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BOY ACQUITTED
Of BOOTLEGGING
itichard Roberts Tried In Cir
. cuit Court—Arthur Bare
- field Gets Acquittal.
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The first jury case in circuit
^ourt Friday, was that of Rich
ard Roberts, on appeal from Es
quire Nuckolls’ court. The de
fendant, who is a mere boy was
charged with selling whiskey
from a gasoline launch at Bains’
Mill on White River last July 5.
' His defense was an alibi and he
was found not guilty by the
jury. .
In the Arthur Barefield case
• for selling liquor, the court in
structed a verdict of acquittal.
In the Dee Washam appeal
4 from the justice’s court, a plea
of guilty was entered and the
^case continued.
M. L. Harper, J. W. Luker
and J. A. West were excused
from the petit jury Thursday
and Frank Fitzsimmons, Hen
derson Murphy and J. C. Ball
o rl rl a A
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Docket Record In Brief.
State versus James A. Kirk
K man, continued,
fe. State versus Hal Taylor, slan
jjl | der; nolle prossed.
ftft State versus William Harris,
ftfftburglary; continued.
Wm ^tate versus Aleck Caldwell,
ffi||Lfissault and battery; nolle
Iftp prossed.
ft State versus Gus Smith, for
Mi feiture on bond, summons to is
m. State versus Joe Hutson, de
ft murrer to affidavit sustained
P. ♦ with leave to amend. Motion to
i tax costs.
ft* ’ State versus Tom O’Neal,
ft . four appeal cases continued.
j| State versus Nick McCall,
I procuring liquor; nolle prossed,
ftl same action on 2 indictments
ft for selling liquor.
ft State versus Joe Vagner, pro
II curing Jiquor ; continued.
ft State'versus Charley Wright,
ft assault with intent to kill; nolle
|ft prossed.
|1|: State versus Lee Walden et al,
lift* conspiracy; nolle prossed.
state versus Wilmer Penning
mm ton, misdemeanor, demurrer
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taiUVU*
mm State versus Will Knight, sell
liquor; continued in twelve
BB8 versus J. N. Nance, sell
mm ; nolle prossed.
on ap
T. Jones,*ap
Mistrial In Johnson Case.
Little Rock, Sept. 29.—Dick
Johnson, who had been indicted
for murder in the first degree
for the killing of Billy Griffith a
year ago, on West Fifteenth
street, will have to stand trial
again. After a two days’ trial
the case was submitted to the
jury Tuesday night, and it was
soon evident that the jurors
were hopelessly divided. They
returned several times for fur
ther instructions on the degrees
of homicide. Thursday fore
noon the jury reported that they
could not reach a verdict, and
the court thereupon discharged
them, and continued the defend
ant on the old bond. It is under
stood that the jurors stood 8 to
4 for conviction.
Failed to Find Men.
The constable of the township
in which Fisher is located, Poin
sett county, arrived Here Thurs
day with two deputies, having
come overland via Balch, on the
trail of two men charged with
A11 LAX VA^X .
A man named Clark had disap
peared and it was thought he
had been foully dealt with. Mc
Coy and a comrade soon disap
peared and were suspected of
the crime. They were seen near
Eight Mile and it was also said
they passed through the Island
in a w&ggfr.
Deputy Sheriff McCuistion
and the Poinsett officers were
taken to Auvergne by Mr. J. L.
Younger in his Mitchell car but
no trace of the wanted men
found.
COMPANY MAKES
PROMPT RESPONSE
Division Superintendent Here
In Interest of Good Tele
phone Service.
That Newport is to be given
first class telephone service, can
hardly be doubted from the
prompt response the protest of
the patrons has met with. Mr.
Morris M. Stimson, division su
perintendent of the Southwest
ern Telegraph & Telephone
Company for Arkansas, spent
Friday in the city investigating
the trouble and arranging for a
thorough inspection of all lines.
