The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-04-25

| Condensed from the Atlanta Constitution.
| Frog Mountain is one of the widest re-
| gions of Georgia. Gilmer county, from the
rock of winch is rises, is a miniature
Switzerland, full of the hard crust of old
Mother Earth. Two years ago thele lived
in tie most unfiequented and barren re-
cess of the mountain a famiiy by the name
or Jones, Ayres Jon bei' the prop aud
mair stay. A,lss rs child of nature.
From h's boyho, q he has livt on fish
caught in ,Ia * river, and on : 4me lied
round about his home. He has killed
bear within mile of his house. On the
night Of the 1C h OF Feb. Laryf 1877. there
occurred at 1hc MI nrta a 'aedy which
caused q tat sensation in Georgia and
was wal oily discussed by the press all over
the country. Lieus nant McTntire, a gal
liant officer = the Second United States
Infantry, had en- sent to the northeast
ern counties with squad Of troops to
arrest some offenders against the revenue
laws who had defed the efforts of special
deputie to bring them within reach of the
courts. On the night of the 10th an attack
was mad on the house Of the Jones faml-
ly. The approach was t,set by d. 'ger in
the time of perfect I ace, but when the
inhabitants were aroused by what they
deemed wrong at the hards Of revenue Off
GERS the march w:s pel.lous to a degree
that might make a veteran feel nervous.
Lieutenant McIntire follow the revenue
detectives, who were lea ling the way, un-
til they reached the way, hidden both by
the shades of biz TX and fearful night |
and its natural seclusion. About this
house there occu. led a brief but fierce
fight, in which a number of mountaipeers
the troops. After sharp firing on
both sides the assailants fled and escap I
under the cover of night. They left blood
marks behind, and some of the gang are
to have bean mortally wounded
Lieutenant McIntire was shot down, never
to rise again. The mountaineers were pur-
sued, but no satisfactory results were ac-
Govei lor Colquitt appointed
Colonel Samuel Williams to gather evidence
n the matter, and the government at Wash
ngton sent troops to the mountains. Sew
,ral arrests were made. but the general be-
ief that Ayres Jones slew McIntire saved
'he parties thus apprehended. AS for
tones, he fed on the morning after tho as
'assination to the mountains of North
JarClina. Time passed. The comrades of
McIntire bore him in mind, and when Tom
ZONES, a brother of Ayres. was lodged in
he Knoxville Jail, some weeks ago, the
againt him being illicit distil-
ing, Colonel Farrow went over and OBJ
aimed an interview. Tom readily told the
Jolonel that Ayres was really back in the
frog Mountain ravine ON JACK river. 1t
GEMS that Ayres and Tom recently had
utter quarrel, and that they went SO far as
o pace off dueling ground, the interfer-
nee of the mother, who threw herself on
Ter knees before them, only preventing
Last Thursday evening several
ficers, mounted on superb horses, left this
ity, passed Gainesville, thence to Dahlon-
ga aud climbed Frog Mountain. They
cached tho door of the mountain house at
0 O clock on Friday night. Deputy Find
ey rushed against the door and in mo-
nent was at the mans bedside. Ayres
Ooked around as calmly as though nothing
ad happened, though it was complete
as he did not have time to reach
or the gun End revolver that were under
be covers of his bed. He was taken out
f bed, b-ndcuff. and brought to this
ity, where he wa : lodged in Jail yesterday
fternoon.