The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-08
FEDERAL AID IS ASKED,
Al Uprising Of Moonshiners Threat
cned In Arkansas.
A SUCCESSFUL RAID BY DEPUTIES
Five Men Carturcd Wnd Two stills
Dcstroycd--rhc rrcsccuttng At
torncy Anticipates Trouble,

Little Rock, Ark. February IAN up
rising OF inoonshiners Is threatened In the
mountain dls,rie, OF Cleburnc county, and
The United States authorities havo been
appealed 10 for assistance to protect the
lawabiding citizens of the locality. The
trouble is caused by n iawiess clemcn,
whose chief occupation Is the unlawtu
manufacture az whisky, and was brought
on BY u raid made last week by deputy
United States marshais.
Internal Revenue Collector IL. l.. Rem.
NELL this afternoon received tho foilowinr
telegram from John II. Hicks. prosecuting
attorney at Searcy. Ark.
Threatened uprising OF forty men near
Hiram, Clcburne county, caused by recent
raids. Send force tonight sufficient 10
protect citizens Very important,
John I, IliciSa,
Prosecuting Attorney"
Tho collector replied as follows
Collector has no authority to employ
any one 10 assist YOU, but have wired the
commissioner OF internal revenue tho sit
uation, II the sheriff can not handlc the
case. why not call upon the governor
"H. l.. Ren,mell. Collector I
Last week was an unlucky one for Ar-
kansas mcenshlners. and the revenue Of
iiecrs did some good work. As the result
or Two we'll planned and executed raids
seven men were captured and fivo Illicit
dlstilorios DESTROYED.
Forty miles northwest or Searcy, In the
mountains OF Cleburne county, is a post
office known as Gin. Gin is located IN n
territory infested by Illicit dissillers, who
have hitherto enjoyed Immunity from tho
interference or revenue officers. J, H.
Burris planned TO throw bombsholl Into
their canp, About ten days ago he dia-
gutsed himslt as n rough mountninecr and
went into the vicinity to famllarlzo hm-
self with the situation. Returning to Lit
lie Rock Mr.. Rurris perfected tho details
of the raid, secured his posse and late last
week left FOR the scene. The posse con-
sisted OF seven or eight brave men. They
reached the ncIhhhorhood OF Gin about 4
O'Clock Saturday morning. Mr.. Burris di-
yided his force into two parties, md each
concealed Themselves by ono OF the three
stills The third still was necessarily left
unEuardcd, MS the posse could not be fur
Their divided. When the moonshncrs ap-
peared the posse pounced upon them and
captured thom, giving no opportunity to
escape. TWO stills weru captured about
the same time. Five men IN all We're a.
rested John Moody and Henry Brown by
Burris' party, and Jim Phillips, Hugh
Shook and Alexander Carter by the cthrr
party, One man got away. He was prr
sued by q deputy and the mncnsh'ncr and
officer had II running battle for half
milo, Enough beer was destroyed 10 make
$4,000 gallons Of whisky. The country had
pcver been rai,led before and the ellis
were operated with confident air OF Sc
curity.
The rrlaoners We're brought 80 l.ittln
Rock and lnndod In the State penlicntIary
Tor saIekcoping, !, Is now said that the
friends OF The five men are getting togath-
cr aud will cause trouble Very few peo-
pie live In The vicinity except those en-
gagged IN moonshining, and II the trouble
is as serious as 1t seems 10 be by the tcle
gram from Prosecuting Attorney Hicks, II
Will tGkc largo force OF NOR TO cope with
the moonshincis, as the country is very
and f,tll OF rsWnes.