The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24
MURCHES0N, THE AVENGER
A REBEL CRIPPLE, WHOSE SISTER,
BENT OYER 40 THE ENEMY.


VIZ. an. t,,rI. or MI. F,m,,w r. ana
a., U,,on Camp re went Forth ,o ,.,,'
, n. Tan OF, Oh. h.,,
o.-.-,. pic A.. Ga. h.ra, VI tne
80, - a.. Cont.aor,,o ..rs. 80 n'oe
-. ~. ,o,u,d.hs NissI.sinui ,Ioos
-. h.vono,s ao.igned for tho sio,,. - VIC
s,s :, ~ trnI,.a c,.,.. ,... ,-"'cr OF
go Tn.,. .,so IN, gun corr,o,a. , 'u'a''
MI. ,.nnnn co., NJ tho native jror ,,,,. o. VIC
Round Mountain. few mile. awsv, wsra y ,u. Nv
nou"o E"ou"'"' n.y. "eFe made
OF seasoned OAK cut In the adjacent forests OF
north Georgia.
Inc Noo'o o'o."e'' "eio ,e""s''Nnniahs aud
the pioneers In the Iron business In this section
of country. When tho war came on they Owned
an. h,rsos, iron foundry in ali ,his r.,,a o"nea
'n0 VIZ ~. - -, ~, ' ,0S'oh and
. nos 'o 'Io,srnm.n, with cannon i", u'ie.
it,. rohn n Ev. n no,ivs Caorgi,, All, -,
- .s.i,.,,n. go Pow ra. runa,' ,"res
wood working establishment in Rome Ar,
h. wa. sounded Mt the arst BATH. n, Norn',.r
=. - ,..a g., ~. Nv. I'd u... .''',''S"
tor OF the Rome Railroad Company. He soo.
conceived tno 'uoa vi 'urn,hs h's 's'aoiishmeht
TO good account by manuiacturlng small arms
for the Confederacy. II
AT about that time the Federal successes Ia
The West drove the hrm OF Dixon, Nelson & Co,
manufacturers of Mississippi rifles nm, n,
I....-n,. A.. .,s ~. a., ,,.a, Wv o'
huh'svie. Ala anu 'no hrh proposed par'.
nership with Eve, which was accepted, and the
concsrn began operations on n large scale ~
ui..,..,,n, ia. o.. . on, ,yt,h q. -, "
Mississippi rlno was W." win oarrei about
twenty four inches in length but with such
twist in the bore that the ball had creat ro,..
"''s ~ ''o oo'o ',a, ."o o".' "a' s'e"' power
OF pohetratoh' anu tne weapon was very eaec.
tive At short range. The southern leaders
deluded themselves with the oft.reuea,cd ..,.r.
a.. go. .r,. ,..,L... So, 80, -, 80,
tioh that mo YANKEES can s'nhu cold steel"
and to render the rife still moro effective
net thai was in ended 10 rim the .,"2S u-
m the back when i'm retreat a. we
IN NOV than down in front when tho
sbouia charvs them Tn. cnmbina,ton r,oes
inn prov ement on the idea of the Joe Brown rts a
inyented hv Tie criebr,ted war Goys,nhvaeI
Esorgia which was Ssrb-d sne.r rbb sed oi
on a stout oaL en- atari and was S.rrar,. -
nut 10 hight the Advancing legion. of IN. Snr,S
In short order The pikemen were IN ish 80.
iron heeds through the bodie. Of The a.sins ~, ~
and then. with deIterous twists. to relieve IL,
OF ali the vital organs contained in the yanE.s
ANATOMY The ONLY troubI. with The ri s.Aes
use was that the rebels could not max. th.p5 "a
Thai IN. niee canId he nsed with enii,.iS 80, %
factory results. aa"''
bssrix ."m. mile, from he civ MA nae h, ana
since iurn.S lis ,ahp. bavons, " ,r, na a I2hs
stsshsp. sna ~ n.iiz, ibn mo g2otsr
ix.uhood Srnm Inc rsfrac,orx .nil y, ~ tie'n,nss
,ain farm ''' '"' 'o'' VI N's mum
When the Yankees took possession Of Rorn.-
he aid on. 6ay ia.t weet .rhey .in"ica ~,
as sp.cinl obiect of tbeir wrrib md 10y "a, .si
Of $500 IN good Tinted States me wv YEA.
