The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-09-26


AN ATL DaY WITH AN ENocI
1st FLAVOR.
H"'D"nd wife E..r"nssd-sno Be-
iisl psad-Ho believes mor un.
4, edI by n Daughters Efforts
ATNf9, Sept 20.-Here is an inter
esting sory with an Eaoch Arden
flavor t. 1t. When Sherman's army
entered Atlanta, among the residents
here YIs II Mr. Shackelrord. who was
the faher of handsome young lady,
Miss sillie Shackclford. Among the
officers in the army was Majo,
l1avilad Tompkins from Illinois.
He FL In love with Miss Sallie, and
when tie inhabitants were ordered to
vacate he city he went to her father
and tolhim that he would see that he
was preected if he would consent to 90
to Louiyille with him. he having been
orderedto report there for duty. MIR.
Shackeiord consented, and soon after
his arrta In Louisville ais daughter
was maNed TO- the ] Tankee major.
They hSth&hpiD together for a few
years. 6s et the .saS closed an
TUne&pG 81 arose that swept them
apart. .S8m6 6(eiatives OF the majors
wife murder3 several Yankee guards
and, althougtthe war was over, they
were court-nttialed and condemned
to death. ThMajor was a lawyer. To
save his wits friends, he went to
Washington hd succeeded. after an
interview VIII President Johnson, in
securing a rhrieve for three months
for the dOomA men.
They werekll very wealthy and Ma.
jor TomrkiH, with the assistance of
another ndable counsel, succeeded in
saving the1 on theground that court
martial hd no authority in condemn
ing men tydie after the war was over.
For somf unaccountable reason these
men refused to pay the attorneys fees,
amounting to $25,0OO, and they took u
violent hatred to Major Tompkins. He
returned to his wife and remained for
a time and then accepted position
with the American Law Times, his
duties beK to travel through the
country M-lect strange law cases
to DC prinydin the Times.
While IL was away, his wife in n
baby Lena would sue for n divorce If
he remained away much longer. The
Majors prosecutors learned of this and
wrote him that She was preparing to
get q divorce. His letters to her were
intercepted. and believing that she
really meant what she said, as he could
not hear from her, Major Tompkins
wrote her to go ahead and get divorce
If she wanted to and he would not
object. r
Two years passed and no tidings
came from the Major to his wife and
daughter. Finally she received letter
from his prosecutors saying that the
Major was dead, they having read 6
notice of his death in New Yorl
paper. Mrs. Tompkins, although un
used to work, was compelled to take ir
sewing for herself and her little daugh
ter. They came 20 Atlanta, and it wa.
given out that she was u widow.
AS Miss lasS1l17rew older her sensi
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sssaias sssIs! 4. aass Siss fsss !: 3 4: Z
cured a p0ssy Tcacher in the pub
Determined learn something of he
father she beRan writing letters to tn,
different places in Illinois, the Stat
from which her father enlisted in th'
army.
At last one of her letters reache,
Fairfield, Ill, and the gentleman tt
whom it was sent wrote her that ther
was Il lawyer there known as ii. Tomp
kins. Miss Lena left Atlanta at ono
for Fairfield, aSi, on arriving there
found that the III. Tompkins was reall
her father. His prosecutors, whose mo
tives for long time were not seer
had written him that his wife had sc
cured the divorce and had changed hi
daughters name. He knew not wher
to look for his child SO he returned t.
his old home and passed fora bachelor
He is one of the most prominent law
yers in his section, and has accumulat
ed considerable wealth. Through til
energy Of the daughter complete re-
conciliatioShas been effected.
XII, h,FnI h. own Pistol.
BIRMINGIIAM, Ala, Sept. 1O.-A due
was fought in a saloon. in this city. O.
First avenue. the principals bein
Thos. II. Bennett. city prison wardcr