The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-27
MOONSHINERS IN CELLS.
A BIG HAUL MADE BY THE RAID
ING PARTY IN FLORIDA.

Nine Prisoners Lodged in jail at
Pensacola-Au the Unfortunates
Captured Around Campbellton.
Only Two Resisted the Cficers.
Eleven Stills Found and Destroyed.
MARIANA, FLA, Feb. 26-Sunday
United States revenue men began to arrive
here in squads Of from five 10 ten. Monday
about twenty left here, and last night about
forty returned, bringing in ten moon
sinners. More are expected to night
Uncle Sam has made a raid from different
points and converged here. The revenue
officers say they have just begun and intend
70 stop illicit distilling in West Florida.
TAKEN TO PENSACOLA.
PENSACOLA, FLA, Feb. 26-The train
over the Pensacola and Atlantic railroad
last night brought nine prisoners from Ma
riana in charge OF Deputy United States
Marshal S. E. Rowe Of Marion county.
Their names are George Llebetier, James
Raphael, Charles Brown, Joel Yon. J. B.
Yon, John German. Joseph Clarke and
Josh Pittman. charged with illicit dIstilling
These men were captured during a raid
made by revenue officers and deputy mar
shals in jackson county Tuesday. The Of
6cers we're under the supervision Of Col.
Chapman Of Atlanta. special revenue agent;
j. E. Hetherington of Georgia. deputy rev.
e0Qe COlleCJOT, ana Ut. "A. - IOllOCk, Obp-
uty revenue collector for West Florida.
WHERE THEY WERE CAPTURED.
All the prisoners were captured within a
radius Of three to nine miles of the village
of Campbelton, in the northwestern por-
ton Of jackson county. On their arrival
they were placed in the county jail. To-day
they we're brought before the United States
commissioner, B. c. Tunnison. for pre-
hminary hearing. Five of them, viz:
I IT, Ia To-
John German and Joshua Pittman pleaded
guilty and were held, together with
the others, on bonds ranging from $500 to
81, 0C0 for their appearance at the March
term Of the United States court in this city.
None Of them have yet been able TO give
bond, and are confined in the county Jail.
DEPUTY EowE's STATEMENT.
Deputy Marshal Rowe, who was in charge
Of the prisoners, was seen by a reporter
after the preliminary examinations, and in
reply to the latter's inquiries said: at has
been known for some time that illicit distill-
ing was being carried on in Jackson county.
The raid was organized by Col. Chapman.
special revenue agent, whose headquarters
are at Atlanta, aud included revenue officers
and deputy marshals from the states of
Georgia, Alabama aud Florida, to the num-
Der OF about sthirty. The men who were
captured we're engaged in distilling spirits
from sugar, Of which large crop is raised
in jackson county They are all farmers,
and were carrying on the business on
limited scale.
ONLY TWO RESISTED.
All the prisoners quietly surrendered to
the officers except Joel and J. B. Yon.
They were armed with a gun and defied
the officers, but were finally OVERFLOW
cred and the gun taken from them. In
making this arrest one shot was fired, Mr..
Rowe does not know by whom, but no one
was hurt Eleven stills were found and
destroyed during the raid. Each of the
prisoners owned a still. except in the case Of
the Yon brothers, who we're operating one
still jointly. Three stills were destroyed |
near the Joshua Clark place, but the owners
of the still were sick in
bed and not were brought to the
city with the other prisoners. Two
other stills were found and destroyed, but
the MEN who were running them have not
yet been captured.
The stills destroyed were small affairs. be-
ing composed principally of iron kettles
with copper or wooden pipes. Sugar cane
was the material used for distilling In
every case. These cases will be brought
before the United States grand jury, which
meets in this city early in March, and, in
the meantime, the prisoners will be kept in
Jail here unless they succeed in giving