Walt Fitzpatrick sends: The MADISONVILLE HOAX! The Madisonville muster sheet!
Waking on Tuesday morning, 20 April 2010, I showered, shaved and dressed intending to drive to Madisonville on my own, expecting to meet no one on arrival at the General Sessions Courthouse.
As is my habit I left the house early at 0730 hours EDT to make the twenty-five-minute drive to Madisonville. My hearing was scheduled of 0900 hours EDT.
Turning the key to ignite my car engine I heard that most disconcerting "click...click...click...click" electrical groaning sound signaling a dead battery.
I bummed a ride from my neighbor and landlord, Mr. Elbert "Bert" Thurston.
Mr. Thurston was unarmed.
I was unarmed.
On arrival, while still sitting in Burt Thurston's SUV, I received a cell phone call from former Sergeant of Marines Timothy Joseph Harrington (madisonmarine@comcast.net in the Cc: address line of this correspondence). Sergeant Harrington called to alert me regarding Darren Huff's stop 14-miles away just off the I-75 exit into Sweetwater, TN then extending directly into Madisonville. This section of road is "New highway 68).
