The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
MOONSHINE WARFARE.
THE MURDERoUs LAW DEFIERs OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY. ARK.
Revenue Agent Wheeler Describes
Graphically His Recent Trip and the
Killing OF Trammell-Federai Assist.
ance Sorely Needed.


ance Sorely Needed.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Revenue Agent0. Il. Wheeler returned
yesterday from the wilds of Montgomery
county, Ark, whero he has been leading
posse in search OF the murdcrous moon
sinners OF that region, who are up in arms
against the government, openly defying
the strong arm OF the law. There are
now forty or fifty of these outlaws Of the
mountains banded together under an
agreement not TO allow any OF the mem
bers TO be taken under arrest out Of the
county and TO kill any officer who attempts
to remove one OF them. They think they
are unconquenblc, and fight United States
and State officers by the methods of In
dian warfare. Mr.. Wheeler, speaking
about these people yesterday, said Outlaw
Brooks was the leader Of the Pike county
gang OF thirty or forty men, with head
quarters at Greasy Cove, not far
from FoddcrstocE mountain. Mr..
Wheeler made two trips into Mont
gomcry county. Mr.. Wheeler said:
"On the first trip in June We did not
have timc to stop long. Mr.. Fry, who is II
United States deputy collector, Mr.. Trum-
nell aud mvseli constituted the party.
We had no warrants Tor any Of the dcspcr-
adocs, but expected to swear them out be-
fore n justice Of the peace. We under
stood that man named House was deal
ing in moonshine whisky, and had sulli-
ccnt evidence TO base warrant on. To
get to his place We rode through the woods
secretly, aud succeeded in arrcsting House
on warrant taken out before Justice OF
| the peace. The wife OF one OF the two
| House brothers began to dress, and told us
| she was going out 10 sec one OF the neigh
! bos. We kept her from leaving. One OF
| the House brothers W. did not arrest, be-
cause he claimed 10 De sick, but the other
officers arrested man named Jcilreys aud
| brought him 10 the House place for the
night. The next morning, only few min
| utcs after We left with our prisoners, two
! dynamite bombs went oil with dealening
sound that rcycrberatcd for miles among
the hills
TnE SIGNAL
"rhat We understand 20 be the warning
and the call OF arms for all the outlaws. A
short distance on We came 10 u preachers
| house, and Fry trlkcd 10 the preachers
wife, asking her about Illicit stills. Tie
woman said: Il never heard OF one here
abouts in all my life, sir We knew she
waslying, and pressed on. Forward our men
saw some men with Winchester rifles slip
! quickly into the brush by the wuysidc. |
| whipped up my horse and dashed right
! into the cOpsc where the armed men were
seen, hut saw only Mr.. Trammcll there.
Bill Cogbon and two other outlaws had
lett the road, aud as We led on, CogbOrn
stuck his rifle around a tree and aimed at
us deliberately. ymmmcll covered Cog.
born with his revolver and said cody and
| nriniy, drop thal gun COgborn low
cred lis point nearly 10 the ground. while
| Iummcll made lim prisoner. | kept
him thcc while Trammcll rushed about
in the woods In search OF moro moon
SINNERS, but lac did not find any.
While he was p,unging about in the
Wonts 7 saw uiVunilinccr lod ing
among the lrcrs With u long Winchester
rifle IN his hands. Coghun remained
our prisoner aud alicrWard was held In
81 900 bonds 10y justice oi the peace iOi
trial. lie got the bail. hut whether II Is
good OF not is another question. My be.
lief Is that Cogbon never intended Ia up.
pear nj court for trial After this ad'
venture, when night camo We returned Il
the house of JelrCys, aud pulling on
beds with the ends against the doors, ",
all slept except Tnmmcll, who told us IN
the morning that hc heard men riding
about the place all night. In the morn
Ing said. "lloys, ct up" and IA soou
~ | hal spoken two dynamite bombs
again shook the earth and echoed iar away
Just ~ W. started on, ol the door To NOV,
away the brighnds opened up ON ~ will
Winchester rifles, firing thirty NJ fort,
shots. Mis- Jcilfcys ran cNcitcdly 10 th,
! door and yelled. where be- yc guin''
Tend To yer own business an quit shoot
in" Jcllrcys, who h man pretty vel
fixed financially Tor that country, prof
irrcd to 90 up the hillside aud find on
why them icllcn was shooim' aud stol
them.