Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-23
FEMALE REVENUE INFORMERS.
Women Who Are Very Successful in Finding
Stills at SO Each.


Women Who Are Very Successful in Finding
Stills at SO Each.
Atlanta Constitution.
One of the best informers in the reven-
ue service is female-a maiden of IS
summers.
Yesterday a reporter by accident, found
her in Marshall Nelms' Office, and succeed
ed in getting from her an interesting in
terview.
The young woman had dark brown hair
which she allowed to hang loosely over
her shoulders. A merry twinkle play
ed from her large hazel eyes as she ask
ed:
You are newspaper MANI"
EYES," was the honest reply, as the, re-
porter dropped into chair.
"Then I ought not to talk to you.'
'Why?"
Because it would ruin me in my bust
ness"
Il will not print 70 name if you do
not desire It,"
''That is some inducement, but think
it best to say nothing"
''There must be something roman
tic abont your life-tell me something
about it."
"There is really very little to tell.
am working for a living"
II know your work. You are an in
former"
eyes, that is what L have been do
ing"
do you like to run around and hunt up
stills?"
Sometimes like to rambIe around
through the woods and slip up on the
boys making whisky. [ never let them
see me if [ can help it. They might sus-
pect something you know, and that would
break me up.'
G"Do you work away from right around
your own homer"
sometimes get good ways off,"
''Where do you liver"
81 live-bnt [ won't tell you. It is not
far from Atlanta though"
"WelI is there much money in the bust
ness?''
II make great deal more than any of
these women in the stores here, and then
do just as [ please-I go and come
when I choose, and there is no one to boss
me. 1t is free and easy life and lots of
fun
Don't you ever have to appear as a
witness?"
'Certainly not. find the still, get up
the evidence, and then report it and get
the money. l have never been here as a
witness, and never expect to.
"While scouting around do you go arm
ed?"
eyes, [ generally go prepared to defend
myself. You see, never know what
am going to run upon. About the worst
frightened [ ever was, was one day almost
two months ago. While going through a
dense forest of woods I was brought face
to face with a wildcat. I pulled down on
him with my pistol and killed him. I
was badly frightened, though, and l never
want to see another wildcat. I did not
see the cat until was right on him.
'Do the moonshiners ever bother
your"
"No, not yet but I und erstand that in a
certain locality there are some men who
found out that I reported their still, and
they are mad at me about it. I do not
think they would attempt to hurt me.
But am not going back to that place to
look up any more stills. There is plenty
of work to do in other places. Now, if
should hear of still being run there,
I would work some way of getting it and
[ generally succeed when [ start in after
one. I know its money to me, and I go
In to win. Its pretty bad business some
times, but then the stills ought to be
broken up
"You are a prohibitionist?"
"No, am not. like to see things run
according to law"
''The pay is your main thing amt
it?''
''Why certainly it is. Do you think I
am going to take the chances I do for
glory? No, am not; and when the pay
gives out will quit
"You are not married?"
mo, and I won't be the next time you
see me-"
''Then matrimony has no charms for
you?"
''None to speak of. Now wouldn't I
feel good to go home at night after a
trip through the woods and have the old
man quarreling and fussing at me. No,
sir. I expect to be boss of the ranch
wherever I go, and don't want no man
to support anyway. am making good
living and don't want to divide it. But
I must go if I want to strike the train.
Good-by."
And the revenue informer stepped out
into the hall and down the steps.