The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-09-08
WEAVER AT PULASKI

VelhiCation or denial OF the charges
l received the letter which | send YOU
Very respectfully,
W. f. ABERNETHY.
Rutherford College, Aug. IL.
PULASKI, Tenn, Aug. IS, 1902.
Mr.. WILL +. ABERNETHY, Rutherford
College.
Dear Sr-Your letter of inquiry in
regard to the acts OF Gen. Weaver
while in command of this place, was
handed me to answer. was between
fliteen and sixteen years old when
Weaver was here, and | know whereof
l write, and in support of what l shall
write, refer to few citizens of this
county: J. P. May, president Peo-
pies National Bank L. w. Ewing, ex-
Speaker of the Senate; Flournoy Riv-
ers, State Senator; ]. B. Stacey, ex-
Clerk and Master of Chancery Court
Thos. E. Mccoy, Sheriff Giles county;
Col. Solon E. Rose, DR.. VIM. Battle,
DIR. J. c. Robert S. w. Butler, Judge
of County Court R. H. Ragsdale,
County Trustee, and L. E. Abernethy,
president Commercial Bank and Trust
Company. Most of these men were
here and know the facts. The others
know from reputation.
The said Weaver seemed to have a
perfect hatred for the Southern people.
He pillaged, robbed, prosecuted, Will
fled and abused our people in every
imaginable way.
He had citizens arrested and i'm.
prlsoned on trumped up charges, and
made to pay to be released. He made
the friends Of d. X. Cox pay $500 for
his release. Mr.. Cox is dead, but his |
son, Ed R. Cox, is living here, and can
testify to said facts. So can Mai. J.B.
Stacey and Col. S. f. Rose, friends of
Cox, who paid part of the money. He
robbed Mr.. Jasper Cox mo relation to
d. K. Cox of $4,000 worth of spun
thread. Jasper Cox is a reliable citizen
OF this county, and now lives near Bo-
densham, Giles county, Tenn.
He robbed John P. Williams, an old
reliable farmer and soldier of the Mex
can war, of all his hogs and meat. Mr..
postofflce is this place.
He had DR.. ]. G. Roberts, Of this
place, arrested and tried to make him
pay $500 for his release, but after he
found out that the doctor would not
pay it, he turned him loose. The doc
or is now living, and will answer any
etter. On January 26, 1864, he made
he following parties pay him the sums
opposite their names. have the origi-
1al receipt he gave my father, Chas. e.
Abernethy. All the parties are dead,
except DIR. VIM. Battle, who will cheer
ully bear me out:
Thos. Martin, S25o; DR.. VIM. Bat
lie, sIoo; Chas. c. Abernethy, s2so;
Robert Dixon, $3.50; J. H. Newbill,
500 ]. M. Morris, sIoo David Rey-
holds, $3.50; B. Abernethy, 5000
lhos. B. Daily, $500. Total, $1,000.
He claimed in his order that it was
or the support of Union refugees
omlng within his lines. Thomas E.
DAILY, son of Thomas b. DAILY, and
William S. Newbill, son of ]. H. New
'lll, are living here and will answer
ny inquiry. l could give other Incl
lents, or acts of said Weaver, if neces-
airy. ]. Z. ABERNETHY.
The Chicago NrWs prints letter
rom an old gentleman living in Pu-
aski, Tenn, where Gen Weaver had
ommand in the latter part Of the war.
Besides alluding to the above incl
|ents, gives the following as showing
Veaver's intense love for the South:
"John p. Williams, a poor but
lghly esteemed farmer in Giles county,
ad twenty-five fat hogs, which a, that
lme were worth $40 per hundred
ross, and a lot of turkeys.
Weaver, in person, took a file of
oldiers out to Williams place and
nade the soldiers shoot every hog on
he place, and had them brought to
amp. When Williams asked for a
oucher Weaver said, al don't give
ebels in the South vouchers. would
ather furnish rope to hang every ID ,
ne of them Mr.. Williams is still
wing, and will swear to the above if
ecessary.
"The hogs were valued at $3.50.
he turkeys belonged to Mrs. Will a
ANS, and she begged to have them {
pared, but the heartless wretch had +
nem all killed and taken to head {
uarters tor his own special use, re-
larking to Mrs. Williams that she had !
o business being the wife of a rebel" {
The rebels in the South will furnish
Weaver all the rope he needs, and he
'ill be hoisted on his own petard"
"Better vote for liberty and the