, 1879-05-15

Unlnl statea officers; but finally ronsented to sp-
peaae at hea1fo e lbs tas commissso"s1r
tloo. In sparfanbnra County. va. faiic,: By n
IL ha y ttsF n as Msf, sy,
4l'e atosn was broken open. and n. Stuck Of gonds
| e;ther stolen or DESTROYED. IN III. following
| men, who frrd III g,,nn aud plr,nf4 and ltIrcat.
enct hs life. lie was protecscn. l'owcyrs by pct.
w. s9s who !.anpensd to 1'e spendlhs The night with
SAFETY.
On :ls 12s!l Sf March, 1H7s. Coecto. nrayton
ens tonnsy jail ior iiilcIt dI.liijaian i,sa been
!ofcih1y rrlcnacd by armed nah. suDIp.ed 10 be
led by hedmond;; The mob nfro .utronuhed the
% having n-Hltfch TIC rotrnu. 1fiegfr, deloanard
Ills surrender. md threatened his life. Finding
t,ay shsont, they ssste1 n pursn!t nt him, rating
out Of this county. Authority waa given 10 the
Collector 10
EMPLOY ONE HrKDnED uEr,
u necessary. to as.lst ia maintaining The majc,ty
Of Tho law. t'ndcr ttla authority, ho employed
= o. the 1oth Of April, ls?s. p.pnty. .sar.!,n,
sprlaze. while engaged With ttn t;o'Iectosa forcu.
Ts Ss.ns xf1s ke II i1 ~ se. q e s a " ~ % . s
under date Of dane ~, 1e7s. toiIcctor Iraston
scpsrts thu. on tl,s a7th Of lune 1spaty Collector
namcd Grirnn had been Killed. Mndcr tic .upposi-
lion tLat hc was 4 Eeyenau o1tcrr. II East Fork.
shortly After the departure Of lloifmans force
'' Nos nj f. iss ihe co.1eeoH force opsr.t0x,
AbbeYl1r. s. T.. had retired for ,ic night to q
farm iion-o; dnfinR tlc night i was tursoandedby
an armed ni, And nj least forty shots we're Grcd,
and &ht officers ordered to lcnve.
Ind lfs S:cn Il 1s ~, S"%s9tsy +, II % ao t. ws
tun's force WAS rescued by par:y Of armed tuor.
elana
in the 10Th Of February, 1s1o Collector 1,ray.
ton renorts that Deputy Collector Wh,ia, uss1sted
nv ftt11l1Prf erIkfl W&Won EHntnff,fnV
wIlsky and attempted to arrest tllc HrtyGr ous
sniftm. lin WAS forclbly tcshset. AMI both White
aud ch'idcrs were wounded and tile property 10.
on ill., 10th Of Apr1, 1870, Collector nrayton
reported that his force Mat flied np0n while ielx-
inX still ~ nnon M tho chatsnosa River, eighteen
April ID: ls7si. Coilee,or Rtny'un report. that
while llis to'ee was srI1ing At.l! twelve miles
from spartantHrR, II Wsa fired upon and Deputy
Collector byron was wounded.
sECoEp DISTRICT TENNESSEE.
Number Of Special Deputies employed, 0.
Time Of employmcnt thrce months.
So,' f ssnG of i,,It e. IN: a31.o sst,.a In
l'cranns arrested. Gt'3.
Officers unit esnployea Killed. 1.
Onlcrfs and emT0reA wounded. g.
lnnc 81, lH77. Collector Ceopcr reported that
nis force was fred upon ly an ar'nrd pnrty In
jniy 6, iS77, Collector Cooper reported, a. The
result OF The operations 0y bis force In lInncacK
County: The seizure Of the d!rtllIery Of Dol Kay,
HHGfG IlIb lNtCt WHa fcHlBtkGu h1tu HtGu HptH DY
lhg assatlante mud drlvcn TO The wapdH.
Oct+ ct, 1K77, 1soycnuc Agent Brnwnlow tetc.
granhs that. dol .ay haa again attacked and r,,t
la't., gsye tl,s information whien ea 10 tic soix.
~ .hc sals Of 1877 two men named 1.eecrs wcrc
t!llery.
Dan. "a, 1878, Tloyed Collins 'sas ss,ot by Illicit
IA par;ic., . !ght eEened whicf, resulted in iho
ktilingof Then and Cobb m ofl!eer.
