Who does TJ say the night men were looking for?

TJ told the children the night men were looking for Sam Tatum.

“Well, ’bout a week ago, they rode down to Mr. Sam Tatum’s place—you know, down the Jackson Road toward Strawberry—and you know what they done?”

Taylor, Mildred D.. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Puffin Modern Classics) (Logans Book 4) (p. 74). Penguin Young Readers Group. Kindle Edition.