Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-02

each other, for they are a world to them
selves. There is code of honor among
them, too. Being true TO themselves,
they are
NOT FALSE TO ANY MAN.
This may be inferred from the following
incident: A few weeks ago several OIL
GERS raided Putnam county and destroyed
a large number OF stills, but the moon
sinners always managed to avoid arrest.
They declared that the commanding OH
Ger had IN n certain instance exceeded
his duty, and would not surrender TO him.
They sent word to Capt Phillips, in over
ton county, asking to meet him at desig-
mated house in Putnam county on GER
tain date. Capt. Phillips complied, and
at the agreed time and place the 20 moon
sinners sought presented themselves to
the revenue officer. He told them to meet
him before the Commissioner three days
hence for trial. They pledged their words
TO be present aud lett. Pursuant To prom
Use all of the mO0nshiners appeared before
the Commissioner and were tried. The
larger number were found guilty, and
must be tried before the Federal Court.
The Commissioner knew that they would
not violate their oaths, and each man gave
his pledgeto appear before this term of the
Federal Court, and was allowed to depart
without giving a bond.
~ bhGll Cltuib 10 IL hdlN budL every INdu
WHO MADE THE PLEDGE KEPT 1T,
and Travelled over 100 miles, the larcer
part on foot, to present themselves for
trial, and they are in Nashville to-day.
The officers realize fun we'll that when 4
mOonshiner makes a promise he keeps l..
Such is the general character of the m On
sinner. These traits are characteristic Of
the class but, OF course, there are some
who are reckless of life and property.
They are exceptions, however.
CAMPBELL MORGAN,
the mountain lawyer, and Sheriff of Jack
son county, is here. He Is one of that
noted band Of 1S men who fought a dozen
officers in 1880 at Peaks, and Kept them
in house three days without sustenance.
He is a man OF fine physical proportions,
manners as simple as "a child, and has a
nature as fearless as the wind. He has
wounds in both hands from his reckless
encounters with the laws agents, He
was never under the influence Of liquor,
ana was au Illegal distiller but six months,
eight years ago.
"Rutiians wanted to run rough shod
over u.s." said ne, land we didn't
know we were violating the law
exactly, and we didn't propose to stand
| It, and when we are mistreated we will
! fight some. We thought we had always
mad right to distill, and ought to have
| the same privilege right along. We didn't
think about 1t bein' agin the law. Since
| then, that about five years, there's been
"A great change, and peace has been in our
countryever since. When the right kind
of men came along, and showed us in the
| proper way that it was contrary to the
! law, we all came to understand Il, and
there have been very few d slilleries in our
/ county, not more than two inside of two
| years"
show long," a reporter asked, "w i'll IL
| legal distilllne go On"
"SOme folks will 90 on distilling; but
| temperance IS growing IN all the cOun-
ties. IL the internal revenue was abol-
! ished, there would he much distIlling for
awhile, ana when the market came TO be
| glutted there would be break down for
awhlIe.n
GLOW much wild cat distilling Is going
| on in the district OF M iddle rennesseeY
"Ihere amt no great deal. What causes
a big court Is the pint and small traffic.
/ There's very few dlsiillers here at this
court. They are mostly men brought here
] not thinking about the law when they
bought pint of Illegal liquor"
"What has broken up illegal distill-
ingY
IL can't say. can tell YOU that PEG.
pie amt a drinking as much. There's
more schools and Sunday schools in the
country, and education is doing as much
as the law Wild cat distillIng is about
| played out anyway"
Mr.. Morgan " as made Sheriff two years
ago, and is lawyer by courtesy.