The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-09-09
WEiyER'S WAR RECORD.

II there is any man that n brave
and patriotic soldier deteSts and
ubhors above all others, ii is the
miserable cowardly wretch who Is
never found at the trout. where
the bullets fly lhickesi, but Is al
ways IN The rear seeking some
"bomb proof" position where he
can wage a nefarloils wal upon
decrepid old men, defenseless wo-
men and helpless children, and
whose highest ambition is to rob
the wives aud little ones of the
brave soldiers fighting The battles
of their country. Confederate
veterans, aud sous OF COnfederales.
this man J. b. Weaver is descr1b.
ed TO be just such a cowarlly and
lgnoble scamp by the Pulaski,
Tenn, Democrat and the jackson
Clarion says, lit is this miserable
hummer and robber OF old men
and women who has been invited
tn speak in Mississippi" Here is
what the Pulaski Democrat, pub
liShed in tie lown Weaver iyran.
lied over as provost marshal,
says Of his war record:
"Gen. Weaver, while IN com.
mand ii. Pulaski, in January, 1864
issued an orderto Charles q. Alb.
ernalhy, John II. Hewhill, Rob
ert Rhodes, and others, that they
pay into his Lands $1,000 for the
mainthinace OF refugees (meaning
renegades from A!abama). This
order was accompanied by II
threat that if the money was not
paid, they and their families
would be sent South and their
property given TO said refugees.
All OF these parties are dead now
and were over sixty years Old
when that order was issued. Can
any Southern man vote for such a
hearlless wretch
a man by the name of G. w.
Witt sold Mr.. Jasper Cox, a very
poor man, two thousand pounds
OF bacon, for which he received
the cash. Mr.. Cox took the ba.
CON TO The cotton mills in Law.
renee county and traded il for cot.
ton twist. This he carefully stor.
ell away in The loft of his little
cabin, thinking that 1t would as
sist him in purchasing a little home
after The war, as he was very poor
with a large family and had no
home. Weaver learned through
some source tina! this gentleman
had The cotton twist, and sent Il
detachment Of soldiers to his home
and took possession OF it, and
shipped it to Iowa for his own use.
This cotton twist was worth at
the lime it was stolen $4,000.
jasper Cox is living in Giles
county.
John Williams, a poor but high.
ly esteemed citizen of Giles conn
ty, had twenty-five fat hogs. which
at the time were worth $40 per
hundred. gross, and a lot of lur
keys. Weaver, in person. took a
file Of soldiers into Williams
place and made the soldiers shoe,
every hog OH the place, and had
them brought into camp. When
Williams asked for a voucher,
Weaver said: IL don't give reb.
els in the South vouchers. |
would rather furnish rope to hang
every d-n one of Them"
Mr.. Williams Is still living and
will swear to The above ii necesSa-
ry. The hogs were valued at 1856.
The turkeys belonged to Mrs. Will
liams and she begged to have
them spared. but the hearlless
wretch had them all killed and
taken TO headquarters for his own
special n>e, remarking 10 Mrs.
Williams that she had no business
being The vile OF a rebel.
Weaver made it a practice TO
charge our citizens ten cents each
tor passes to come into and 90 out
OF the Federal lines. This money
he put into his own pockets. This
pass read as follows: "Pass the
bearer through The Federal lines.
b. Weaver, Commander"