Newport daily Independent.
VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 1904. NUMBER 134.
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J)N SHOT FATHER
jm IN DEFENSE OF MOTHER, j
Bin King Probably Fatally Shot
■By His Own Son, Who Took
■ Part of His Mother in a
^ Parental Scrap.
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Austin, Sept. 29.—John King, |
a farm 3r living five miles south- j
easi of this place, is lying at the
point of fileath from a gunshot
wound and the hands of his 17
^year-old son, Walter.
claimed that King was
■busing ]yls'wife; that he struck
Wner with his fist a day or two ago
f and that he assailed her again
] last night, when Walter took his
I mother’s part and told his father
repeatedly not to abuse her.
The angered father is said not
to have heeded the warning of
his son and the latter seized a
shotgun and fired, the load en
^gang King’s neck, inflicting
BHh serious wounds and causing
||Kh heavy loss of blood that it
|Bnot believed to be possible for
^Kng to recover.
■^ Young King has been arrested
and is held pending ascertain
ment of the result of his father’s
wounds.
- JURY CASE BEFORE COURT, j
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Ail adjourned session of the
j Sept/ember term of the Jackson
! circuiit court convened Friday
I moirning, with Judge Fulkerson
jDrejsiding. Court can only be
■Reid Friday and Saturday, as the
Regular October term opens at
R^alnut Ridge Monday, and later
|R October court convenes at
fBatesville.
■ The case of Mrs. Cork King j
* versus F. R. Dowell and Ab Law
V rence from Bird township, was
first taken up and a jury empan
■ eled. Quite a number of witness
f es on either side had been sub
' poenaed. The attorney for the
plaintiff is Gustave Jones, and j
Phillips & Grant and G. A. Hill- j
house represent the defense.
The jury returned a verdict for
plaintiff, giving her a sewing
machine, organ, wearing apparel
and other personal property re
plevined by defendants, and
judgment for $15 for deprivation
of use of machine for five
months.
FORMING NEW
CONGREGATIONS. ;
Rabbi Alfred T. Godshaw of |
Cincinnati, assistant director of
circuit work of the Union of
American Hebrew congregations,
is the guest of Rabbi Wolsey of
this city. He is engaged in or
ganizing congregations in the
analler cities of the state. He
has already organized a congre
gation at Newport and goes from
-Vhere t«* Uamden for the same
purpose. There are now seven
congregations in Arkansas, lo
cated at Little Rock, Helena,
,^Fort Smith, Pine Bluff, Texar
kana, Jonesboro and Newport.—
Little Rock Gazette.
CLARK APPOINTED
\ HARDING’S SUCCESSOR.
St. Louis, Sept. 30.—A circu
lar was issued yesterday at the
general offices of the Gould lines
here announcing the appointment
of C. S. Clark to succeed Russell
Harding as vice president of the
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain
lines. The appointment ^ is ef
fective at once.
“GOOD NEWS” COMING.
Chas. N. Crittenton of Wash
\ ington, D. C., an evangelist of
\ much note, is making a tour of
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the southwest in his private car
“Good News,” holding evangel
istic services at important points
along the Iron Mountain road.
He is expected to reach Newport ■
at 6:45 Saturday morning and
will conduct a union meeting, be
ginning at the Methodist church
Sabbath morning at 11 o’clock.
He is a layman of the Episcopal
church and a very successful
worker. The people of Newport
will hear him with’ pleasure.
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.
“The Sign of the Crosss,” a
play that has held its own in
spite of the flight of time, and
which has drawn to the play
house, not only the persons us
ually to be found in a theatre,
but priests, clergymen and non
theatre-goers of every denomi
nation, will be the attraction at
the opera house on Tuesday
evening. The play is unique be
cause it deals successfully with a
religious subject and at the same i
time tells a story that is so thril
ling, so full of heart interest and
intense human passions that it
appeals to all lovers of a sensa
tional and spectacular stage pres
entation. The company that
will be seen in this city is a very
superior organization, and is un- j
der the management of Fred G. j
Berger.
NOT SURE OF PLANT YET.
Thus far no definite informa
tion has been given out regard
ing the rebuilding of the plant of
the Sawyer & Austin Lumber
Company, says the Pine Bluff
Graphic. The latest news is
from Sheridan and states that
this little town is hopeful of get
ting the plant established at that
point. Thus far the residents of
Sheridan have done nothing but
hope that the plant will be built
there. Little Rock has also re
mained quiet for the past few
days and everything now rests
with the decision of the owners
of the plant.
