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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. TUESDAY. OCli "R 11. J904. NUMBER J43.
MORGAN’S SLAYER
ESCAPES FROM JAIL.
He and a Fellow-Prisoner Over
come Jailer—Both of Them
Recaptured.
Batesville, Oct. 1L— One of
the most daring jail escapes on
record in this county took place
Sunday about 1 p. m., when
Robert Causby, charged with
killing Sheriff Morgan, and Chas.
Trauger assaulted Jailer Joseph
Craig, overpowered and half suf
focated him with a blanket and
made their escape.
Causby had shipped his hand
cuffs, and when Craig, thinking
the man still handcuffed, entered
his cell, Causby, clutching Craig,
momentarily off his guard, dash
ed a blanket over him, crushing
him to the floor. Overpowering
the jailer, he tied the blanket se
curely over his head. Then, tak
ing the keys, he let out Trauger,
. who is awaiting trial for whole
|Le robbery. Together the two
In locked the jailer in the cell
fid walked quietly out of the
ail, not attracting any attention
htil opposite the Baker hotel,
Which is close to the jail, when
Uorman SplirUf rppncrnizpfl CnilS
by and shouted the alarm. The
men instantly took to their
heels, running like deers, but
half a dozen men, who were
close by, immediately gave chase
to the fugitives.
They ran by the Landers &
Cook livery stable, where Paul
yRaker. a young man, ran out, at
tempting to intercept them, but
Caust^ to one side and
, deliver /tmous lick at Baker
with his fist. Deputy Marshal
C, B. Eaton, who was inside the
jail at the time of the escape,
ran out and joined in the pursuit
and fired a number of shots, but
did not hit the men because oi
two persons who were betweer
him and the fugitives.
Causby and Trauger separatee
at next corner, but the pursuers
were close after both of them,
and after a hard chase Causbj
was overtaken three blocks frorr
the jail. He was captured b>
Paul Baker and a traveling man,
Otis Johnson, who joined th(
pursuit from the Baker hotel,
He was quickly overpowered anc
returned to jail.
Trauger, in the meantime, gol
further away than his compan
ion, but two men were close or
IJlo UGviO) uu.u »»
clerk at the Baker hotel, hit hirr
in the back with a rock he stop
ped and gave up to Irons and A,
F. Nash.
After the men were returnee
to jail they were searched anc
locked, handcuffed, in their calls.
A guard of six men has beer
placed at the jail.
The affair created no end of
exdtement, and some talk was
made of lynching Causby, but nc
attempt was made. The sheriff,
A. F. Kaneaster., was across the
river at the time of the attempt.
Jailer Craig is deeply humili
ated over the occurrence. Caus
by’s case will be called for trial
during the first week of circuil
court, which convenes here or
next Monday, and there is hard
ly any doubt that he will be
sentenced to hang. A number
of criminal cases will come up af
this term of court.
CAUSBY ALSO A FORGER.
A Pinkerton detective, C. W.
Tobie, of Kansas City, acting for
the American Bankers’ Associa
tion, has secured positive proof
that Causby is also a forger, but
it is not at all probable in the
natural course of events that he
will be called to account for such
a minor offense. It is alleged
that on September 14 he cashed
a check for $95 at the Savings
Bank of Mexico, Mo. The check
was given by William Campbell,
a farmer near Mexico, for $14,
and raised to $95, the man pre
senting it giving the name of
Albert Johnson, in whose name
it was drawn. On the same day
he sent a registered letter with
$38 to Miss Ada Causby, a sis-1
ter of Robert Cosby, at Cush
man. Johnson’s description fits
Causby to a nicety, but Causby
denies the forgery.
APPOINTS R. J. WYNNE
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Thought Likely He Will Be Suc
ceeded by Cortelyou About
January 1.
/
Washington, Oct. 10.—Presi
dent Roosevelt today announced
the appointment of Robert J.
Wynne, acting postmaster gen
eral, as postmaster general.
Mr. Wynne took the oath of
office as postmaster general this
afternoon.
The appointment of Mr. Wynne
as a member of the president’s
cabinet was not unexpecteu uy
those in close touch with the
i situation. It was known that in
j the event of Mr. Payne’s death
the President would designate
Mr. Wynne as acting postmaster
■ general because of his familiarity
as first assistant postmaster gen
eral with the affairs of the de
I partment.
Two days after the death of
Mr. Payne the president so des
ignated Mr. Wynne and indicated
his intention of naming him as
postmaster general until such
time as George B. Cortelyou,
chairman of the Repuplican na
tional committee could arrange
his affairs so as to assume the
duties of postmaster general.
Mr. Wynne was appointed first
assistant postmaster general on
April 17, 1902. For nearly a
quarter of a century he had been
a Washington newspaper corre
spondent, serving at various
times some of the most import
ant newspapers in the country.
