The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
Last of the Regulators.
George w. Symonds In Detroit Free Pres

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George W. symonds in Detroit Free Press.
In an ar'lcIe eht,cleu Ine SoLlian 10 ~,
CRACKERS NECK puoiisheo III 'he Rec ! hee
early In 1857; gave history OF inc clrG Gun
stances altenuihg 'he organization u .ne nen :
lucky regulators. In tne Pressl' she.cn
shall treat OF the rise anu uownlali VI ti,as-
Tor tlme-omnipo.ens I 1on" mr' 81
ne breaking tp Oh tAe CIacheis Nest shns "
thlevcs ana Iopoers anu JIG nis.' VI ., ts ecu
or, Peter j. Livingstone, some I'M ilNe law
ana ofder was lhaugurateu ~ Iiilo.' ooIl.y
There were othef secuons oi mouh'aih Neh
lucky cursed VIII equaiy ssions p"nuI y,
desperadoes and outlaws Whom tne law mao
so far tailed TO reach. Inc cl.iAehs vi ,hese
counties, taxing auvan,age Vi .n1 example se'
them by me Eiiio.t coulty poopio, 1 ~,so
10 Organize visnahto 600 49,. - ~
lhere were upwaIos VI IVY lesIia.ois IL in9
State OF n ihtucKy, anu 1uuse hy wv Iuieo
his subjects with an iron hana; me ofder
was o1hcered ny Oohlhiittee" vi oaiGty.. conl-
posed of delegates from All oi Tue suuoluihale
lodges. Inc chiei Queer oi Ile oouiihis'ee
| OF safety, was called geheraiissinio, anu IA
the spring OF 1919, When .he oIuer may oT salo
TO nave reached Is Iieriuan' Aieo, h4 M mas
genefallssimo vi ene Iesuia'oio: LIZ .oo IN
great interest III slie wy iiante', az ~
extend .neir useiuineas anu oo. III S,ia Uon
slant mcmahon W commit ac:o do i@Mi:ss as
the ones they clalheu W PUNISH. Olisinaily
| the order was composer eAclusi.ey VI ~n l'n
might be called the iea9ing citlzens vi ING
country, ana there Is no uenying tnas y acconl-
plished much good. Inc oad men he4 terror
stricken before us steih nnanuaUoe; uoo oo
10 nm VINO oencu yuuse -! non' " 20, ou qoos,
ton the lustlce Oh MS oecislons sen.o1oes any
executions. Inc wnp' Tue ei fls. nd'ice
ana the hahgniah loPo meio iieoiy uoeu
Oul OF inc hunuleus Vi o"sos .iieu; ~. vi
demned anu punished ny this aususV tlloun'i'
recall at thls "ritlng' on1, tho eiIuiis'a 'i..
ces OF which nAed themselves nilniy Ill NY
nina. c..
In carter county, nslns neai ~, =, SUI, som,
winch polht was my neauqual .ois' wa: :a,;3
estlmaple WIDOW iauy' cohnillleu in va
| who was olesseo WIN Vi rather ouieeu y az
only SON Inc WldoW was poor, anu ~ spils vi
her inflrmitles, INDUSTRIOUS. her ski III neeole-
craft was SO "eli-Known Inat onG was ofoi :ua
with WORK lor WHICH sn9 isoeNou Soou p,ao ~"
The money thus optaiheu wouiu nave u rl
sufilcient 10 keep hel ~ Goupaia.lte Goo. =.
had she controlled us DISBURSEMENT. " was a
scandalous and notorious lact' however, .nas
her son, who shouio nave oeen lne prop anu
comfort Oh ner oechhlhS years. app ia'ou w
his own use the greater Por'ion VI .no nioIIy
which his molhel eain1 1 ny nei -
was Stout neailily loii1" nv s.noc 10y
| was never known To WORK. lie was usually "
De 1ound apout to"n' el.hGi onsaL - S"mo
! OF CARDS, where ne iost LIS iio,hoi nalu
earneo uoliai' ". %l'n $50 nnJar TOO heavy
gering about the streets under 2 700 neavy
LOAD OF mountain 'a1gleioo. :. was "nlo-
| pered that Wnen he iaheu W oA'oiI uionoy
from MS mother ny LIS piayois, no woo w, n.y.
backward III resortihg W tni ea,s, anu et !'sa
blows. one, poor laoy, vlem,ns n,o $50 5;ot.la
perfectlons through l!othoi io.ou,s:o. w
eyes, made no cohipiaint, anu liiiul.y so
many tlmes from arlesG anu punis PUNISH .'sa ~.
his brutal Assaults maue tne yoehg iuan ns.
