Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

..Jest a Whit ur two befo' ss.-.
mother" he remarked apeIogetscsffv !.
his wife Then ne said:
Shaw, They Amt nothin ter be ws.
rited bout. How'd they nns no
bout tn still? / bin Yunnin' it IF ~
yeshs an they fellers bin proofs,
rcun' hyah twenty times. Don't .,
Uneasy tel you hev ter be oneasv -
then git Uneasy 'nough ter Shoot
That night at 10 O'clock. the nm,
pouring streams Of the yellow radiaRq.
which flowed down the moabts,
sides and filed al oil the "coees sas
ravines with light. eiatter OF bosf,
sounded up the rocky road and SIX men
drew rein in front of the house Tber
dismounted instantly, ran to the don,
and hammered it with the butts 3,
their Winchesters. open up, Anss
they called Open up"
Grisom stepped to the door aHd threw
ii open. He held candle in his righ.
hand. was barefooted, was clad in
long home-woven night robe, and tBera
was an excellent stimulation of sleep in
his old eyes. Carr stood by him. fully
dressed The leader of the agents took
the candle and moved il so that ia
light shone about the rooms. lie saw
the rifles in a corner, and handed fham
to his men. Then he laughed and
said:
"All right Anse. You're getting sen.
sible in your old age. / see. Wei LOOK
around little, | guess"
He walked into the dining room,
went straight to the table, which stood
in the center, showed it to one side,
stopped, lifted a section of rag carpet
and disclosed trap door. He raised
this and went down a fight OF russ
steps into a cellar. Therein stood A
still, the pipe from it connected with
the kitchen chimney, which had been
extended below the flooring. In bar
rel nearby was moonshine whisky
thirty gallons of it. The coils of the
still were warm. The chief agent was
proud of this capture. 1t involved de-
tectiye work as well as skill.
Il guess the games up," he said.
turning to Anse, who looked on with
pale drawn face.
Yes" the old man replied. 4
reckon this ends it. I'LL go with you
all right.
His wife was heard crying softly
above No sound came from the girl
They put him on a horse and rode
away in the moonlight. The capture
made some noise because OF the in
genious way in which the still had
been concealed. 1t had been operated
only in the daytime, that the smoke
might be mistaken for smoke from the
stove Anse Griscom was in jail week.
The federal grand jury being in ses-
sion, he was indicted and brought 10
trial Carr had said nothing TO con-
sole the two women, beyond the dog
ged statement: II gotter git HIM out
| will git him out.
The courtroom was crowded to the
bar, and a half-smile fitted across the
District Attorneys face as the pris-
oner ran his knotted fingers through
his long grizzled nair and announced.
quietly and hopelessly Not guilty
He had no money with which to hire
a lawyer, he added, but he was not
guilty. Then followed the formaitte
of appointing defending counsel. There
| was stir near the door. Carr brooks
through the bailiffs, walked rapidly
to the bar and raised his hand sa-
mantha and her mother, sitting by tn,
prisoner, looked at him wonderingly
''Jedg.e." he said quietly and distinct
ly, don't try this hyah oil man II
never done it, | built tibet stIll an
run it. I'm ter be married ter his ga,
hyah. OF Anse never knowed nothin'
bout it. His wife wouldn't let MIN
go inter tn cellar on no count a-tal
I'm guilty, and | CANT stan by an SET
him made a convic' FIR some'p'n he
never done"
Anse stirred uneasily, but held his
peace. Not a muscle moved in the face
of his wife the girl was sobbing
softly, her head on her mothers shout
der. Mrs. Grisom was placed on the
stand. and, with womans quieknsss
corroborated Cars admission Of guilt,
A quarter of an hour afterward tae
young fellow was taken from court be-
tween two officers. He had been sen
fenced to one years confinement and 10
pay a fine of $780, AS he reached the
door. Samantha rushed to him and
threw her arms about his neck. He put
her to one side, and went compos2dlY
out.
This happened in 1889. Not long ago
there was a wedding in Franklin coun-
ty, Tenn, and the presents We're not
numerous. They consisted OF kitchen
and tableware a bedstead, a log-eaolh
quilt and such things. Among them
however, was new $10u-bill. In ms
language of the society prints, 1t was
gift from the brides father