The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-04
A. A. URY.
Letter From the Murdered Mans
Sons. Brief Story Of Wrecked
Life.

Rock HILL, 5. c., Feb. l, 1873
EDITOR NEws:--Will you allow me
a small space in your columns
1t will be remembered that on the
night OF Dec q, 1892, Mr., A. A
Ury was shot by w H Head at the
boardius house Of Mrs. Fannie Lewis,
at l24 Mary street, Waco
Mr. A. A Ury was a son of Lee
Try, deceased, of Cobarrus county, n.
c., iu which county he lived up to the
year 1856 A A. Uty, my father,
has a wife and SIX children, part of
whom lives at Concord, N. c Faith.
er was cotton gin repalrer when he
lived with us 10 Concord, and he be
came intoxicated with strong drink
the last few years he STAYED at home
with his family, and would 60 off somo
times and stay months a, the tlme,
and we did not know where he was at
all the time All through the sum.
mer of 1889 he was gone, aud he
would drink all Of mis- earnings, bu, in
the fall of the came year be stayed
around town until Christmas Be
tween Christmas and New Year he
went off again, We did not inquire as
much for the first few months about
him, as we were accustomed to, think,
ing he would return again as he had
been doing. Some time in March,
1856. we began to look for him home
again, but he did not come, and we
could not find out where he had gone.
When he went away from homs he
rode his horse. He would 60 around
the country sharpening cotton gins.
We inquired about his horse, but he
had not left it in the neigoborhood,
so he must have ridden his horse all
the way to Texas. for we never heard
from the horse, nor him either, for q
long time.
Some time in the year 1888 we re-
ceived photograph of his that came
by mail from Waco, Texas. There
was no name nor anything with the
photo except the name of w. ID
Jack son, Photographer, Waco, Texas.
We knew then he was in Waco, or
had been, SO We wrote, and in about
thirty DAYS we received letter from
him for the first time
We did not get but one letter from
him then in IL months. In the spring
of 1889 | came to Rock Hill for EN-.
ploy. l wrote to father and it was not
long until received letter from him
again. ! did all | could to get him to
come back and stay at home with US
again, but he would not hear to that
and would not write often when
would ask him to coma home. In 1890
| wrote few letters TO him ut Waco
and they we're returned to me and then
| did not know what to do. He ha1
left there and and knew not where
he went, but in the spring of 1892, to
my great JOY received letter from
him again. He was back in Waco and
had been off somewhere know not
where. He wrote often last year up
to November 8. 1892 That is the
last letter ever received from him.
1t was shocking news to US finally
to hear that on December 81, through
Paine, Chatham & Co., who wrote to
me about him, stating that he was
shot through the heart
| lately learn that he was in debt
to some parties there and his tools we're
sold to pay them. II they don't bring
enough to pay ali of his debts the par
ties he owes will grant me favor BY
writing me about the account and it
will be paid learn that Mr.. Paine.
of the firm of Paine. Chatham & Go
buried him. | send my thanks to him
and hope | may be able to pay him the
amount. | am poor boy and work
for my living, and it may take ME
great while to pay all of his accounts.
But will not forget those who a,ded
my father
Thanking Mr.. Paine, Mr.. Neill,
chief Of police, and Mrs Fannie
Lewis Tor inform ng me of his death,
l am Very respectfully,
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