EIVE YEARS
EOR RUDDELL
Jury Returned a Verdict Sun
day Morning—Prohis Win
In Petition Case.
Guilty of murder in the se
cond degree and five years in
the -penitentiary as the penalty
therefor, was the verdict of the
jury in determining the guilt of
John Ruddell for the filing of
Hub Dunn on September 18,
1911. The case had gone to the
jury at 5:10 Saturday after
noon and the first ballot indicat
ed a hopelessly divided body.
Two voted for the life penalty,
4 for murder in the second de
gree, 5 for manslaughter and 1
for acquittal.
A second ballot taken in the
evening showed the jury evenly
divided between murder in the
second degree and manslaughter.
Even at this stage, the members
say they had little hope of get
Llllg LUgCUlvri.
Next morning however, be
tween 9 and 10 o’clock, the jury
reported to the court that a ver
dict had been reached and their
finding as given above was de
clared by each to be their judg
ment in the case. The attor
neys for the defense asked that
their client be given bail in the
sum of $1000, but the court re
fused to take up this issue on
the Sabbath, but signified that
a bond of $$>00 would be re
quired.
As Judge Jeffery went to Wal
nut Ridge Sunday night to open
court there, no opportunity for
^curing bail has beep offered,
but Ruddell's counsel .will ask a
new trial and If this is refused,
will appeal to the" higher court.
Attorneys fbr the state express
their confidence in the verdict
being maintained on the ground
that norVeversible error can be
shown. ...r- -
. Dismiss Appeal Of Wets.
Judge Jeffery dismissed the
appeal of the “wets” in the pro
hibition petition case, upholding
the decision of the county court
in refusing access to the names
the Newport three-mile
bition petition. Thus the
of 'whether the signers
a majority of those
district will not be
upon by the circuit court,
least not until the supreme
rt passes upon this point, for
is probable that the attorneys
liquor men will carry the
the higher court.
P. S. White, Mr.
and Mis* Dove Er
to Tupelo Sunday to
the Jackson County Sun
hool Convention. The
driven to Tupelo by
in his Mitchell
Man Killed By Automobile.
Texarkana, Oct. 7.—Claude
Harbour was instantly killed and
Jim Hawthorne perhaps fatally
injured in an automobile acci
dent, while out driving on the
Summer Hill road, three miles
north of town, at 9 o’clock to
night. The car struck a cow and
was thrown into a deep ditch,
turning upside down and pin
ning Harbour underneath. ^>r.
K. M. Kelly, owner of the ma
chine, and the wives of Harbour
and Hawthorne were also in the
car, but escaped serious injury.
Both Harbour and Hawthorne
are prominent and well known
citizens.
Copy Of Affidavit of Ju
rors In Ruddell Case.
Newport, Ark., Oct. 8, 1911.
We, the jury who tried the
case of the State of Arkansas
vs. John Ruddell, state that the
rumor published in the Newport
Morning Herald of this date to
the effect that the members of
the jury or any of them were
overheard chatting among them
selves as to the verdict while at
the hotel, is an infamous false
hood and that no such conversa
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nun ucuuneu.
(Signed) Newt Nance,
G. W. Grant,
R. P. Williams,
G. W. Still,
R. G. Parvin,
Aaron Keedy,
W. C. Mack,
John Sornson,
R. V. Blanton,
Chas. Balch,
0. Gilpin,
H. G. Mantooth.
Subscribed and sworn to be
fore me on this the 8th day of
October, 1911.
George R. Hays,
Circuit Clerk.
Putting On Extra Force.
Naturally the boys are bring
ing some of those heavier suits
to the front and having them
cleaned and pressed. This wea
ther certainly calls for a change
of clothing. We are so anxious
for some of this business that
we are adding more force to this
department. We are willing to
hustle early and late to turn out
your work promptly. Call No.
54.
62b7t Porter Martin.
Body Shipped For Burial.
The remains of James Joseph
Walters, the tinner who died in
is room on Walnut street Fri
day night, were shipped to the
old home at Denver, Colorado
Sunday night for burial. The
deceased’s nephew, J. L. Pen
dergrass of St. Louis, arrived
Sunday morning and had the
body prepared ,for burial, buy
ing the best Mr. Drummond had
in stock and accompanied the
body home.
Notice.
Commencing October the
first, I will start closing out my
entire grocery stock. I will
run no delivery wagon and will
have ho bookkeeper employed,
of any credit business whatever,
not be in a position to take care
This will be an opportunity to
stock up on groceries us the en
tire stock must be sold if possi
ble, in thirty days at actual cost.
We'wish to thank those who
have been our customers and
friends so Jong for their kind
consideration, and assure you
one and'all, that we feel grateful
j to you.
56btf. H. P. Martin.
NttiUO BuPw
MUST HANG
Says Higher Court—Gilchrist
While Young Is a Man
In Size.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 9.—The su
preme court today affirmed the
sentence of the lower court to
hang Earl Gilchrist, the fifteen
year old negro boy for murder
ing a negro man at Little Rock.
Gilchrist is the negro youth
whose case has aroused so much
! sympathy throughout the north
! and east, where they seem to
S be laboring under the misappre
| hension that Arkansas is about
| to- hang a • “baby.” Gilchrist,
while only 15 years of age, has1
the appearance of a full grown
man.
His only hope is a commuta
tion of sentence from the gover
! nor upon whom considerable j
pressure has been brought toj
bear in behalf of the “youth”!
by people in other states.
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Easy To Designate.
The Arkadelphia Standard, in
noting the fact that Col. S. M.
Taylor of Pine Bluff has won in
the congressional elimination
race in Jefferson county, ex
pressed the hope that Col. J. R.
