The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-01
ILLICIT WHISKY RAID.
SEVERAL DISTILLERIES BROKEN IN
GRAYsON COUNTY.
-Four Men Arrested by the ON ore. tho
stills Gu; Up aud Many Gallons OF
Beer Destroyed.

INDEPENDENCE. VA. Jan. I.-Spe-
the regular raider. assisted by Deputy
Marshals Rector and Gore, ran down
several Illicit dissiilerics in this county
few days ago. On Bridal Creek they
arrested j. Il. Cox. commonly known as
Josh, and Brydon and Alvine Hash.
charged with making liquor without IL
cense. These men were found In the
still-house. but Denied TO the officer that
they had anything 10 DO with the st.lling.
a coat and vest were found hanging up
~ the stiIl-house. which they claimed be-
longeG TO the distiller, and said that he
had run away when he hedrd the APP
preach Of the officers. The oidcers cut
up the still and turned out nine tubs OF
beer. They found only a little liquor
and otherwise disposed OF that. The men
were brought mere Tor "a hearing before
Commissioner Fulton. ALVIN nash had
his preliminary hearing yesterday, and
the court has reserved its opinion until
Tuesday next. the other TWO being bounu
over 10 appear the list ana "a Of February
for trial 1ne officers arrested a. Co
lumbus Hasn at another disullery, on
Fox creek. When they arrived on the
scene Hash was making ms way with
some speed in the opposite direction. The
officers shot several times at him to scare
him. and finally succeeded in arresting
him. He was also brought 10 tOwn 10
be tried before Commissioner Fulton, ana
the case continued until the I'd Of Feb
ruary.
At the latter distile.y the officers cut
up a new still and destroyed twelve hun
dred gallons OF beer.
on Potato creek they closed a Govern
mcnt dlstllery. seized a gallons OF whis-
ky I'm the retail liquor house. and ~ gal
Ions of WHISKY at Mrs. Betsy 'Olscys
tunstampei), supposed to have been made
at the above distillery. They found
wasb-pot on Buck Mountain used for
still. with a ten-gdllOn key for cap and
shotgun barrel FOR a worm Here they
found nobody and no whisky but some
beer. They found another still near the
bank of New river minus stiiler. and
two canoes. which had been used for
mash tubs. They found another still
on the lands Of a Mr.. Pacely, but saw no
one near VI.
Judge X. &. Jackson has formed a
partnership IN law with Mr.. Waller S
POage, Of Wytheyille. and will In the
future reside AT that place. He VIII.
however. attend all the GraysOn courts.
Judge Jackson is a fine lawyer. a scholar
and gentleman. and GraysOn county is
loath 10 part with him.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT or THv RAD.
DANN1LLE. VA, Jan. 31.-SpeciaI.-
Thomas y. Williams. internal revenue
agent. and number of deputies nave Just
reached here from successful campaign
among moonshiners i'm Grayson, Carroll,
Pulaski and Smythe counties. in Virginia,
and Allegheny. SIrry and Ashe counties,
I'm North Carolina.
They We're in the mountain Businesses
from January 2ith to January 30th, and
in that time they captured and destroyed
seven Illicit distilleres, some Of them
very extensive ones. and destroyed sew
eral hundred gallons of contraband Ii
quor and made a dozen arrests.
on the night of the 18th, while the Off
GERS were In their rooms in the hotel in
the village at the mouth Of Wilson
and New river. body Of moon
sinners from over the North Caro-
lima line surrounded the hotel and mani
tested a desire to raise fight with the
officers. Deputy Williams sent word TO
them TINT IL they did not disperse in
five minutes his men would open fire on
them. They thought better of ii and
sullenly left swearing vengeance against
Williams.