New-York tribune., 1877-05-30
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RAIDS IN VIRGINIA.

RAIDS IN VIRGINIA.
THE RECENT AFFAIR WITH DrsrILL-Rs IN LTE
CoUNTY-A STORY THAT READS LIKE a BORDER
TALE
WASHINGTON, Nay pa full report OF the
recent inierna. afray in Lee County, Na has
been received here. The raid the Illicit diseries OF
that county planned by putty Collector J5syn. 1t
MAY ~ Joslyn bene accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff W. 5. Doyle and posse OF ten citizens. They
raod the dstleres IN the locality known as Black
water Creek, and succeeded In six persons aud
szng .our Large Illicit disteries While on the way to
the J0nesvilie County Courthouse with the prisoners
and capture stills they Intercepted the road by
body OF armed men, probably - in number who had
placed themselves each side OF the road al that
the posse compelled to pass through. This party
lei by Richard Brewer, ~ Oliver. Qud brother
of George and Eli Brew r. disiers and John Duyalt.
the brother OF Watt Duyait They eLdeavored 10 stop
tie posse, and threatened 10 fire il the prisoners and
stills not released Thia the declined TO do,
and went through the zap without being nred upon. The
rcscuing party I'd dare 10 fire account OF the ps
Oners, who were placed that they might help stop
OF the bullets the posse crossed the POVes
River the desperadoes dd hre but did no damage, and
the prisoner and stills were sal ly lodged In jail at
Jont-Ve me riiZtns ot the posse then returned NOME
that tnoy might get rest and be ready 10 resume
their usual itDns the next day. ON the following
Day Monday the l3i1 near SUNS Z, ana Wle tIey were
at work Ia tier cOrneds with only sufficient notice TO
enable iaem some SIX in number 10 get together, ty
ana OF their number. Jesse Nandewinter NOR
tally wounded ana has since died The ltt'e party OF
cdzens fought manfuly aud being reinforced bv some
four others, drove tue nurdcrers 10 thr mDmtans VIII
a o. four wounded. Tho County Judge OF Lee 1t
caused warrants 10 be issued for al che persons
known tO have been ged the attack, and placed
them IN the hands of exreputy sheriff Doyle, VINO WI
do all "a his power to arrest tue guilty parties, and n
caugnt tnes will certainly Ds brought % justice Tie
friends OF the prisoners threatened 10 ter the Jail down
nave them ont, and JJslyn the authorities were
compelled 10 summon 30 citizens 10 guard the jail &c
JOnesye until the marshal could summon witnesses and
ready start tor Abingdon wJh The prisoners ana
them tried By the UlteI STATES Com missioner On
Wednesday Nav l6 Deputy Marshal Austin, with about
80 citizens well mount I'd and well armed left JOnesye
for Alb ngdOn with the prisoners and stills This large
force ssTy brcause OF hls being compelled 70
both Wlllins Creek and POwels Mountain Oh his
way 0ut, and any ordinary fO-ce would have been at
tacKed. The clptives were by them safely carried
through 70 Abingdon Tie substantial citizens OF Lee
C0uu "" J1syu " stood by us noby IN tins atir,
and tuli credit s due them for dOlng dad all seem
anxious that tui> gang OF aes men Oc broken up, and
ready render the Off auy assistance in their
power % bring the guilty parties 20 justice ant had 10
Not te good cjz rs " Lee n qlte aat5 me
Uncd states officials would nave Jared very badly Ia
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