NUMBER U2.
SHhBvicted
KS'^'Save ROBBERY.
Story of Desecra
PglipBs’ Grave — Rob
^V^.^Hhe Tomb and
flHfiHHination of
HHHBiemes of
^^H Trio.
3.—Dr. R. G. i
HHH this aftern00n ad'
>rV';*'vHr the °ffense °f
||||||jHe grave and his pun
||!|!|H fixed at six months
HHH fine of $2,000. Un
glllHs of Arkansas the of
^^Hiisdemeanor, punish
|||!1H fine of not less than
gBHmprisonment in the
H^Hl not less than six
Rt^fmThe trial was by jury
HjBrt of Justice W. E.
MM, ' room was crowded
HBtators even through the
HHjiour when the jury
^En.aae up.
jjJKeveral insurance agents
BB called and testified as
jJiHolicies carried by Doctor
HHghtle and paid upon his
Hd death and the story of
Htts, widow of Ed Pitts,
ilHrave was robbed to fur
H body to be burned, had
|Bard, the star witness of
gHsecution, Walter Gregory,
^■led.
Hiy’s sensational TESTI
S' MONY.
Her Gregory was then called
IHd considerable confusion
Hed. WjAn order was re
9—t^^^fcness proceeded
■ hisH^Bony. He had
|rn Dr.We for the past
|ve yeaB^^^knew Ed Pitts,
I died l^H-il of this year
and
, scheTHE INJU8foot to
and burn liin Dr.
. Dr. LigJcle told
me to his* office,
t him he h»d $21,
*ance, and they
l John Roberts
tlsaid they would
i \dy from Little
wl two or three
‘ink (Pitts) died,
oom the three go
re of Ed Pitts, and
Dandridge Neely
jner. They had
;y and spade, and
from Dr. Lightle.
watched first after
the grave of Ed
three took it time
into the grave,
s not removed, but |
r. Lightle got the
ijped it up in a quilt
irpse up in a buggy j
:le drove the buggy'
ice and witness and
ed. They reached
’s residence and
;tor there, and the
in the buggy. A
as already dug in
i, and the bo<& w s
up the body ol Ed
lay night, after he
on Sunday,” said
tness had a conver
Kay Deener next
street, and Deener
“what they, were
■metery last night,”
jre burying a corpse
) HE WOULD SEE
EENER.
ported this to the
aid he would see
Lightle told wit
vas going to leave
rmometer and keys
and how he was
going to walk to Bald Knob and
would wear false whiskers and
mustache. He saw the doctor
put them on, and the defendant
asked if he thought he could be
recognized, and witness told him
he could recognize that it was
false whiskers he had on. He
was with Dr. Lightle the night
of the fire, and the doctor said,
“That thing is going to come off
tonight,” meaning the fire. They
went by the M. E. church, and
the doctor told him he was going
to get some one to go by home
with him if he could and tell
them he had to fill up his lamp,
as he was going to read some
before going to bed, and it would
be thought that his lamp explod
ed and he was burned up in the
barn. He went with the doctor
the night of the burning and
helped to prepare the body and
fix it ready for the fire, and cov
ered up the grave, making the
ground smooth. He explained to
the jury how the lamp was fixed
under a bucket and about the
body being placed on the pile of
stovewood.
VIGOROUS CROSS - EXAMINATION.
Gregory was vigorously cross
examined by Gustave Jones for
the defense, who was ordered to
sit down by the court, when the
lawyers became engaged in a
wrangle and was fined $25. This
was remitted later by request of
the counsel for the state. Wit
ness Gregory stuck to his origi
nal story and D. K. Deener cor
roborated the facts relative to
the night of the grave robbery.
SMITH STABSVANCE HONEY
Trouble Occurs Near Martin
School House at Country
Dance.
Vance Honey, a tenant living
on the J. M. Cook farm, near the
Martin school house in Upper
Cache, was badly stabbed Satur
day night at a country dance in
that neighborhood by an erst
while friend, John Smith.
