
tanned we at once planned raid upon
the illici, disti.lefs Of Lee county. We
arrived at Jonesvf!ls on Friday night,
the 18th, assisted by Deputy Sheriff
W. j. Doyle and posse Of ten clti-
zens, we made a raid upon the Illicit
distillers in the locality known as Black
Water creek, and succeeded in arrest
ing six prisoners and seiziug four large
whisky distilleries that were being car
ried on illicitly, three of them located
on Black Water creek and one on Wal
Inns creek.
NAMES OF PRISONERS.
The names Of the persons arrested
are Oliver Brewer, Eli Brewer, George
Brewer, Whit Duvalt, Jerry Mullens
and Wash. Livesay. On the morning
after the arrests ani seizures were
made, while on our way to Jonesville,
Lee county, with the prisoners aud cap
tured stills, We were intercepted on the
road BY body of armed men, proba-
bly, fifteen in number, who bad placed
themselves on each side of the road at
q gap that We we're compelled to pass
through.
A sK1RMIsH.
The party was led by Richard Brew
er, a son Of Oliver and brother of Geo.
and Eli Brewer, and John Duvalt, the
brother of Whit Duvalt, who endeav-
ored to stop US, and threatened to FIRE
upon US if we did not release the pris-
oners and stills. This we declined to
do, and went through the gap without
being fred upon, but would have been
entirely at their mercy but for the pris-
ouers, who we're SO placed that they
might help stop some OF tie bullets had
the dcsperadocs fred upou US. After
we crossed Powell's river they did fire
upon us, but did no damage, and we
lodged the prisoners and stills safely 10
the Jail at effersonvllle, and placed
strong guard over it. The citizens that
went with and assisted US, and who live
at Wallin's creek, below where We cap
tured the distillery that was located on
the creek, then returned home that they
might get some rest and be ready to
resume their usual avocations the next
day. On the following day Monday
the l4th, near sunset, aud while they
were at work in their corn-felds, with
only sufficient notice to enable them,
some SIX in number, to get together,
they were attacked By an armed body
of men, mum bering twenty six, and one
of their number, Jesse Vandewinter,
was uortally wounded, and has since
died
DRIVEN TO THE MOUNTAINS.
The little party of citizens fought
manfuIly, and being reinforced by some
four others, drove the murderers to the
mountains, with loss cf four wound
ed, one mortally and three pretty Sc
verely. This attack was led by Rich
ard Brewer, John Duvalt and Bert
Cams, three noted desperadoes, who
reside on the Black Water. The names
of the Black Water party that were
wounded were Jesse Anderson, mortal
ly, and Andrew Testament, James Col
Iins and Hiram Livesay. The Judge
of Lee county at once caused warrants
to be issued for all persons known to
have been engaged in the attack, and
placed the hands of Deputy Sheriff
Doyle, who will do all in his power to
arrest the guilty parties, and if caught
they will certainly be brought to JUS
tice.
The friends of the prisoners threat