Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-08-20

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tions were 50 systematic and covered
so large a region tina, detection was
extremely difficult
For q few wears indeed -lev had
thing much their 1--WE way. lu: L. las:
the farmers, cca5ea % action ly the
failure ot the authorities - cope with
the thieves, organized themselves into
vigilance committees.
These committees we've m, .aw,oss
bodies q l~yucher@ J1. were -75ie..s
incorporated under the laws 4 tie
state 10 Protec: their members a~-a.->,
larceny and 70 recover stolen property
The active work II the VIZ arc=
committees was done t~ tie riders
usually I've in number. one 4 whom
was captain. When more hep was
neededthe riders nigh; ce.. ~ their a.
sistance as many member, IS the case
seemed to demand.
Among the scores Il hardened ms-
who at that time alternately worked
and loated along The Mississippi. -.7e-
was n named Jim Da--- Ta..-a
nothing crilai1a had been r-1rs.
against him, h., g-a-r.--, and a,,ez.
tions gaYe color 70 tie suspicion tratEe
would not hesitate 20 s.-a. Whatever
property lie could safely make Il with
In his habits he was reckless d., .1.e
and defiant.
In II particular lie differed from
most Of his law!ess associates l1..sa.
Of constantly loafng a5gu, The, 7a-.
whether there was work , % be had 5-
not, he would occasionally a. hack q
few miles into the country. hire Out:
to some farmer. and war,i t-- q week
or two.
One Of the men for whom ae had
worked several tunes wa, William nsx-
ter, a go7i-na;urc6. easy-c5:1g ...
farmer, who lived ten miles t-aa tie
river. Corsrn had worked So we. for
Dexter That the Old farmer Aa4 begun
to fee, confidence in him.
"Corsen amt so big a -a,ca. rs s1a
folks would like 10 make him out.
said to one Of hi, u~zighbo-,. va1 SUI,
gcsted that f. va, not w.s. ~ have ,-.s
,'.''" '''1~
N'N' M''' Oh h'' neg az that
'''he' peAIe, allowed ms cattle .
ron al WIKI curing the day and a.
night shut them in d yard hear tie
house.
m - 800. anr
va go'ug out ~ Hitk Dis e1as one
"l5rh'nR Ne 'ouhd the bars down and
d., tte ca'Ile gon-
"hat, what he exclaimed rub
ing 'i> e5'!' must a .e'fta~m bars
"0"A i"S' A's"t'
lie went 70 ooE for his cattle and
'.uha 'Ae nerd at MIDDAY, but q yoke
OF Iat oxen "Hlch he had bnen intend
ing % drlYe ~ market IN fey days
was missing.
'orsen wa not at the time a. wa-.
10Y Dexter and no suspicion lei. upon
MIN
Dexter "a' q member Of the yigi.arec
COMMITTEE, lie notified At once TIE
proper officers Of tic society, and
DIackman, their captain. was sent for.
lie was a keen, courageous Young
IatlHer' tan ana SMOOTH faced
Al darH inc riders reported % him
lot auty' DsAler Joined them.
thlsf, said Blacknsu. mas
either taken the oxen 70 the city and
them o. he has hidden them On
inc island. 1t IS more likely that ne
men' " 'oWh win them; nowadays
1I IAN we money as SOC as they
'an gem
n nisht flae OF twenty-five miles
drought ,hem tothe CITY There we're
~ 'ne ptace at thae 'lne a dozen or
rlofe ca'tie dealers including butchers
r,acn Oh 'nen was VISITED n closely
'n 'oneu' ou' WIN no practical re-
+ar noV one u Vleih reported having
''oi'n oAeh'
nlach'nan knew ina nearly every
puVcnef hau d pasture OF some sort as
peaI Tue cry as possible where he
KEPT 'ne nestca'tie he hadon hand. He
knew thats ONE OF the dealers were dis.