The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-10

long vigil was rewarded by seeing Mines
return and unlock the mill and go in
The officers thought they had her now
After waiting a few minutes they effect
ed an entrance as before and went in and
searched everywhere but failed to find
her They could not imagine what had
become of Miss Mines; she had vanished
Ihey remained until nearly daylight and
then left and hid again in the woods
AS they left the mill house they noticed
that there was no fire in the chimney
place. When it became light they We're
surprised to see a heavy black smoke
boiling out of the top of the chimney.
They were certain now that there was
some other connection with the chimney
but where was it?
They had critically examined the mill
house before that day. 1t was built
alongside of the river and into the hill
The chimney foundation was down even
with that of the mill house and was put
up against the hill and was simply an
ordinary chimney From where the top
OF the ground struck the chimney to the
foundation of the millhouse was fifteen
feet. The dam was built in the usual
way to a rise of fifteen feet, and then
to prevent logs from catching on the
dam, a plank bed six feet wide was built
to aid the logs over the dam.
AWAITED EVENTS.
About sundown of the second day Miss
Mines was seen coming out of the mill
again. AS soon as it was dark the Of
fcers effected an entrance and awaited
events In about two hours Miss Mines
and man by the name of Tilly came
into the mill. The officers did not dis
t,,rh h,,t
they went. They went down to the
foundation Of the mill and walked along
beside the foreboy and through the water
as it poured over the dam and then un-
der the dam, and then disappeared and
did not return. The officers remained in
the mill until nearly daylight and then
returned to the woods. Early in the
morning Mines and Tilly came out and
went off. AS it was dark the
officers went into the mill and went
under the dam. AS soon as they got
under the dam they noticed in the hill
something that looked like a door, but
It was securely locked and the officers
could not get it open. here was g de-
feat; what now to do? The officers as
yet had no tangible evidence of block
ade STILL" They went back into the
mill and wet some flour into a paste and
took an impression of the keyhole and
then returned to the city of Raleigh.
Immediately they had a key made from
the impression, and, taking T. F. Brock
we'll, a locksmth, with them they re-
turned to the scene of their search.
They found the river full of ducks and
the water covered with corn bran. From
this sign the officers knew that the still
/ must be running in full blast. They
| watched all day from the hill and saw
| the black heavy smoke pouring out OF
the chimney. About night Mines and
| Tilly camo out and went off. The of
| ficers and Mr.. Brockwell tried the key
/ Mr.. Brockwell had made. 1t did not fit,
| but after considerable labor with Brock
wells tools, the key did it's work and
| showed an entrance under the ground.
| ENTERED A TUNNEL.
All entered and closed and locked the
| door and took the key out A tunnel
| about six feet long was found, which
| led into a room twenty-five feet long and
| twelve feet wide. The excavation had
! been made and the dirt thrown into the
river, and With plank from the saw
mill the opening had been walled UP as
| it had been made.
In the large room was a complete
| whiskey distillery The water for the
! still was taken from the dam, and was
| run back into the river below the dam
and the slops from the still were turned
off in the same way. An additional
! chimney had been built to the other end
and covered up with earth, into this was
| run the furnace that ran the still. About
the middle of the room was tunnel ur
| through the ground into the heavy cane
| alongside the dam, which served as a
| ventilator in addition to the door under
the dam. which was always left open al
night when the still was running.
| The officers were heavily armed and
| thev hid themselves the best they coulC
| behind the still house paraphernalia to
| await the return of the moonshiners
| They knew that a desperate by the name
| of Chas Pearce, who had been convicted
and put in the penitentiary for tour
| wears. and who had escaped, was in the
neighborhood and they expected ne was
| interested in the still, and that he might
| return with Mines and Tilley. In aDou'
| two hours the officers heard the dool
open and in walked Mines. The Ofncers
did not show themselves, and Mines
| threw off her rubber cloths, which she
| wore to protect her from the WaUe1
pouring over the dam. She then com
menced to kindle up the fire under the
| furnace when the officers exposed thelh'
i selves
HULDAH'S FIRST REMARK.
Mines looked at them in utter con-
| sternation, and as soon as her power O.
| speech returned, she said
| "Weu we'll, we'll! / have been run