Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-09-30

customed to hard, everyday prosaic
work, and he plodded along steadily
every minute coming nearer to the
| goal.
From the information they had re-
| ceived. all of the watchmen at the
distillery were either asleep or off
| guard. They were soon undeceived
presently the walls of the building
| doomed up in the distance A gate
leading into the premises was locked
Ii was forced open. AS Detective Kelly
stepped inside. n figure emerged out of
the darkness.
Who goes there?" called voice.
"A friend" responded the detective
who had been given the countersign.
Something in the tone Of the reply
must have reused the mans suspicious
for he hurried forth with a pistol in
his hand. He confronted the detec-
tive.
What do you want here?" he said
menacingly.
That's my business" was the jaun.
ty reply You go back to your
post"
NY PoSIs Heie, was the STUBBORN
reply.
"Oh, get away cried the detective.
giving him push.
The trick did not work Instead of
disarming his suspicious, the move
only confirmed them. The guard lev
eled his pistol at Kelly.
Move one step and you're a dead
| man."
The detective had to move and act
quickly. 1t was either surrender or
hight. He determined to fight. With
movement almost as quick as
thought itself he hauled back his right
leg and raising it up high in the air,
gave the point of the pistol a kick
that sent 1t flying a dozen yards away.
The blow struck the trigger and in
mid-air the weapon exploded with a
loud report. In kicking the pistol.
Kelly struck the mans hand and
bruised 1t In way that brought q
| shower of profanity from the guard.
lie made mad rush for Kelly. The first
npulse Of the detective was to null
IS own pistol. but on second thought
g refrained from doing so. The
uard In his own crude way believed
was doing his duty. He was de-
ending the property OF his employer
| although that employer was a law
| breaker.
AS he rushed on Kelly caught him
~ the shoulders and the next moment
he two men had clinched and were
truggling In the mud. half dozen
assistants were in the near distance.
5ut the detective disdained to cali
Ipon them for help. This was his
)wn battle. He would fight IL out I'm
MS own way. The guard was a pow
erful fellow. The chief moonshine,
had reckoned well when he selected
aim to keep intruders from the plant.
But Kelly was in his prime at that
time. He had dealt with the most
dangerous criminals in America. and
he was not to be worsted by the I'M
armed Waterman Of an Illicit distil.
lery In less than a minute he had
the man on his back. Ills associates
came up at this moment and I'm less
time almost than 1t Iafe5 TO tell the
story, the guard was bound and
gagged
Events moved quickly after that.
When they reached the distnlery prop.
er they met an armed resistance. hut
the phalanx OF secret service men ro.
enforced by detachment of United
States soldiers, induced surrender
without the firing of shot. The dis.
tillery which had caused so much
trouble was promptly seized. and
placed in the custod' VI a platoon Of
soldiers. When ano,brr great distil.
lery plant at Algiers vas seized. uni.
formed soldiers with nxed bayope,s
were put on duty TO guard the prot.
erty. After that was over the detec.
tives had to recross the river before
daylight; and then before the peonla
q the Crescent City were at their
breakfast tables, Haiumond's .distil.
leTy and Henderson's ,ectifying bouse
Tn the New Orleans site of the river
were placed In government CUSTODY