The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27
THE LOVE OF SISTER.
GOES FORTH IN THE HOUR OF DIS
TREss.
=, methinE of the Personal History
of Mrs. Fannie Hughcs-Her Un-
happy Married Life.

The following is a copy of a very pa
the,ic letter written to Mr.. George H.
Griggs by Mrs. Terry OF Hearne, Texas
a sister of Mrs. Fannie Hughes
Dear Sir: wish TO inform you of some
facts regarding my sisters life, which,
perhaps. you ought to know. | feel that
she is not doing herself justice, in trying to
SHIELD her husband in death As in life, H.
indeed, she is so doing. 1t appears to me
that she does not care what fdte is in store
for her Her bright, happy girlhood life
was blighted the day she married Hughes
but as she has often told me, she thought
she was marrying good man, yet as time
rolled on she discovered her mistake She
kept her sorrow hidden from us for years.
for she had married against our will She
had good legacy left he. from fathers
estate. which she invested. but later she
was forced BY her husband to dispose of 1t,
little by little. until all was gone, even her
furniture and household effects. Hughes
eambled and drank her all away. She was
a meek. gentle little woman, and loved
him passionately She was left alone at
night with her SORROWS. and as an aid to
rest and sleep she began to use morphine.
In her desolaton and distress she some
times came to us, and we received her
kindly. doing all we could for her. but ere
long he would force her to return to bim
again. threatening to take our lives and
hers If she did not return. He has often
times. when he would come for her, in I is
fits of anger. threaten to kill our whole
family and her too If we did not release
her aud let her 20 with him. Years ago
Is by intercepting our letters and we could
rot tell where she was or what had become
of her.
| know in my own soul that If she ever
consented to take any part in that awful
scheme 1t was TO prevent danger and
gave the child from harm. just as she told
Mrs. Dunn. She not only loved, but she
feared Hughes more than any mortal man
was-CyeT feared. She was bound us with
letters of iron. and was entirely in his pow
er. | do not think any other woman but
one wrecked in mind and body by fear and
drugs. as that poor woman is. could have
lived with him as long as she has. She is
so wretched and miserable that | believe
she longs 10 spend hei few remaining days
in prison. The world has been so cruel to
her. and she has found so little peace and
happiness in this world, and feeling that
she is now not only disgrared and dragged
down in the eyes of the public but robbed
ever of her only wretchcd companion, that
she has no desire to face the worll again,
nor the courage to battle with lifes cruel
realities
oh, pray that may be wrong. but from
her own expressions to me. she is per
fectly resigned to any fate no matter how
cruel. She Is so crushed with sorrow and
humiliation that she thinks II she were
released she would he n burden to US But
please disabuse her mind of tht idea, for,
OH how precious burden she will now be
to us. after all these years of forced sep
aration, hardships. forced disgrace and hu-
initiation heaped upon her by fate. My
pen is too weak. my heart too full, to ex-
press my feelings.
II will be holy pleasure for me to try
in my poor way to make the rest OF her
DAYS comfortable. II possible, for. oh. the
misery and sorrow that poor. weakened and
wrecked woman has suffered. II you think
1t advisable YOU may read this letter to
nei. e"""nt that portion referring TO her
feelings. FOR II might trv-i>u tho wound.
Mr.. Gr,gEs, you will always have our
most sinjere gratitude for your kindness
and SYMPATHY in her behalf, and God will
surely 1ward YOU IL we are never able to
do so. I'VE are in adverse circumstances.
baVlnYneyer recovered from the financial
reversfs we have suffered.
In postscript. she adds:
1t was not possible for me to visit my
sister sooner than did for the first news
had was in The Houston Post.
Oh. 1t is so hard. bad as Hughes was IN
his crazy plots and plans. to be led on to
his death in such way, not even giving
him chance TO save his soul. What pity!
What deplorable thing all the way
through If he had only been given a
| chance to make a dying statement. no one
knows what he would have disclosed, in re-
gard to this matter.
Please tell my sister to write to me, for,
OH ! do want TO hear from her often Most
gratefully Mrs Terrv