The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-21
BIG REVENUE RAID.
Deputy Collector Blalock Invadef the
Mountains, Finds Blockaders Thick as
Hops and Stirs q Hornets Nest.
1Greenville News, 18th.

1Greenville News, 18th.
Special Collector L. w. c. Blalocs
and a force OF deputies returned mere
Yesterday after one ofthe biggest, most
Successful and most exciting raids IN
th. history of the revenue service. Inc
force consisted Of Mr.. Blalock ard
Deputies L. G. BagwelI, of North Caro-
I,na. AlouZo Greer, A. A. Phillips,
James Phillips, NJ. 4. Hightower and
Jobn Keenan,. They left here Monday
and struck for the mountains along
the Pickens and Greenville line. They
found and cut up blockade distlllery'
that afternoon. They secuted a'ound
until after midnight, when they ar
rived at Squire Goodwin's place III the
Lima section.
Tuesday morning the party started
out for the DARK Corner Of this coun-
tv. They ran on five blockade distll-
leries within half mile. But by the
time they got in the Ozark Corner
bells rang, rifles fired and shouts re-
sounded. The result was that every
still visited was found desolate. Ten
or twelve hundred gallons Of beer and
mash were destroyed but the warning
given bad been sufficient and every
still was torn out before the revenue
men arrived. They found mash tubs,
beer and the traces of stills, but no
stills. Consequently, they destroyed
beer and mash tubs but no stills.
They had, however, experiences or
the Dark Corner. They were fired on.
From the bills above the ravines IN
which the blockade distilleries lurked
came showers of bullets from hidden
foes. Deputy Collector B'alock be-
haved himself like a veteran and
proved himself to be man who would
stand fire. He was cool, courageous,
culating through all this trying time
ia the Dark Corner. He commanded bis
men 10 lie down, but stood himself.
while rifle and pistol bullets ~histled
about him and the twigs and limbs all
around were clipped by the singing
messengers of death. He proved him
self man in the Judgment of all bis
sdbor6inates, and stood to the rack to
the very last.
The raiders arrested every man and
boy they could find as measure OF
DEOLeCllOu. auO hCPt IiiC piioobNAS 'ANA
them until they got out.
The Dark Corner boys showed their
usual discretion and refused to take
any risks Of hurting any Of their own
people. The truth is-as The Green
Vile News is informed-the whole
shooting was mistake. The Dark
Corner people are law abiding in their
way aud do not resist the sheriff
or the regular raiding deputy. This
time they got the notion that some
kind of an extra inan had been rung IN
on them. Therefore they shot and stood
the return fire of Deputy Collector
B!alock's crowd. The new man is
only deputy and the raid was made
by The regular deputy collector.
He HAS A BAD FALL.
The following special is from Green
vile. The many friends of Maj. Bla'
lock in Newberry are pained to hear
of his misfortune and hope soon tc
learn of his entire recovery:
While on p in the upper part Of
Spartan burg County last night Deputy
Collector Blalock, having surrounded
with his force a large blockagd3iea gd3iar4d dis djts'
tillery and captured -isseon to cor
were ag "DETAILS of his plans TO farm al
Ing. .o men who q
ouuey eJyperating it, advanced to take u
session. He was blinded by the q q,
hit from the fire and stepped over n
1ff about twelve feet high, at the " "
1t of which the plant was located. - y
E fell very heavily and broke his T
hit arm beween the wrist ana ell =
". AS he had to ride twenty-five n
lies to Spartanburg before he could y
cure medical aid, he suffered intense,
He is about town to-day, but It
III be several weeks before be fully G
covers.