The Washington times., 1906-11-12
Henlys Tremble With Fear.

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Henlys Tremble With Fear.
The Henlys are terror stricken and
it is with reluctance that they mention
the name of the man whom they believe
is responsible for their suffering Fur
taer threats are said to have been made
against them il they attempt 10 bring
him and his confederates TO justice, and
when a representative or The Times
who spent Sunday with them. was leav-
ing, boh husband ana wife trembIed
and said for God sake don't let him
know that We mentioned his name or
connected him with our msfortunes
lie would kill us. They believe this.
Notwithstanding repeated assurances OF
protection from neighbors, friends rel
atiVes and The authorities.
Asked as 10 the motive OF their enc
my, Mrs Henly replied that he was
Just that kind of a man" and had
sworn Ia drive them out of the coun-
~. lie mas succeeded, and Henly and
his little wife hope TO be allowed TO
I'VE IN peace and enjoy their own five
miles away from tla ashes OF their
louisville.
Wife His Comforter.
Iienly is large muscular man. about
six feet tan with piercing brown eyes,
"a firm jaw, and determined mouth. He
is a typical farmer. good hearted. gen
erous and forsiving He way utterly
crushCd and disheartened for some
time, but his wife has buoyed him up
aud consoled him with the thought that
might have been worse She is
small woman about tVentv-seveD wears
old, with black hair. beautiful brown
eyes, and CHEEKY smile. She is hope
Lut thF1ueh II al. and is anxious 10
ger back to the spot where she spent
her childhood days in peace ana con
tentment Most ofsthe stock poisoned
belonged 10 her personally She saws
she expected nothing better at the
hands OF her husbands enemy and is
giad 10 leave the community she has
called home FOR six years
On July %. 1905. HenlV went TO his
stable and there found his Wife's pct
colt dead. In the field adjoining the
stable three COWS Law stiff and cold
with snlotchcs Of the tell-taIe paris
green or their mouths. On October 81.
isuh. another horse Jnd three more cows
were poisoned with the same drug
HeuiY said nothing He WAS certain of
the identity of the man who had visited
hts farm IN the still hours Of the night
anu administered the poison. but he
dared not say "a word.
House Burned at Night.
on October q, HenIys wife attended
il was a temperance organize ton sup
per and everyone in the neighborhood
knew she would 90. The husband and
wife always went together and residents
knew both would be absent from their
LONE.
The husband did not care 10 go 10 tie
supper He is Of a retiring disposition.
and having worked hard IN tho field he
4r44f ~ a
subject 10 attacks OF epilepsy. and his
wife suggested that he go 10 hlr moth
eT's homo, q short distance down the
road The two left the house together.
There was no lighted lamp in the
mouse and the nre In the kitchen stove
had uled down so that it would NOT catcu
up again Mrs. Hcnly had tried 20 start
30 again L. iron some linen before SUD
per nut could not The two departed
from the house. leaving the frOEi door
unlocked
About 9:l5 o'clock. while talking with
his mother at the door OF her home
itehIy i5.s- saw a great blaze Of light in the
direction Of his home. He ran To the
house with all possible speed HIS
heart sank within him when me sa,,-
us home. which represented everything
10 him. enVel0ped IN flames, and before
ne could get 10 il the roof fell ln with
q crash.
Neighbors were there by the score
trying TO save the household effects and
HH.
Henly and MS wife We're left with only
the clothes they wore at the time Airs
Henly arrived home from the oyster
supper iu time 70 see the raging flames
devour the kitchen. which she had left
spick ana span few hours before.
Those who arrived On the scene first
said the FIRE originated in the bedroom
over the parlor- There was ne fire nor
lighted lamp in the room. and all agreed
that the place had been set on ire
ienly and his ssife went 10 live with
William Jackson, who resides a short
distance from their home.
Thirteen days ago Henly ana his wife
went To LaytOnsville in their buggy.
They still had two horses left and
the stable on their farm had been but
slightly damag ged by the flames Al II
o'ClOCk on the night Of October q
HeUly embarrassed the horse and tied
him in th- stall beside the other animal
Replacing the heavy wooden peg in
the door he went TO JacksOn's home and