The New York herald., 1879-12-16

with our prisoners in less than ten minutes alter we
had broken into the house. big party was rallied
aud sent after us, took dikerent route irom
what they expected and lodged them. and our pris-
oners are now in jail"
'How do you manage to get at tie stillsS"
II never go to look after them. You might hunt
month and never find one. and then while you we're
looking the whole mountain would know You were
IN the ueighborhood. Tho only way to do the work
is to know precisely where you are going what for
aud then rush in and do it and yet out with your
prisoners. never rest moment with prisoners.
know that t their friends have an hour or two to
night and frequently dash n dsstsoy ssi take
knows ain about. The other deputies do the same
:;'who gives you the informitson a. to the stIs ..
opposed to the business. Their sons or husbands.
are glad when one is seized. When they ind where
one is they generally write anonymous
letter describing where we will hnd them:
him see if the information Is correct
II he reports all right get up my deputies and
in and get it, Here is letter descr bing these stills
have sent now to have it verified Occasionally, OF
course. strike still without being the search
tor it. Once Jim and 1 were on raid when came
across woman and two men csrrying stlll on their
shoulders They ran when they saw US, and, OF
course. we pursued. The man was after had ride.
aud when he found going to catch him he
wheeled and dodging 6ehind tree levelled his gun
Jim had done likewise. One of US shot him and he
surrendered."
..Whst do you think Of the raid t,asds about 10
II don't know much about it. but know that .
big crowd cannot dothe work that in ecessary. The
stllcrs will know they are coming and will be pre-
pared Tor them" f't
Two nights ago CASTOR made little raid, wit
messed by HERALD correspondent which viii show
something of the m0dAs operdndi OF breaking up
stills and capturing moonshiners. An Illicit stin
had been located in Banks county. CASTOR Was no
titled. aud had three active men called for thspur-
pose Of taking it. The still wss discovered after
est way. 1t was late ut nighttwheu It reached.
and the dres were burning brightly. CASTOR led the
from hidden perch Tiers were eleven
men in and around the still. though IL evident
that many Of them were merely loafors. who xers
cred to talk. CASTOR lay in his ambush for half
hour and, In reply to question. SAID that he was
once. SO that he could get them all. He knew that
II any straggler escaped he would give the alarm
it seemed an. ags--ave of the men dumped
together and discussed the policy of going
' and it see seemed ed that hat they % Would 'unss: psvs:
settle he question. At length they stroled Of,
leaving the remaining six In the little still house
his pistol. aud. followed by his deputies. rushed
swiftly down the declivity. and in instant in
'Surrender he cried. and the deputies came In and
finished the work. 1t was all over in second. and
the six prisoners handcufed and marched %
In less time than it has taken to write it All thatts
needed IL cool courage and presence Of mind. A
single deputy has frequently taken men who were
sitting with shotguns in their Laps. It oil depends
on getting the drop on them" dtstier never
lkes to hght when brought face to face with reve
nue. officer. He knows that the law IL against him,
and he does not to add murder TO his Illicit dts
tining. Jim Findlay never lost prisoner by force
them. AS brave as the mountaineers are. when they
know that somebody must be killed before they cao
accomplish their f purpose they & are mot a. apt to ~
largefo OF ordinary men, Ono deputy. Wiiliau1
stronge. with force Of two men broke ups nest Of
tho erss Of IooIout and hsa u
force alter forces He jnst vked in on them. ptstol
take them. and they surrendered- 1'4 s<N
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81 sinners a to the ALBA Albany n: " psnitsntissy e.
past year that they would die before they would sur
oore they have been lodged n the county jail aud
kept for six twelve months, and did not mind that
%r s hs to TO
their determination to hght whenever they are NOT
surprised. think We shall have terrible scenes this
winter.
els there hope of the breaking up Of Illicit dis
None Tho railroad is all that will XIII it. You
the crop Of these uDuntaineers will many
casos. not pay for the hauling to market, no roads
It into whiskey they mako fine profit OMIT But
the tax whiskey Is ninety cents Der gallon. 1t
eny Dflnss snem and NJ
ment determined to ruin them They resist il.
therefore, openly. dehantly and persistently. Many
OF them do not regard IL wrong to falsely In
tho federal courts while they are honest in other
courts. They consider It common and essential
cause to tmDede the collection of the revenue tar
and to make free whiskey. If the tax was reduced
to fifty cents per gallon It would do much toward
breaking up illicit stills. The policy OF sending
force OF sixty men into the mountains in the dead
of winter Is worse than foolish-it is wicked. II
will irritste the peoples stir mp bad blood and cam
not possibly do any good"
collector Clark and Mr. Wagner insist that there 10
only one way to deal with the moonshiners. They
claim that the amnesty plan tried and only served
to the blockade business. Mr.. Clark holds
that II the mountaineers not taught that they
cannot shoot deputies without being punished
the government might well give up the field The
preparations for the big raid therefore actively
proceeding. and vs. Commissioners Raum sustains
this policy most earnestly the chances are that be-
fore this is printed the raiders will be in the noun
tains looking up Berrong and his comrades. Az
said In my last letter. Mr.. Clark is OF the Best
collectors in the service and it may be that his plan
is the best. 1t s very evident that something must
be done. and the chances are that 1t will be done
quickly.