The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-13

reported at knoxville, chattanooga
and Birmingham by revenue officers
Near Pelham, Ala, on November
IN, two revenue officers who had
gone into the mountains en- the hunt
for moonshiEe stills were surrounded
by moonshiners and fight resulted
in which two men were fatally wound.
ed. The officers in some way got
word to their headquarters in Bir-
mingham of the danger that threaten
ed them, A large posse Of revenue
officers went to the rescue and sue
ceeded in liberating the two deputies,
who. in the meantime had been cap
tured by the wildcattels. When this
posse was seen approaching the rem
devious Of the wildcqtters, the latter
released their prisoners and Edward
Paul Breashear, leader of the band of
wildcatters, was captured and is in
Jail at Birmingham, with his asso-
ciates in crime threatening to go to
Birmingham and release him. All of
these wildcatters were heavily armed.
The raiding officers found a large
still in operation and destroyed it.
They captured 300 gallons of whisky
and 5000 gallons of beer, all of which
was hauled TO Birmingham by wag-
0ns.
Hunters Discover Still.
Wild turkey hunters in the noun
tains, west of Chattanooga, unexpect-
eddy ran upon a large wildcat still a
few weeks ago, hidl In a cove Of
the mountains. The hunters got out
as soon as possible and informed the
revenue officers Of their find. A raid
on the place Melted big results. The
officers captured more than thou
sand gallons Of beer and three bar
rels of white liquor. The wildcatters,
however, escaped arrest by hiding in
the mountains.
About six months ago, Sam Jones,
a large property owner Of Chatta-
nooga, was convicted of bringing
liquor into Tennessee and sentenced
to term in the Federal Penitentiary
at Atlanta, He was summoned a
few weeks later to appear before a
grand jury in the Federal Court as a
witness against local officers of the
'aw, whom report had connected with
Jones crime The result of his tes-
timony was the indictment of Charles
Baker, deputy sheriff, for aiding
Jones to get liquor into Chattanooga
from Kentucky. Jones WIS formerly
a member Of the Board of Council
men of Chattanooga
The charge ii freely made in all
sections of the South that the courts
and law officers are paying too much
attention to violations of the prohi-
bition law and not enough to ether
crimes; that man can commit MUIR
der, highway robbery, arson and
other crimes CT high degree and get
away with them, but let him sell
quart Of liquor and he is sure to feel
the hand Of the law.
The housewives of the Southern
States are uttering protests because
they cannot secure some good whisky
and brandy with which to spike"
their Christmas fruit and nut cakes.
There is plenty of white liquor to be
had for from $40 to SIS quart, but
the housewives are afraid to use it.
even for culinary purposes. Much
Of this moonshine liquor contains poi
son. A number of deaths have been
by its use and samples ana,
yzed by chemists have been found to
contain wood alcohol and other poi
,onous substances. Good whisky is
hard to get by the law-abiding popu-
iation. but the supply Of moonshine
liquor is plentiful at high cost. As
10 wholesome beer, there Is none
whatever TO be had