The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-01
The Checkered Life and Sad
Death Of a Texas Man.
RESULT OF A BITTER FEUD
Growing Out of a Clash Between
Union and Rebel Sentiments In
North Carolina.

from THIS place prosperous farmer
named Fielding Jones, whose life's
history, dating from the commence
ment of the late war, presents one of
those sad unwritten stories of blasted
hopes, and is not altogether without
some Enoch Arden passages.
At the outbreak of the war, Jones,
who was a young man, not over q
years of age, lived in rough district
in North Carolina. In the year 1860, he
was married to his cousin, daughter
of his fathers brother. His wife was
beautiful young lady and very much
attached TO her husband.
Jones and his father we're sympa-
thizers with the South, but the father
in-law of Fielding upheld the cause OF
the Union, and in the neighborhood
where the Joneses resided had large
following. In fact, Fielding and his
father were about the only out-spoke1
"rebels" to be found in the district, anc
as consequence, they soon had many
bitter enemies. Fielding's father anC
father-in-law, although own brothers
soon became enemies of the most pro-
nounced type, so deeply rooted were
their prejudices in regard to rebellion.
None of the Joneses took an active
part in the!war until 1862, when Field
ing determined to enlist. He had now
been married something over two years
and was the father of two children, the
youngest of whom, Minnie, is now liv-
ing within forty miles of Bonham.
Learning of the intention of young
Jones to engage in the cause for which
they bore so much hatred, his neigh
bors and father-in-law began to lay
plots to take his life. His wife and
father, both of whom were very much
devoted to Fielding, knowing his danger
| if he remained in the nelghhOrhood
urged him to leave Immediately and
brave
THE DANGERS OF BATTLE,
in preference to remaining among his
secret foes, who would delight in taking
his life at the first opportunity. Ac-
cordingly he left at once and joined the
army.
After he left, the tier feeling against
him to some extent subsidized, and after
a few months service, he deemed it safe
to visit his wife and father for few
days. Accordingly he procured fur
Tough and went home. His hopes for
peace at homo were soon banished, for
it was no sooner known that he had re-
turned than hOstlIities more bitter than
ever were resumed against him. After
he had been at home two days, one of
his very few friends came to him with
the information that his murder was
being planned for that night. Making
arrangements with his wife to Join him
at short distance from home he at
once mounted his horse and started to
rejoin his comrades. His course living
in the direction of his uncle's Gather
in.law's) house, he determined, if pos
sible, to meet the old gentleman, and
learn if he still bore him ill.wilI. The
uncle and father in-law seeing him
coming, went to meet him with an ex-
tended hand. Fielding, suspecting
nothing of an Hnfriendly nature, was
dragged from his horse. Seeing that he
had bitter enemy to contend with, he
put forth all his strength. A powerful |
ensued, as both men were
giants in strength. The elder Jones |
was the stronger, but Fielding, being the
more active of the two, succeeded in |
disarming his uncle and gaining his |
horse. During the encounter both men |
fred their pistols, and each received |
the more serious, as the ball passed be- |
tho hOnop Of hic left own H.
low the elbow.
Going on to the place appointed for
meeting his wife, he was Joined by the |
faithful woman, and they proceeded |
together through t swamps and |
woods, sometimes 20 separated for
hours. They traveIe, n this manner
until they reached Virg. when Jones
that his enemies were fol-
lowing him, seeking his life. Conclud-
ing that he had better leave for parts
to his foes, he Instructed his
wife to return to his fathers and he
would endeavor to escape. This part
ing from his wife, not knowing when
they would meet again, was indeed
most effecting, for never were man and
more devoted. Bidding her
good-by, with sinking heart he started
u a northern direction, and the woman.
With a bravery scarcely accredited to
ler sex, proceeded 10 make the danger
BUS journey to her husbands father.
Arriving at the place she found that
Ter father-in-law had been
MURDERED DURING HER ABSENCE,
md her two little children in the care
# her own father, who offered her the
of home if she would re-
urn. AS this was her only recourse.
he accepted the proposition.
Young Jones, after separating from
lis wife, went first to Missouri He
vrote to his wife few times, although
was at the peril of his life, as by this
neans his enemies might learn of his
and follow him up. These
stters were all received by his Wife's
ather, who burned them, telling her
othing about them. Her father tried 7
} persuade her that her husband had
,rsaken her, and did everything in his
over to make her cease thinking of
i'm. But through all this the noble
oman remained 5rue to her husband.
HON she still loved with all her soul
inally her father informed her that
er husband had been killed in battle,
I'd as he had trumped up evidence to
lpport his statement the poor woman
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