The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-22
Fuller Particulars.

The CHRONICLE learns the following
additional particulars from cne Of the
officers in the Revenue Department at
Raleigh. Three Deputy Revenue Collec.
tors, Messrs. Barnwell, Brim and Field,
vent ou on raid and located tie dis
tillery near Mt. Airy. There were four
or five men making whiskey wi, i
the officers reached still house. The
moonshiners ran on the approach Of the
officers, and the officers entered the still
house for the purpose of destroying the
still aud material, leaving Deputy Col
lector Brlm OH the outs.d # the !.,ilSp
TO watch Deputy COLLECTORS Baruwe.i
and Field were on the inside engaged IN
destroying the still, when shooting Was
heard on the outside. Deputy Collector
Barnwell rushed out to see from whence
the shots came. The dead body of Dep.
uty Brim met his gaze and horriled him
Then almost Immediately the shooting
party shot and killed Mr. B ,rnwell Mr.
Field remained in the house until he
thought II was safe to come out. Then
he left the place, procured help, and had
he bodies Of his fellow officers carried
% Greensboro. A fuller account, and
one that will be official, is expected tO
be scLt in hy Deputy Field.
I he Murdered Men.
DcpgtJ B4rnwell was a citizen Of Hen.
dero county, g young, courageous sd
reutuious man who knew no fear he
vas a native of South Carolina, connect.
cd with one Of the oldest and wealthie5t
families. Several years ago be married
jiss Lila Ripley, an accomplished young
la1y OF lleudersonyile-a half sister oil
Hon. I'll. q. Ewayt. The writer had
kuown him several years He was {
Democrat up to 1886 when he joined
the Republican party. He was about 81
years Old. lie leaves a wife and thre,
children.
Mr.. samuel G. Brim, who was alst
E.,Itd, was cIizen Of Surry county, anC
was abe 4 publican member Of th'
House Representatives in 1885 III
ran again in 1856 and was defeated by
small majority and contested the election
bat was not seated. He leaves Hif
and children.
The Account Sent 30 Revenue Head
quarters.
tBy United Press.l
w AStilNGION, IL. " NldICu Al.-IultI
nal revenue commissioner Mason re
ceived telegram this morning announ
cling that L 5 Barnwell an employee c
the internal revenue bureau was kille
aud Deputy Marshall Brimm mortall
wounded yesterday in Surry county \
q. several days ago they started for tn
mountains of Western North Carolina
arrest moonshners and it is suppose
they were killed while trying to arreS
them. No particulars of the killing al
contained in che telegram announciu
the killing. Barnwell is a brother-iI
law of Congressman Ewart, of Mort
Carolina.
The Official Statement of the KILN;
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 21.-Cou
missioner Mason this fternoon receive
telegram giving additional particua
of the killing of Special Agent Barnwe
in Stokes county, n. c., by moonshlner
The telegram is from Revenue Agel
Mccoy and states that Deputy Fie
with Barnwell and Deputy Marsh
Brim were destroying an illicit distille
seventeen miles from Mount Air
North Carolina, at noon on &
20th inst. Barnwell and Field we
III the distillery. Brim was was clio
by on the outside in the midst of
dense brush, in which the murderers we
concealed. The whackers fired
Brim first. Barnwell went to his ASST
ance, and was shot in the back.
staggered back into the house and di
two hours laters later Brim was mt
tally wounded. Barnwell's renal
were brought to Greensboro, and sub
quently removed to his house. I
officers had no opportunity to defe
themselves.