The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-02
REVENUE MEN TRAP
THREE IN RAIDS
Zig Haul Made by Chapnans
Force i'll Clcvcrly Planned
Roundup.
SHOTS FIRED IN CARROLL
Mountain Men Conveying Wagon
81 Whiskcy Fry 10 Save
Prize, but Fail.

-Four raids by revenue officers made
simultaneously in Henry and Carroll
Counties in tho carly hours Of Friday
morning resulted in the capture OF
three rnoonshiiiiuS mountainous. the
scizurc Of a quantity of Illicit spirits,
and the destruction of three distiilcries.
rhc trio Of captives-E elijah stone. sam
Mckee ana :. X. FostcT-wcIc brought
before United states Commissioners
English AT Rocky Mount and rcmanded
Tie district court Ohcial report Of
the raids was received yesterday by
i;cvcnuc Agent Chapman.
Deputy Collectors shworth and Dot
son, Operating out Of Rocky Mount.
engineered the most successful double
aid made in recent months I'm the dis
,Gict. Leaving Rocky Mount with two
posscm mon the officers made their way
under cover Of darkness until they
cached n hidden still near the town
~ Henry. The ashes In the furnace
were warm. II was then 80 o'cloclt
IN the morning They quickly mapped
ont "A scheme Of act.on. Deputy Dot
son. with ono DosseInan concealed him .
self near tho still and sat down TO
await the arrival OF the operators.
Meanwhile. Dcputy Ashworth and the
other posscruan trailcd of through the
darkness until they reached second
s,ill about nvc miles away. At 4
crawled into the undcrhrush around the
slant to trap IN" operators
Walked Into Trap.
Akhworths wait was shorter than
. potsons III less than three hours the
hiding officers heard tho bushes rustlin,,
aud Ia few minutes saw a man step
out in tho dawniuE light and prepare
FOR work. Before hr could put him
self on tho defensive the officers were
upon him. He gave his name as J. X.
Foster. and admitted that he owned
Tho Etill while the party fingered at
The spot 4 second man walked into the
trap. having been unable to see his
Danger in the dim light. He was cap
,urcd. but was allowed TO go free after
convincing the officers that he was not
Connected with the plant except as =
ruycr
one 1853 gallon copper still ten fer
ucutcrs. 1900 gallons OF beer and 900
gallons Of spent beer and other costly
dtstiliing apparatus fcll into the raid
'iS hands and were destroyed.
While this capture was being made
Deputy Dotson had 10 lay in wait until
80 o'clock before the moonshincrs
walked into his trap AZ the first still.
p"arcd on. began building a nrc in
The still furnace. 'Gc other removed
the cap from the still and prepared to
Tut the plant in operation They were
surprised ana captured without re
sistancc. and gave their names o. Eli
J4h stone and sam MoXey.
The raiders seized and destroyed a
Sky gallon still, four fcr.nenters, 300
gallons OF becr and other parapher-
MALTA
Raid I'm Carroll.
opera ting out OF Hiilsvillc ON tho
-Iinc day. Deputy Collector j f. Hurt
succeeded in raiding one distiilery and
capturing load OF unStampcd whiskey
With the aid of Sheriff WorreIl. OF Car
ioll County. Near Little Flock Church.
two-rnul@ wagon. containing TWO
barrels OF whiskcy was driven into the
rap set by the officers and was cap
tured Two shots were. frcd by the
inountaineer in charge OF tho wagon.
lie had TO abandon the horse he was
ding, but made good his escape
The officers captured two barrels Of
whiskey. two mules. ono horse :. biz
wagon. saddle and quantity OF har-
ness. Tho whskey and the other prizes
Mcrc driven back into lIilIsville.
Sheriff Worrell. with a small posse.
discovered and captured a copper still
near Dug Spur Carroll County. on the
zane day. This was carried into Hilis-
Vile and turned over 10 Deputy Hurt
Tor destruction