The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-18
THUGGISII THREATS.
BIG SPRINGS UP IN ARMS
sequel of the Staying Of uynson-An
Anonymous scribbi.r of n Cory
Turn of Mind-Thc Latest
Developments.

BIG SPRINGS, June IT, Special. In
Il special from this place to your paper on
the 10th instant your reporter refers Ia
certain threats made against the lives OF
three ofour citizens for participating in
meeting held for the purpose of freeing
our community from terrorism and as
sassnation that has more or less charac-
tcrizcd IL 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 nj Bennett, Texas,
on the 18TH instant and addressed tn q;
W. Walthall, and reads rs follows.
"Wulthall look out; nj my earliest con
Vcnicncc | viii quiet you. NOu cannot
get up in public meeting and call Z
man an assassin"
The second one was mailed ut the
same place and written in the same
handwriting, and mailed one day later
on the lith, addressed rs before. II
reads as follows:
81. w. Walthall, T.. j. Trader, j. NJ
Walker: You, for distinction and no
torety, have taken up the cause of Il
bad man and cowardly murderer. ! am
preparing. and very near ready, to have
Il personal interview with you, which
will he 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 a matter of con lecture, and question
upon which variety of opinions exist
The facts are that Charles lynson hat
been killed on our streets without warn
ing while in the peaccablc pursuits of hi
business; Il meeting of citizens
/ was called for the purpose q
/ scli-protoction and for the purpose %
! freeing the community from tn
charge of paying no attention To suci
deeds perpetrated in its midst, and n
this meeting accident called these tire,
citizens To prominent positions in tho
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
ti0ns had with prominent business men
and citizens. He has also CLEANED tho
fact that they do not mean to bc bull
dO2cd or intimidatcd.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
BIG SPRINGS, June IL Special. Iho
war whoop is again reNcrhreating
around the hills of Big Springs
again being revived, and i,
likely To culminatc in a serious matter
Three of our citizens, j. NJ. Walker, @
W. Walthnll and r.. j. Trader, have been
receiving anonymous letters rom nai
stating That he would do away with
them ut his earliest convenience. II
seems this man * preparing To kill th,
above parties because they dcnouncc th'
assassination of IIynson in AN indigna
ton meeting held here after llynsor
was killed. People here are thoroughly
aroused and should either one of thes,
parties bc murdered there will he hot
time i'm this part of Dixie
IL has come to pass that tn,
people here are actually afraid
10 90 ont at night. You see very few
people ON the streets aitcr dark. Sho.
guns and siX-shootcrs are i'm demand
| 1t is the duty of your reporter To be on
nt all hours of the night, and mOnstrous
opparations, with all kinds of shapes are
constantly in sight. II is reported hu
the report needs Vcrilication, that III,
ANONYMOUS notes are from the man who
| killed lINnson.