The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-22
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Joseph McCarson in Morganton
closely following the settlement
of his suit for procession of the
Buck Forest property has elected
from Mr.. j. w. Brunson, 5of
Florence, S. c., some interesting
"reminiscences concerning Nh.
Carson. whose name, by the way,
is Joseph Mcdowell Carson, and
not Samuel, as was enormously
published. In the letter to The
Citizen, Mr.. Brunson says:
"Joseph Mcdowell Carson is a
granddaughter of the Hon. Samuel
Price Carson, who represented
North Carolina in the federal
congress in the days of John G..
Calhoun, of South Carolina, and
a son of Tench G. Carson, esq, of.
Greenville, S. G., a grandson of
the Hon. Joseph Mcdowell Car
son, of Green River, and a great
grandson of Col John Carson, of
Pleasant Gardens. In his veins
also flows the blood of the Revolu
tionary heroin, Ruth Davidson,
and that of the Mecklenburg of
Alexanders and of the McDo-
well of Kings Mountains.
It has been my privilege to
know Mr.. Carson as an associate
for fifty two years and to wit
ness in his life a constant illustra-
ton of the manly virtues of the
race from which he sprung. In
war between the states he served
in the second regiment, S. @. W.
from the battle of Bull Run to
the colse of the war, and nc bra
e soldier or truer patriot was
among those who wore the grey.
At the battle of Gettysburg, he
received a serious wound In the
head and fell into the hands of
the enemy After recovery and
exchange he returned to the army
and was again captured at the
first fight between EARLY and
Sheridan In the valley of Virgin
la. The sharpnel ball which he
received at Gettysburg he still
carries and this has been the
source of all his troubles. Being
near the brain it affects his nerv-
Gus organism and renders him
more than normally susceptible
to excitement which, when &C
compained by the use of intoxi-
cants, to which he was unfortuna-
tely addicted, assumes, when OPP
posed, a kind of semi-insanity.
On n occasion like this some
years ago he was persuaded to
go, accompanied by his brother,
to the asylum at Morganton. The
harmlessness Of this malady, how
ever, soon being manifest to the
authorities, he was released to.
the coliciation of Capt. ". E. Nc
Bee.
Ills claim of ownership of
Buck Forest was not a hallucina-
ton prior to the recent settle
ment. In 1870. he purchased
Buck Forest, the writer being
present, drawing up, largely at
the dication of the grantor, the
bond for title from, Micajah Thorn
as, witnessing the same and the
payment of a part of the pur-
chase. money. He subsequently
failed to complete payment and
upon a suit for possession his life
lone friend, kinsman and brother
in-law, Mr.. Franklin Coke, came
to his rescue, paying all costs
continued on another gal.
and balance due, the whole
amounting, If / remember, to
about $500 and keeping Mr..
Carson in possession of the pro-
perty-with the understanding
between them that though the
deed was made to Mr.. Coke. his
interest In the property was limit
ed to the amount paid out to-
gaher with six per cent interest
thereon md what SUD might be.
expended for surveys, taxes, etc.
ct is hoped by the friends of
Mr.. Carson that the harmless
ness Of his excentricities may
-soon become apparent to the
authorities and that he may be
allowed to return to his beloved
mountains among which he has
lived for forty years, and spent
his few remaining days in peace.
JOSEPH w. BRUNSON".