WILL NOT ATTEMPT
TO HOLD MUKDEN.
London, Sept. 30.—Telegraph
ing from New Chwangj Sept. 2d,
a Daily Mail’s correspondent
says:
‘ ‘The main force of the Rus
sians has retired to the north of
Mukden. Strong bodies of
troops have been thrown out to
defend both flanks, and the
southern approaches to the city
have been carefully mined. The
indications are that no serious at
tempt will be made to hold Muk
den.” ___
NO FUNDS FOR
WHITE RIVER WORK.
Washingtoh, Sept. 9.—Owing
to the failure of congress to pass
a general rivers and harbors ap
propriation bill at its last session
there will be no government
work on the Arkansas and the
White rivers this year.
For the larger problems con
nected with the improvements of
these rivers it will be necessary
for congress to provide the war
department with more funds.
COACH EXCURSIONS TO ST.
LOUIS, MO., VIA THE IRON
MOUNTAIN ROUTE.
Coach Excursion tickets will be
on sale daily, except on Friday
and Saturday—September 14th to
September 30th inclusive. Rate
$5.60 round trip; childen under
12 and over 5 years of age $4.00,
return limit on these tickets
seven davs from date of sale.
Thos. H. Reamey, Agent.
ROBERTS RELEASED
PENDING APPEAL.
Declares He Will Fight His Case
Through Higher Courts—De
fendant May be Disbar
red From Practice
in Courts.
Judsonia, Sept. 29.—John V.
Roberts, the former mayor of
Searcy and late Democratic nom
inee for the legislature, who was
adjudged guilty by a jury last
night of violating the grave, is
out on a bond of $1,000, having
appealed from Justice Smith’s
court to the circuit court.
After the case had been
turned over to the jury,
supper was served them in the
office of Justice E.W. Smith, and
it was the third ballot upon which
an agreement was reached. Con
stable McCauley escorted them
to the pavilion, where the trial
has been held, but only about
200 people were present to hear
the reading of the verdict.
Judge Stuckey and Defendant
Roberts expressed their surprise
upon the finding of the jury.
The' Misses Roberts, Dr. and
Mrs. Lightle and a few friends
remained at the hotel while the
jury were deliberating. They
Aid not go to the pavilion where
the verdict was rendered, but
waited in the hotel parlor until a
messenger brought them the ver
Hipt
Roberts says he expects to fight
the case through the White county
circuit court. Some think he
will take a change of venue to
Woodruff county. Roberts, Dr.
and Mrs. Lightle and Roberts’
sisters returned, to Searcy this
morning. Roberts says he will
go right on with his law prac
tice, and will leave Searcy Satur
day or Sunday for Heber, Cle
burne county, where he has sev
eral cases in court.
“I expect to go right on with
my law practice, ” said Roberts,
“as if nothing had happened,
and am sure I will be finally ac
quitted of the charges against
me.”
Walter Gregory, who turned
state’s evidence, is said to have
left last night for Dallas, Tex.,
to visit young Burton, the insur
ance detective who has been with
him since his confession several
weeks ago.
It is rumored that the insurance
companies will take care of young
Gregory and that he will not re
turn to Searcy until the Lightle
Roberts appeal cases come up in
the White county circuit court
rovt Tannnvv
Roberts had a number of able
attorneys representing him and
several others volunteered their
services for his defense. It was
predicted by some that Roberts
would address the jury in his
own behalf. He is a young man
32 years of age, is a fine speaker
and one of the best known young
attorneys in central Arkansas.
Every inch of the ground was
covered by Frank Pace for the
defense and Mr. Brundidge for
the state, and their speeches
were gems in every respect and
were listened to by one of the
largest crowds ever assembled in
White county.
The verdict has been the talk
of the town today, although Jud
sonia is unusually quiet since the
crowd left last night and this
morning.
The Masonic lodge at Searcy
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will take up the Roberts case to
morrow night. Roberts is wor
shipful master of the lodge and
Dr. Lightle is also a member. It
will be remembered that Roberts
officiated in his Masonic capacity
at the burial of the supposed re
! mains of Dr. Lightle on May 22
last.
No citation in disbarment pro
ceedings against Roberts has
| been issued since his conviction,
| although the talk is that such
proceedings will be instituted
against him in both the federal
and state courts.
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camp on the Batesville branch,
four miles from Newport, 25 to
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Can easily make $4 per day with
single teams. For furthur par
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Shingle Co., Newport, Ark. 15btf
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