Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-18
EASE SWAFFORD GETS LOAD OF
FINE SHOT IN NECK.
Bob and Ease Shoot up the Cumberland
Lumber Company Boarding House
In Effort to Get" C. E,White
But White Did Getting

c. E. White, president of the Cum
beralnd Lumber Company, shot Ease
Swafford Sunday night and Monday
morning with fine shot. Both loads
took effect IN the face and neck and
Swatford is confined to his bed and
is said to be in a critical condition.
The trouble seems to have come
about in this way: For several
months it has been generally believed
and accepted as fact, that Bob and
Ease Swatford were running wild
cat still near Peavine OF far from
the Cumberland Lumber Company
works.
Some person had written a letter,
1t seems, and connected the names of
C. E. White and Sheriff j. S. Garrison
in it in such manner as to lead to
the conclusion that they intended to
inform the revenue officers of the con
ditions there. The letter was written
and left where the Swatfords would
find it in order to scare the men and
cause them to stop making whisk ey.
Sunday night Bob and Ease
Swafford went to the home Of Art
Hall. within snort distance Of the
w hite boarding house, and accused
Mrs. Hall of writing the letter. They
abused her shamefully by applying a
multitude of vile epithets anc cursed
her in most wanton and abusive man.
ner. Mr. White heard them and felt
that there was trouble in store for
him. He had gone to bed, but got up
and prepared himself for defense.
Sunday night the Swatfords came to
the boarding house where Mr.. White
sleeps and told the women to get out
that they intended to Kill White and
burn the house. They then began
shooting through the hou sc. upstairs
and down, with Winchester rifles vr
big pistols. They fired not less than
rs shots into the building in their
effort to kill Mr.. White. In the
course of the shooting Mr.. White saw
a chance and fired on Ease Swafford,
bnt the greater part of the load lodged
in door casing A few shot hit
Swafford in the face. but they were
very small and he was little hurt.
1t seemed that they had enough for
that time and went away, hut came
back the next morning, Monday, fully
to carry into effect their
threat of the night before. The
shooting began and Mr.. White sue
ceeded in landing load of fine shot in
the neck of Ease Swafford. That put !
a stop to the shooting for that time.
Swafford was quite severely hurt and
only escaped being killed by the shot
being so small.
Fred Dunlap was accidentally shot
in the groin by White, when he fired
at Bob Swafford. The man is said ia
Je severely injured.
Sheriff J. s. Garrison was tele-
ohoned for and went to the scene and
arrested Bob Swafford and would have
placed Ease under arrest had his con-
lition been such that he could be
Bob will have his preliminary
rial to-day.
Sheriff Garrison and Revenue Officer
Tyler found a still in building a short
Instance from peavlne and destroyed
t along with few gallons of still
,eer. The building seemed to have
,een built for a still house and as
,hough it would remain in use for
ong time. The still was branded as
government still and seems to have
,een made for over so years.
Ease Swatford is being guarded by
Mr.. Tyler and son and when he Is able
% be moved it is expected he will be
AIKEN in charge by the government and
.ried on one or more cases touching