The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-10-11
Captain James G. Hughes
Found Dead
WITH A BULLET IN HIS HEART,
HE Was on the Back Veranda at His
Home. He was Buried Saturday
in the National Cemetery.

| Our community was profoundly shocked
or last Friday morning when the news was
circulated that Capt. James G. Hughes
was dead.
About half past three O'clock Friday
morning his vile and daughter, Miss Dora,
heard from their bedroom two pistol shots
and then came groans. They went down
stairs to the soom Of Capt. Hughes, and he
was not there. They saw the back door
open and going ont at it, on the back
veranda, they discovered the PROSTATE form
of Capt Hughes in his night clothing. At
his feet lay his pistol, while an escaping
groan indicated that he was dying. His
daughter grasped his hand, and twice he
opened his eyes and then closed them in
death forever. -, ~, 1ts,.e.-.,- u, 80
Doctors had been sent for, bat when
they came they could not give back the
vital spark -
Neighbors who had heard the shots came
rushing to the house. only to view. the
heart'rendingsscene with grief.
On examination it was found that
bullet had entered his right breast and
penetrated his heart. The pistol picked
up at his feet was his. own and had two
empty ehambers apparently recently fired
Capt. Hughes had been suffering intense.
ly from rheumatism and an.old gun slot
wound received in the late war as FEEDER
al soldier, andhe tailed to get alienation
by the use iot any remedies for the time
being. 80 - ~. '''-' go - '
He, spent the day with his family and ate
heartily his supper, and afterwards engaged
ia "a social game OF cards with his family
to divert his mind from his sufferings. He
retired with goodnight to his family, to
whom he was sincerely devoted, and indi~
Gated in nothing that was said or done that
4 II haSeauy ialsa stelf.destrRction,
His family believe that he heard bur>
glar and went out to see about it and shots
were exchanged and that he received the
fatal bullet from the pistol of an unknown
night prowler. The coroner's jury did not
sustain in their verdict this theory.
Captain Hughes has been residing in
Marietta nearly ever since the war and was
highly respected by our people. He was
born in Ireland nearly ftty"tour years ago
He came to America when young man.
He enlisted in the Federal army during
the late war from New York. He was
severely wounded during battle and was
ever afterwards sufferer from the wound
causing him to limp when he walked
For sixteen years he was superintendent
of the National Cemetery at ths place,
and for four years or more he was post
master at Marietta under the appointment
of President Harrison. Since giving up
the post Office here, he has Seen engaged
in representing the New York Life Insur-
,ance Company.
He leaves a wife and nine children all
girls except two little boys, one of the girls
being married to Mr.. Carl Chamberlain.
1t is stated that he held SIG, 900 insur>
ance on his life.
His funeral took place at the family
residence on Saturday, Rev. P. M Ryburn
officiating. after which his remains were
inferred in the National Cemetery beside
two OF his children.
The sympathy OF our people go out TO
the bereaved family in this deep hour of
gloom and sorrow.