DOUBLE TRAGEDY
NEAR TUCKERMAN.
White Farmer Shoots His Wife
and Then Himself on Place of
Graham Bros. Monday.
. A white farmer named Prater,
^ who has been raising a crop near
Swifton, on Monday morning, on
the place of Graham Bros., one
^id a half miles from Tucker
man, shot and killed his wife
and then ended his own life by a
charge from the same revolver.
The family had been separated
since last spring, and this wo
man, who had several large chil
dren, was a tenant on the Gra
ham farm.
Prater spent Saturday and Sun
day in Tuckerman and early next
morning went to his wife’s home.
He found her sick in bed and
after driving the little children
out of the house, wanted to know
if she would live with him here
after, This she refused to do,
though he threatened to kill her.
He pulled a revolver from his
clothes and shot her through the
head. Death was instantaneous.
He next placed the revolver to
his own head and fired anothef
shot, which caused death in
about twenty minutes.
\ Coroner Frank Harrison held
V\ an. inquest that day in which the
% facts brought to light were as
given abote. \
KICKED TO DEATH
BY VICIOUS MULE.
Boy Trown From Animal and
Then Kicked to Death at
Fort Smith.
Fort Smith, Aug. 15.—This
morning Houston Benjamin, 11
years of age, was thrown from
a mule and kicked in the head
so severely that he died from his
injuries. After he was kicked
he got up apparently uninjured
and with the help of an old wo
man caught the nsule. On being
importuned to get on the animal
and ride to his home and send
fora doctor, he replied:
4T am going to die and I might
as well die right here.”
He then lay down and in five
minutes was dead.
FIRE AT PINE BLUFF.
Fine Bluff, Ark., Aug. 15.—
Fire at 10 o'clock this morning
destroyed the residence of Chas.
Smith at 1202 State street. No
one was at home at the cime the
fire started, and the flames gained
much headway before they were
discovered by the neighbors.
Most tof the household goods were
, saved. The fire department ar
rived promptly and saved the ad
joining residences without loss.
NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.
Beebe, Aug. 15. —The holiness
► people of old Stony Point settle
ment dedicated their new church
last Sunday in the presence of
the largest assemblage of people
ever seen there.
The building is one of the
handsomest edifices in the coun
ty. It was mainly through the
influence of Mrs. Sheeks of
Memphis that it was built.
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RAILROAD MAN
LOSES A LEG.
Fort Smith, Aug. 15.—This
afternoon a man named John
Barkley, who says he resides at
Fordyce, had his right leg taken
off by a car which was being
switched in the Frisco yards.
Barkley was riding on the foot I
board of the engine when his hat
blew off and he alighted to get
it. In trying to get on the foot
board again he slipped and fell
under the car.
It was an hour before he could
be removed to the hospital be
cause of inability to get a con
veyance. During that time no
physician attended him. He
says he is a railroad man, but is
believed to be a miner.
CLAIM LIGHTLE
STILL LIVES.
Insurance Paid Widow of Late
Doctor Lightle of Searcy is
Garnisheed—Another Man’s
Body Burned.
Several of the life insurance
companies which have paid poli
cies carried upon the life of the
late Dr. R. G. Lightle of Searcy
have garnisheed the funds car
ried on deposit by the widow in
Little Rock banks.
Dr. Lightle was supposed to
have been burned one night in
his barn at Searcy several months
ae-o. The coroner’s inauest
stated that he had probably gone
to the stable to fill a coal oil lamp
and the fire had thus been caused
accidentally.
Fragments of bones were re
covered and buried in the city
cemetery, the funeral being the
largest in Searcy for several
years. Dr. Lightle carried $21,
000 insurance and this was paid
to his widow.
S. M. Powell of the Metropoli
tan made a thorough investiga
tion of the case, and is thought
to have knowledge of Lightie’s
whereabouts. It is said that the
bones found in the stable were
from the body of a man named
Pitts, who had died several
months before. Saturday night
the grave was opened and the
coffin was found to be empty.
