The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-05-29
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
Happenings in and Around Union
During KccOnSfrucfiOn-A Brave
Father and SOMA Bit of Their
Subsequent History.
BY J. l.. STRAIN.
Continued from last week J

wanted him to do and gave him all
the information he cou'd about the
Scales premises s, ~ to expedite
his mission there, and added: Nov
Hughes, you get my children and
bring them here and Ill shoot that
fellow who tried to kill you and tn en-
we will make our way to Braz)s
river and you can have a title to as
much land as you want jeff said.
"Its trade Henry continued:
elm going to the BRACES river now
to see the land and get everything
in readiness so that as soon as |
return VIC can do our work and
leave" With this they separated.
Henry went out and was gone for
some time. Mr.. Hughes began to
study how he was to do his work.
When Henry was returning home he
stopped in little town and went
into 4 barroom and there he found
the fellow he had given such d
thrashing for the part he had taken
in etfectng a separation between
him and his wife. AS he wen. in
the fellow gave him his hand and
expressed so much satisfaction at
seeing him that Henry thought for
the time that the fellow had forgot
ten their last meeting, and so he
ordered his glass. While the bar
tender was attending to Henry the
fellow slipped out unnoticcd and
was gone for some moments when he
came back to the door and called
Fernandez. AS Henry turned his
head to see who it was the fellow
fired. The ball struck Henry Fer
nandez in the forehead and he fell
lifeless corpse then and there and hi,
murderer made good his escape.
This, of curse, broke up the pre-
engaged plans between Henry and
jeff ard their agreement was never
attempted or carried out.
Soon after that MIR. Hughes con-
cluded to retura to South Carolina.
with his family. lie had acquired a
good deal of property of one kind and
another during his stay in Texas
mostly cattle and hogs. After dis
posing of his properly as best he
could he loaded his wagon aud start
ed for South Carolina. Crossing
Red river he travelled through the
Indian nation aud made his way to
Hot Springs, Ark, where he stopped
to rest few days. While at Hot
Springs he espied a mau he took
from his looks to be the fellow who
killed Henry Fernandez. lie said
to his wifi, ISIS, Che always called
her Sis) that's the -----
who killed Henry Fernandez.
"IIow 60 you know she said Il
Just know is him from his general
appearance and from the description
. have got cf him." He then went
to sec if he could find an officer to
have the fellow arrested on suspicion
but while he was gone the fellow
"slippcd out and lie never could
fad him or any trace CT. him after
that. Mr.. Hughes said the fellow
kept his eyes on him all the time
while he was in sight, and to this
day he believes he's the man he
thought he was-!lenry Fernandez's
murderer.
They started again and one even,
ing late he met man with wagon
and team with a woman and children
in the wagon. The man stopped
him and asked which way he was
going. JEFF said he made it poin'
never to tell anything of his plans
to a stranger. SO he told the man
he was going over On the Arkansas
river to pick cotton. lie thought,
hc said, that if he tod him he was
on his way to South Carolina the
man would think he must have some
money to undertake such a trip.
The man, apparently gentleman,
explained the reason why he asked
him the question saying he thought
be would save him (Mr. IIughes) of
much trouble, time and expense in
case he (Mr. llughes) was expecting
to cross the Arkansas and Mississip,
pi bottoms, as he said he had been
six weeks coming from the Missis-
sippi river at Memphis. The mud
On an average was axle tree deep for
upwards of sixty miles in one stretch.
Mr.. Hughes, Of course, appreciated
this information but never told the