1s, Nov. 26.
i, a traveling man, of
IN. C., opened the door
m in Baumgartcn’s ho
ain street, near Madi
ie, about noon Satur
isponse to a knock, he
twice, perhaps fatally,
Nonemacher, 860 Vance!
rMrs. Nonemacher was
worn with Martin. Her*
she says, attempted to j
| but she shut the door
£e. Nonemacher start
tthe hotel, but was
Officer Hall as he
the elevator. Mar
n to the City Hos
it is stated he has
ecover. !
to information giv
by Abe Ballew, city
Tewport, Ark., Non
dowed his wife and 1
on Saturday morn
mm
Funeral of Mrs. West.
Dr. Crawford West and Miss
Pearl West arrived on No. 8 this
morning with the remains of
Mrs. West, who passed away at
Gardendale, Texas last Thurs
day. The funeral will be con
ducted at the family home Tues
day morning at 10 o’clock by
Rev. J. F. McKenzie. The re
mains will be laid to rest along
side of her daughter, Mrs. Cora
Hurley. The same songs used
in the song service at the funer
al of Mrs. Hurley will be used
at the funeral of Mrs. West.
The pall bearers will be:
Active—R. J. Wise, L. D.
Smith, Dr. H. E. Dowell, W. N.
Dunaway, Dr. Ira H. Erwin, J.
J. Blanchard.
Honorary—Dr. L. E. Willis, '
Dr. O. E. Jones, Dr. A. L. Best,
Dr. Charles Martin, Dr. J. C.
Kimberlin, S. M. Beattie, H. S.
Simmons, W. W. Dutton.
LIFE TERMERS
BEGIN SENTENCE
(
Two Negroes Begin Serving ,
Time For First Degree Mur
der.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 27.—Two
life termers, a man and a wo
man, both negroes, were deliver
ed at the State penitentiary Sun
day, and today they were sent
out to work as though they had
been in the institution for many
months. Mack Johnson, who
killed his wife in Fort Smith,
was delivered early Sunday.
Johnson stabbed his wife and
became insane. He was trans
ferred to the county hospital
and later escaped. He had pre
viously been sentenced to hang,
but the sentence was never car
ried out, as several prominent
physicians of Fort Smith testi
fied the negro was insane. Af
ter Johnson’s escape He was cap
tured in Oklahoma and taken
back to Fort Smith. People he
had worked for in Oklahoma
testified he showed no signs of
insanity there, and again John
son was sentenced tc hang.
Johnson then became insane
again, and Governor Donaghey,
upon medical statements being
filed with him, commutted the
sentence of the negro to life im
prisonment. Willie McRae, was
the nperm w'nman convict. She
was convicted of murder in the
first degree for killing a negro
doctor in Chicot nty, and
sentenced to har ler sen
in Little Rock today and began i,
work on the grounds at Westj
End park, as well as completing |
all other preparations for the |
big game. The Louisiana team I
will arrive in Little Rock Tues-i
day and quarters have been pro- j
vided at the Marion. The Tigers \
will practice Wednesday morn-j
ing and afternoon at West End
park. The Razorbacks from the
University of Arkansas will
reach Little Rock on Wednes
day morning. They will indulge
in only a light workout on the
last day, and will probably do
most of this work at the Boat
house.
Coach Bezdek will use a little
different lineup against Louisi
ana than that of last Saturday
when Arkansas defeated Wash
ington University at St. Louis
by a score of 3 to 0. The fresh
man rule is not enforced in the
Thanksgiving Day game, while
freshmen were excluded from
the game at St. Louis, under the
conference rules. Bezdek, ac
cording to the advance guard of
Arkansas rooters, is expectant
of defeating the Tigers, though
a great game is anticipated.
The Arkansas team will make
an entire change of plays from
those used in the Washington
game last Saturday.
Preparations are now being
made for the largest crowd ever
attending a Thanksgiving game,
for the word that the two elev
ens will this year be very evenly
matched, and this has aroused
much interest among the old
students of the University of
Arkansas. Many more will
come in to witness the game be
tween the Fort Smith and Little
Rock High schools in the fore
noon Thursday. The Fort Smith
team will arrive in Little Rock
Wednesday evening, in order to
get a good night’s rest before
the game.
Denson Granted Bail.
Jonesboro, Nov. 26.—Willie
Denson, indicted for murder in
the first degree for the killing of
A. B. McGowan in Poinsett
county several months ago and
confined here for safekeeping,
was yesterday admitted to bail
by Judge Smith on an applica
tion for bail in the sum of $10,
000. The bond will be given and
the prisoner released as soon as
the papers can be sent to Pitts
for the signature.
Warning Order.
Jackson Chancery Court,
D. C. Calhoun, Plaintiff,
vs.
Mattie Calhoun, Defendant.
The defendant, Mattie Cal
houn, is warned to appear in
this Court within thirty days,
and answer the complaint of the
plaintiff, D. C. Calhoun.
Noytmber 25th, 1911.
" R. Hays, Clerk.
iSip k# Solicitors for
Sra 35w4
on Iron
ight de
1.—J. A.
