The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-05-01
TOM BERRY AGAIN AFTER THE
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SNEEDvILLE, TENN, April %, 1878.
To the Editor Of the MorristOEn Gazette:
1t may interest the temperance people
who read the GAZETTE to know some
thing about the general Shaking up Capt.
Tom Berry has been giving the " Moon
shine whiskey men" in Hancock county
lately. Capt. Berry only began operating
in the county the 18th day of last month,
and at last accounts he had cut up, and
carried off together, ten stills, worms,
ETC., which was being run in violation of
the u. s. revenue laws, besides large
amount of beer, mash, singlinSs, &C.,
destroyed.
What few Illicit stills remain uncap-
tured in this county are securely hidden,
and will not be operated again in this
section as long as the Revenue depart
ment keeps Tom Berry at work on the
Tennessee side aud Bill Doyle On the
Virginia side of the line.
The first raid Berry made across New
mans ridge, and on Black-water, his
party, consisting of six men beside HIM
self, were fired upon by a gang of the
Ridge desperadoes, but as the " ReOeH"es'
were we'll armed and faced the music
like little men, the &c RitgenlGIlttes"
thought it prudent to keep ut safe dis
lance, and the forty or fifty shots they
| fired was only waste of ammunition.
Berry, being encountered by his horses,
thought it best to move out and get the
horses out of danger, and did so with
out returning a shot; he paid them a
visit the following morning, infantry
styl" 1It could net find any of the
fighting crowd.
Berry has taken out q. s. and State
warrants for the parties who did the
shooting, and has been hunting them a
little to show them how it goes. They
are all sick of having participated in the
shooting, and if I'm not mistaken some
of them will be sicker before they get
through with Tom.
As an United States officer, Tom Der
ry seems to be especially cut out and
adapted to the work to be done in Han
cock county, and 'Uncle Sam" has few
men in the Revenue service who car
come here and fill his shoes, and all COCO
and law-abiding citizens in the county
desire him to be retained Oh permanent
duty in this particular part of the mora
vineyard.
Political matters are quiet here as yet
and but little electioneering going on
Howard Manis is out for Sheriff, and
think will be the winin' boss :" his op
ponents, so far, are Henry Robinson
and George Rhea, who by the way, ART
both clever gentlemen.
Henry Coleman, Esq, is favoraoly
spoken of as the Democratic candidate
for representative of Hancoek-Clai
borne" and if he gets fair start will
be hard to beat.
10. w. Baker, J p Nichols, and Col
Doughty, are all spoken of as probabl,
republican candidates for the same posi-
ton.
A. A Campbell is shaking hands will
his friends, in hopes of being our mex
Circuit Clerk App is a gentleman o
the first water, and we wish him success
Mckinney for Circuit Judge and Henri.
Patton for Senator in this district, ar
taken as established facts, without any
discussion, any where in Hancock.
Craps" are looking finer than 1 eve
saw at this time of the year +; wheat, ex
ceedingly fine. Corn is mostly planted
and some already worked over.
Peaches, apples and other fruits, viii
be uncommonly abundant, unless w
should have another breath from til
north pole.
BRAC-A-BRIc.