The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-19
THUGGlSH THREATS.
BIG SPRINGS UP IN ARMS.
Sequel OF the Staying of Hynson-An
Anonymous Scribbler of Cory
Turn of Mind-Thc Latest
Developments.

BIG SPRINGS, June IT, Special. In
Il special from this place to yourpaper on
the 10th instant your reporter refers to
certain threats made against the lives of
three ofour citizens for participating in
II meeting held for the purpose ofireeing
our community from terrorism and as
sassination that has more or less charac-
tcrized II for the past few months,
without any apparent fault or negligence
ON the part of this community. Below
| give you exact copies of the notes sent.
The first was mailed ut Bennett, Texas,
on the 18th instant and addressed to q.
w. Walthall, and reads rs follows:
"Walthall look out; at my earliest con-
venicncc | will quiet you. You cannot
get up in public meeting and call II
man an assassin"
The second one was mailed at the
same place and written in the same
handwriting, and mailed one day later,
on the lith, addressed as before. 1t
reads as follows:
&C. w. Walthall, 4. j. Trader, J. NJ.
Walker: You, for distinction and no.
toriety, have taken up tine cau,e of Il
bad man and cowardly murderer. am
preparing, and very near ready, to have
personal interview with you, which
will be short and decisive. / only want
to let you know | will make you come
down."
Whether these notes are mere intimi-
dators or written with serious intentions,
is Il matter of onjecturc, ant question
upon which variety of opinions exist.
The facts are that Charles Hynson had
been killed on our streets wi hHlt warm
ing while in the peaceable p,irs of his
business; ;,,0o fn meeting Ing % rrern citizens ns
self-protection and for the purpose of
freeing the community from the
charge of paying no attention to such
deeds perpctrated in its midst, and at
this meeting accident called these three
citizens to prominent positions in the
meeting and for their actions their lives
have been threatened in the manner
above stated. Your correspondent has
obtained the above information from re-
liable sources, and also from CONVERSE
tions had with prominent business men
and citizens. He has also CLEANED the
fact that they do not mean 10 be bull
dozed or intimidated.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Big SPRINGS, June Especial. The
war-whoop is again rreverbreaiing
iIDa'0 Th" Killing iii '''S of Hynsonp M np''ii; IS
again being revived. and is
likely to culminate in Il serious matter.
Three OF our citizens, j. Nj. Walker, q.
w. Walthall and L. j. Trader, have been
receiving anonymous letters Irom a man
stating that he would do away with
them at his earliest convenience. 1t
seems this man is preparing to Kill the
above parties because they denounce the
assassination of lIynson in IN indigna
ton meeting held here after HynSon
was killed. People here are thoroughly
aroused and should either one Of these
paroles be murdered there will bc hot
time in this part Of Dixie.
1t has come to pass that the
people here are actually afraid
to go out at night. You see very few
people on the streets after dark. Shot
guns and siX-shooters are in demand.
1t is the duty Of your reporter to be out
at all hours of the night, and monstrous
operations, with all kinds OF shapes are
constantly in sight. 1t is reported, but
the report needs vcrification,. that the
anonymous notes are from the man who
killed lIynspD.