The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-25
A VINEYARD LETTER.
THAT BUD HENDRICKS CASE.
Complaint of Injustice in Former Reports
The Female Element Denied-Re-
view of the Homicide-Nomi-
nal Bond Required.

VINEYARD, Sept. "a. - [Correspon-
dence. For the purpose ofigiving a.uue
account of the killing of Bud Hendricks
at this place September 9th, instead of
the Incorrect version of the affair which
appeared in the HERALD of September
Is, we have addressed these few lines to
you. The statement which then APP
peared was true in one particular only,
and that was that such an occurrence
had happened here. Your correspond
ent says that Reed and Hendricks had
previously quarreled, which is abso-
1utely false in every particular, as was
the statement that Reed had
charged Hendricks with criminal
intimacy with the young lady in ques-
ton ;lthe fact being that Hendricks had,
repeatedly, both in public and private
conversation, made charges against the
young lady of the most damaging ma
ture, and closed his nefarious business
by sending her note containing insult
ing propositions; and it was againGt
these improper advances that Reed tried
to protect her; and when the fact that
such charges had been made against
her was made known to her friends,
who live some distance from here, Hen
bricks was confronted by them, and
then he made complete acknowledge
ment of them, but said he had lied
about her. Soon afterward he swore he
would have revenge, and arming him
self, started in pursuit of the young
lady and her friend, who had left
our village that morning; then it was
that Reed acting under the advice oil
some citizens of the place, started after
and overlook them for the purpose Of
protecting them against any attack.
On do lVia La l,
came to Reeds house Mineral Hotel
and began quarreling with him, and al
Reeds request that he should go away
and stop his cursing,as there were ladies
present, Hendricks drew revolver anC
said he would curse where he pleased
Reed then got up, went to bis gun-racl
and took down his gun and reappeareC
ut the door, but not as your infOrman
says, with his gun leveled at Hendricks
or even pointing toward him, nor die
Reed fire until Hendricks had raised
his pistol three times to fire, and at TIL,
third raising he fired and
few seconds later Reed fired
killing Hendricks almost instantly
Your correspondents ignorance of tic
facts in the case is shown by the state
meat that the entire load of bucksho
took effect in the victims head, when il
fact only one, OF at the greatest onl,
two shot, entered his head, the remain
der taking etlectfn his right breast an,
arm.
Nothing can more clearly show tn
current OF public feeling than the fac
that Reeds bond was fixed at the nom
nal sum OF 5000, aud this was voluntaril
signed by fifteen OF our leading citizens
This Is fair statement OF the ocean
renee, and comedies with the eyidenc
given at the Justices court in the pre-
liminary trial, and we have written thi
not i'm the interest of either party, bl
simply because Justice should be dor
to all, and the published statement di
not contain tho truth in regard to the a
fair, and did gross injustice to parti,
connected herewith.