The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-06
Alabama 'Moonshiners"
Causing Reign of Terror
Citizens of Jackson County
Ordered to Leave, Says
informant.

'Moonshners" on sand mountain,
In Jackson county, Alabama, are
maintaing an absolute reign of ter
ror' in that community, according to
a letter received by The News Fri
day from known citizen OF
tnat locality.
The letter states that the moon
siners' have killed numbers of ofi-
GERS, ordered others to leave the
community, and have inundated all
residents in the neiGhborhood. The
letter follows in fun:
Editor News:
"A few words in regard to the
moonshiners on Sand mountain. They
are a clever people, but they believe
no one has any right to interfere in
their business; in proof of this they
have shot Deputy Sheriff Tinker,
killed two officers and shot the sheriff
from Fort Payne. They haze noti-
fled others that il they accept Office
they have the shells loaded to shoot
them with, They shot at J. Il, John
son and NJ. r. Clancy later ON shoot
ing CLANCY IN his own yard: they
shot up Charles Hundlcy's house. al
most hitting his wife and baby in one
bed, and his boys in another They
walylaid the officers and by chance
missed their aim; they shot John
Harris cow and are making many
threats against others and against
the officers from Chattanooga.
"Hundley is gone; also Parker, ]
NJ. and NJ. E. CLANCY j. r. johnson,
John Harris, Prof. John Hay, Sump-
ter Anderson ana | think | could
name others II necessary oh, how
long will officers neglect their duty
and let thoeo people do this way? |
forgot to say they recently gave VIII
liam Wall notice to he gone by Feb,
20 because they suspected Wall Civ
ing intorrlation when he is innocent
of It.; what they will do to him is
to be seen later.
Easy Money.
This is the easiest place to make
u living / ever saw; land Is cheap. II
is the hcalthiest locality / ever saw
and the center of il is about eight
miles southwest OF Trenton, Gu, in
Alabama, Jackson county.
"Other intimidations / can mention
is threatening Of n chnuffem's lifo and
burning his car II he should bring
the officers back: condcmning Pres
general,
Il know there are some good people
who are strictly opposed to this Illicit
work, but they know enough to keep
their mouths shut and tongue Rtill.
"Antisaloon leaguers ana all others
of your bolief-they are pouring their
goods in ways too tedious to mention
into your city, causing, as George
p
ney, says, almost all of your murders
and other crimes. and you have n
right to word as to who Is raldinR
officer for this locality. II You will
get busy stating the complicated
condition OF Jackson and DoKalb
counties, Alabama, and Dado county
Georgia. no doubt they viii heed your
wishes, and If you cannot select n
man that is not afraid to go there
and do his duty who can?
Buy Sugar.
1.-THE moonshlncrs consume all the
corn and sorghum they can get In
the community. The railroad agent
at Trenton. Ga. told me more sugar
was carried up there than anywhere
else in the county.
"In beneftinR yourselves here In
the city you will be doing the good
people on the mountain a great favor
also so why don't you get busy I'm n
different way than a campaign for
money"
Il know the revenue agents were
asked a half dozen times TO 20 there
from Huntsville last year, but they
did not come The sheriff of Jack
son. county was appealed 10 and he
failed ia come II Ia ont of tho ter
ritory of Tennessee officials to go
there but they go sometimes,
"Wc have plenty Of laws II they
were enforced, TO stop all this moon
shining, ana why are they not en-
forced, some one please tell us2
Il know those people have be-
come rec less through the neglect OF
officers and the prosperity Of their
and / fear for the outcome
Of the people interested in the mat
ter; but the sooner the end comes the
better for all parties
JACKSON CITIZEN"