The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-03-12

the people of the county and paid
over to the railroad company in
1859 aud so, on account Of the raj
road taxi
General Fain was president then.
cannot tell the exact amount. |
think between seven and eight thou.
sand dollars. There was great OPP
position on the part of the people
in the upper and lower-eDds of tue
county to paying that tax, and it
was impossible to collect closely.
It was agreed that forty thousand in
bonds would settle the county's sub
scription, though in fact a larger
amount was due. The collection OF
the tax never amounted to much on
account of the hostility of a large
number of leading citizens to The
MEASURE
The General then studied little
while and remarked:
at has been said that | bring large
amounts of the coupons clipped
from Hawkins county bonds to this
place and dispose of them to tax.
payers, and that l own the bonds
from which they are clipped. THIS
is not the truth. At one time did
bring a number of coupons here and
did dispose of them. but they did
not belong to me. met a gentle
man in Knoxville who enquired OF
me the value of the bonds and cou-
pons, and asked what condition the
finances Of Hawkins county were in.
1t was o short time after the com
mittee consisting of James Walker.
McDermott and Hu. Kyle had been
investigating. / told him the com
mittes had reported the county all
right financially that there was
large amount of money due the rail
road fund. and the coupons ought
to be as good as greenbacks. He
said he was the owner Of some cou.
pons and requested me to take |
charge of and sell them for him,
which i did. / did not own the
CO upOns did not own the bonds
from which they we're clipped. l
wish they had been mine. The fact
Of my bringing coupons here, how.
ever, gave certain gentlemen
chance to charge William Kyle with
having done wrong, and to hint that
had committed a fraud, if not
rhine against the railroad company
IND the people of Hawkins county.
Now, Poats, haven't the time TO
70 around and correct these false
eports. There are too many Of
hem. want you to correct them
trough the MoRRIsTOwN GAZETTE
have not done the railroad CON- Z
any or the people any injustice. / J
ave committed no wrong. The :
hole lawsuit is intended as blow ::
{ me. / will answer the bill and
IT the court and everybody else
now how the matter stands. l
My ask that simple justice be done
Ie."
We promised the General that as
ear as we could we would STATE the
use as he had stated it to us. and
lie above is substantially what he
lid. He seems to desire the good
Diuion of the people Of this county
I'd is wounded to know that stories
e circulated TO his prejudice in the
alter of the Rogersvilie and Jeffer.
m railroad. So far as we are con-
,rned we certainly have it not in
lr heart to do Gen. Kyle any in.
stice, and he can always come to
lie GAZETTE for any explanation he q
ishes conveyed to the public.
ince the war closed he has had an
1mense load to carry. He was a '
opular man in prosperous times; e,
ad a great many friends, and those r,
lends used him, as the events at p,
lie close OF the war proved; for his re
anne was on all sorts Of notes and It
9nds as endorser. 1t seemed that y
} had been a sort of general ''secu- =
ty" for everybody, and perhaps q
70 hundred thousand dollars would
1t have set him free. The load OF ly
sbt was absolutely appalling. But
} didn't 60 down under ii. He ia
aeed himself and faced the music. -
be fight for twelve years has been y
desperate one-but the General su
IS won. Ii he is not entirely free
is near enough out to see through, NJ
ID if he lives a few years longer
II be in easy circumstances.
FROM all the great centers of
ade and commerce throughout the M
lole country we hear that business M
reviving and that money is be- n ne
ming more plentiful. We do not, on on