The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-02
4 srosY OF GENERAL JACKSON. Many ar

4 SrosY OF GENERAL JACKSON. - Many afe
ono ;n.arcstinp scenes Of Jacsscn's life sstscn
s,Ss biossapher, Psrton, has omitted ard not
snroucsst 10 light. When 3 boy, said @udge
I. G, Guild, In n recent address, saw him
sca,,e and nut TO flight twenty thousand men.
srbe occasion was this: Greyhouno, hep-
frc,y horse. had beaten Dousie-f5ead q Zen.
rsessee horse, and they were afterwards
matched for 5000 q side. to be run on 'he
clover. Bottom course. My Titc'e. Josepnuss
n Coon. carried aae on horseback pentaa
Mn, n. ace the race. He sat me on the CO
H. fs,,cc and told ssse 10 remain until ne re-
fnrned. There Rs0st have Oeen twenty thou,
San6 persons present. iHneveF Wltnesseo
.ncb fierce betting Setwcen STATES. money
and negroes were put np. "a iarSe pouhu
WAS filed with horses and negroes Wagereu
IN the result OF the race. The time nau no"
arrived for The competitors 10 appear on toe
track. heard scsae loud talking, ana lookeo
down the track, and saw for the hrst Time
General Jackson, riding slowly on gray
horse. with long pistols held in each Eand
I think they were as long as my arm, ant
had mouth that ground-squirrel couio
enter. ~oo,
In bis wake followed my uncle Coon
S,okely Donelson, Patton Anderson, ano
sever,I others. rs fierce as bull dogs. Al
General Jackson led the van ana appioacne1
the Judges stand, he was rapidly 'aikihs auo
scs,icuia,iDg. AS he came by me lie sala nc
Jockey race: that Grey Hound was seen in
the wheat field the night before, which dis
,nno,if;ed him for the race, aud his rider was
10 receive five hundred dollars to throw IL
off. and by the eternal God he would shoot
the first man who brought his horse upon
the track: the peoples money should NOT De
stolen from them in this manner. he tikeo
necessarily, while the spittle' rolled from MS
month and The fire from bis eye.
have seen bears and wolves put nj pay,
nm, he was certainly the most ferocious
looking animal I had ever seen. bis ap'
Dearapce aud manner struck terror TO the
hearts of twenty thousand people. Ii they
felt as did. every one expected 10 be slam.
He announced TO the parties if they wished
some lead in their hides just BRING tnelr
horses on the track, for by the eternal, ne
would kill the first man who offered 10
do so.
There was no response to this challenge,
and after waiting some time, and they fai l.
ing to appear, General Jackson SAID that IL
was great mistake in the opinion OF some
that he acted hastily and without considera-
lion.
he would give the scoundres fair trial,
and to that end he would constitute court
to investigate this matter, who would hear
the proof and do justice to all parties.
Thereupon he appointed a sheriff to keep
order, and FIVE judges to hear the case. Fro
.cIamation was made that the court was open
and was ready to proceed to business, and
for the parties to appear and defend them
selves. Not appearing, General jackson IN
troduced the witnesses, proving the bribery
of GREY Hounds rider, who was to receive
$500 to throw off the race, having received
two hundred and fifty dollars in advance,
and that Grey Hound had been turned into
the wheat field the night before. He again
called on the parties to appear and counter
act this proof and show their innocence.
They failing to appear, General Jackson told
the court that the proof was closed, and Tor
them to render their judgment in the prem
ises, which in q few moments was done 10
/ accordance with the facts proved.
was still on the fence forming one line Of
the large pound containing the property
wagered on the race. Each man was anx.
ious to get back his property. General
Jackson waved bis. hand and announced the
decision, and said: -"Now, gentlemen, &C
calmly, and in order, and each take his OWE
property" When the word was givcr
the people came with o rush. 1t wa:
more terrible than an army with ban
ners. They came bullying against thu
fence, and in the struggle to get Owe
they knocked it down for hundreds of yards
was overturned and was nearly tramplet
to death. Each man got his property ant
thus the fraudulent race was broken up by
an exhibition of the most extraordinary.
courage. He did that day what it woul(
have required two thousand armed men t.
have effected. All this was effected by TIT
presence and action Of one man, and wlthou
the drawing of one drop Of blood.