The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-22
ARRESTED HIM IN BED.
Deputy Marshal wilson's Capture
of bryan County VioIator.


William 3. Moore of Belknap, Bryan
county. was before United States Com
missioner NJ A. Connolly yesterday for
carrying on the business of a retail liquor
dealer without having complied with the
necessary preliminary Of paying the spec
ial tax required by law. Moore has a
brother Charles, who is postmaster, tele-
graph operator, express agent, and gem
eral Pooh-Bah of Belknap, and when
Deputy Marshal J. p. Wilson went up
there about a month ago TO arrest Moore,
his brother said it was no use, William
couldn't think of going and furthermore
he wouldn't He had been expecting a
move of this kind for some time, as had
many of the other inhabitants of Belk-
nap. and when Deputy Wilson showed up
and innocently inquired at the depot to
Morris residence he was shown the
place, but Moore did not show up that
night. His brother, il was said, winked
the other eye when Deputy Wilson turn
ed his face toward Savannah without his
prisoner, humming softly to himself, lie
who laughs last laughs best
This was late in November. Giving
The Moores ample opportunity to believe
the matter had been dropped the mar
shall hit upon a scheme 10 arrest his man.
Last Wednesday he went to Pembroke,
five miles this side of Belknap, put up
there for the night. and before sunrise
next morning procured buggy and with
a guide set out for Samuel A. Rogers
stable and cOmmisSary, for whom Moore
worked and where he sometimes slept,
especially when up late the night before.
The sun was up when the deputy and his
guide reached Rogers place; the former
placed himself where he could watch the
approaches to the cOmmissary house. In
a short while Rogers got up to prepare
for his days work, and cook a stroll
around the house. Deputy Wilson slid
inside and found Moore, who wouldn't
be taken by any deputy marshal from
Savannah, nohOw," in bed. He succumb-
ed at once, and Rogers, who had just then
returned from his matutinal rambled, &C
guessed, seeing that there ere no pockets
is the rather abbreviated garments he was
then wearing, and his ''persuaders" were
not within convenient reach.
Deputy Wilson took his prisoner to
Pembroke for breakfast, where he had
the pleasure of seeing his brother, the
postmaster who was considerably sur
prlsed by the capture. William had hear
ings before Commissioner Connolly Thurs
day and yesterday, and, although he de-
MED carrying on a regular business in
retalling liquor, the government intro
duced overwhelming evidence to show
that he did. One day in August last. he
returned to a Savannah whisky dealer
htty-two empty one-gallon jugs.
ThOmas Tedder and William y. Mar
shall of Pembroke were also before Com
missioner Connolly at the same time be-
ing accused OF a similar offense. Mar
snail was arrested first by Deputy Wilson
at pembroke, and was brought to Sa-
Vannah and given a hearing. 1t was
proven beyond a doubt that he was doing
land office business in whisky selling.
and he was held in 500 bond for his APP
pearance at the February term of the
United States district court Tedder was
exceedingly wroth that his friend Marshall
should be arrested, and came to town the
next day to see about 1t, with three at
torneys in his wake. AS a result of his
aggressiveness, Commissioner Connolly
ordered his arrest during the progress OF
the Marshall case, the evidence showing
that Tedder himself was also doing some
thing in the retail liquor line This ratified
Tedder so much that he sold out his bust
ness in Pembroke.
The Tedder hearing was an exciting one
the defendant being accompanied in ad-
dition to his three attorneys. by a large
delegation of the yeomanry of Bryan
county. one of the witnesses against
Tedder, who showed disposition to shield
the defendant in every way, was fined IS
by the commissioner. Tedder was held
under $500 bond for his appearance at the
next term of the United States district
court.
1t is known that a large quantity of
liquor Is being Illegally retailed in Bryan
county. This is the first determined effort
that has been made by the United States
authorities to put a stop to IT, and
through Deputy Marshal Wilson'S efi-
cheney ii has proved success