Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-12-11
CABIN, GUARDED BY
DYNAMITE, FAILS TO
PROTECT AN OUTLAW
Deputy Marshal Learns Of Where
abouts Of Alleged Moonshiner
and Takes Him unawarss,
Rounding Up Gang.

David Hall, OF Pike county, Ken
lucky, after GLIDING government OFF,
GERS all summer, was surprised and
captured In his dynamite guarded cab
IN near Bluehead Notch of the Cum
oerland mountains, a few days ago.
With his arrest, all the moon
sinners" accused Of the assassination
OF two government revenue officers
and the desperate wounding Of a third
are in custody.
The capture Of Hall came after q
chase which rivals the exploit in Ore
Eon Of Tracy, the outlaw" a few
years ago. Hall, however, did not per-
form his deeds on so public a stage
az did Tracy, SO the world outside was
not aware of the dramatic events that
were happening back in the Cumber-
land mountains, in that region of adj
venture. romance and desperate enter
prise which, though lying close to the
center Of population in the United
States. remains a land remote and
mysterious.
United States Deputy William Fields
succeeded In capturing Hall. when
since the battle of last fIay. when
Hall and his companions killed w of
Fields comrades, Fields had been bent
on capturing the outlaw. But the
stretches of the Cumberland are hun
dreds Of miles long and there are in
Vulnerable valleys, streams and hooks
where a man can hide. There r no
telegraph or telephone wires to flash
messages h a will trail a fugitive.
There are no railroads to carry the
pursuer one he has found a race OF
his man.
The chase Of Hall by Fields was
carried on under the conditions that
prevailed centuries ago., when 1t was
human courage, endurance and inge-
nuity pftted against the same qualities,
highly developed in the other man.
Fields had to go through the noun
tains on foot seeking Hall, for there
Cumberland and horseback riding Is
perllous.
At last Fields located Hall in the
Biuehead Notch country. Hall had
friends scattered through the country
and he became aware that Fields was
after him. For weeks he and Fields
played a game Of hide and seek
through the mountains.
Protected With Dynamite.
At last Fields discovered a cabin
hidden in a recess SO remote as al
most to avoid detection. which Hall
was using as his hiding place. He
also discovered that Hall. who pos
sessed great ingenuity and consider
able mechanical skill, had fortified his
a IA q A1Ook AOAkdk no0 I i
He had procured dynamite which he
had planted In mines around his re-
treat. BY an ingenious continuance he
had arranged electric wires running
from inside the cabin to these mines
by means of which they could be ex-
ploded from within by a battery.
If Fields had not discovered the Sc
cret of these mines he and his depu-
ties might have been blown up when
they essayed to capture the noun
taineer. But he lie learn Of them
n made his plans accordingly.
Just before dawn Fields and three
men surrounded the cabin. Fields
crept forward and cut the wires. He
then called on Hall to surrender
threatening to burn the cabin and Kill.
the outlaw If he refused.
Hall says he tried to explode his
mines, but when he found the wires
had been cut it was useless. He sur
rendered meekly enough n the chase
was ended.
The capture of Dave Hall was the
of the Cumberland. The first came
last May.
The whole story arose from a Young
girls effort to make her brothers
leave the devious ways of lawless-
ness.
sixteen-year-old Ardella Hall, sis
ter of David and Hiley Hall. discovered
that her brothers and Tim Riddle
were operating a moonshine still in the
Cumberlands. She knew that United
States Revenue Agent Mark Potter
Deputy William Fields and others were
mighty alert and that her brothers
would doubtless end their career in g
federal prison.
She begged them to quit the still
but they refused to take her advice Al
last she went to Deputy Mark Potter
and, on his promise that he would not
~rnoc% 4ha h~ur h,,f mould o~1xy do
stroy their still and teach them a les
son. she told him where it was To-
Gated. She agreed to guide h OFF,
Ger to 1t.
Two Killed at Still.
Potter summoned John Sloane and
John Ramey as deputies and one night
in May the three men. guided by the
They travelled all night and in the
early morning reached this place.
ArdeIa Hall had figured on hel
brothers being away. h thought they
had gone to another part OF the noun
tains. She was mistaken.
the still. They heard the approaching
officers. hid themselves and as the
three came IN poured a deadly
hail OF bullets upon them Sloane and
Ramey fell dead at once and Potter
dropped. with 10 Wounds IN his body
della Hall mounted the horse Potter
had been riding and rode 20 miles ia
bring aid.
Despite his desperate wounds, Pot
ter recovered.
Riley Hall and Riddle were surprised
BY q posse at h home of relatives
In the mountains a few days later and
were captured. Dave Hall got away
ana eluded the officers from May until
October, when the persistency Of Rev
enue Agent William Fields brought
him in"
The three are now in jail at Pike
Vile, KY, awaiting trial. Death is the
probable penalty for their crime.
ENGLISH and American Boys.
From the Hartford Times.
george l.. Fox, Of New Haven, who haa