Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-11-25
CARD lCOU GENERAL JOSEPH A
COOPER.
More About " Resisting the Mandate
Of the Supreme Court

November 3d. headed " Reynolds vs..
Cooper-Ro-istiur the Mandate OF
the Supreme Court ~ Tue article
is SO outrageous and shameless in It's
lalsehuods that notwithstanding the
-Currllous source from which il comes,
/ am tempted To replytO it,.
The article in question commences
with a statement that the suit 0f R Is
Reynolds vs.. Glen. J a. Cooper was
to recover possession Of farm frau
dulently sold away from him some
years ago As the suit I'm which the
property of Reynolds was sold wa~
brought against him by Gov. VIM. G..
Browul0w and one of his principal
attorneys in the matter was John
MNIaleming, late editor of the Press
0nd Herald, the fraud - in the case
must have been accom- llshed and con-
nived at by these e ntlemen. Alter
tllnging its choicest filth at the stauuch
old Governor for year after year, the
Press ant Herald spent few weeks
this FAN in awuing and whining
round his heels, aud had not the de
cency TO wait till election day was
over before abusing HIM in the old
way.
1t is true that claim title o. land
formerly owned 10y K. B. Reynolds,
under the sale. made under The judg
ment obtained against him by Gov
HrownlOw, and that my tile was de-
clared valid 10y the Supreme Court of
the United S ate-. But the supreme
Court of the state has decided other
wise. What representations were
made to our Supreme Court in order To
induce it to issue the writ Of possession
Immediately upon the decision being
given, instead OF permitting the writ
to issue after the usual time and IN ac-
coTdInge with Tie usual practice, /
know not. But az soon "a learned O,
the decision of the supreme Court,
and without waiting for the issuance
of any writ OF possession l commence
ed Preparations to remove my furnI~
ture and family, aud that removal WAS
actually going on when Sheriff Swan
appeared with the writ. Reynolds
knew that my family were actually
engaged in removing our property
from the premises, and procured the
writ in mad haste, lest 10y my family
leaving the premises. he might have
the opportunity to insult them 10y q
forcible removal. He boa-ted To a
neighbOr that Sheriff Swan wouid
turn me out OF the premises ia twelve
hours.
The writ of Possession 20 turn me
out was issued on Saturday, October
3lst. on Monday, Nov. ~, sheriff
Swan appeared at my house with the
writ. | was absent ia another county.
1t is not usual for officers Of the law
in such cases To 20 to the home of the
party in his absence and turn his fam
lily into the street without no ice ~ "A
day orkIn hour; but our new Sheriff
did this though my family were then
actually engaged with team aud
wagon, in removing my household
property from the premises, aud though
they requested the Sheriff to allow
them twenty-fOur hours in which to
complete the removal
The Press ant IicruLd says that
Swan was forbidden by the CoOpers
from entering upon the premises. -.
This statement is wholly false. Swan
was met at the door 10y my son, and
invited M. The only members of my
family there, were two OF my sous,
and the wife of one ofthem, and they
We're engaged I'm packing aud remoy-
ing our furniture a. above stated, and
no one forbade him b enter the prem
i-es or to execute bis writ.
The Press and Hcruld further states
that the COoper5" made threats of
personal violence. This statement is
another wiltul falsehood. No threats
were made against Swan or his assist
ants, but on the contrary every facility
was afforded them, unprecedented rs
the proceeding was.
The Press ana Herald states that
the Sheriff was obliged TO summon q
posse To his assistance. This state
lnent is another falsehood. No posse
,,a,.1.I aud GhnriH' Enau II
But he did have posse there, and il
was composed of John Black Cox,
Geo. d. Kennedy aud Nick Osborne.
This "possen me with Swan to the
premises, aud were not summoned al.
forwards or in consequence of any de-
monstratiOns or threats Oh the part of
my family or tenants.
If SherSf Swan had been ~ anxious
to serve writs on his political friends
~ on others, John Black Cox would
not now be Ut liberty, rs he has had
warrant in h.S possession from the 9Th
Of November 20 the present time for
the arrest of Cox on criminal charge,
and made no attempt in good faith to
serve IT,
The Press and H5rald states that
the Sheriff was obliged 10 get u
wagon TO carry away the
furniture, the Coopers utterly refusing
to remove anything. This Is another
falsebood, rs malicious as the rest.
Swan did get wagon aud removed a
part of the furniture aud deposited il
in the public road to the great delight
of Reynolds. But the COopers
we're already engaged a. before stated,
in removing their furniture, aud #
swan had not got his wagon aud put
the furniture into the road that day, he
would have missed the happiness
which he must have felt in doing it.
The Press and Herald states that
during the removal, the tenants re-
inforced the COOpers and at one time
serious trouble was imminent, and
Sheriff Swan found it necessary 20 re-
sort TO force to put stop TO it, his
is another falsehOOd of a piece with
the rest. No tenant was there except
Ebert Copeland, who was a tenant of
one of my sons, and was engaged in
assisting my sons in hauling away the
furniture, and he made 10 threats nor