BRAVE SHERIFF Sll0T
BY ESCAPED pASONER
Jeff Morgan Meets feath at
Hand of Cowardly |Cr0Sky
While Making Ariff^
Mob Would Aveilfe
Murder. I
Batesville, Sept. 15. P Sheriff
Jeff D. Morgan was sf0* and
*' killed at 6:30 this eveninf'py an
escaped prisoner, Robert!.rosby,
from, the Salem (Ark.)tai a^d
the town is in an uproar Iver tae
, occurrence. I
Sheriff Morgan learnld that
the man was in town, anl went
to arrest him on Main rtreet
When he placed the fugitif ®<(1™'
der arrest Crosby said\,
right,” and pretended tos«Rmj4’
but suddenly dashed dovn
grip and in an instant ha<i sh<4
Sheriff Morgan in the
Sheriff Morgan was shot Bj^®
fell. woO
Many people being on lpf1®
street, pursuit was instr“J y
, taken up. James Hardy, jw™)
\ was near by, rushed and aTa ‘
\bed up Morgan’s pistol andTr®
at Crosby as he ran. The iPar"
derer also fired at Hardy,! u
neither was hit. I
Hardy was so close on his hr® s
and so many others pursufng
that he took refuge in a bpn
near the depot. By this tip®
dusk was coming, and the cr°V ^
soon surrounded the block aPd
hundreds of men gathered wP
weapons. The barn was si r‘
rounded and ttte lower part *
the structure was\entered. N l"
* merous s^°ts wereVired into tle
hay in the loft. \
^ |rri?riv.y^f w.
and came out and surrenderee!
Then vpne a grand struggle tl
lynch h. X |
Hundreds of frenzied citizen^
almost fought with each other]
some to lynch and some to take!
him to jail, and the trip to the]
jail was al . st a riot. i
The mob lacked a leader, or
the man would have been hanged
on the street. ,
A rope was produced, and al
most a fight was necessary to
prevent the lynching. After a
long struggle the heroism of
brave citizens succeeded in get
ting Crosby in jail, where he is
under guard.
Everybody is wild over the oc
currence, and an attempt may
be made later to lynch him.
Sheriff Morgan was a noble
Christian gentleman, and died
performing his duty. The town
is frenzied over his death.
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me town quieiou uuwu, cum a
few hours after the tragedy the
streets were practically deserted.
Nevertheless, a strong guard is
maintained at the jail, and every
effort will be made to protect the
prisoner in case an attack is
mad'- by a mob. At 11 o’clock
everything is so quiet that the
danger of mob violence appears
past.
CROSBY NOT ON LOCAL.
The report was generally cir
culated that Crosby was to be
brought down on local freight,
it being understood that Judge
Fulkerson had issued orders tc
Coroner M. M. Stewart, acting
sheriff through the death of
Morgan, that the prisoner be
taken to the penitentiary at Lit
tle Rock for safe keeping.
The local did not arrive unti
2:30 p. m., and a crowd was ir
waiting. Passengers on the
train stated that Crosby wodlc
be kept in Batesville, fear o:
mob violence being past. The
sr)lr,oric! thpr« have been closee
i.,.1 ihe .cam ferry refuses t:
transport people across the river.
In this way the crowds are kept
back.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
MAY BUY CHOCTAW.
There is a well-founded rumor
that negotiations are in progress
for the sale or lease of the Choc
taw, Oklahoma and Gulf Rail
road in this state by the Rock Is
land interests to the Illinois Cen
tral Railroad. Just how far
these negotiations have progress
ed is not known, but it was stat
ed on good authority that the of
ficials of the Illinois Central
would be in this state one day
this week to look over the prop
erty, traveling in their own spec
ial train.
For some time the Rock Island
has been using every means pos
sible to operate the Choctaw with
the least possible expense, and
recent financial reports have
shown that the road has been in
some cases operated at a loss.
This, coupled with the fact that
the operating department of this
road has been materially reduced
within the past few months,
might show that some such
change was comtemplated by the
Rock Island.
BRAKEMAN WALLACE
FELL FROM TENDER.