In conversation with an Inde
pendent reporter, Mr. Stimson
said: “We have the material on
hand to place all the country
lines on one board and addition
al equipment for repairing pres
ent switch board is also on hand
and will be installed immediate
ly. We propose to-make a thor
ough inspection of all subscrib
es’ telephones and to see that
Newport enjoys first class ser
vice. The company has com
pleted overhauling the entire
outside plant here and to this
has doubtless been due much of
the cause of complaint, but this
work has been practically com
pleted,” -■ * » (. ***> —
Mf. Stimson has recently
served as the purchasing agent
for his company of the Tri-State
lines in Northeast Arkansas,
which had a local exchange in
Jonesboro and the Bell Company
will add many new toll lines in
that section and thus relieve
the Newport-Brinkley line of
much of the business that Here
tofore has been routed this way.
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Opening.
Wednesday, Oct. 4th of the lat
est tmd most up-to-date millin
ery and ladies’ suits.
54d4t Mrs. Minnie Balmaz.
ITALY DECLARES
WARON TURKEY
Turkish Embassador Handed
Passports And Minister
Withdrawn.
Special to Independent.
St. Louis, September 29.—It
aly this afternoon officially de
clared war against Turkey, fol
lowing up her ultimatum de
manding an answer within 24
hours.
The Turkish embassador to
Italy has been handed passports
and the Italian Charge De Af
fairs has been directed by his
government to withdraw from
Turkey.
The Turkish government has
evidently decided to resist Ital
ian demands and Russia refuses
to take a hand on the ground
that Tripoli solely concerns Ita
ly and Turkey.
The Italian fleet is demonstra
ting off the port of Tripoli. It
has not yet attempted to land:
men. A cordon has been drawn |
along the coast to prevent the j
Turks from landing men and
arms.
$10 Reward.
For return or information
leading to recovery of one large
bay horse, 12 years old, one
white forefoot and one white
hind foot.
53btf M. S. Littleton.
SLOT MACHINE S
DISAPPEARING
Grand Jury Has Returned Twen
ty-Five Indictments In
Such Cases.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 29.—The
Pulaski county grand jury today
returned twenty-five indictments
against the owner and operators
of the slot machines which were
run in this city for over a
month. Eighteen of the indict
ments are for Little Rock, and
seven are for Argenta. There
are two counts in each indict
ment, one for gaming and the
other for exhibiting a gaming
device. The minimum fine for
the first offense is $10 and for
the second $100.
m eacn maictmenr, mere is a
count against Johnnie Harding,
the reputed owner of the slot
machines. Last Wednesday it
came to the attention of the
Prosecuting attorney that Hard
ing was preparing to leave the
city, having already packed and
shipped out the machines,
which had over-night disappear
ed from their accustomed place.
It is said they -were shipped to
Indianapolis, or Chicago, prob
ably back to the manufacturer.
In order to hold him, the prose
cuting attorney caused him to be
arrested and arraigned before
Justice Frank Martin, who re
leased him on bond until Fri
day morning.
There were about twenty-five;
machines in the two cities, and j
they cost from $100 to $200;
each. It was estimated that;
they would pay for themselves!
in one month, so sure was the
manufacturer of their reliabil
ity in working for the house.
The running of the machines has
caused a general outcry of con
demnation from press, public
and pulpit, and the instructions
of the court to the grand jury
were finally effective in their
overthrow.
Must Pay Penalty Now.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 29.—Some
of the corporations that are de
linquent in the payment of their
franchise tax have been sending
remittances to the attorney gen
eral covering the same, after
seeing notice in the newspapers.
The law provides that the attor
ney general shall cause suit to
be brought against all delin
quents, when notified by the
state treasurer, for the collec
tion of the tax and 25 per cent
penalty.
Some are sending only the
amount of the tax, and these re
mittances are returned with the
statement that the attorney
general has no authority to re
mit the penalty, and that ex- ;
change must be sent payable to 1
John W. Crockett, state tree - 1
urer, covering both tax and pen
alty.
Many of the delinquents claim
that they failed to receive no
tice blanks for the reports. The
law requires the attorney gen-j
eral to bring suits for the col- j
lection, and pursuant to this he j
is notifying all of them.
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Foreman Denies Report.
To the Independent:
The conclusion drawn from
the figures found in the jury
room in the Hydrick case that
the jury made a compromise is
incorrect.
