The daily gazette., 1880-12-15
A NEW RoDERICK DHU.
the GIRL ON THE MOUNTAIN TOPS
WHO WINDS Foa-HoRN FOR THE
"MooNsHINE'' CLANS TO GATHER.

| n strange dnu picturesque story
comes to US from the mountains OF
Towns county:
The authority that we have at pres
ent is the official report of the deputy
in charge Of the squad which was in
terested. 1t appears that p few nights
ago Deputy Marshal Fitzsimmons'
force, with seven assistant deputies
and eight guards, organized for raid
into Towns county. One of the OBJ
jecs Of the raid was to capture man
by the name of Berrony. who was re-
ported to be "moonshiner," and the
leader of a baud of men organized for
the purpose Of defying the revenue Of
ficers and protecting the hidden stills
of the mountain branches.
The raiding party moved along
quietly, and by nightfall was in the
neighborhood Of Berrony's house.
They waited until the family had gone
to sleep, and then surrounded the
house and closed in on the unexpect-
ing family.
Berrony, though surprised while
asleep, sprang from his bed and fed,
clad, only in his nj ght clothes. Despite
this light weight, he was overtaken by
the deputies, and overpowered and
tied.
In the meantime his family had AVA
kened end came TO the door in more
or less confusion, and making a good
deal of fuss. While the deputies were
engaged with the prisoner and the peo-
pie at the door, a daughter of the
prisoner, about eighteen years OF age,
slipped out of the back door, dressed
only in the garment in which she had
been sleeping, and made for the noun
tain side with the neetness of a young
antelope. She carried in her right
hand fog horn, and fled through the
night like an apparition.
A deputy put out in pursuit of the
fleeing maiden, but his boots and
clothes encumbered him, and she trip
ping over the sleeping flowers with
bare feet, soon reached the top of the
hill.
Once there, she turned, and, like a
Roderick Dhu, she gave one blast
upon her bugle horn. 1t was "well
nigh worth thousand men," for as
the echoes of the horn died away in
the valleys of the night, armed men
gathered silently but swiftly to the
call of the lightly clad but stout heart
ed bugler.
| As rapidly as possible the deputy
had his prisoner dressed, and forming
his men into close order moved off to.
ward the wagons. He and his mer
were followed by the family of the
prisoner, which was constantly reen-
forctd by the arrival of the mountain
eers, aroused and angry. By the time
the deputies had gone a mile the
threatening force behind had growr
to twenty or twenty five men, anc
things looked squally. When the,
had reached long, narrow defile, the
deputy in charge found that there wal
large force of men in front of him
and that each side of the defie wal
held by sharp shooting mountaineers
who were hidden in the woods. Tn,
force in his rear was pressed closer OF
him, and he called halt and begar
to look into things. He found his sit
uation desperate. He could turn n,
way without encountering an armet
squad, and he felt that fight in tn
dark could promise nothing but blood
shed and death. @s..
He therefore began to parley. TIL,
mountaineers demanded the release o
Berrony, who is said to have beer
their leader. The deputy at first pro
tested and refused, but he soon fount
there were fifty men opposed to hin
with the advantage of position. Tn,
men agreed that certain discovered
stills should be given up, but the,
would not listen to Berrony being TAX
en- away. At length the Deputy sur
rendered him, and he Joined his friends
in the woods.
The Deputies had two other priso
ners and attempted to get away will
them. AS they were marching alons
through the dark, some one Whispered
to one of the Deputies, "Come thi
way" He supposed it was one of hi
fellow-Deputiss, and moved in the di-
rsction indicated. Suddenly he wal
knocked down and bundled up ant
pitched into fence-corner. The depu
ties discovering his capture, hailed
again and held little council of war
They were afraid to fire upon the
"moonshiners," for they supposed the
missing Deputy was in their power
the "moonshiners" were afraid to fire
on them for fear Of hitting the priso.
ners. The two squads confronted each
other quietly in the dark woods for q
while, when the Deputies silently and
in good order withdrew and hurried
out of Towns county. They carried off
their two prisoners, but left Berrony
| behind. ,''.is
This is the report in substance as
made by the deputy to Marshal Fitz-
simmons. The marshal is not in this
city at present, but we presume when
he returns he will take steps to have
the arrest of the defiant mouutaineer
made over again, and made SO that it
will stick.
Mr.. Robinson, the deputy who was
in charge Of the raiding party, has
reached the city, and gives full ac-
count of the affairs. He says that it is
impossible to over estimate the defiance
with which the mountaineers meet the
officers.
Essays that Berreny 10 a Frenchman
OF bravery and ability and shire wdness,
and that he has determined folio wing
that fully understand the situation. He
says that when he arrested Berrony he
said ~ have two mills and there they
are I've been running them for two
years, and defy you to take them."
When his friends began to gather In
the woods and darkness be would call
out to :hem. "There are only twelve Of
them here, but they are armed 10 the