, 1880-01-04
A THREATENED CONTEST.

have acquired from haying.repulsed the officers
at several points, while Marshal Fitzsimmons'
friends declare that it is due to the irritating
policy that is pursued against the advice OF
the Marshal. Be this as 1t may the fact re-
mains that the mountainccrs are armed and
defiant, and one policy or the other should De
promptly determined Oh and carried out. The
events that daily transpire are startling, and
presage some serious collisions. Two nights ago
a body of armed men rode into the City of Mari
eta, and, gallopfng about the streets, stated
that they were looking for Chuck Anderson, the
livery stable keeper, and John Sangez, former
Deputy. Mr.. Anderson, who is an exceedingly
EASY person to find, armed himself with heavy
Stated that thoy were from Cherokee County,
into which the revenue men had made raid
the day before, and they then demanded to
horse horses. He replied that be had. and, getting his
gun into position, stated that he would do so
again. Dy this time many Of his friends had
gathered about him, and the night-riders de-
parted. They said openly, however, that If they
could lay their bands upon Sangez and Dlenken-
ship they would kill them: They made no Sc
prchend arrest. The relatives Of two revenue
guides who have been driven from their homes
appealed to Collector Clark on Monday Tor help,
silying that they would be murdered 1t they re-
turned to their homes. .
: On Saturday night u raid Of deputies number,
ing eleven in all, went into Forsyth County 81 ana
wagon was fired upon By alnbushed dist1llGrs
and tho driver and the mules run into the
woods. The main body Of deputies coming up up
retrcating rcycnue-meu to tho railroad ev1-
IDENTIFY hoping. that they would in time set IT, 4
ergo ores 5h Which to Ifo
Atlanta by nearly score of these men, and
thirteen Of them were discovered in the streets
Of the c The Deputies he'd mt
OF rescue, and the wagon-yards we're raided and
several Of the suspected men arrested. The nf-
FUR created t ensta IN n ene
mude The two guides used on this trip arc still
missing, and it is feared that they have been
TIE Herald correspondent found in q trip
through the upper counties the bittcrest COM
plants against the service, It is strange to
pleased with their corn, and insist TINT the
Government has nothing to do with It It Is not
less strange to hear citizens, who are thorough
ncighbors fhat they know to be ensnged in the
illicit business and Of stills that they know to
DC running. contrary to law. When the time for
several miles Of a still gather on the hillside
about it and spend the day riflcshooting, drink
ng and takpg Mh,ls ,cf Gf 5hTe
broken up, none Of them think Of informing
the revenue men or would dare to do so. When
rids are made upon the stills fre%qnenty % ,nno nft
are arrested and carried before Commissioner.
When they return to their bones they
ths been qrea.ea Ths S1 naanaion sradny
spreads throughout the community and involves
one-tenth OF the horrible stories told me Of the
SNo man is safe who opposes them, said Vn-
Duke Palmer, Of Towns, got out somo papers
against two or three of them. In a short time
after as he was riding home from Hiawasse
frIh her
lying in wait for him in the bushes
member Of the legislature from one o. q th,e the
infected counties said:' The poor people OF this
arrested until they. have literally nothing left
They are arrested on the slightest pretense;
dragged away from their homes und KEPT IN IN a 5al5
they are found innocent One OF the most 1rri-
tating points about it is that these arrests arc
made At ngh AT nan n lies d9 tTn Gnd Ut
jafls" ha9e"'' MS "'fe 'osol'sa aua Ut Dss'0 ~ -
1 had many talks with men TINT were said
to be Illicit distillers. They spoke openly about
resisting the officers. and said that there was no
use in trying to break up the system OF moon
shining. They talked universally rs II they
were Under some deep grievance. and soid that
they had been run over and plundcred as long as
they were going to be. The Berrong clan In the
organized and determined. They are guarding
the passes theirmountnfn eyries, and it Is safe
to say that no stranger can enter without snow !
best estimate that can get of their strength 1s
that there are sixty men armed. organized, ana
under call in the mountains, denantly pursuing
their Illicit business. These men are well armed,
athletic, and perfectly ut home in the mount
aims. Each man IS worth q dozen ordinary men
in and they not 1n tS
stills, and dared them to touch them, has led
of sad to
could not take Derrong out of tho mountains II
his friends did not want to give him up. He
being deserted, and TINT the family and its nd
hcrents were shifting their base. ride OF ten
miles would carry them to the Carolina line, and
out Of the Jurisdiction OF the Georgia raiders.
COLLECTOR CLARk's VIEW.
It is only just that I should give the views Of
Collector Clark, who insists TINT there Is only
one w.,y to deal with these men. Said he: II
see that he tsn is going to send m
upon the notual condition Of affairs. haye no
objection but It will be perfectly useless: II he
the the must E absolute M testimony that tho people Of
these counties are in open revolt against not
only the United States authorities but against
he want than the rz.iding Of this. company Of
thirty armed men that came into Marietta and
looked up half-dozcn men for the purpose ct
and Pat johnson, have been driven from their
homes, and are now hiding out for their lives.
Deputy aton on yesterday got dispatch from rI.,
lIG1u tE4lllE t111t ~ NIL A@AAs.
on sight, no matter where they met
him; This very crowd = short time H. ago
men and the driver. In the return fire Que ;of
them was shot. The leader, Tippins, is now IN
der bonds for IN Illicit scrnpc a.few months ago.
They arc openly and abusivel: defiant. In the
mountains the case is even worse. .Iwent TO
Dahlonega few days since with Special Agent
Wagner to arrange for the rnid nn Bcrrong. We
found state of perfect terrorism throughout
the whole section they command We could not
get single guide. None that we could get
dared enter tho mountains, and those that were
In the mountains could not get out. Every pass
Of the mountains WIS guarded, and even cid-
zens were turned back. It will be q desperate
struggle when we do go in, but am going un-
less the Department orders me not to. In those
passes man can sit on = ledge and fire at you
within easy range and 1t will actually take you
half dnys hard travel to reach him even If ho
wnlted for you. But have force ready that
will climb the mountains and fight these fellows
hand to nana @ }ns1 af ~ lonT t as tnes ne %hs cet,
resistance of the Berron4 crpWd2'
t It has been such that we cannot stand 1t.
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