The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-12-07

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terrible scene and joined his command as
soon IS possible
THs DEATH OF CASE
Did not occur until after the surrender,
yet the avenging spirit Of the Farrises was
ever on his track. Oli4er deemed It best
not to return to his boyhooda home but
Frank F1rris. the younger Of the three
brothers, came back from the war and re-
NAMED with his mother. Finally, he went to
Troy and there met one Of Berry men wlIo
participated in the murder Of John Farris-
a dihculty ensued. Farris antagonist twas
severely wounded By a pistol bali Consid
cradle excitement prevailed, amid which
weapons we're aoarished and many threats
made. Farris rode out Of town, met Case
on the read, who invited him to bis house,
and while the two were riding along the
road, Just in sight Of Cases residence, the
avenger drew his pistol aad shot the informer
dead in his saddle, and Immediately departed
Tor points unknown,
TERR8LR
Asthe deeds were that We have truthfully
recited, others more terrible and revolving re-
main to be told While Berry was proving
about the country be stopped at the house Of
widow woman, or at least some of hismen
did, and asked the time of day. The LADY,
all unprotected, thoughtlessly drew forth an
old silver watch and gave the Information
sought One Of the devils took the watch
from the woman, not however, before she had
been fatally bayoneted by another Of the in
carnate tends as the glittering steel en-
tered her breast she gave a scream, which
caused a little girl aged about seven years, and
who was out in the back yard at play, to run
into the house. She too was bayoneted and
silenced ali for the sake of acommon silver
watch and The supremacy Of The best gOrern-
melt ia The teorld Atanother time some Of
the same command called at the house of a
poor woman and demanded rations; the iudy
was weaving piece Of jeans, aud had about
eight or ten yards in the loom. She got up
told the men, or rather devils, that she had
nothing to give them, and that she was weav-
ing the jeans for the purpose of bartering il
for bread for herself and child One of the
men drew his knife, cut the cloth out of the
loom and was about to take it from the house
when the woman seized the reBult of hel
ceaseIess labor and endeavored to take it away
from the broad day thief and robber. A
scu11e ensued. One Of the rufians, who wa!
standing by the fire place and near rude
cradle that held a slumbeTing babe Seeinl
thatthe woman would not let 20 the jeans
this monster, in tue pay Of the United States
/ government and whose name wa
down upon the army rolls. thrust the shove
into the fire, flied it with ired hot Goals an,
threw them into the cradle HIS object wa
gained the poor woman dropped the cloth
hut too late to save her child, for it died mex
morning from the effects of horrible burn
about its face and neck. And this mOnstrou
deed was done for a few yards of jeans an
the perpetnity Of the Federal compact
Knowing that this is more than sufficient
satisfy the reader as to outrages and hardship
endured by our people during the war, W
. quit the recital of what We learned froU
truthful lips while camping upon the border
of ReelfOOt Lake.