Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-09-28
Third District.
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Spr1al 70 tie Afscs.
have been requested by the rela-
tives Of Will Duke. who unfortu nately
killed party in Chattanooga recently,
and was given such a bad character
by the Times, to say few words
about the matter. Will Duke was born
and raised in Marion county, and was
generally known here as quiet. good,
inoffensive boy. truthful and honest.
He was well known here in Marion
county from his bOyhood and child
hood days. and we can truthfully state
that his name is clear and don't APP
pear on the statute books for any
offense whatever, aud his general rep
utaton is good. He was never known
to be either directly or indirectly en-
gagged in any infraction of the law
here He.is related to the best fdmi-
lies in Marion county, the Burnetts,
the leagues, Holloways, and is nep-
hew of DIR. f. A. Burnett. DR.. L. L.
Janeway, and a cousin to Rev. Will
Burnett of Greenville, Tenn, and he
is of noble parentage. All are high
ly respectable citizens, and compose
part of this county's first history and
! inhabitants. No community regrets
to hear of Willie Dukes misfortune
more than we do. 1t comes as a shock
to all so unexpected. We never
dreamed of Willie Duke ever being en-
gaged in row that would take the
life of his fellow being. There surely
must have been some words or acts to
provote the defendant to Stay his ad
versary. do not know the particu
| lars as to what brought about this
| trouble. | write this matter for the
benefit of the relations and friends in
this county, to certify as to the char
acter and moral standing of Will
Duke as a good, respectable citizen
| here for twenty years past. And there
are hundreds of good people in this
part of the valley who will truthfully
vouch for the correctness of the fore
going statement
Politics are now up and | am at my
post of duty always working to pro-
mote the best interests of my country,
and to take care of my man represent
and the party / am for. The Hon.
Judge Moon is good man-can't be
beat. l mean be hasn't been beat
heretofore. Then | will truthfully
confess and say to all that Judge Will
liams. of Chattanooga. is another good
man. the equal of Judge Moon. So,
people, it's up to yOu to say who shall
be your choice to represent you in the
next congress halls of the United
States, | will decline to be outspoken
on this issue this early just now, but
will at later date probably give you
few stump speeches as to who
think is the proper person to cast our
elective franchise for this time in our
congressional district We are now
holding secret caucuses, and are unde-
cided and will further advise you as
to our views as to the best interests of
all political affiliations.
The law business is still on, and sew
eral cases pending for next week.
Three cases against Robert and Stacy
Hurst; State vs. Foster Powell, pistol
case; State VS.. Ike Layne, hog suit;
W. #. Simpson VS.. Ike Layne, replevy
hog suits Rev. Mark Young VS.. will
Kilgore, Matchmaking and libel suit;
D. T. Layne & Co. vs.. J. M. Holo-
way. civil suit, another pending I'M
lawful detainer suit; Ike Layne VS..
Chas. Layne and W. F. Cranshaw,
White, Morrison and McCurry are the
attorneys.
The dancing picnic at Powellville,
east of Whitwell, has about drifted in
to a public nuisance by breaking up
with an all-around ARRAY and came
very near being knife and pistol duel
between old buck and muley.
There were two young ignoramuses,
bull dog pistol carriers, from over the
river, shooting off and displaying fire
arms in crowd of some thirty or for
ty people coming from church last
night. They fred some ten or twelve
shots with their pop guns right in
front of the crowd, but there happened
to be three men sitting at the road
side who recognized these DULLES. and
if their parents happen to see this par
agraph in my article, and happen to
draw an idea or come to the conclus-
ion that they we're their two sons from
over on the west side of the river, who
we're shooting off pistols. violating |
the law against the peace and dignity |
of the state, conhdentially ask me and
l will frankly tell you VINO caught
them. 1t might be beneficial 10 you
some sweet cay. Search their pockets
as soon as you see this article. Take
those old pistols and lay them on an
anvil, take a hammer an9 smash them
into ten thousand pieces, and when
hear what you have done along this
lire | will stick IA feather in your cap
and crown you with victory and sue
cess.
I close by stating as per agreement
that promised to write mp the result
of the last days hunt on Walden's