The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-09-14
JOE WEAVER.
A BRUTAL SOLDIER AND HIGHWAY
ROBBER

Ia the Type of Mau the Third PARTY Is
Supporting for President.
Correspondence Chicago Herald.
A very interesting and significant let
ter has been received by a citizen of Ke-
okuk. Iowa, from an old gentleman liv-
ing in Pulaski, Tenn, where General
Weaver the peoples party candidate for
president, had command in the latter
part of the war.
The sentiments contained in the letter
will doubtless be spread abroad through
out the South and put the peoples par
ty candidate on the defensive when he
enters upon the canvass in that section
where his friends claim he is so strong.
A portion of the letter reads as follows:
"Re (WeaveD will eclipse Bull Nelson
or Ben Butler so far as the double dyed
william reaches l send you piece cut
from the Giles County Democrat of the
10Th, and | vouch for the truth of every
word
"All three of the men were old friends
of mine. He (Weaver) had Baker Shep-
ard, George Petway and S. W. McGrew
arrested, and would have had me arrest
ed had it not been for McGrew. When
they passed my house McGrew told him
Twas deaf Weaver sent Sheppard and
Petway out of the lines. Messrs. New |
bill, Rhodes and Alternately paid him |
the money. These are the facts and can |
q a HEvnc n1.fn %n,, Al
both men and women. The refugees
never received one cent of the money. |
''All of the old citizens are dea>. now.
Most of them were very old at the time.
Weaver will get very few votes south of |
the Mason and Dixon line"
The following is the clipping referred
to sabove, headed Something About
Weaver"
Highway Robbery.
General Weaver, while in command at
Pulaski in January, 1864, issued an or
der to Chanes c. Alternately, John II. ,,
Newblll, Robert Rhodes and others
that they pay into his hands 81 900 for
the maintenance of refugees (meaning
negroes and renegades from Alabama(. |
n Inns order was accompanied by threat
that II the money was not paid they and
thelr families would be sent South and
Cnelr property given to said refugees.
n All these parties are dead now. and were
n over sixty years old when that order was
issued. Gan any southern man vote for
Such heartless wretch?
The Cotton Twist Robbery.
man by the name of C. w. Witt sold
MT Jasper COx-a very poor man-two
thousand pounds of bacon. for which he
received the cash. Mr.. Cox took the
bacon to the cotton mills in Lawrence
county and traded it for cotton twi st.
an Il. ne carefully slowed away in the loft
Inns ~ MS little cabin, thinking that it would
ttI MN IN purchasing little home af-
Io,r vue war as he was very poor with
large 1ami and had no home.
A. weaver learned through some source
o,eI Cnis gentleman had the cotton twist
% Silu sent del achment of soldiers to his
s IGuoe ana took possession of it, md
~. IL TO Iowa for his own USE
n +;rad coUrOn twist was worth at the
''ile 1t was stolen $4,000.
", Jasper Cox is now living in Giles coun-
Robbery of Hogs and Turkeys.
astoa en- r Williams, poor but highly
tw 9,eelned farmer in Giles county, had
w rTn'y-nVe tat hogs, which at that time
cr Tlo worth ten dollars per hundred,
eiV S and lot Of turkeys.
do m0"Ser, In person, took file of SOL
tbo out to Williams place and made
nIsoo 0oiulerS shoot every hog on the
EW%be, ana had them brought to camp.
W. Williams asked for a voucher.
SontEEe7r sad: Il don't give rebels in the
rono 'u vouchers. l would rather furnish
M n, 70 yr hang every dam one Of them"
swear , - Williams is still living, and will
T% t 10 the above if necessary.
Tbo uogS were valued at $3.50.
liams' turkeys belonged to Mrs. Will
sparo,1 ana she begged to have them
t6em put the heartless wretch had
gfor hi Niiled and taken to headquarters
Mrs T W.. own special use, remarking to
beino " y, lllams that she had no business
'lDS the wife of rebel. - '''A'''
W.. Bartering in Passes.
citizengge made it practice to charge
into ans zen cents each for passes to come
none "uI out of the federal lines. This
bass roa ne put into his own pocket. The
ledd as follows:
ines. ' oearer through the federal
D. B. WEAVER, Commander.