TO MANDAMUS
JUDGE FULKERSON.
i
- Attorney S. D. Campbell re
■ turned Tuesday at noon from
Walnut Ridge, where he went to
present the saloon removal cases
before that court. Mr. Campbell
asked for a writ or search war
rant, which was refused by
Judge Fulkerson. Acting now
for Messrs. Peter Anderson and
L. L. Bowen, Mr. Campbell has
presented the matter to the su
preme court of Arkansas, asking
that body to mandamus Judge F ul
kerson and compel him to issue
the writ or warrant requested,
and the case will come up for a
hearing Saturday or Monday.
This case applies to J. E. Doh
erty only, as Henry Bordwell
& Co. did not move from their
present location in defianee of
the supersedeas bond filed by
Messrs. Anderson and Bowen.
MARRIED IN NEWPORT.
Mr. Jessie Arnold, aged 22,
and Miss Jennie Chastain, aged
19, both of Minturn, were united
in marriage Tuesday morning at
9 o’clock, at the office of Justice
Guy Smith. Both are popular
and well known young people of
that vicinity, and the Indepen
dent congratulates them.
If corpulent, reduce your
flesh at Milllion’s bowling alley,
the only best way. 39dtf
RAILROAD INDICTED.
Newport Grand Jury Returned
True Bill Against The Iron
Mountain.
Four or five weeks ago a couple
of traveling men went from this
city to Newport on Iron Moun
tain passenger train No. 1, which
leaves this city at 8:13 at night.
The train was badly crowded and
among the passengers were two
negro men from St. Louis. They
occupied separate seats in the
car known as the “ladies car.’’
They were told to go forward to
the negro apartment car and
complied, but found that car
badly crowded and no seats
available. They then returned
to the car they had just left and
each sat down beside the two
above mentioned drummers.
The drummers protested to the
conductor, who was unable to
remedy the matter. The two
drummers got off the train at
Newport, both very angry. The
next morning they learned that
the Newport grand jury was in
session, and both went before
that body with the result that
two true bills were returned
against the Iron Mountain Rail
road Company tor a violation 01
the Arkansas State laws of al
lowing' negroes to occupy the
same passenger coach with white
people.—Poplar Bluff Citizen.
FATAL WRECK NEAR
WARRENSBURG, MO.
Head-On Collision Between The
World’s Fair Excursion and
Freight Train.
Warrensburg. Mo.. October 10.
—A frightful railroad wreck oc
curred seven miles from here al
3 o’clock this morning on the St.
Louis & Kansas division of the
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern.
| Twenty-three people were killed
and thirty or forty were injured
| The wreck was caused by a head
on collision between a World’s
| Fair., train bound for St. Louis
and a freight train. The engi
neer of the freight train misreai
: his orders, it is stated, andfailei
to sidetrack for the passenger,
i The trains met on a sharp curvi
j in a cut in the roads. The en
I gines, baggage and express car;
were telescoped. Assistance wa;
hastened to the wreck from War
jrensburg.
Warrensburg, Mo., is abou
! 50 miles southeast from Kansas
i City.
THE KATY GETS
ENID AND GULF
Enid, Okla., October 10— Gen
eral Superintendent John Over
j holt of the Denver, Enid & Gub
| road, announced today that th(
road had been purchased by th<
Missouri, Kansas & Texas. The
Denver, Enid & Gulf operates
between Guthrie and Enid, a d s
tance of fifty-seven miles with £
northwest extension under con
struction from Enid to Kiowa
■ Kansas.
' There seems to be no doubi
that Speyer & Co. are to be bank
i ers for the Katy. It also appears
that the control of this party is
j rapidly passing from the Dutch
and that in a very short tim<
English capitalists will be ir
1 complete control.
Wanted—At once at our mil
camp on the Batesville branch
four miles from Newport, 25 t<
50 teams to haul cypress logs
j Can easily make $4 per day wit!
single teams. For furthur par
ticulars call at office of Muirheac
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J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, R. F. Drummond, W. D. McLain,
F. D. Fulkerson, C. J. Saenger, Abe Heilegers,
0. D. Watson, L. Minor. L. E. Willis,
J. S. Wilmans.
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the accommodations of a first-class, well
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
Jeo. W. Decker, President. R. M. Johnson, Cashier.
A. D. Bailey, Vice Pres’t. T. D. Kinman, Ass’t Cashier.
Dios. J. Graham. Ed. P. Shoffner. J. T. Henderson.
ros. M. Stayton. Dr. J. M. Jones. T. S. Stephens.
Jack Herron
ror Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
Jon’t fail to get my figures
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My Work Talks For Itself
parties wanting crushed Lime
stone Walks apply to me.
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
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street. Expert tonsorial
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