Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-06
WEAVER AT PULASKI.
The Story of His Robbery and
Oppression of the People.
A Letter From q Ran Who 10 Well
Known and Has Many Relatives
In This County.

In view of the fact that there are
some men In this county who say
they are going to vote for ]. B.
Weaver for President, the following
correspondence, which Is self-explana-
tory, will show them what manner
Of man they are supporting. The J.
p. Abernathy who signs the append.
ed letter, as well as w. e. Aber-
nathy, are kinsmen Of the late la.
mented Prof. Gill Abernathy OF this
county, and are men OF unimpeach.
able integrity:
TO the Editor Of the Aorga,ston Her.
| AID.
Having seen In some paper an &C.
count Of General Weaver's conduct
while In charge at Pulaski.
Tenn, wrote 10 the clerk Of the
county court for either a veri6cation
or denial OF the charges. 1 received
the letter which / send you. Very
respectfully,
w. e. ABERNATHY.
Rutherford College, N. G., Aug. is.
PULASKI, Tenn, Aug. 10, 1892.
Mr.. VIZ e. A6esnathy, Ruthe9ord
College, North Cnrotina:
Dear Sir-Your letter Of inquiry In
regard to the acts Of General Weaver
while In command OF tins place was
handel me to answer. / was be.
tween fifteen and sixteen yeals old
when Weaver was here, and / know
whereof / write. and In support Of
what / write ! refer 10 few citizens
OF this county: ] p. May, president
Peoples National Bank z. w.
Ewing, ex speaker Of the Henatt
FIournoy Rivers, State Sena or; j u.
stacy, * clerk aud ~ st.r Of Cham
Gerry court; Thos E. Mccoy, Sheriff
Of Giles county; Col. Scion E. Rose,
DR.. William Battle, DR.. J. G. Rob.
erts; 8. w. Butler. judge of County
court n. n. Ragsdale, county trus
zee, and l.. E. Aberna,hy, president
Commercial Bank ard Trust Conn
pany. Most of these men were here
md know the facts. The others
know from reputation.
The said Weaver seemed to have a
pt rfect hatred for the Southern pee
Pile. fie pillaged. robbed, persecut-
d, villif1ed and abused our people in
very imaginable way.
He had citizens arrested and I'm
prisoned on trumped up charges, and
made them pay To be released. He
made the friends of ID. r.. Cox pay
$500 for his release. Mr.. Cox is dead,
but his. son, Ed. r. Cox, is living
nere, and can testify to said facts. So
ran Nal. ]. B. Stacey and Col. 8. 4.
Rose, friends of Mr.. Cox, who paid
part of the money. He robbed Mr..
Jasper Cox (no relation of Mr.. d. X.
Cox of $1,000 worth of spun thread.
Mr. Jasper Cox is reliable citizen
Of this county, and now lives near
Bodenham, Giles county, Tenn.
He robbed John p. Williams, an
old, reliable farmer and soldier Of the
Mexican war, of all his hogs and
meat. Mr.. Williams postofiice is
this place.
He had J. @. Roberts, OF this place,
arrested, and tried to make him pay
$500 for his release, hut when
he found out that the Doctor
would not pay IL he turned
him loose. The Doctor IL now
living, and will answer any letter.
On Janu lry 26, 1864, he made the
following parties pay him sums OPP
posite their u mes. have the orig
NAL receipt he gave my father, Chss.
@. Abernathy.
All the parties are dead xcept DR..
VIM. Battle, who will cbeerfuIly
bear me out: Thonss Martin, $3.50;
DR.. VIM. Battle. $10O; Charles G.
Abernathy, $3.50; Ronert Dickson,
$3.50; J. II. Newbili, $iOO; J. M.
Morris, 500; Davii Reynolds, $3.50;
u. Abernsthy, $8OO; Thomas h.
Daily, 600. Total, si,70O.
He claims In his Or.ier that II was
for the support Of Union refugees
coming within his lines. Thomas e.
Daily and VIM. q. Newbill are liv-
ing here and will answer any inquiry.
| could give other incidents or acts
Of said Weaver, II Dere-sary.