VA You pcoyd iraS, a. man gc'ots 'hs
Would NOT betray Won. bS, when ",a "a. q.
money w was worth r., less than d,ernt wrape.n:
would buy things wa. too strong, and s3S. wa;
/ did not wan, o. become the chief acto- in = r.
Il, Vas dnrinS ibe nriod ~, ne ,,I,n zoe.
the military anthori, that II e n oT ~ mn "
the Wild doinvs ~ Vireji M,rchn.nD 80 y,
e"sae; with uTSE s IA
indi., 80 =. Wv ie,huf d. W tAs
darede III di.posi,ion Th..on inh.,i 80 ~
crnn. TO-, 'I h's oi rd rS. "a,A
la ssr.r,inn - ~ 49,, hn. ~ s"hs .-e"-
va, a, mnea a, home =. any Of tho chsFose,
aus Of Ms y n, lion he cnnId ~. w; hs
back a. do other men. but vas eompeed '' ',.
the mos, reeti.ss ridrSa TAI ne WA Ins
in shamblinr m.,Ssr dr,acIn IN anu wa k s
ono. h. xo, in reach NJ tSs rixsr NJ, ~ 'set, w.
inc VA pe Mee ~ ric hoinS oid MuScheson ""
toned the lands nWrcbas. from tns 49,.
Indians xss sS io, he drew the ,rsc. tina, Ire had
tracts. although the drawing was entire
msiier OF chance: .,
sI.vss snt n, III. hrssr IT, ~, worktns
was one Of the nrs, pIant Hui %, 'h s s .
region yt,pii Rad H. $3.50. ~ =" III -
rst,ea in ;gnor.nc. snS .b.n,h. Gn nhi orea
occSSea %. @oaS;r saS S ~ gir me sedS1S ToGi
In Nv. 100 ,s. a , a., tnree "I mem oeSsns
On. ~ ,Saun 'E En ne Jelly oi MIN Ion!trs;
.,.S,.., 80 rnnn $50 seauNtaL fI."
49, a., .nu scuns oun'sI rom PFC o. lLe
,,.i,h h.r ~ 49, s" usspeiINen "a 'oNs
-, awaxw',h 49,, s'e poups ieIt nome s"e
.Sna ~ ~. n,h ~ ''e .aMloi VIC.
,roonsr s,d Sx oom. >, 80 ny W. une W. %
learned thai he b.d snn,n. i,sE ;h 's
;Jis h.,r.a 80 b.T' M VIC ~ .ne ;>u'.u'
-, .nrt and h. xo m''n en "aso OF ,ne pl'se'
The cnnn nndiI an onnae,nn ne nnna atuha
aud then he kiliea ,Ss ma ~ ~ ,hr.,N
WRONGS; one of his sS,r ~ Th, nc MOURN MAO
Si.cosar.J "a ~ $50 Ine oo'y va s"uh
iaia tbs crim. ~ VII OF lhe aeao ins9
Of soldier. detailed m sr.n, ~. HsSSr.
tract ed him N tha h.,t =, ~. n,s s"uSsss
~ noipt Wis., ,hs 49,, ~" a, E.1wSn nes
chanp.i ysrw h,osH .nn ~, m ~ swiI. ahu ~
had att.mn,sd :" .~,n, me, ,n' $500 YIN 20
been drowned :, rhar c 80. s nv N sI n 80
snd r.,nrn.a y, ,h. , 49, Cs'e up the pu'su'
ahnnt n mon,h .S,r . ,,
halted At the Wmrcheson rtsr,s ion ga pAS
A viimpse Of Virpil n. 10 sbnsnj A nm, o.. 81.
hack door and mad 10. mor, nai.sa , pu' w y
Inc ha,
would be easy. but he scram bl Cd nv or tho fence