The two had eaten supper to
gether ar^were on very friend
ly terms, apparently, but under
the influence of intoxicants start
ed a scrap.
Smith has not yet been arrest
ed and is said to have skipped
the country.
Dr. L. E. Willis was called
Monday to consult with the local
physician, and found Honey rest
ing well. Though stabbed to the
lung, he may recover.
CARD OF THANKS.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Bowen de
sire to express their thanks
through the columns of Lie Inde
pendent for the kindness and
sympathy of the friends and the
good people of Newport, so gen
erously manifested in their late
bereavement.
A certain young man of this
city about to propose marriage to
a certain young lady, went to her
pastor to consult him as to the
wisdom of his choice. “I fear,”
said the clergyman, who had
more than a passing knowledge
of the young lady’s imperious
temper and dominant disposition,
‘‘that it would not be harmoni
ous. I doubt if you would be
happy.” “Why,” was the ques
tion, “isn’t she a Christian?”
‘‘Oh, yes, indeed,” was the an
swer; “but the Lord puts up with
people that you and I can't.” —
Et.
RESH OYSTERS j
LEY MAYHAN S. $
LITTRELL DISAPPEARS
FROM JONESBORO.
Story of an Unmarked Grave
Found in Woods Near New
port—Nothing Known
Here.
About two months ago D. 0.
Littrell, who lived two miles
south of Bonnerville, left his
wife and daughter and went to a
place below Newport to work in
the timber. He was accompa
nied by a man named Henson.
Recently Henson returned and
stated that Littrell had been
drinking and that he refused to
return home with ' him. The
family waited for some time for
the appearance of Littrell, and
the wife growing uneasy sent to
the section where the men had
been working for news of her
husband.
She learned that some time af
ter Littrell disappeared from the
neighborhood, some little girls
had found a newly-made grave
in the woods. The investigator
I obtained assistance and the grave
was opened. It was found to
j contain the remains of a man,
| and they were fully identified as
I those of Littrell. The man sent
by Mrs. Littrell is said to have
positively identified the body.
The remains were reinterred in
the grave.
However, a letter was received
from a town on lower White
River yesterday from Littrell
himself, and it stated that he
would be home shortly. ^
The mystery now is—who was
the dead man found in the
woods.—Jonesboro Sun.
If the authority for this story
will give us a cue as to the loca
tion of this grave, perhaps we
can induce some Nick Carter to
run down what may be another
Lightle fraud.
JUSTICE COURT NOTES.
Sam Austin and Mose Davis
were each fined $5 and costs be
fore Esquire Guy Smith Saturday
afternoon on the charge of fight
ing.
Allison Goley, who stole half
of a barbecued pig from a negro,
Jno. McNeal, paid the conse
quences of his act in a fine of $30
imposed, to be worked out on the
county farm.
The state’s case against J. L.
Carpenter was continued to Sat
urday, Sept, 10th.
CHURCH SERVICES SUNDAY
Services were held in all the
churches in the city Sunday and
fairly good congregations were
in attendance. Dr. C. Pope has
just returned from his vacation
1 and is entering with much zeal
into his fall work. He had five
additions to the church at the
! morning service,
i Dr. R. B. Willis’ sermon on
j the sacredness of the ballot was
considered very fine, and was
much enjoyed by all present.
notice'
Francis Shaw, the mechanical
engineer of the water company,
is hereby ordered that whenever
and wherever he finds a hydrant
open or left running continuously,
to shut off the whole supply
without notice.
96d24t Newport Water Co.
MRS. SUSAN LAIL.
Mrs. Susan Lail, the daughter
of W. A. Roy, a prominent citi
zen of Cow Lake township, diec
Monday at 2 o’clock in the morn
ing. She was to be buried Tues
day at Eight Mile cemetery.
New Hazel dray to all parts ol
city. Telephone your orders t(
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