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IDENTIFIES
Corroborates Partially Story
of Negro Bash Daggitt—
Bad Tyler Under Ar
rest—Is Identified
By Shaw.
H. C. Wallace, brakeman on
No. 80, Saturday night, which
passed through here north bound
at 10:40 o’clock, came in Monday
night in response to a request of
Sheriff Bandy and Trainmaster
Hobbs to tell what he knew of
and identify, the negro Bush
Duggitt, captured near Minturn
Tuesday morning, Wallace was
taken to the jail and told to walk
past the different cells and identi
fy the negro, who rode to Alicia
upon his train the night in ques
tion. When in front of the cell
occupied by Duggitt, he stopped
and said, ‘’That is the negro.”
He identifies Duggitt as the
negro who rode from Newport!
and jumped off the train near
Alicia, but not as the guilty
negro.
To a reporter for the Independ
ent Wallaee ennrtermslv crave a
very complete recital of his story, j
which we follow below.
No. 80 was laden chiefly with
oranges and stock, and to use I
railroad vernacular was burning
the rails on her north-bound trip, |
when a stop was made at 10:40!
p. m. at Newp&rt. Here the ne
gro Bush Duggitt promised to
pay Wallace $2 for the ride into
St. Louis and was stowed away j
in a refrigerator car, entrance
being gained through one of the j
ice doors in the top.
Wallace says that when he
pushed the door down the negro
rammed it back up and that he
told him the conductor would be
along soon and put him off if he
didn’t lay still. He then locked
the two top doors of the car and
the negro began yelling.
Another negro over six feet in
height and yellow in color also
rode a nearby car as far as Camp
bell, and a third negro was hang
ing about the train before it left
Newport, but didn’t make any
attempt to steal passage.
The freight made a stop at
Alicia, and as the brakeman
thought the negro’s actions were
suspicious, he informed the
officer there and told him the
man they wanted was in that
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ganize a posse and the train left
in the meantime. Wallace says '
that he has no doubt that the
negro overheard the talk, became
frightened and managed to break '
the rotten holdings of the top
do.&r bolts.
Wallace was sitting on the sec- '
ond car with another brakeman
named Ross, when the two no
ticed Duggitt standing upon the 1
top of the car. They yelled and 1
the negro ran to the edge and 1
jumped, though the train was 1
probably making 35 miles an :
hour. He must have lighted on ;
his feet, but Wallace could see ‘
him laying all spraddled out,
with his arms extended as though {
he had been pitched forward by
the movement of the train after
striking the ground upon his feet, j
The car was not examined for ;
the negro’s coat and shoes and ‘
the brakeman does not remem
ber whether he had them on or ,
not when he jumped. Wallace
says that the negro vcore bib
overalls, a black square cut coat ’
and round felt hat, but did not
notice his shoes.
He says that it is very probable
that the negro if innocent, would
have became frightened when he
found himself locked'in; and
after hearing the talk at Alicia
and already knowing of the
crime at Newport, his effort to
escape was vary natural.
George Hillouse and George
Hays went to Hoxie Tuesday
noon on No. 7, to investigate
further the story of Brakeman
Wallace to see if the trainmen
know anything additional.
SUMNER JOHNSON RELEASED.
The negro Sumner Johnson,
who was thought by many to
know more of the guilty party
than he was willing to tell, was
released Monday night by Sheriff
R. W. Bandy upon the request,
we understand, of C. W. Beard.
The fear was entertained that
in the event of a lynching he,
too, might suffer this fate at the
hands of an enraged mob, and
for this reason he was released.
He left Newport on the 9 o’clock
train, though few knew of his
departure at the time and vio
tence would prooaDiy nave oeen
clone him had many known that
he was at liberty.
His troubles did not end here;
however. He was again arrested
at Hoxie, suspected of being the
wanted negro, and held there
until a telegram was received
from Newport ordering his dis
charge.