Dolder. Alter TIC vi gan III a;S ot g.
iators' sohie 1ns asHou ,,,,n Il Ao "''
the anger Vi JUICY n!Inon ,, ..Tho ,,,ou
NO, nc IePllea WIZ a. 49, ~ hat -
me. ihey KNOW Iila' 70 500. a. y, "nN 'A"' ~
won NC hea'ny W ,ooi VIZ 49," Tic hro;r
!haI nlgn. wh VIC h ne s mums nf 1vhiskev no
Whlrllig WIN 'no nJI u 70 he Salient
was more t,iih usually So " tr,l,, ON,
mothei anu oeihanu:a I'm In TT IL, ua IN
Ply Vi ,.,onIi W ~ sI,a had r;v.n him The
she assureu nm .ii.'. ene nav si'en ,.4I
last penny 'n a e. VI :. ~ ,I;nS 900
tnreateheu' AN, an lie n" ~ 9rha how was -
STRUCK MI WIN VIZ ,'. ,o ,.n., l,noo f.,, sanse.
heavy one, anu .no poo; ""nu ,o that ,ho
less. one i"y .''eie eo SUI any ni'o 'inl.
/ ~,
ioa nelghooi nousc' su'n.io ,'''a o;,hhors
when the hllnis.i"I'ohs vi .i'1. ho x no Wv,
hna'y pio"a"S ol ~, "a ~ ,La oonsa ot
| seriousness sonic oh9 'shou M '''o 'o -
the lalnt. c.,, .ra,,,.
tommy s'ruch me, siic ,ahr'eo ~
THINK helh,enuea 10 NV INC ii"iu mI'. as
money ana woulu nov oei,9Ne Inc I'LL 90
sured nm lha' ll',u nohe, ,,,;.o
Inc heighnor VINO heaiu sn,s 'i1 ,ni ,s;1 az
cushtloh was a.suraao, I''1 g., n'o J ,mr eras
10 PUNISH ,he youtis iaS,a' ~. WE ,o C.rtsr
Oh JUST s1c, ac1a VI " u'iE tn ~, aosa
county iodge mex. mel tnls man lara .ne d. d.
before his nre.hleh nno peseeu 'i,ei " JIG,
matters lighted lis nho'!on was cai , ,,.t
without ulssen'lhs y'.e otlns '''s., any! en~'
night the sentence OF Juuge hyhch was eAeou
ted. A party oI disguised men met the Wild
owss undulliul son as ne was returning from
| town. Desplte MS ooid deliance Vi inc Gay or
two previous ne was very nuhoie now, and
dld not auemp, 10 use MS pls'ni. instead he
begged plteously ioi mercy. Ills captors lis
tened 10 ms prayers III grila silence lie was
dragged from MS Morse s'rppGG,, W the waist,
ana securely nouhu 10 u 'ree Inen the leader
OF lhe IeSui'llols sase an oluef u 10" voice,
ana STOUT man s,eppea forward with bum
die OF hickory wines, ,,ne, piiant and sharp
as knives. ~ slsia' ne u. Ialseo ms arm the
wines al s;.l' 'nrousm ma ar anu then DE.
Sc d'o WIN Grue y e"lSn upon me Dack OF
the young iasc".. ne soie"iileu "!oud. Inc
iaoer eo9i''eo one' anu "ga'n 'he wines
uesC enueu. r. ~. go
Inc sei'enoI VI wy III p'1 was my lasne IS
upon the oaiI i, o1o ;1 am Wny iIeeiveu luil
lneasuiG, IA I. .e,t , .ns iSiuer