Hall-Fulton County GaArchives News.....A Desperate Moonshiner Arrested. February 14 1885
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"CHESTER TIMES" CHESTER, PA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1885, VOL. 14, NO. 2625, Front Page, Column 6

                    A Desperate Moonshiner Arrested.

NASHVILLE, Feb. 14. --- A Chattanooga special says:  Aaron Prater, a dangerous 
desperado and moonshiner from Georgia, was arrested here.  Prater is wanted 
for the murder of two United States marshals.  About six weeks ago a party of 
revenue agents raided several illicit distilleries near Gainesville, Ga.  The 
moonshiners were prepared for the attack and a fierce battle ensued.  The 
moonshiners were well fortified, and fought with desperation.  During the 
pitched battle two revenue officiers were killed and others wounded.  The 
officer who arrested Prater states that there is conclusive evidence that he 
committed the murders.

Additional Comments:
Aaron PRATER died of measles on March 5, 1885 while incarcerated in the Fulton 
County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia.  He was there awaiting trial on charges that 
he was the leader in a plot to murder revenue officers.  Aaron was the son of 
Josiah and Mary Jane (SHOOPMAN) PRATER. Please note also, that the above 
article is inaccurate.  The two men killed during the raid were moonshiners, 
James Anderson GRANT and Josiah PRATER (brother to Aaron).  No revenue 
officers were killed.

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