The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-10-14

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Respectfully,
T. T. CoogFh
f. r. Tho seeming Delay d tbis
refly vas caused by he Illness Of
ny friend Capt e H. Taylor, who
aill hand you this
LP G.
saw Capt Vance, Immediately
snd while discussing The singular
character of thi8 communication In
order 10 determine what course 70
adopt, I've were IN a private roam IN
the hack part Of the Post Office on
the north side OF The public square9
an unusual spectacle was observed
at the most conspicuous point on the
public square, attracting Wholesale
attention. Maj. Cooper had cmcrg-
ed from bis quarters Mt an office sit
uatsd in a very retired place on
the line ofthe railroad SOME distance
in rear Of the row of building on the
west side ofthe public square, where
private differences might have been
easily adjusted without the slightest
inconvenience or annoyance to 9TH
ers, and was seen slowly advancing
along the railroad track towards the
depot house with a shot gun held by
both hands in a horizontal position,
both barrels cooked and ready to
take aim. As soon as he was con.
fronted by the ever watchtul iowa
constable aud the purpose of his bel
ligerent demonstration demanded,
he replied tha. Col. Miller, had in
suited him and that he did not in
tend to be run over BY any one
that he (l) was in the depot house.
The officer Immediately placed him
under arrest assuring him that he
should not be run over-nor hurt,
and that he would protect him.
Maj. Cooper, replied that he bowed
to the majesty of the law, but that
it was unfair that he should be ar
rested and disarmed while | run at
large. The officer Quoted his fears
by assuring him that | should be ar
rested also, and came directly to
where | was, placed me under ar
rest and left. In a few minutes af-
forwards he returned with a regular
peace warrant-which IN the mean
time had been issued by the Magis.
trate summoning me to appear be-
fore him Immediately. When l ap
pcared they already had a bono
prepared in the penal sum of$5,0O'
conditioned that | should keep tn
peace for a period of one year.
remonstrated--that | had no hear
ing and demanded to know upor
what evidence they had based their
proceedings. They stated in effcc
that the whole town was full Of evi
; dence that Maj. Cooper, and mysel
were going to have q street fight
that they had required him to civ
such bond and that they require
me to do the same. | proteste
! that l had not given the slightest il
dicatiou by word or act that WI
d calculated to excite or produce sue
an Impression. However, | "bow,
to the majesty of the law" al
signed the bond, gi wing the requir
security. Thus ended the affair. | Wi
| could here close this card. But
o object(sclt vindication) requires me
add /; that his att tack upon me at t
d time, under the circ umstances a
" in the situation in which | was
without the slightest cause or pr
vocation, was coarse, vulgar a
cowardly. lie made a brutal {
y sault upon one whom he knew to
- ~ utterly powerless for resistance VIII
he knew there was no danger; por
u pously announced himself with
to accord the fullest satisfaction I'll
mightbs wished in any manner
form in which it might DO demand
h. and after sleeping upon it, refuse
At comply with his pledge aud song
:, protection against the consequent
y - Of his acts BY invoking the inter-
10 sition of the civil authorities.
b. ! publish this card, not to graf
ng any feeling Of coarse revenge, /
IL simply in self vindication ; once
!, all, | now dismiss him to the full I
ijoyment of whatever laurels his PR
ess has won for him, and
safety by his strategy he has so 81
Of cesstully secured through the me
10 nm Of peace warrant,