The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-31
KILLED BY MOONSHINERS.
TWO MEN ARE DEAD, TWO WOUNDED,
AND W ARE MISSING.

A Raid on stills in the Ozark Mountains re-
suits in the Dostructien or tho Attacking
0mcinIs-Capt. n. y. Tnyior, the Richest
Han in Parry County. Ono OF Those Killed.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. 30.-Reports Of a
tragedy on Sunday morning in which six United
States Deputy Marshals were shot, two being
killed, reached here this morning from Russell
vile, Pope county. Deputy United States At
torney U. 8. Bratton Of this city received tho
frst information. The killed are Joe Dodson,
Stone county; Capt. B. F. Taylor, Searcy
county. Tho mortally injured are two brothers
named Relfro, Of Soaroy county. Tho names
Of tho other two are not known. The mon arc
believed to BIO deputy Sheriffs from an adjoin-
ing county. The fate of these two is not
known.
Capt. Taylor was raiding moonshiners in the
heart Of the Ozark Mountains In Pope county,
thirty-lve miles from Russellville and ten
miles from Witt Springs. Tho country for
miles around has been inhabited by criminals.
No law-abiding citizen can live in the commu-
nifty and many officials have lost their lives in
futile efforts to arrest members Of tho gangs
which infest these mountains.
Capt. b. +. Taylor was tho wealthlest man In
Parry county and determined a short tiue ago
to aid tho officers in stamping out crime. He
secured a commission and led the posse Of
Deputy Marshals on the raid that resulted In
his death carly on Sunday morning. A few
days ago q successful raid was made in the
same locality and q dozen moonshiners are now
confined in the penitentlary as a result.
One OF them told the officers that he could
point out at least fifty large Illicit distilleries
In his neighborhood. Capt. Taylor and posse
found a largo moonshine still Saturday night
and determined to raid 1t early Sunday morn.
ing. Marshalling his force, he took the lead
and was within forty yards Of the .distillery
when the crack OF a rifle brought him TO the
ground, shot through the heart. Dodson ran
resulted in his death. At this riics began
cracking in all directions. Tho Rcnfro broth
ers were next to fall. and as nothing has been
hoard Of the remaining, two marshal,, it is be-
lieved they were either killed or are being held
by tho bandits. They couldnot have escaped.
The Ronfros lay where they fell until late in
to discover them and hurried to Witt Springs.
A courier was at once despatched to Rnsscl-
vile with the news, and the Coroner, together
with the Sheriff and a posse OF half a hundred
hounds, left for the scene of the trouble this
morning.
Capt. Taylor, one Of the murdered men.
served through the rebellion as Captain in the
In politics. and had twice served Searcy county
in the Legislature. Pack said he was going tn
Dardanelle, eight miles beyond Russel'villc.
and came across the mountains to shorten his
he got 10 the two wounded officers and warned
him on his life not to mention what he would
find in the road just beyond. Tho counties OF
Van Buren,. Conway, and Pope form a junction
near the place where the shooting look place,
and Pack says he saw II large number OF sua'
picious-looking men while crossing tho noun
whether or not he had seen a man further
down tho road"