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. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > >