The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-11-01

turc. The collector responded i'm
mediately, thanking him very
heartily for the information his
letter conveyed, and promised to
send a number of officers the next
week to arrest the moonshiners. In
about a week the officers, five in
number, came to Philips house, and
learned from him all the details of
his adventure. The leader of the
party thought Philip ought to go
with them and pilot them to the part
of the mountain where he had met
the moonshirers. Sarah strenuously
objected to this; but Philip decided
that as the moonshiners we're on his
estate he would accompany the
officers.
They set out next morning on
horseback, all heavily armed, except
Philip, who carried only his double
barreled shotgun loaded with buck
shot. To provide against any con
tingencies the leader swore him in
as a special deputy. When they
reached the place where Philip had
tied his horse, they all dismounted
and hitched their horses to the trees.
After some trouble Philip found the
little rill where he had first heard
the moonshiner,. Here the officers
separated, and going two together,
scored the mountain. Philip went
with the leader, and with him
searched carefully every place they
could find that seemed to promise a
clew to the distillers. After some
time they happened on a small cave
around the mouth of which were
suspicious tracks and other marks.
The ground was much mashed down
as if something had been rolled over
it. The officer and Philip recon-
noitred it for some time very eau
tiously, and then the officer, by q
pr~econCerted signal, summoned his
men to him. After a consultation it
was determined that two mel should
boldly enter the cave while the rest
stood ready to follow if they were
needed. Two of them then went in,
and in a minute or two came out,
rolling a barrel before them. This,
they said, was all the cave, which
was quite small, contained. The
barrel had evidently had whisky il
it, but was leaky, and for tina
' reason had been left there. Rolling
it back, they separated again ant
continued their search. Just befor,
night, on the extreme northwest en-,
of the mountain they found a grea
boulder that jutted out about twent,
feet. A spring of water flowed GU
from under this boulder, and tn,
peculiar odor of this stream hac
Is guided the men to its source
Against the rock and rudely fastened
together n large number of pin,
saplings were leaned as a screen t.
keep out wind and rain. Behint
this screen and back under the grea
rock they found the still and a sinai
quantity of corn. In M corne O
the ''housen they found a bed o
pine-straw and leaves, but none O
the moonshiners were to be seen.
The officers put out a watch an
waited for them to come, for the
supposed that they had gone off wit
n the whisky which had been stored il
the case. All that night they KEEP
their guard, but not a soul cam
neal the still house. The next day
fearing lest his sister should becom,
uneasy about him, Philip %returne
home; and that evening the officer
came in, too. They brought wit
y them the still, and reported that on
N of them, disguised as a tramp, ha
stopped at a house about a mile frol
where they had discovered the still
and found a funeral taking place
he On inquiry he learned that it was tn
VI old moonshiner who was dead. II
Il had gone with his two sons about
n, week before tie take his whisky to
g. dealer TO whom he wa in the hab
of selling, and on his return hon
rs had died very suddenly with collie
ad and his two sons, having seen tn
officers searching the mountain, ha
he left for parts unknown. The office
H. fingered about for a week, and the
m departed, taking with them the SIT
he they had found.
r, While Philip was away, hunting
it. the mountains, Sarah made a notab
ed discovery. Miss Clarissa had con
ut over to stay with her a few day
IN Now this young lady had quite gottt
over her fear of the old house al
lis evinced some curiosity to kno
re more about it. So she said one dt
n to Sarah, "Have you ever been g
tie over the house YETI"
ed "No, not quite" answered Sara
ey 81 think there is a room in the att
his | have never been in. 1t is reach,
ad by a ladder which has been remove
ne and as there is enough of the hou
ng to look after without it. l ha'
he never asked brother to put the la'
he der back, sc that l could go l
nd there. | suppose it was only a Sc
in wants sleeping-room, and that the
an is nothing in it,"