Anson-Union County NcArchives Obituaries.....Hough, J. F.  June 1861
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July 4, 1861    North Carolina Argus
          MONROE, N. C.                       June 27th, 1861
     Brother Browne: I came to the post office this morning and found a young 
man about starting to Wadesboro, and got him to wait a moment till I could 
drop you these lines to inform you of the death of our beloved brother, J. F. 
HOUGH. He was killled late on Monday evening last. before the store of HEYDEN 
& WINCHESTER, by a pistol ball from the hand of JAMES RICHARDS, the keeper of 
one of the hotels and whisky shops of that place. There had been a great riot 
in town, and parhaps a half a dozen fights, or more, within 15. BROTHER HOUGH 
had nothing to do in the affair, and was not in the crowd. The row took place 
at RICHARD'S Hotel and whisky shop. After a space of half an hour, RICHARDS 
came to the store of HEYDEN & WINCHESTER, where BROTHER HOUGH, ESQUIRE HEYDEN, 
GEN. WALKUP and others were seated. It is believed that BROTHER HOUGH received 
the ball intended for HEYDEN. An attempt was made to kill RICHARDS, but the 
officers were successful in getting him to jail. He is safe at the dungeon at 
this times, but such is the excitement, indignation and wrath in the whole 
community, it is believed he will be taken out of jail by violence and hung. I 
have hardly ever seen more excitement in a community under any circumstances. 
BROTHER HOUGH was an entirely innocent man -- had not said a word up to the 
time of his recieving the ball, that is, after RICHARDS came to the place 
where he was.
   The ball entered the face on the left side, near the nose, about half way 
between the left wing of the nose and the eye, passed throuogh the superior 
maxilmary bone, divided the internal carotid artery and injured the spinal 
column at the base of the skull, which instantly destroyed all motion and 
sensation, so he expired without moving or feeling pain. I have not time to 
give you a full account.
   Funeral of BROTHER HOUGH, yesterday, at 11 o'clock, after which he was 
interred. A very large collection of people on the occasion. Remember in your 
prayers the widow and fatherless.
                                 Yours in Christ
                                 B. G. JONES

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