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WT' NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY, JUNE U. MTMKKlt 6:i.
■PRODUCES
IfffRENT STORY
icrfLv^h Than That
RU and Her Son
Robert Spivey.
■ ^ 12- That
B Lynch, a planter
I over eastern Arkan
■ by appointment to the
■his wife from whom h<
■rated, Mrs. Lillie Spi
ll on the night that he
Rdeath; that he ^is
le engagement might be
|assassinate him; that
|note for his daughter.
L where to find his
fte did not return and
Rlessly ran the risk of
E for a meeting with
fL he loved, was the
|n of the state in open
|ase here today against
jch and her son, Robert
charged jointly with;
ree murder.
ing that his hours were ,
d and that sooner or
would pay his life as a
for the clandestine es
with the wife from
e was supposed to be j
d, the state further con-;
l_ * 1_i- ^ rli'n T»tt n'f i
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I engagements which he i
Is desk to show the man- j
Ihich he met his death if j
lonitions proved to have ;
lugh this diary was in
I as evidence at the pre
I hearing today, the re
[ere not read in open
■They were given to the
|g justice to read over
Ind the state announced
Lords would show that
Las accustomed to meet
p. Lynch at her home in
Ly by climbing through
w at a given signal from j
and that two nights be- j
le planter met his death,
b assassinate him mis
motive for the killing of i
the state announced it j
attempt to show Mrs. i
ynch and Robert Spivey !
ad to do murder to obtain
7 they were convinced
ie denied them through
orce proceedings Mrs. j
had threatened to insti- (
three witnesses were ex-!
yesterday, but they
wng the state’s witness-;
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^ THE CASE
ali Ike,” “Billy
Beverly Payne.”
nedy.
.NAY
extra good pie
ces.
es, and upon their testimony the
prosecution hopes to establish a
chain of incriminating evidence
'to fetter about the two defend
ants. These witnesses were
John C. Davis, a justice of the
peace in Richmond township;
Ben Trice, to whom Lynch con
fided his clandestine relations
with his estranged wife, and
Miss Mabel Lynch, daughter of
the murdered man.
The preliminary hearing will
be in progress tomorrow and
perhaps Saturday. From the
opening of court yesterday
morning until adjournment for
the day the state and the de
fense contested stubbornly ev
ery inch of the way. Time and
again the defense offered objec
tion to the state’s testimony and
time after time the objections
were overruled.
G. Otis Bogle of Brinkley is
conducting the prosecution un
aided, in the absence of Prose
cuting Attorney James Reed.
R. D. Campbell of Cotton Plant
and John P. Lee of Clarendon
are the attorneys for the de
fense. Near them sit Mrs.
Lynch and her son and the lat
ter’s wife, each displaying mark
ed interest in each step of the
proceedings.
The hearing is being conduct
ed in a vacant storeroom, which
was inadequate to accommodate
the crowd of spectators which
filled every available portion of
floor space and crowded far out
into the street. In the crowd to
day were a score of women spec
tators, who sat through the pro
ceedings from beginning to end.
Until the state gave its ver
sion of the Lynch murder, the
only known details of the last
hours of “Reckless Bob” Lynch
were those given by Mrs. Lynch
before the coroner’s jury which
exonerated her and her son of
blame. At this hearing Mrs.
Lynch testified that her son shot
Lynch as the planter, scantily
clad and masked, was climbing
through a window of her home.
Seeking to disprove this story,
the state today exhibited the
clothing worn by Lynch on the
night he went fearlessly to his
death. Bullet holes are disclos
ed in the underclothing he wore,
but there is no trace of a bullet
hole in his trousers just below
the waist line, where the shot
took effect.
When court was called to or
der this morning Attorney Lee
filed motion for a change of ve
nue from the court of Justice R.
M. Henderson to the court of
Justice J. Tomlinson. There
was no objection from the state
and some little time was lost in
summoning Justice Tomlinson
to the courtroom. When he ar
rived he adjourned court until
afternoon.
Immediately after court was
reconvened, the fierce legal bat
tle began. Attorney Lee filed a
motion to sever the trials, be
cause the defendants were en
titled to separate trials, the
hearing would be expedited ma
terially and because he contend
ed only one of the defendants
could have fired the shot which
killed Lynch, making the other
an accessory before the fact ra
ther than a principal.
Attorney Bogle opposed the
motion and charged the defense
sought a severance to prevent
the introduction of evidence
showfing a conspiracy existed.
This charge was denied by At
torney Campbell, and after heat
ed arguments by both sides,
! Justice Tomlinson overruled the
motion.
The defense at once played its
next card. Attorney Lee filed a
.motion to dismiss the charge
: against Robert Spivey, because
! he contended, the court was
without jurisdiction, inasmuch
i as the defendant had been dis
charged by a coroner's jury, by
la justice of the peace and by the j
grand jury.
Attorney Bogle was on his
feet in an instant. He declared
| the coroner s jury had viewed
i the body and conducted the in-|
J quest early in the morning af- '
ter the murder, without giving :
‘state authorities an opportunity I
to summon witnesses. More ar- j
.gument ensued, and in the end \
i Justice Tomlinson overruled the i
motion.
"Any more motions to 1
|make? Attorney Bogle asked.
I "Wouldn't do me any good to
offer them if I had," Attorney
Lee replied in disgust.
House Party Breaks I p.
The houseparty given by Mrs.
A. T. Hubly and Mrs. J. E. Mc
Elwee for the past ten days in
honor of Mrs. J. C. Herron and
Mrs. H. D. Herring of Little
Rock and Mrs. W. F. Ball
oi £»aiesvjiie came to a cio.se this
afternoon and has certainly
proven a most delightful one to
honored guests and hostesses
alike.
