-----Original Message----- From: Joyce N. Stetner [mailto:joydon@extremezone.com] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 10:31 AM To: AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [AR-OLD-NEWS] August 31, 1889 Van Buren Press Thanks Diana! We do so appreciate and enjoy the work Fran is doing!! Merry Christmas to all! Joyce NOble -----Original Message----- From: Fran Warren [mailto:alverson@valuelinx.net] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 5:31 AM To: AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AR-OLD-NEWS] August 31, 1889 Van Buren Press And THANK Diana Boothe for give me a "home" to post my news items to. Now I can post all the news items I desire to post and that is because Diana started the list for us! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Ariciu" <monkey@getgoin.net> To: <AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 7:23 AM Subject: Re: [AR-OLD-NEWS] August 31, 1889 Van Buren Press > I must say one more thing. Now that is was posted. I found more in ARK on > my Coulters. For now how they are link to my Coulter from Scotland to > America to NC to TN to GA/ARK > > Thank you so much Fran > > Janet > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janet Ariciu" <monkey@getgoin.net> > To: <AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 6:22 AM > Subject: Re: [AR-OLD-NEWS] August 31, 1889 Van Buren Press > > > > Fran you mean my Coulter cousin killed my Maysey cousin. > > How they are related: James Coulter, who lived in Washington Co. ARK and > > the son of Alexander Coulter SR of NC and Rhea Co.TN/Hamilton Co.TN > > James wife was Catherine Tunnell. Catherine Tunnell parents were > > William Tunnell and Mary Maysey. Mary had brother name Charles Maysey who > > sheriff in Anderson Co.TN at one time. > > The Charles B Maysey has to the son of Charles Maysey. > > > > Thank I now know that the Maysey were in GA. > > > > My I use the story on webpage about the Maysey, Coulter, Tunnell families > > Janet > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Fran Warren" <alverson@valuelinx.net> > > To: <AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 2:46 PM > > Subject: [AR-OLD-NEWS] August 31, 1889 Van Buren Press > > > > > > > Van Buren Press > > > Van Buren, Arkansas > > > > > > August 31, 1889 > > > > > > A BAD MAN > > > > > > Last Sunday U. S. Deputy Heck Thomas brought into Fort Smith from the > > > Territory Oscar Coulter, a desperado, wanted in Logan County. > > > > > > In 1881, when but 18 years of age, Coulter was indicted in Georgia for > > arson > > > and, escaping from the sheriff, came to this state and joined his > > relatives > > > in Logan County. His early training fitted him exactly for his > assumption > > of > > > the character of "the bad man from Georgia" which he endeavored to carry > > out > > > to the letter. His numerous escapades gave his relatives a great deal of > > > trouble, so much indeed that Charles B. Maysey, a cousin, notified > Georgia > > > authorities of his whereabouts. His arrest and conviction followed and a > > > term of five years in the penitentiary did not serve to lessen the ill > > > feeling with which he regarded the cousin who had given him up to > justice. > > > > > > When arrested he swore vengeance against him and immediately upon his > > > release posted off to Arkansas with blood in his eye. Arriving at Golden > > > City, where his relatives resided, he stopped all night with a man named > > > Gillespie and on the following morning rode up to Charles Maysey's store > > and > > > dismounted. Coulter immediately began abusing Maysey for having been the > > > cause of his arrest. Both drew their pistols and opened fire about the > > same > > > time, Coulter receiving a shot in the neck and Maysey dying from a > bullet > > in > > > the brain. The former cooly mounted his horse and rode away, the > terrified > > > onlookers not daring to move a hand. Shortly after his departure he was > > > pursued, but the trail was abandoned at the territory line where it was > > > lost. Since that time Coulter is supposed to have wandered though > > > California, Arizona and New Mexico, and to have been connected with the > > > train robbery of last summer near Muskogee. > > > > > > Fran Alverson Warren > > > > > > > > > ==== AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List ==== > > > List Moms, for the AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-Diana Boothe and Fran Warren. > > > AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-admin@lists2.rootsweb.com Thanks, Fran!! > > > > > > ============================== > > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > > Source for Family History Online. 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