The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31
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 r Several weeks ago. A thief named Crockett was arrested in sl. Louis on a charge of passing counterfeit money. He proved to be doubly thief. in tha; he stole the rela tionship of old Dayy Crockett, one of the bravest and most honorable men who ever lived. The newspapers printed long interviews with the scoundrel, and the entire press of the country has taken up and given credence to the disgraceful imposition. The New York 'sHa, condensing long article. fiom the St. Louis RebKblieaa. says.
 Capt. David Crockett. a grandson of the famous David Crockett, the Kentucky frontiersman. IS q stalwart six-footer. re- sembling his backwoods ancestor: but he is far more sophisticated. having lus, been sentenced to two years imprison- ment. not for some reckless and unlaw- ful deed of bravery. but for sordidiy mak- ing and passing counterfeit money Col. Bob Crockett. editor of the De witt, Ark, Gkeaaer. is naturally indig- nant, and in defense of the memory ot his illustrious grandfather and the family of firreproaehable name which has de- scended from the grea, humorist and statesman. he says:
 s'Col. David Crockett. at his death. lei, three sons, of whom the eldest was John w. (not the youngest as this beast saysl who represented the same district in con gress as his father and died in Memphis Tenn, in 1852. leaving two sons-the writ CT -hereof--Bob Hand Charles W. Crockett, editor and publisher of the Dover (Tenn.) Courier. His second son William, settled at and gave his name to Crocke,t's Bluff in this (Arkansas) county Arkansas, and died there. thirty-ive years since, leaving two sons-David and Will | liam. jr..-both of whom have been dead several years. His youngest son, Robert i P. Crockett, by his second and last wife. is now living in Hood county. Texas, near Granbury, the county town of said county. The fellows "reminiscences of his putative grandsire are all "bosh. :" The rife which cousin Bobr (d-n his impudenee ! has, was presented by the young whigs of Philadelphia, on the 4th Oa J eAys ho. .r*- tsN skoh Oa HoS UCCfi published in this paper heretofore. The "medal'' ingredient is the poorest of fic- ton. The "coonskinr story has been printed too often for the countefeiter Captain" @ Crockett. to claim as orig inal. Cousin Bobr does not ''represen, his district in congress" as, it seems to us the Repn6Geas's reporter should have known. Col David Crockett was no, with Jackson al the battle of New Or leans. As to the family bibler in tke possession of the fellows brother. it's record of births, etc, would require radi- cal revision to make it correspond with the family history Of Col. David Crockett of Alamo fame.
 There are many Crocketts in Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee-all good peo- ple-with whom we should be in no wise ashamed to acknowledge relationship. but of this scoundrel we know nothing No descendant of David Crockett has yet broken into the penitentiasy. Win the St. Louis RftH6Hfss correct the lie and will our friends cf the Arkansas and Tennessee press help us in this matter. Alas, we shall sec the story in our ex- changes for months to come-Eor it has been well said that "a Lie will travel thousand leagues while Truth Is pulling his boots on"