Jonesboro, Sept. 15.—Robert
Wallace, an extra conductor on
the Frisco, who was running as
brakeman on the local freight,
was killed at Nettleton last night
three miies east of here. He
was standing on the tender and
lost his foot hold and fell under
tKT wheels. He died almost in
stantly. His remains were
brought here and prepared for
burial by Undertaker Gregg and
were shipped to Thayer, Mo., to
day. Wallace was married and
leaves a wife and family. He
was about 30 years of age.
GALLOWAY COLLEGE
OPENING EXERCISES.
i^earcy, Sept. 15.—Opening ex
ses were held this morning at
(’clock in the spacious chapel
ialloway college. The chap
tvas filled with pupils, pa
rons and friends,
resident C. C. Golden made a
if statement, which was fol
ed by the doxology. Rev.
,nk Barrett read a chapter,
n offered a devout prayer.
He was followed by a solo from
Miss Gregg, after which Dr. J.
i A. Anderson delivered an inter
i esting and appropriate address.
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GREER-NEAL
SEARCY WEDDING.
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Searcy, Sept. 15.-George
Greer and Miss Mary Neal were
married at the home of the bride
yesterday. Dr. Geo. B. Norton
of Newport officiated. The
couple will leave soon for the
world’s fair and thence to Mr.
Greer’s old home in Canada.
Then they will return to their
home in Searcy.
S[ILY REUNION.
y reunion of the Kim
mily was held at the
Mrs. Flora Kimberlin
L. F. Kimberlin. of
i, Dr. and Mrs. Kimber
kerman, Mr. and Mrs.
ee of Indianapolis, Ind.,
rs. Harry Dowell and Ire
i of this city, composed
party. Mrs. Flora Kim
ved an elegant dinner,
day was one which will
imbered by the mem
is happy family.
RELIEVED OF MONEY.
A Negro Woman of a Questiona
ble Resort Relieves Man of
His Money.
A white man named Andrews
passing through this city enroute
from Texas to Grubbs, Ark., to lo
cate, tanked up Friday evening,
says the Jonesboro Enterprise,
and at a late hour Friday night
he went across the railroad,
where he remembers of going
into one of the houses. He came
out, so he says, $290 short, and
charges that one of the negro in
mates of the place took his
money. He looks like an honest
hard-working man, and appar
ently could ill-afford to lose the
money.
Of course this man was old
enough to know, wise enough
perhaps to be more prudent than
get drunk, and had he known
Jonesboro he would have had
more sense than to go into one of
those tough joints across the
railroad. And now that saloons
are to be closed, we insist again
that these infernal dives, infested
by thugs, coke fiends, courtesans
and thieves ought to be closed
up for once and for all and the
inmates of them made to leave
Jonesboro. This is not the first
stranger who has suffered at
their hands.
COMPLEXION OF
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Huntsville, Sept. 15.—The of
ficial count of Madison’s county’s
vote gives Myers a plurality of
124. Republicans elect their
nominee for representative, Mr.
Duncan, and sheriff, Ben Vaugh
an. The Democrats elect the bal
ance of their ticket.
SIX REPUBLICANS IN LEGISLATURE
The result in Madison county
means that the Republicans will
have six members of the next
general assembly, five in the
house and one in the senate.
In Scott county a recount gave
J..M. Hough (Rep.) 13 majority
over R. E. Sessions (Dem.)
BATESVILLE *WED
DING ANNOUNCED.
Mr. P. G. Magness of Newark
and Miss Sallie Walker Stockard
will be married at the Presbyte
rian church in Batesville on Sep
tember 21, 1904, at 5 o’clock p. m.
Mr. Magness is one of Inde
pendence county’s most prosper
ous citizens, and is an uncle to
Mrs. Jno.W. Wallace of this city.
Miss Stockard, who is the au
thor of the Arkansas History,
is an accomplished lady, who has
made many friends in this city
during her visits here, who join
the Independent in extending
congratulations to the high con
tracting parties.
GRAND JURY ADJOURNS.
The rgrand jury made its final
report to the court Tuesday af
ternoon and wa? discharged by
Judge Fulkerson.
The court gave the plaintiffs
judgment for possession in the
case of 0. D. Watson and J. A.
Watkins, executors of the estate
of E. L. Watson versus R. L.
Hurley.
Friday was consumed in a
hearing of the damage suit of
W. A. Billingsley as executor of
the Hurley estate versus the Iron
Mountain Railway Company.
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