BUD TYLER REPORTED ARRESTED.
The officers are reported to
have Bud Tyler in jail. He was
located Monday afternoon and
taken up for examination. Jim
Shaw, the negro section hand has
identified him as the negro, who
out of breath and muddy, sought
refuge in his home Saturday
night shortly after the occur
rence of the crime. All possible
clues are being run down and it is
to be hoped that the guilty party
may be found.
A crowd of countrymen were
here Monday night until late, but
attempted no demonstration.
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NO NEGROES WANTED
AT EL DORADO.
Careful to Explain That Trouble
Arising Has No Connection
With Parnell Feud.
El Dorado, Feb. 29.—A notice
was posted last Wednesday on
;he door of Superintendent
Wheeler, who is building the
county jail, stating that no negro
aricklayers were needed here.
1 he next day W heeler was told
iy the business men of the town
shat his men would be protected,
md to go ahead with his work.
Nothing more was heard of the
natter until Sunday morning
ibout two o’clock, when the
louse occupied by the negroes
vas fired into, about twenty'
shots being fired. None of the
legroes was hurt. i
County Judge Marsh at once;
iffered a reward of one hundred
lollars each for the arrest and j
conviction of the parties, and
early Sunday morning Constable
Peters and Deputy Guy Tucker
lad four men in jail. This morn
ng MryNelson and Josh Askew
vere fined fifty dollars, and An
Irew Carrigan and Bob Wallace1
vere fined twenty dollars.
It is reliably stated that De
iuty Marshal Holman will be
lere tomorrow and arrest them
’or violation of the United States
aw.
This has no connection with the
rucker-Parnell feud.
Farley Price returned home to
kittle Rock Tuesday noon.
“NO SURRENDER”
IS ORDER ISSUED.
Japanese and Russians Are Again
Preparing for Combined Land
and Sea Struggle.
Port Arthur, Feb. 29.—Gen.
Stoessel, commander of the Rus
sian garrison in Port Arthur,
has issued a general order direct
ing the attention of the troops
and inhabitants to the fact that
j the Japanese intend to land and
| storm the fortress.
The general declares the Jap
anese consider the seizure of
Port Arthur to be a question of
national honor and from their
obstinate attacks and bombard
ments of the fortress and' bays
he can only conclude that the
enemy will make an effort to
capture the place, failing in
which the Japanese will destroy
I the railroad and withdraw.
“The enemy, however,” pro
ceeds the general order, ‘ ‘is mis
taken. Our troops know and the
inhabitants are herewith inform
ed by me that we will not yield.
“We must fight to the end. As
1, the commandant, will never
give an order to surrender, I call
on all to make up their minds to
fight to the death. Those who
leave without fighting will not
save themselves. There is no
way out. On three sides there
is the sea, and on the fourth will
be the enemy. There is no
means of escape except by fight
ing.”
Russian spies bring the infor
; mation that the Japanese fleet
has received orders to attack and
capture Port Arthur on March 1
at all costs.
It is known that Japan has
landed a heavy force of troops on
| one of the Elliott islands near
! Dalny, and about one night’s
march from Port Arthur.
It is confirmed that a Japanese
torpedo boat destroyer was
blown up and another sunk dur
ing the recent fighting. The
wreck of the latter was subse
quently washed ashore.
CATE REMAINS IN CONTEST.
Hon. W. W. Cate has decided
to remain in the race for repre
sentative from this county, says
the Jonesboro Sun. His decision
was reached this morning. It
was announced last week that
Mr. Cate would withdraw from
the race, but his letter of resig
nation was recalled before it was
nnhlisbpd. Mr. Ca.t.p bpincr npr
suaded by his friends and sup
porters to remain in the race.
They have continued to persuade
him to stay in the race and he
has given way to their wishes.
. . VOTE FOR . .
J. U. ARD
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
The Farmer Candidate and
Poor Man's Friend.
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