N. W. Daniel, Foreman.
M. H. Dague,
A. N. Nance,
Charles Rigg,
L. M. Ferguson, j
F. Fitzsimmons,
B. F. Polston,
J. C. Ball,
Arch Qualls,
S. E. Murray.
The other two jurymen are
out of the city.
Notice to Employes.
The Southern Cotton- Oil
Company will commence operat
ing Monday, October 2 and all
colored employes are requested
to take notice and be on hand.
53d3 H. G. Bunn, Mgr.
Stove and heating wood, any
length, not mill wood, for sale.
Prompt delivery. Phone 187.
54dtf.
BISHOP FELL
FROM TRAIN
As He Was Preparing To Alight
and Had a Close
Call.
Jesse Bishop, a well known
farmer of Black Ri^S- township,
who resides near Cord, fell from
an incoming passenger train at
Newark Monday night and was
gainfully injured, being so bad
y stunned by the fall that he
was unconscious and speechless
'or several minutes.
Bishop had been to Tupelo to
visit his mother and was retuni
ng home on No. 232, due here
it 9:43 p. m. When the porter
jailed the station, Bishop imme
iiately got up from his seat,
walked out upon the platform
ind off the ear.
The train was nearing the sta
tion and was slowing down, or
the accident would probably
have been a serious one.
The train was a little late and
was coming into the station at
a pretty lively gait. When the
station was called, Bishop start
ed out and the train was about
opposite the postoffice building
when he walked off the steps.
The train was still running so
fast that he was thrown to the
ground with considerable force.
His right shoulder and the right
side of his face was considera
bly bruised, and he was render
ed unconscious and speechless
by the fall. Several persons
standing at the depot witnesse<
the accident and ran to him. H<
was apparently dead when the}
reached him, but after severa
minutes he regained conscious
ness and was able to speak. Dr
V. L. Pascoe was summoned an<
Bishop was removed to the Gal
loway hotel, where he was givei
medical attention, and soon re
covered. He was able to go t<
his home Tuesday morning.
Bishop said he was not asleei
when the station was called
and had not been drinking. H<
was unable to account for th<
cause of the accident.—Newarl
Journal.
Beautiful display of fall styles
in millinery, Wednesday, Octo
ber 4 for your inspection at Miss
Eva Graham’s. 53b7
Confederate Veteran in City ^
General R. G. Shaver of Mena, "
Ark. spent this morning in the
city meeting his old war com
rades. General Shaver is 81
years old, and is on his return
home from Nashville, Tenn.,
where he officiated at the unveil
ing of the Confederate Monu
ment on the old Shiloh lbattre
ground. General Shaver went
to Tuckerman for a short visit
to his relative, Prof. Wesley
Shaver, and from there will go
to Swifton, where he will spend
a few days with his two neices,
the Misses Beulah and Eula
Shaver.
Wanted Hoodoo Number.
Special to Independent.
Little. Rock, Sept. 29.—Holme#
& Holmes of Harrisburg do not
; fear the hoodoo. There are
; many in the state who object to
j the numbers 13 and 23, and a
Fort Smith man indignantly re-'f "
turned 1313, declaring that he
never would use such a number.
Now comes the Harrisburg firm
asking that they be given license _
No. 1313 to their automobile.
Unfortunately that number had
already been given out.
Secretary Hodges announces ~
that next year he will substi^|P
tute aluminum for enamel tajjpP
The lighter mJiteri&f’C&n be sent
through the mail for fourteen
■ cents, while the heavier enamel
costs 40 cents by mail, and 50
! and 60 cents by express. Notices
I will be sent to all automobile
; owners to remit $5.14 for the li
r cense and mailing.
Dates of Quorum Court,
1
Attention is being called to
i the fact that the last Legisla
- ture changed the date for the
) holding of the annual quorum
or levying court, from the first
► Monday to the fourth Wednes
day in October. For this reat
* (son there will be no meetings of
; j the courts next Monday, which
has been the time of meeting fo*;
many years. Under the nenr
law, the vote for county superin
tendency and county uniform
ity of text books will not be can
vassed until the court meets'on
the fourth Wednesday. ^ 4
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Benjamin & Kuppenheimer Clothes Manhattan Shirts, Knox Hats, Clapp Shoes. ■
Star Clothing Co. I
Jos. M. Berger, Jr. "• jJH
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