Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-24
MOONSHINERS MENACED.
KEIIETTs SLAYER TAKEN AT
TER A HAND FIGHT.

Cherokee County the Scene OF the 49,
in tn, Dark-No Lives Lost-bi-
trous Flames in BuIIOch CountS-A"e
GaIena's Prize and Prisoners
ATLANTA. GA, Feb. 2S-Un Dec. b last
nanntv II s. Marshal W. ID. kellett,
while crossing Lookout Mountain, IN
Walker county, in charge OF CALVIN
Young. a United states prisoner, was
ared upOu BY two men ana instantly
Ritled stems were at once taken TO APP
vrehend the murderers. The Attorney
General authorized the Offering of re-
yard of $500, and Gov. Mcdaniel, in be-
bslfotthe State, offered a reward OF SOU.
The fact was very early establishedto the
satisfaction Of all concerned that the muir
derers were James r. Mccoy and James
Wvlie. Marshal helms and posse OF
IDENTITIES went into Walker county IN
search of the murderers, but after long
search thew returned empty handed.
Since then the case has been quietiy
worked IN. resulting in the capture OF
Mccoy last night.
GOING TO THE SCENE.
Yesterday morning Marshal Nelms re-
eeiyed Information to the effect that Nc
Gov was at the home OF his brothers, in
Cherokee county. He quickly organized
q posse. composed of Revenue Agents
CHAPMAN and COlquitt, Deputy Collec-
for Cbisolm and Deputy Marshals Camp
bell, Murphy, Garrison, Hanes. Wflke-
son, Kellogg and scott. and l:3O O'Clock
found them on board a Western and At
Iantic train bound north. At Marietta
they took the Marietta and North Georgia
railway to point just this side of Can
ton, Cherokee county. where they lett the
Srain and hid in the woods until dark IN
order not to attract attention. After dark
fhay went into Canton to the house OF
Deputy Marsh 81 Kelly, and at O'Clock
they took saddle horses and started to-
gether for point two miles east of walls,
where the Mccoy brothers reside. Be
fore reaching the Mccoy settlement the
party divided, Col. helms and his posse
Surrounding house Of Elisha Mccoy
while Sol. Chan ~an with Deputies Col
Quit, Campbell and Garrison rode on to
the house of Samuel Mccoy, which they
surrounded.
ORDERED TO HALT.
Campbell started of in the direction of
. crib II stable, only few yards from the
huose in the shadow of which he saw two
men. He at first thought they were mem
bers of his party, but upon approaching
them he saw that they were not. One of
she men pulled a revolver on him, and
with this Deputy Campbell raised his gun
and asked. "W no are your
Without replying, one OF the men, who
proved to be James Mccoy, began to back
up into corner Of the fence. Campbell
sprang upon him and tried to knock him
down with bis gun, and, in the struggle
for the weapon, one OF the barrels was
discharged. Both men were leaning
against the fence, which gave way, pre-
cipitatine both of them down a small en-
bankment into the road. Mccoy was the
ay..f to nniF
his feet jumped upon Campbell and thrust
his pistol into his face.
FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Campbell thought his time had come.
but with his right hand he grabbed the
barrel of the pistol and twisted 1t to one
side just as Mccoy pulled the trigger.
The pistol was discharged, the bullet
cutting a furrow in CampbelPs second
finger at the first joint and the powder
burning his hand, but doing no serious
damage. Mccoy then reached for Camp
BELLS gun, which had fallen near them,
and tried to aim it at the officer, but
Campbell succeeded in throwing him and
soon had an upper hold with his hand on
the murderer's throat. All this occurred
in about a minute and while Deputies
Chapman. Colquitt and Garrison, who
had heard the scutt1e, were running to his
assistance. Mccoy fought viciously even
against this odds, and 1t was not until
pistol had been thrust into his face, with
a threat to blow his head of, that he sub
mitted. though even then he bit piece
out of Deputy Garrison's thumb while he
was placing the bracelets on his wrists.
He was finally secured, and when he saw
that the fight was up he called to the
women folks to run for the neighbors to
rescue him.
ELISHA QUIETED.
At Elisha McCoy's Col. helms and his
party had a lively time with Elisha and
John Mccoy, the former drawing a large
dirk and threatening to knife the officers.
He was finally quieted with an intima-
ton that il he did not yield he would be
shot. The two McCoys, together with
Mark Chumley, q noted blockader for
whom a warrant has been out for three or
four years, and who was found in bed
there. were taken into custodys Wylie,
the companion of Jim Mccoy, made his
escape. While en- route back to Canton
the prisoners were terribly abusive and
insolent in their talk. Elisha and John
Mccoy were both released. there being no
charges against them. The party reached
Atlanta at 1905 O'Clock this morning.
Jim McCOy was taken before Commas
sioner Haight, but at his request his ex-
animation was postponed until Thursday.