During the ten days a number
of interesting social events have
been given them, including the
large garden party by Mrs. Hu
bly and Mrs. McElwee, a six
hundred party by Mrs. H. G.
Drummond Tuesday evening, a
luncheon by Mrs. J. W. Martin
Wednesday, which was a most
elaborate one, and besides the
house guests Mrs. A. T. Lynch
of Helena, Mrs. C. R. Pate and
Mrs- Florence Gilliam were also
at the luncheon.
Mrs. Charles Fox also enter
tained the party with a box par
ty at the Colonial theatre Thurs
day evening, which was followed
by an ice cream course at the
Busy Bee. Mrs. Herring will
visit her mother, Mrs. Margaret
Johnson for several days, before
returning home to Little Rock.
Mrs. J. C. Hevron will also
spend several days with New
port friends and Mrs. Ball will
spend a few days with her pa
rents on Main street.
Mr*. Josephine Morrison Dead
erick.
Mrs. Josephine Morrison
Deaderick, died at her home in
this city Friday afternoon at
2:15 o'clock after an eleven
weeks’ illness, that for some
time before the end was regard
ed as almost hopeless.
The deceased was a member
of St. Paul’s church and the fun
eral services will be held from
the home either Saturday or
Sunday afternoon as the time
had not been definitely decided.
The deceased is survived by
one sister, Miss Willie Morrison,
and one daughter, Miss Jose
phine Deaderick and all that
could be done by loved ones was
'the privilege of the decec.-'
enjoy. The sympathy of a host
of friends is extended the re
reaved in this great sorrow that
jhas come unto them.
’ The representative of the Wi
I nona Mills will be in the city un
til Tuesday or Wednesday. Tel
| ephone No. 27 if you wish him
f A poll
62d3 E. B. Johnson.
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I S. BRUND1DGE g
Candidate For Governor '1
Be
p At The Court House Tonight at 8:1 5 §§
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alHnh'Tl^iH n^ni^nl a
William M. Finley.
William .M. Finley, a veteran
of the civil war and respected
citizen, died Friday morning at
2 o’clock at the home of his
daughU r, Mrs. M. W. Burkett
after a brief illness from kidne\
trouble.
The arrangements were made
for the funeral services Satur
day morning at 10 o’clock from
the* home, conducted by Rev. S.
I). Grumbles and burial follow
ing at Walnut Grove cemeten .
The deceased was born at
Brownstown, Indiana, Februan
0, 1843 and served in the feder
al army during the conflict be
tween the states, being a mem
her of Company I!, of the noth
Indiana Infantry.
He is survived by one brother
George Finley of Medora, Indi
ana and three children, a daugh
ter, Mrs. M. W. Burkett and two
sons, Charles Lockwood of Sa
lem, Indiana and Isaac L. of
Kansas City. t<> whom the sym
pathy of friends is extended in
the hour of their grief.
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Notice.
The pastors, superintendents
and workers are requested to
meet the executive committee
of the County Sunday Schocd
Association at the home of Miss;
Dove Erwin Friday night at 8
o’clock for the purpose of mak
ing out the program for the
County Convention which meets
at Swift on July 18, 19 and 20.
62d2t.
N. Smylie of Batesville and
W. B. Fulkerson of Mountain
View were guests at the Hazel
last night.
WILL SENATOR
TAKE A HAND
Clarke Say* He'* Not Concerned
Hut Robinson >!a> Take
Stump for Hays.
Special to Independent.
Little Rod:. June 12.—With
the end of the gubernatorial con
test but one week off, the cam
paign begins to show signs of
something more than the luke
warm temperature which has
been noticeable since the two
candidates announced. The re
turn to Arkansas of Senator
James- P. Clarke at this time is
not without its political signifi
cance, according to rumor, and
the self same rumor has it that
another Arkansas senator will
be back in the state within the
next week, taking an active part
in the campaign.
Senator Clarke declares that
he is not interesting himself in
the race for governor, and that
he will maintain a hands-off pol
icy. If he has done any active
work in the campaign, the fact
I lias not become known at either
i
the political headquarters.
It is rumored that Senator
1 Joe T. Rohinson, who has been
; in Was gl • 1. since he ret igned
|as g 'Vernor. will return Ark
• ansa-s and take tl e stump in the
! interest Ceorge W. Hays.
This report has been in circula
tion for some time, and there
inever has been a denial <i it.
Both candidate* wili speak in
i Little Rock next week. Col.
Brundidge speaking on the
grounds of the old State Hause.
Ceorge W. Hays will probably
end his campaign in Little Rock,
though he will spend a day or so
|in Fort Smith. It is known that
Col. Brundidge will also visit
Hot Springs next week, but no
other appointments have been
[given out. nor have the dates
been published for these
speeches.
Winona Mills.
The Winona Mills man is in
town and wants to show you
new things in hosiery and under
wear. Phone 27. 63d3.
We Close Evenings at <5:30 (Except Saturday.) i
Extraordinary Clothes
at Ordinary Prices
Three Days’ Sale of “Benjamin” Suits
Thursday. Friday, Saturday
June 12 June 13 June 14
offers to discriminating men a splendid money
saving chance.
I Only once a season do you have such
a chance as this. Absolutely nothing
reserved. These suits are New Spring
and Summer “Benjamin" expertly tailor
ed clothes.
* Benjamin $22.50, and $25 Suits at
=—$16.50
I Jake Advantage o! This Sale and Get A New Suit Quick
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