[or-roots] John Hawk died in 1881

[Leslie Chapman]

Sounds like material for a great novel or movie plot to me, figure out a way
to work in a couple big names like Pete French or osme such and jazz it up a
bit, bingo; best seller. That jealousy thing can sure cause a world of hurt,
I've seen people just consumed with rage over "cheatin' goin' on" where the
other party didn't give a hoot for the third party. I've also seen folks
play up to the third party just to get their partner going, which in a
couple of cases I was the third party and all I could think of was how I was
going to get away from the pretender before the jealous hubby showed up,
just in case he had a gun. You think about that, it is a REAL uncomfortable
feeling.

Les

-----Original Message-----
From: JudyRobertson39 at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 9:15 PM
To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
Subject: Re: [or-roots] John Hawk died in 1881


I see I did an oops when I put the note in last night.  It was 1881.  It is
a rather interesting story.  He was apparently in the middle of a
neighborhood feud and was thought to be rustling cattle.  However, he had a
friend who was in the midst of a divorce and was attempting to hide assets
from the friends wife.  Thus, about 200 cattle showed up in John Hawk's
pasture that were known to not belong there.  He was tried for rustling and
acquited but in the meantime, he had a pregnant wife and apparently he also
had eyes for his neighbor's wife-a man whose last name was Adams-I have no
documentation as to the seriousness of the eye making but it is thought that
Adams thought the eye making to be a serious matter.  They went camping on
the creek at Lostine and John Hawk was shot in the head.  The above info was
supplied to me by Grace Bartlett.  The local historian and a real stickler
for facts.
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