Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-19
FROM roRE JACKSON.
He Gets n Friend to W rite Letter for
Him Asserting HIS Innocence.

Him Asserting HIS Innocence.
From the Rome tGa.l Courier.
We have received from lobe jackson,
the alleged dynamiter of Barlow county,
a lengthy communication, written at his
dictation and accompanied by a few
words of his own peculiar script, which
was posted at Gainesville Tue sday, from
which we make the following extracts,
emitting his threats Of getting even with
those whom he charges have falsely ao-
cused and unjustly prosecuted him;
GENTLEMEN-lt seems as you think
that l am alleged to some great crime.
But l wish TO inform all who read this
that | am guilty of no bad crime, such as
dynamiting. AS far as placing dvna-
mite at Mr.. Collins house, | am innocent.
don't wish to hurt MIR. Collins family.
don't want any Of my friends to think
so. If l wished to hurt SIR. Collins am
not afraid 10 20 to mis- face to do it.
Will not hurt his vie tor his conduct TO
me. Some Que has published some
Things not so on me, and thew must take
il back, or L will walk right to them when
| tnd them out. l care nothing for the
dynamite, but / know l can't get Justice
before Collins and Fife. My sentence is
already passed. for they are both judge
and Jury. Mr.. Fife wants to run again
for the Legislature, and wishes 60 get me
away before the election. He knows l
will do all l can against him. This is why
he takes such great stand against me,
and | want Mr.. Fite to understand that
taking gun and hunting me is not the
best for him. will see him by-and-by.
1t is only a few poor hypocrites in
Gainesville in sheep skin that are cutting
me so nard. They have slipped around
and begged me tor whisky. | am solid
wet man, and keep some to drink all the
time; always have a dram, seldom get
drunk. The whole crowd nearly all got
drunk when hunting for me. They go
behind the door and come square up. l
don't deny my profession. l would not
have given you the slip the day Of the
trial if Mr.. Garrison had kept the war
rant. But Mr.. Wilkerson was 50 smart
/ thought | would not have him rule over
me and follow me about. Mr.. Garrison
IS perfect gentleman, allowed me my
privilege, did not follow me, and knew
was all right.
am sorry that Mr.. Simpson, Of ATTAIN
ia, was put to so much trouble hunting
me when / was not lost. | was glad he
found | had friends plenty. l nope he got
good pay for his time, for he had to 20 over
some rough country to find me. He 10
right when he says know the hills well.
/ Onced like TO hear hounds bark, and
have hunted fox for twenty-five miles
around Gainesville. But didn't care to
hear hounds bark now, especially behind
me-
am having good time. Have been
TO three or four big balls. and had a fine
time with the ladies. The girls all say
they will 1X nice baskets for me II will
/ txua pc IA, 10 Io1
The cr0wd was so scared at my fathers
when they went that they heard and saw
a calf run and shot at the noise of it. |
wished they had killed it. / heard Mr.. -
said be shot four shots at me. will cow
hide him W hen / see him for trying to kill
the calf. / will be in the suburbs Of Car
tersville in day Orso. Iwant all my enc
mics to hire livery horse and come out.
| want to make Hudson, the livery
man, some money. You dry hypO-
critics. you had every horse in town hired
after me. You strained at q gnat and
swallowed a camel. | let you know when
l come around, fotI delight to sit on a
mountain top, like a pig lying In the sun,
anu watch the clouds that pass by and
hear old Mig on the run. y
/ don't wish to boast of trends, but
have as many as any one poor man. This
is why all the old cOuncilmen in Carriers
willie is mad at me because stood against
them. l stood because the new Council
was wet, and wet sue went.
| went from Cartersville to Calhoun.
They followed me, but who cares for
them? 1t is only fun for me. like to
hear them run. IL gives them circula-
ton. Some vagahond came from Calhoun
and said he would show me up for $50.
TneY have got the finest marshal in Cal
hOun l ever saw. He is as pretty as a
pink. He looks fine indeed-the preStiest
man | ever saw. He looks like he is
tarred and feathered. ! don't fear the
Calhoun crowd. II they jail me | will
walk of with that little Jail.
suppose Mr.. Collins went to Mr.. Judge
Fain's bed room, and told Mr.. Judge Fain
that / was at the head OF a big dynamlt-
in4 and big tale in his mouth, and Mr..
Judge Fain, Of course, took Mr.. Collins to
be man OF truth and issued a bench war
rant Tor me.
don't deny being in town on the night
of the explosion. | went to see DR.. Ba-
ker. He was on my bond and we wanted
20 get IL fixed up. But | had started
home in company with Mr.. Gus Baker,
and Was a little more than a mile from
Collins house wbeA the dynamite went
off, and Gus Baker was with me. IL
hurts some Of the men in Gainesville be-
cause l can always stand my ground. l
am not half as bad as represented and al
ways get out OF a law suit easy. | know
| am ignorant, but not as ignorant as
some OF CartersVille's so-called smart
men. From lobe JACKSON.