Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-12
STOOD LIKE A HERO.
CONSTABLE sAMUELs PROVES HIM
SELF A BRAVE AND DARING MAN.
An Attack On Supposed Moonshiners-It
Was n Joke. But " cyclone" Did
Not Know ~.

Many months ago. when Constable T.
N. Samuels. Of Henrlco county, was &C
lively engaged In stirring the political
caldron. he won the nickname Cyclone"
and although the soubriquet was hastily
conferred upon him. he has since proven
that no deserved It. Yes he more than
merits IT, for when in these peaceful
times q determined man can bravely face
the mugzle OF a double-barrelled shot
gun and sternly uphold the law he is in
decd. comparable TO a hurricane. or even
to pretty good-sized tornado.
This Is what Cyclone" did. and TO him
should be accorded all honor. even though
the aforesaid double-barreiled shotgun
was loaded with blank cartridges. and was
as harmless as a putty-blower. Tho Con-
stable did not know this. and though his
herolsm was misapplied, he was none
the less brave.
AFTER THE MOONsHINERS.
But the public should judge the merits
Of the officer for Itself, and description
Of the Constable's environments when he
displayed his courage Will explain the
whole thing.
About n fortnight or so ago some one
whispered In Cyclones" constabulary
ear that a gang OF moOnshiners was
operating in the county just in rear OF
| lakewood cemetery. To make a long story
short the Constable organized a posse TO
capture the Illicit distillers. and in his
party were such brave and trusty men
as Squire Thomas Larus. Deputy-Sherit
Voegler, Jailer russell. ex-sherih South
ward, and that one-armed veteran
Eugene Gum. Eugene, by the way, was
| to take charge OF the stills after the cap
ture Of the moonshiners, but according TO
| a statement recently made by Cyclone
the subsequent events were such that
Eugene never thought of whiskey that
night"
About Q O'Clock. when the shades OF
night hung like curtain over the hill
sides that grid the cemetery, the posse
proceeded to the place where the outlaws
were supposed TO be.
BATTLE BEGINS IN EARNEST
In the distance. and pickering like a
will-o'-the-wisp, was Il 1ire-the fire OF
the moonshiners. Headed by Cyclone
the officers crept through the brush. ana
then ell OF a sudden a fearful fusillade
Of bullets-or rather Of supposed bullets
| commenced. 4 desperate advanced ana
poured the contents OF double-barreIleu
gun into Noegler's breast. lie teI
and others fell and still others ran. Yes
the officers of the law retreated Ike
| towards and poltroOns, for the moon
sinners fired volley after volley. But 'Cy-
clone" stood like a hero-that Is TO say ne
stood until he had exhausted his OLD PTS
| toll: after which he deposited himself III
| a ditch for safe-keeping.
The whole affair. according TO ms state
ments. was disgrace TO the common
| wealth" and to make matters worse
| The whole OF his posse turned up at the
| courthouse the next day. and seemed 10
| consider the matter great Joke Even
| the deceased Voegler appeared. Noegler
| aaid the doctor had picked the shot out OF
| him that morning, and that one bucKshot
stul fingered in his cravat. Yes "Cy-
! clone" could feel it there.
| INDIGNANT WITH HIS COMPANIONS.
The Constable asserted TO large and
| deeplv-jnterested Out rather merry auul-
| ence that day that the late war was
| nothing compared to the struggle INA
| there were sixteen of the outlaws ana
| thot they all used buckshot. He bitterly
| censured hts companions for their coWar-
| dica esserted that Lew" Russell certain
| Iy ought to be a Christian after escaping
| 9TH his life. and even confessed that he
never expected TO see his wife and httle
| ones any more mo wonder Tom LaFus
| looks 30 shcepish to-day" said "Cyciohe'
| FOR he has disgraced himself.
| 80 "a everybody in Henrico except
| ,bo Constable knows the whole thing was
n "foks" Four Jolly fellows personated
| the moonshiners. and all the CARTRIDGES
nsed were blank To prevent accidents
soma one exchanged pistols with "Cy-
| clone" and so, as there was nothihg Du'
| nowder in his gum" he really han no
| reason 10 lament his poor marksmaiiSillp.
The Constable, In thrilllnB lahs udse, no 8,
| ,,oan describing the affair ever since II
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