Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-26
WILD CAT WHISKY,
How the Number of Accused is
Swelled-Profession Witnesses,
From the NashDjHe Union.

Swelled-PrOfession Witnesses.
4 From the NasbrJlle Union.
a reporter remarked Oh the apparent
4 good nature existing between the wit.
! resses ard accused in the Federal Court.
4 The officer whom he addressed has been in.
Innate with moOnshiners for years and he
& explained. He said that these cases were
i old ones, coming up under late ruling
Formerly 1t was not criminal to purchase
Wildcat whisky, but now such purchasers
are regarded as removers and OF course
come under the observation of the law.
ms court, much more than others. is
uouoied with professional witnesses and
muse VINO are actuated by spiteful and
MALICIOUS motives. Such men, since the
ruling referred to, have develOped a
wonderful memory for petty infringe
neuts Of the law, which they turn to adj
& vantage.
A witness while in attendance on court
receives 81 % per day besides mileage
aHu il ne remains in town one or two
weeks, as their wants and expenses are
SnldH' many nave snug little sum to
, Saily DUCK with them; often much more
, an,. tney couid earn by two or three
continuous labor.
lne officer said that he knew one man
WHO mad been regular attendant on the
VouIC LOT years, and with the witness fees
.uat De received mad almost entirely paid
tof small farm. He was saving man.
oOatuing "nlle here for 50 or SS a week
gain. 10 "'"o'' oiear
IlaHy consider their summons in the
eut vi lrOllc, as the fines and imprison-
menus are nearly always nominal. Many
wuose cases are slight offenses submit
mem tnem, are fned 500 and costs. besides
S to,t one 10 SIX months imprisonment.
S9n,enoe IS suspended during good be-
bSatIor' ana It they do not appear again
pouEI IL Is never heard OF again.
no. 'Vi COlectlng the line by execution,
sny, 10 In possible, as they have scarcely
eulred under the hammer.
us oncers said that IN some instances
N ae oneuse was unavoidable; in this wav:
Trvj. VI me people raise Quantities OF
Ut u4'' winch they turn into brandy. The
.nSu s comes, measures their stills and
n,, "hu tney give bond. The Droduce
4l.I taliy with the measurements or
GSeIe Is trouble ahead for the distilIer
ca Zen Ils tubs leak. but the law does NOT
sre 80 uEe leaks, SO charges have to be
II
Huen Uo amount of whisky made, the gen.
tbero - salu, was small; he don bted il
,ue.e We're 100 gallons made in the State
Atber. year. Eight years ago. however
|nade 20 va great quantity OF Illicit whisky
eslsC o.. " hole communities were inter-
|the stn. LANDED together to manufac ture
H. Se, an ana protect each other against
noreuue oncers. Then il was that the
Inesses ,'.' were SO unhealthy for wit
land 49, no' "neh they were not waylaid
|by ina ,ytsoI ihaitreated, were ostracised
An &c NVinmunities in which thew lived
t H. manner Of CONTEMPT was sbowerad or
|aHytbia,,V VIC lie oil witness rendered
Nm Dut happy one.
|iority ~ ~. ~ not be surmised that the mn.
Tbecsysoa' mlidcatters quit making whisky
wsra Ihey were convinced that tbev
IN 1s Solng somethine<lat was wrong
and TN .ielr own cornOi selr own fruit.
bot huey could not see Nv thew shnnId
put ~ Permitted TO use 1t as they chose
.inrsoi ~. cost moce in the end 10 mannfoc'
many Sssn 70 buy it, and, although IN 90
only tne instances the stuff was
lo5 Gihue for home consume.
aw me argus eve az Tho
tonbinu wi ated their secret and made
tley ~ or them TO such an extent that
e,sn ere kept in constant terror OF rad
nci, one was not made. And 40 II,
sisNlllng as business has been
d eot aas rom The mountains, though IL
thing OF the past.