The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-07-21
A GOOD MAN GONE.
Taken by the Sheriff for Dcbauching
His Own Daughter.

sheriff of Henry county, Missouri.
went cast, taking with him Elias
Hughes, accused Of incest with his
lS-year-o]d daughter. The story, a.
it is told by the papers on file and by
the officer and those who know the
circumstances, is peculiarly revolt
ing.
Hughes is a man Of 60 years, ven
erablc in appearance and the last
person in the world whom one would
suspect Of such crime. At his
home down in the little town Of
Windsor, the very southeastern cor
ner Of Henry county, he is known as
a substantial farmer, pillar in the
Baptist church anda prominent pro-
hibition politician whose views,
though narrow and bigoted, have
never until recently been doubted us
to sincerity. At the prayer meetings
Of the village his voice, rich with the
junction Of picty, has been the first,
and SO strong has his power Of "mov-
ing grace" shown itself to be that he
has Cgajned considerable reputation
as reyiva]ist and has Travelled all
oyer the state Of Missouri exhorting
sinners to repentance, and has achicv-
cd success to a remarkable degree.
Six weeks ago he arose in church
meeting and urged that several
young girls, members Of the congre-
Cation, who had been guilty of the
hcinous otfense Of looking on at d
dance, should be percmptorily ex-
communicated. Such was the course,
also, that he advised to pursue in re-
gard to male members who favored
the licensing oi saloons in the county
His name is no longer good in that
country. For the whole of a horri-
bic tale Of scnile depravity has been
published, and the sheriff, when he
arrives within the confines of the
county, will have to swear in an cx-
ira possee to guard the old man
from the wrath Of the community
which formerly gave him honor.
Two years ago his wife died, leaving
two unmarried daughters at home.
One is Is 'and the other about 20.
Shortly after the death Of his wife,
by threats and Intimidation, he
forced his younger daughter to com
ply with his fiendish demands and
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has been one long continued course
Of sickcning dcbauchcry, carried on
at home under cover Of domestic
privacy, while abroad lie strutted
under a cloak Of the most pronounced
piety. During last falls campaign
he worked early and late for the Sue
cess Of the prohibition ticket, de-
nouncing the candidates on the other
tickets os ungodly men, opening the
walls Of wrath and hcaping upon
them all the cussWords known to
piety. lie organized picnics and
barbecucs, and was the big chief at
everything. Six weeks ago it was
evident that his daughter was en-
ceintc. She was pressed by friends
to tell the name Of the father. In
tluenccd by fear she for a long time
refused to tell, but at last, under
the promise Of protection, she said it
was her own father, the venerable
old deacon Of go years. The shock to
the community may be imagined.
The old man was charged with the
crime informally with half a hope
that he could easily, disprovc it. In.
stead OF denying it he merely said
that he was no worse than his neigh.
bors, and two days after his fiery de-
nunciatien of dancing he skipped the
town, coming out here 10 Nichart,
where he has son working as a
miner.
In the meantime the prosecuting
attorney Of the county filed an in
formation and Sheriff Galloway, by
some fine detective work, discovered
his whereabouts and wired the sheriff
here to arrest and hold him, pending
the securing Of rcquisition papers
Had the old man been in Windsor
there would have been no need OF
any arrest. They were ready to metz
out justice in short order to the mar
who had played the hypocritc Will
them 50 long. AS it is, he will b(
taken to the county scat and hclt
there under strong guard until he
can be tried. In addition to the
children named, he has a son living
somewhere in the state Of Washing
ton and a married daughter in the
state of Missouri. 1t is said that The
Younger daughter also accuses hin
of having committed incest with hel
older sister, also.-Grcat Falls Lead
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Copper Production.