The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-06
.yTw pays CANINE sCoUrS
n nroouskiner whose Dogs Warned Him q,
the Presence OF Ohheers.

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| The most noted moonshiner in West Wiz.
SaroIina"Jim Day-hss AT last been captured In
| The Government officers have been trying TO
arrest Day Ior over nit cen years nut Tailed on
shrewd, looking fellow. has been running
Illicit stills for over fifteen years During this
stI ps running at one time. The stills ' Weps
located 10 the depths Of the primitive forests
a long distance from roadweys and trails.
The stills were always located near
s ON the aiert-eouid overlook ali approaches
suspicious. looking strangers. In fifteen years
| only two Of Days tills have been captured and
and EIs men ali made their escape Time ard
| again revenue officers have attempted to way:
vsF %.h L was h so%n he %Sud Hps s
| forced to travel, and then they placed squads
| in ambush and frequently sent out others to
| come up in his rear. but on every occasion.
although Day had been seen or traced long the
road. he always slipped through their fingers
At last the secret OF his success in evading
the officers became known, Day had mum.
to scent out revenue officers or strangers and
TO notify him OF their presence long before they
routes or trails leading to and from any OF his
stills two OF Days dogs always trotted along In
s9e 81 Ss rosd xoS the
rear. and one would advance like scout
the e dSss IN front C would .cent The pres.
ence q the deppty marshers before they
got Within DG yards q T nnS SSd hen
BY their actions OF the presence Of the enemy.
Day would then take to the woods to the right
or left. with dog in advance, and pass around
an nmbuscadc without being, seon. In case
pursuers should come up behind. Days dogs
hear or scent them aud then would hurry tor-
ward TO their master. who. knowing by their
evade them.
=, With such guards Il was almost useless for
often gave up the search in disgust, to start
out month or two later reinvlgorated and
fal! again and again. Day could be heard Of
IN Mcdowell county one day. and the nexs
p %S. S% would Tspofy h Ss
been seen In that section. lie proved to be an
could hear Of y half o dosen sts runnnx in as
many places In the mountains. the officers 10
the entire fifteen years we're successful Gnly in
West Virginia. Virginia. aud North Carolina
and for several years posses from each OF the
mountainous country in search OF this dam
that Day ana one Of his. sons were visiting
friends IL Bath county, Virgins The West
whersabouts and With the "ssi.tsn stance OF = the
otilcers he located him and surrounded the
himself says he 10 tired OF the life. and that az
his med lcine" and nuit the business for good.
As he has great Influence over the moon
sinners Of West Virginia and North Carolina,
his arrest without shot having been fired
looks as though some sort OF an mr.
ranRement or compromise had been effected
with this shrewd leader OF moonshiners.
Be that as It may. Jim Day doubtless could do
more toward inducing his body Of fearless
moonshine companions TO give up their Illicit
business and to settle down and become good,
law-abidinR citizens than any man In the State.
Some such pacific means. In all probability.
may be used with Day as were adoptsd with
the notorious Mullens gang OF moonshiners
when old Tom Mullens surrendered. In that
instance Mullens was paroed and allowed to
return to his home with the underetan ding
that he not only quit the business him self but
that he should try to INDUCE his old COM
panions to do tho same. Mullens went home,
and In q very short time every moonshiner In
that section had surrendered his still and Quit