Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-15
SAID TO BE Ills BLOOD.

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are still shown on the walls of the
ruined old fort-at least what is
SAID TO BE HIS BLOOD.
There are number of articles which
belonged to him still in possession of
the family. My brother has his farni-
~ Bible, with his entries of births
and deaths in it. Cousin Bob Crock
EFT, who lives at Crockett's Bluff,
Ark, and who now represents his
district in Congress, has his rife
which we got back from the Mexi>
cans after the treaty. Cousin Bob
was a colonel in the Confederate
army and was a captain with the
Federals, but though we were fighting
each other it made no difference in
the feeling between u.s. Although I
owned great many slaves I went
out for the stars and stripes. Ny
father had fought for them and I
thought it was my duty to do as he
did. I did not know, however, that
| was fighting to free the slaves, but
when the proclamation was issued
thought the policy was wise one
and acquiesced in it. l have been
Radical all my life, and am one yet.
But, as l was saying, when grand
father was in Congress, they talked
of giving hima memorial Whats
that for? he asked, and they told him
that it would be a gold medal
something he could keep and re-
member. oh, no--don't give me no
medal, said he; give me rife that I
can kill bears and turkeys with, and
keep my family in something to eat.
So they gave him beautiful rife,
and he had it by his side when he was
KILLED AT THE ALAMO
1t was this gun that my cousin
Bob has now.
at has been said that you are a
wealthy man, Capt. Crockett" said
the reporter.
II am not worth dollar" said he.
1.-The report that I was wealthy was
what hurt me at the trial If it had
not been for that l should have Jared
better and got off with six months in
! jail, whereas now I am sentenced to
two years on one count and three
years on another. don't expect to
I've it out, for though some days I
am right spry, still I have suffered
for long time with Bright's disease,
and it has worn me out. No, I'm
net rich, but my wife and sons own
nine good farms. 4 year ago was
offered $4,000 for the farm we were
living on, and $4,000 for the stock.
I haven't lived all my life as straight
as I should have done, and during
the war I might have given people
reason for talking. But was farm
ing and raising stock and trying to
live an honest life F"
"How did you get into this
trouble e.
Through the persuasion of friends
who brought money to me and de-
posted it my hands for others. So
was brought into it. 1 bought the
money for them and when they were
caught they threw it off On me, and
OF course was brought in as an
accessory. Many of the things which
have been published concerning my
arrest are not true. For instance.
when the marshal came to bring me
to trial I was sick. Yet he told that
he caught
| THE NOTORIOUS DESPERATE cRoCEFTT-
covered him with his revolver and
made him throw up his hands Why
I made no trouble at all, and I had
been released on my own recogni-
zance. And for being desperate, I
never killed but one man, and lie
had pistol Oh me when I shot
him"
Returning to the subject of his
grandfather, Capt. Crockett said that
he had killed bear where the town of
Dresden, Tenn, is now located Col.
Crockett was a man of genial ma
ture, making few enemies. Many of
the stories, however, which had been
told of him were Manufactured, one