HI 98b7t*
nsas legislature from Gar
land county, spent Sunday in
Little Rock, and while here stat
ed he was making rapid head
way in his race for city attor
ney of Hot Springs. Mr. Mc
Laughlin stated the county elec
tion in Garland this year will be
the most strenuous in years, as
the battle between the reform
and liberal forces is now to be
fought out, once for all, and the
chances are that the liberals will
win, which will mean a wide
open Hot Springs in the future,
something for which the liberal
element of the Valley of Vapors
has been working for many
years.
something the liberal element Of
the Valley of Vapors has been
working for many years.
Rounds Up Crap Shooters.
Deputy Sheriff J. F. McCuis
tion arrested quite a number of
negro crap-shooters Sunday af
ternoon near the Lake bridge.
He came upon them unsuspected
and captured Henry Golden and
isua nose, me otners scurriea
to cover and the officer gave
chase to Wade Golden, firing a
couple of shots at the fleeing ne
gro but failed to stop him.
Some of the negroes squealed
and warrants were secured from
Esquire H. C. Nuckolls for more
than a dozen other “bone shak
ers.”
Officers McCuistion, Wood,
Carouthers and Eaton were
kept busy Sunday evening serv
ing warrants and the following
were jailed: Wade Golden, Bill
Shaw, Bud Jurden, Fred Smith,
Little Zeke, Henry Brothers,
John Gist, Henry Fowler, Bill
Bailey and two negro women
whose first names are Julia and
Mary, last names not known.
A Strong Play.
A prominent attorney said:
“If ‘The Third Degree,” Charles
Klein’s play, does not compel
legislation, with a view abolish
ing the illegal persecution of in
nocent victims by police heads,
then we are reverting back to
the inquisition period, for a sto
ry, touching on so vital a ques
tion, be it drama or book, would
compel attention and come
nearer correcting a vice than all
the loud-mouthed reformers in
the world.” 1?r :
• • i • t .. T f\ *_
inis in pari is cnaucs mcm o
intention, for when he wrote
“The Lion and the Mouse,” it
proved to be so successful, he
said, “So powerful an instru
ment will the drama come to be
in matters of politics and good
government that politicians of
the future must reckon with it
in advancing political move
ments or combating its effect,
as the case may be.”
This remarkable play, on sc
timely a subject, following so
great a number of notorious
crimes and political mistakes,
will be of more than ordinary
interest to local playgoers. The
date set for its appearance here
is Wednesday, November 29 at
the opera house. Doors open
promptly at 7, curtain rises at
8, no later. .Seats going fast.
Buy early at the Busy Bee.
What sort of an impression
of your store is your next ad
vertisement in The Independ
ent to give to the person WHO
HAS NEVER BEFORE READ
OF YOUR STORE?
Dave Brock Now Under Sen
tence to Hang Will Get New
Hearing.
Special to the Independent
Little Rock, Nov. 27.—Dave
Brock will get another chance
to prove his guilt or innocence
before a jury of his peers, in ac
cordance with a decision of the
supreme court this afternoon.
Brock was tried at the last’
term for the killing of Jim Par-j
sons in Barren township on the
29th of last November. The(
jury found him guilty of murder (
in the first degree and the death (
penalty was imposed. Brock’s
attorneys, Stuckey and Stuckey, (
appealed the case and the court
today remanded the cause for a
new hearing.
BANQUET FOR
RAILROAD MAN
President Bush of the Iron
Mountain Will Be Banquet
ted At Little Rock.
Special to the Independent
Little Rock, Nov. 27.—Final
preparations for the banquet to
be tendered to Pres. Bush of the
Iron Mountain at the Hotel Ma
rion Wednesday night, have'
been completed, and fully 300
plates will be laid for this $10
a plate banquet. Judge W. M.
Kavanaugh will act as toastmas
ter, and the toasts will be re
sponded to by many high rail
road, as well as state officials.
This banquet is not to be wholly
a Little Rock affair, as accept
ances have been received from
prominent citizens all over Ar
ansas. It is planned to make
sitlon upon the part of business
men in the state to be more lib
eral in dealing with the rail
roads, and in return receive
greater return from the rail
roads. or permit the corpora
tions to have equal footing with
the individual. The great de
monstration for President Bush
is expected to give him closer re
lationship with the representa
tive citizens of Arkansas, by be- ^ V?
coming personally acquainted
with many of them. • Pres. Bush
will talk along the lines of com
mercial reciprocity to the ban- J
qpeters, as well as others he will
meet in Little Rock during the
day. The question of adverse
legislation, with its evils, will al- ,g
so be brought up, and the citi
zens will pledge themselves to .
aid the railroads to become pros
perous, knowing that a prosper
ous railroad can be more bene
ficial to the people than one f
which is striving with poverty.
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Duck Hunter Jailed.
A deputy U. S. Marshal, who
has been on duty at Big Lake,
brought to the Jonesbo^b jail
Friday night, says the Tribune,
a man by the name of Ed Duni;
vin charged with the violation
of the injunction of the United
States court, which prohibits
parties in Mississippi county
from Hunting on the property
claimed by the Big Lake Gun
and Hunting Club.
Dunivin claims he was in the
main channel of the lake and for
that reason was not violating
the injunction issued by the
court. He is confined in the jail
and is not aware of the next
move to be made by the author
ities.
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