The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-09
GENERdL JACKSON'S NERVE.


| The Extraordinary Manner in Which
He Put O Veto on Swindling on O.
Tennessee Race Course.
NASHVILLE, December 24.-Many
are tho interesting scenes of An
drew Jackson's life which his
biographer, Parton, has omitted,
and not brought to light. When a
boy I saw him scare and put to
flight twenty thousand men. The
occasion was this :-Greyhound, u
Kontucky horse, had beaten Double
Hoad, q Tennessee horse, md they
were afterward matched for $4,000 a
side, to be run on the Glover Bot
tom Course. My uncle, Josophus
H. Conn, carried me on horseback
behind him to sec the raco.I He set
me Oh the cedar fence andt told me
to remain till he returned. in those
days not only counties, but! States,
in full feather, attended the race
course as great national amuso~
ment, and the same is still kept up
in France and England under the
fostering care of each government.
There must have been twenty thou.
sand persons present. 7 never
witnessed such fierce betting be-
tween the States. HorsSs and
negroes wore put up. 4 large
pound was filled with horAes and
negroes bet on the result sof this
race. The timo had now }arrlved
for tho competitors to appear on
tho track. I heard some loud talking
and, looking down the track, saw,
for the first time, General Jackson,
riding slowly on o gray horse, with
long pistols held one in eacR b md I
think they were as long as my arm
and had mouth that ground
squirrel could enter. In his wake
followed my uncle Conn, Stokeley,
Donclson, Patton, Anderson and
several others as force as bulldogs.
AS General jackson led the van and
approached the judges stand he
WAS rapidly talking and gesticula-
ting. AS he came by me he said that
he had irrofragable proof that this
WAS to be jockey race, that Grey
hound was seon in the wheat field
the night before, which disqualified
him for the race, and that his rider
was to receive $500 to throw it off,
and 'by the eternal God"
He WOULD SHOOT TIE FIRST MAN
who brought his horse upon the
track that tho peoples money
! should not be stolen from them in
this manner. He talked incessantly
while tho spittlo rolled from his
mouth and the fire from his eyes.
L have seen bears and wolves, but he
was certainly the most ferocious
looking animal that I had ever
seen. His appearance and manner
struck terror into the hearts of
10000 people. If they felt rs I did
every one expected to be slain. He
announced to 5he parties if they
wanted some lead in their hides to
first bring their horses on the
track, for "by the eternal" he would
kill the first man that attempted to
do so. There was no response to this
challenge, and, after waiting somo
time and they failing to appear,
General Jackson said it was great
mistake in the opinion of some,
that he had acted hastily, without
consideration. Hc would
GIVE THE scoUNDR ELS A FAIR TRIAL,
and to that end he would constitute
court to inves tigate this matter,
who would hear the proof and do
justice to oil parties. Thereupon
he appointed q sheriff to keep order
and five judges to hear the case
Proclamation was made that the
court was open and was ready to
proceed to business, and for the
parties to appear and defend them~
selves. No one appearing General
Jackson introduced the witnesses,
proving the bribery of Greyhound's
rider, who was to receive $500 to
throw off the race, having received
$3.50 in advance, and that Grey
hound had been turned into the
wheat fold the night before. He
again called on the parties to ap~
pear and contradict this proof and
vindicate their innocence. They
failing to appear, General Jackson
told the court that the proof was
closed, and for them to render their
Judgment in the promises, which,
in few moments, was done in