Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-01-09
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Below we publish, ffom the Cinein'
natl Gazette, an account Of the killing
OF Col. w. r Cook, who was Lieu
tenant Colonel OF the Second East
Tennessee Union Cavalry, and not 81
the Eighth, as stated ia the letter %
the Gazette: kKa&E
R1cHMoNp, Ky. Dec lslThA,
readers of the Gazette would doub less
be interested witps o biographical
sketch OF the notorious counterfeiter,
Col. w. II Cook, whose eventful
career was so tragicslly terminate at
the hands Of the Deputy United States
MarshaIs. near here, on last Monday
He was born ia Garrard Q )anty, KY
about the year 1928, and his real name
was Terrell, being AN illegitimate son
of Thomas Kennedy, rs reported.
Aud, when his rotnauic life uisseom
pared with that of the Kennedy fam
iiy, there can be no doubt OF the ie-
lationship.g, Odd Tom Kennedy
kille the grandfather Of Hon, Henry
Waite rson, editor OF the l. uisville
Courier-J0urnoi. Ebert D. Kennedy
was one Vta be most noted desperadCes
ia Kentucky, aud was the prime
mover in the gigantic Lancaster Ky
Kennedy, Sellers riot of 1875. He
finally fell at the handsAof his nephew,
Grove G. Kennedy. who, through the
medium OF the Courier Journal, is
perhaps ID , NEST noted gmaBEof the
pistol in the State. fIts would require
columns t. record the criminal doiDgs
lofthe Ken ned yfsnA " to ssy Eothipg
OF their racing aud gambling procliyi;
ties, all Of which are so widely known
ia connection with the Cab Orchard
Gang. y The mother Of the sutj ect ~
this axe Itch m arried q NJ an named PER
Rims hen her son was young, aud
from the -stepfaiher he acquired the
name of Perkins, passing through the
Mexican War under that bare, and
was Familiarity known as "Perk't He
was mem Der Of Capt Jennings
Prices company, ins Co. Humphrey
Marshall's regiment, and made q
fighting soldier. sIp hisayonth beswas
o noted race rider, and ran the famous
horse Denmark sixteen IN iles, aon ole
occasion, in winnings four.mtie heat.
Just when and where he took upon
himself the name OF Cook Is no.
known. q He has been regarded as q
counterfeiter'I for 4 twenty-five years,
and was AIaigned, in. tbis town FoD1
that charge twenty years ago. Near
that time he. Yves engaged with tbe
subst quen uy-noteds 4Hawkihs; The
counterfelter, murderer, polygamist,
aud his elan, on Rounds on g Greek,
in Rock castle county Hawkins shot
and killed Sheriff Lund, of EstiIls
couniy, while under arrest, was. eanaht.
in the State o! Ohio, and hung at Ir.
vine, this State. -
10 1851, % k became u sutler In The
Federal army, bur, bis goods having
been captnr.d by the Confederaies. he
voluni.ered in the cavalry service,
and soon became Lieutenant CoiBnel
If the Eighth Tenueesee. He was y
gallant soldier, aud especially o5mpil
meuted for teroie decide during an en-,
G ,gtm nj. n which b. wasdaDgerous.
y ~uuuded, for which Disabling he
was drawiuR a p-itsipu ri ths tiuie of
uis death, When the regiment dis, |
banded, his sod ers presented him
" tn a" unusually elegant4s word 'thst
COS $500. t''- e"@ '"@@
UpIu Col. Cook's relnn to Ken.
ucky he re- umed cpuple rfeit ing ,snd
Abnnt Two years ago was sarres cd Ia |
Whlley cuulty on N bal tctpsrge. |
shorty afterHsrd. be was al rested Tor |
he like utfense in this county. -4 t&
He had two SOUS, found guilty Of |
one of whom is now 10
Joliet Ull) prison, aud the younger
me, having been sent to house of
efuge, escaped, aud is now at large. -
rne bold manner IN which he met
tx armtd men and fought until he
lied, when he could readily have es-
'aped, is remarkable. aa&
His recent abode was lone hut on
! high barren ridge, aud looks rs little
Ike a money factory rs he looked like
man who ever carried q Coionel's
aud $500 sword.