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Russell Bean took a cargo of arms of his manufacture down to New Orleans where "he remained for 2 years, engaged in foot races, horse racing, cock-fighting and other sports of the times" On returning to Jonesboro, he found his wife (Rosamond Robertson, daughter of Col. Charles Robertson)... nursing an infant. Her seducer, it was said, was a merchant named Allen."
"Bean left the house without a word, got drunk, came back, took the baby out of his cradle, and deliberately cut off both of his ears close up to his head, saying that he 'had marked it so that it would not get mixed up with his children'."
"He was arrested, he was tried and convicted of this act of inhuman cruelty, and sentenced, in addition to other punishment, to be branded in the palm of his hand. This was done; whereupon he immediately bit out of his hand the part containing the brand...He was also imprisoned, but soon escaped from jail and was allowed to remain at large for the officers were afraid of him."
"His wife soon divorced him, but he was determined to kill Allen ...Allen's brother he assaulted and beat unmercifully,..but, up to the time the court met with Andrew Jackson on the bench .. they had not arrested him."
" They reported to Jackson that they could not take Bean; that he was out at his cabin on the south side of town....., defying arrest and threatening to kill the first man who approached his house...Jackson immediately ordered 'Summon every man in the court house to bring Bean in dead or alive' Thereupon the sheriff responded ' Then I summon your honor first!' "
"Jackson at once left the bench exclaiming, 'By the Eternal, I'll bring him!' ... Jackson approached, pistol in hand....when he got within shooting distance, Bean arose, called out, "I surrender to you , Mr. Devil!' and laid down his arms. Jackson took him to the court room, where he was tried and fined heavily."
"His wife married again and moved to Knoxville, where the "the unfortunate child died, as did her second husband.....Bean himself drifted down to Knoxville where Andrew Jackson met him and brought about a reconciliation between he and his former wife" (Dropped Stitches in Tennessee History by John Allison 1897)
He and Rosamond had 8 children. was a sheriff in Memphis. Died by being stabbed in the back.