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ARKIE M'CULLOUGH’S
OWN STATEMENT.
Letter of Girl Whom Pomp
Brown bought to Outrage
Giving Facts.
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DENIES DAVIS STORY.
Wrote in Answer to Inquiry
From Esq. Phillips of Cow
Lake Township.
HIS GUILT IS UNQUESTIONED.
Pomp Brown Was Pardoned Without
Knowledge of Girl's Father—He is
Not Supporting Davis.
Mr. I. P. Phillips, a justice of'
the peace of Cow Lake township,
a substantial and well known
citizen of this county, desiring to
know the truth in the Pomp
Brown matter, wrote to Mrs.
Arkie McCullough Evans, the:
oman whom the fiend attempted
to ravish, for the facts in the
case, to wThich the following re
ply was received:
LETTER TO ESQUIRE PHILLIPS.
PlummerviJle, Arkansas,
Feb. 23, 1904.
Mr. I. P. Phillips: In reply to
your kind letter I send you the
statements of my father and
husband. You will see by them
that they are not going to vote
for Mr. Davis. The affidavit I
made on September 19, 1903, is
correct, and the jury that tried
the case say that * that was the
testimony. There is no doubt
but that this negro, Pomp Brown,
is the guilty negro. You ask me
for all the facts of that sad
affair. I left my house on that
day for a short journey, and had
gone about one half mile only
when I saw Pomp Brown com
ing toward me. I rode on not
thinking of danger. The black
fiend let me get near him when
he jumped to the side of my
horse and pulled me off. I fought
and screamed to save myself and
only succeeded in doing so by
saying my father was coming on
down the road. This frightened
him and I got away. 0, sir, no
one but God can know how I
suffered during that struggle,
and with my clothes torn and
arms bleeding I ran home. This
is the same negro, Pomp Brown,
who Mr. Davis turned loose at
the request of what they call a
few politicians. My father and
husband are opposing Mr. Davis
for the wrong he has done us.
The negro was pardoned by Mr.
Davis without my father’s knowl
edge and his guilt was not doubt
ed.
Very respectfully,
Arkie McCullough Evans.
All the above is true.
T. L. Evans.
Anyone who desires to exam
ine the original of this letter can
find the same by applying to the
Independent.
W. S. Morgan of Tupelo also
wrote to this woman for the facts
in the case and received a letter
giving the facts as stated above.
CAMPAIGN IN
BIRD TOWNSHIP.
Big Crowds Hear Candidates at
Centerville and Tuckerman— |
Hospitable People Wel
come Campaigners.
The editor last week enjoyed a |
trip on the hustings through Bird ■
township with the county candi- (
dates, and had the pleasure of j
meeting the good citizenship of j
that section, almost a hundred
of whom enrolled themselves on
the subscription lists of the
Weekly Independent. The rich
agricultural land of this pros- j
perity-enjoying township has not
only produced bumper crops, but
al class of sturdy, intelligent
and conservative farmers who
reflect credit upon the citizenship
of Jackson county.
The first open air engagement
of the claimants for office was
held Thursday at Elgin, where a
goods box served as a rostrum
and the crowd stood about within
hearing distance. The number
present was probably the small
est of any meeting up to that
time during the campaign.
Thursday night the editor en
joped the hospitality of “Uncle”
George Bandy’s home, in com
pany with his son, R. W. Bandy,
J. D. Neal and G. A. Hillhouse,
and so genuine and cordial were
the welcomes the party received,
the next morning found us loth
to continue our travels.
At Centerville the whole vot
ing strength of this good com
munity was out in force and
many ladies graced the affair
with their presence. Wood but
tons were everywhere in evidence
and the “squirrel-head” scribe
who is supporting Wood natur
ally felt at home among such an
enthusiastic gathering of his own
faith. The church ladies served
dinner in a building adjoining
the postoffice, convincing the
visitors that good cooks as well
as pretty maidens and comely
matrons were among their num
ber.