~, !qne @ L, 1Ss5, Collcclot coopel reported ta.
wero ilrcti npon BY Illicit dssiicrs. and prisoners
AnE. ., 1873 Deputy Col!sctor coopus, a son al
Tho Collector. while attempting tn scize tho Illicit
dis'tIcry. " Hut Amarlne. wnteh was strongly
Guarded !9 By armed men, wss fred upon ny the dtI
H. .n1sS is cosesoi cooptr repor,ea Tint
hls Iorce In Hancock County vas ntiacxci BY u
party uf zine men, who opened Gre on;tl'om. Ills
Officers nron,ntly returned the ro and put tho At.
April il, 1871, Collector coopes'a forcs of Ippn.y
Collectors NAY fred on from nfsbn4h nenr the head
walters OF Chico Creek. aud Deputy Collector Lind.
say severely wounded.
FIFTH n1sTNtCr TENNESSEE
Number Of Special Deputies employed, 4o.
Time q employment. scycatcen mu,'ths.
Number OF ill!cit stllls sc!,cd, 1ov,
Pcra1ns arrested, :3!!1.
Ollccts and employees Killed, 2.
In lunu. 1H7z, Deputy Collector Elder aeiscA
several ilicl. dlsulIcrits IN Jacgson and otlor
counties. month afterwards n Dounty Marstal
went t1 Iatncshofo md thu report EulnE out that
m bu sona sSsir s ~
ost. j. 1877 Deputy collector Hughes telo.
graphod frum Columbia that Tho,naa J. Williams,
who acted aa Knidu for him aganst Illicit Alstil-
lrrA IL Lawrence County, was taken from hs hG,sn
tic Monday night previous By disguised men and
.
Deputy coIector pasi4 win % foree, starca iii oat
10 eolze ilc!t dIstl1lrrtea In jackson aud Macon
Soon ihey tisc0fcrcd tho distlicry Of
By lcnsaIy- -Soodcd Hills. Iho iis,lllcry was con
steucted with douhle'l!ncd loola and
rpHT-llol.Es ON EVERY SIDE.
When tho ollrets nad reached Within 100 yards OF
10 atiyanco ilo wonjd Iii! every one Of thons' As
they approached Morgan opened tErr throuu', thu
port -smtA, lt!s gun WIN shattered, bnt he ln,ne-
succeeded In i!ring. at MurRan through tho otfet
E1e1 focs. and 10 ana,Iy s9frenacrSa. IN Tho dts
twn tnusecls, and two p!ssole.
May e. 1873, while attempting to seize an
i.etor ass WIS aackea IL ~ Sven arsS pa
fired 1lpon hin, md ~ defending himself orr Ut
his assail4ntA VIVA killed,
CT that, on tlIe 1:th Of lint month, in ~ Kaib
County. while lestroytng lts,illcry raid to be.
long tu English a. Johnson, ho WIS fired upoM from
tho bushes; n'ld ugatn mt 1stiloty said to belong
to J. Il. tch.nond. threu MILES from Cookyillc. to
was Tired upon; anil thu 1itll. wni1u travelling
nn this public Foad sovcn miles enst nf Cuukvl,u,
IN Putnam County. hts patty %aA Gred upon from
tho timber. liz a1sn etura taat. ir1ln talking
with aotnu Of the cs!zeus In thu different counties
through whirA l,ls coslFne was taken. In found It
wna thu dctcrnnaton 0f thu Illicit ,iisttlters and
their ey,upAthtzcrs II they could nut stop thcIr
operations by armed resissancs
ro HAVE THEM aHKEsTRD
In every county OIL soNic k!pu of charge and
br0uIht before Tho Slate cnur6+ And to rc4ulFu
bond larger than they GUILT ytyr.
Collector W0ndcGck, Under lato of JULY IN,
1875, tuys: "The oppusltlan IL lAe enforcement
NJ the laws aa taken new surn nnd 1t appears 10
bu ryAtcn,At!c. 1t saun,s thai -ylolaiurs have
lirermnud tn have warrant In tlle i!aMls Of tho
StAtu authorities 10 atfcst my lnputleH or sour of
their number. AUn ~ thur salt !Ays nrrtvga III
d given cuunly. \ short ttrie stnca had to 10 to
TrIcia CITY IN etvo bull tur Davis, 4ll thp after.
mum recrtycd tclrssan! asking mn to come to