Mrs. Lightle is exonerated of
all blame in trying to defraud the
insurance company.
LOST ONE LEG
IN JUMPING.
Youpg Man Beating His Way
Gel Frisco Train Badly in
jured at Mammoth
Spring.
Mammoth Spring, Aug. 15. —
As a through freight passed this
station last mgnt at 11 © ciock,
running at a high speed, two
young men, named Wood and
Alexandria Shofter, who were
beating their way, leaped from
the train..
Shofter, missing the platform,
fell under the car weels, atud his
right leg was crushed. He also
received severe internal injuries.
His recovery is exceedingly
doubtful. Shofter's leg was am
putated by Dr. Culp, the railroad
physician, and Dr. Winston of
Thayer. Shofter resided near
Sturkey, in the west end of this
county. He has a wife and two
small children.
WHISKY SALESMAN
UP AGAINST IT.
Ashdown, Aug. 15.— G. W.
Otis, who is selling mowing ma
chines, came in town town today
and in addition to his other busi
ness commenced taking orders for
whisky, to be sent to a Texar
kana whisky house. The officers
soon arrested him and are hold
ing him for trial. It is claimed
that he collected the money for
the whisky as he received the
orders.
GOVERNOR SPOKE IN
METHODIST CHURCH.
After Reviewing His Two Ad
ministrations He Takes Up
Murphy and the Repub
can Policies.
Cotter, Aug. 15.—The town of
Cotter put on holiday dress Sat
urday to receive Gov. Jeff Davis,
i He came in on the train at noon
' and found a good sized crowd to
meet him. He was billed for a
' speech at Mountain Home for
j the afternoon and drove directly
! there, returning to Cotter at 8
p. m.
He spoke in the new Method
ist church, the doors of which
were thrown open to him. His
talk consisted mostly of a review
of his. official relations to the
state.
The governor said the only im
portant national issue was the
race question, and he criticized
i Roosevelt and Myers, claiming
! that they would force social
equality upon the people. He
said all other questions were of
! no interest here and he would
! not touch upon them,
i He said if the people of Cotter
! could get enough of the state
j penitentiary Doarci to vote witn j
i him, he would take the time to !
go to little Rock to cast his vote!
to remove the convicts from our
midst.
The governor said he was in
favor of dividing the school fund
more on the color line and let
the negro pay for his own schools,
j He spoke severely of CoL Mur
iphyand said: “We took him
j from the gutter and made him
!attorney general.”
! Gov. Davis said no Republican
; dared meet him on the platform
in joint discussion. The audience
was a very orderly one, giving
him close attention.
ANOTHER BATTLE
REPORTED.
Chefoo, Aug. 15.—Thatagen
i eral land and naval battle was
made on Port Arthur today is in
dicated by information from va
rious sources.
The statement that the naval
attack was made at 4 in the
morning comes from an authori
tative but not official quarter.
Junks which arrived here today
say the Japanese recently occu
pied the Lianti Hills and Sushi
yen, which is two or three miles
north of the fortress. Five war
! ships and seven torpedo boat de
stroyers, according to the junks,
j returned to Port Arthur the
| night of Aug. 12.
OFFICE AT PINE BLUFF.
Pine Bluff, Aug. 15.—W. F.
Allamon, postal inspector for the
central district of Arkansas, has
decided to make Pine Bluff his
headquarters and will have an
office fitted up in the postoffice
building at Fourth avenue and
Main street.
POSTOFFICE CHANGE.
Texarkana, Aug. 15.—Assist
ant Postmaster A. L. Helms re
signed today. He is succeeded
by John M. Evans, late of New
Orleans. Mr. Evans was checked
in this afternoon. The salary is
$1,400 per year.
PARKER’S NEW NAMESAKE.
Searcy, Aug. 15.—A son has
been born to Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Hocott, who has been named
John Parker Hocott. The Par
ker is in honor of Judge Alton !
B. Parker.
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