The week’s campaign was
closed Saturday at Tuckerman,
when over two hundred voters
were present to hear the speak
ing, which took place in an arbor.
Township candidates opened up
in the morning and as six of
them have offered themselves for
justice of the peace of that town
ship and several for constable,
the noon hour intervened before
the other candidates had hardly
started.
The Baptists are building a
hanusome little church edifice in
this city, and to help the good
cause along the ladies gave a
dinner Saturday that was ‘ deser
vedly well patronized, for all
manner of good things were
bountifully served.
Interest centered in the speech
es of the candidates for repre
sentative and it was late in the
afternoon before their turn was
reached. The audience was
growing restless and it was evi
dent that the candidates woulc
not long hold the attention of £
goodly portion of the crowd.
In every race, where more thar
two candidates had entered the
lists, the following order of
speaking has been observed
throughout the campaign. The
first speaker reverted to the last,
thus allowing the second man to
open next day and the third the
day following, and so on through
out the series of engagements.
This rule was recognized by Mr.
Keel in allowing Mr. Ard to
speak first. No one questioned
it there, but when Mr. Hillhouse
should have been allowed to
speak second, Mr. Keel arose and
disputed his right, on the ground
that Hillhouse spoke before him
at Centerville. Mr. Ard spoke
before Keel at Centerville and so
did he at Tuckerman. According
to the rule follow ed, he had the
right to and so did Hillhouse, but
the Davis men knowing the late
ness of the hour and the restless
! disposition of the crowd, would
! not allow him to speak. Rather
j than cause trouble Mr. Hillhouse
yielded to Keel and he was al
lowed to speak. But it was an
unfair advantage, and not in ac
cordance with the rule which had
been followed, and we do not be
lieve that Mr. Sam Harvey, who
acted as chairman, would have
i recognized Mr. Keel had he
known these facts.
PREPARING A HISTORY.
I Miss Stockard Looking After
Data for a History of Jack-'
son and Independence
Counties.
The history of Jackson and In
dependence counties is being
written by Miss S. W. Stockard.
The author is in Newport to take
notes from all sources valuable
to the history of Jackson, to
study the court records and the
old newspaper files. Miss Stock
ard will also take subscriptions
for the history while gathering
the data. The book will be of
standard report size, cloth bound,
250 pages or more, illustrated,
and price $3.
Miss Stockard has been collect
ing data of Arkansas for some
time. She has had much expe
rience in this kind of work, asso
| ciated with the Southern Histori
; cal Association and the Histori
j cal Societies of North Carolina,
j The American Historical Asso
i ciation publications of 1902 and
! the Outlook of New York spoke
: well of her work. The histori
| cal associations of New York
and Pennsylvania also seem much
, interested in Miss Stockard’s
work. Mr. Clement of the Bos
| ton Transcript and Mr. King of
the Houghton & Mifflin Publish
ing Company spoke highly of her
i history of Guiliford county, N.
C.,and her other productions.
This is a good work for Jackson
| county and for Arkansas as well.
MRS. WILLllS GILLIAM.
Mrs. William Gilliam, living on
the Island, died Monday morning
of pneumonia, leaving four chil
i dren, Robert, Pearl, Jim and
! Geqrge, the two last named be
ing very low with pneumonia.
The deceased was a member
of the Methodist church and a
; good woman.
Burial Monday afternoon at
! Watson graveyard.
easterrazar.
The ladies of the Foreign Mis
sionary Society of the M. E.
church, South, will give their
annual Easter bazat on Saturday
before Easter, and those desiring
cut flowers and plants will please
leave their orders with Mrs. R.
iW. Bandy, Mrs. T. B. Stewart or
I Mrs. S. W. Taggert. 67dlw
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TELEPHONE NO. 31.
Newport, - Arkansas*
. VOTE FOR . .
J. U. ARD
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
The Farmer Candidate and
Poor Man’s Friend.
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Read the Daily and Weekly In
dependent.
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Farm, City and Timber
Lands Bought and Sold.
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