Taylor of Paragould, wJio has
made the Soliphone one of the
best known newspapers in Ar
kansas, would offer for congress
from his district and “give Ar
kansas an opportunity to send
two colonels of the same name
to congress, each of whom
would reflect great credit on the
state.” Taylor of the Soliphone
denies that he is a colonel and
says of all things that he does
not want to be, the chief of
them is colonel. He offers to en
ter the race and be elected on
condition that Colonel Taylor
agree to a reciprocal plan by
which if Col. Taylor makes a
telling speech, Editor Taylor
can use it among the voters of
his district as his own. If eith
er of them attempts to make a
telling speech but makes a
“bust instead, Editor iaylor is
to have the privilege of charg
ing the break to Colonel Taylor.
Editor Taylor further ca' s at
tention to the fact that if two
Taylors^ both known as colonel,
should be in congress at the
same time the speaker would be
fconfused if both happened to be
clamoring for recognition at the
same time. We suggest that
this trouble might be obviated
if the speaker refers to one of
the gentlemen as “The Gentle
man from Arkansas,” and to the
other as “The Handsome Gentle
man from Arkansas.”—Little |
Rock Gazette.
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Says Keel May Offer Again.
Senator John H. Keel, the Tall
White Oak of Ingleside, who has
served more time in the two
houses of the Arkansas legisla
ture, probably, than any other
law-maker in the state, has inti
mated that he may run again,
although it is understood that it j
is Poinsett’s time. L. Clyde Go-j
ing, representative of Poinsett ;
in the last house, and chairman j
of the judiciary committee, is a!
candidate for the senatorial
berth.—Arkansas Free Lance.
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Miss Pauline Massey of Oly
phant came up this morning to
visit her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Anderson at Jackson
port, who met her here.
wswsr y
McAlister Freed But Guarded.
Forrest City, Oct. 7.—C. W.
McAlister, who was charged
with the murder of Ben Irby,
walked from jail here yesterday
a, free man. The jury rendered]
a verdict of not guilty and Mc
Alister left town under the pro
tection of an armed escort.
As soon as the verdict was
rendered the news spread rapid
ly. In a short time the streets
about the courthouse were
crowded with curious people, an
ticipating trouble. The news of
the result of the trial was com
municated to the friends of the
dead man and was received by
them with surprise. They
made no demonstration.
It was about 5 o’clock wrhen
McAlister left the court house.
When he stepped out he was sur
rounded by a score of friends
from Lonoke armed with shot
guns. He was himself handed
a shotgun. As the pa$;y passed
around the court house McAlis
ter lifted his hat and waved his
hand in demonstration of greet
ing and farewell to his friends
in the courthouse who respond
prl
The party then clamored into
automobiles, drove twenty miles
to Wheatley, and at 8 o’clock
last night went on board a
freight train to Lonoke. This
town is relieved that the trial is
over. Ulse situation was tense
during the hearing of the case,
with the warlike factions on the
verge of clashing all the time.
Cool Weather Calls Hunters.
The cool weather is bringing
the hunter from his summer
quarters and when the game
season opens there will be plen
ty of shooters abroad in Arkan
sas. The reports from all over
Arkansas indicate the quail crop
this year is much greater than
in years past, and prairie chick
en is again plentiful on Grand
Prairie. Several large flocks of
prairie chickens were seen in the
vicinity of Lonoke Sunday.
The Wilmans Brothers Mercan
tile Company of Diaz are in the
cotton market this season in ear
nest and are paying ten cents
for the staple. They report the
receipts to be pretty heavy for
the past few days.
AARON hlRSCH
DIED MONDAY
Morning In St. Louis—Was An
Old Citizen of Jackson
port and Newport.
Aaron Hirsch, born January
20, 1829 in Alsace, France and
for many years a pioneer mer
chant in Jacksonport and later
Newport, died early Monday
morning, October 9, 1911 at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Cora
Strauss, with whom he spent his
last years, in St. Louis.
The deceased leaves besides
the one daughter, three sons, L.
Hirsch of this city, Jake and
Ralph Hirsch, to whom the sym
pathy of many friends is ex
tended. The aged parent had
been in failing health for some
time and the end was not unex
pected.
Aaron Hirsch emigrated to
America when a boy of seven
teen and was married to Miss
Amelia Blockman in Memphis
in 1852, settling the following
year in Batesville, where he re
sided until 1865. He moved out
of the state for a time, locating
at Jacksonport in 1875 and latei
at Newport, where he lived until
twenty years ago, since which
time he has made his home in
St. Louis.
The deceased was a good busi
ness man and had a big and
sympathetic heart. He was
greatly beloved by all who knew
him, for his many admirable
traits of character and genial
disposition.
Funeral Tuesday afternoon at
2:80 o'clock from the Strauss
home in St. Louis and burial in
that city.
New Bank In Poinsett.
Jonesboro, Oct. 7.—The Mer
chants’ and Farmers’ Bank has
been organized at Marked Tree,
with a capital stock of $25,000.
Officers were elected as folows:
S. P. Thomas, president; Dr. B
F. Taylor, vice president; C. C
Sloan, cashier; Directors: W
D. Shelton, L. F. Williams, Johr
B. Claunch and 0. K. Warren.
The bank will open for busi
ness November 1.
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Four Pleas of Guilty.
As the result of a Sunday af
ternoon poker game on the Hoi- I
den farm east of Village Creek,
followed by serious altercations,
there were four pleas of guilty
before Esqire Loftin Monday,
two for gaming and two for as
sault and battery.
Joe and Jim Carter were each
fined $5 and costs on the latter
charge and Ben Bray and Henry
Stone $10 each for gaming. Ac
cording to eye-witnesses, one odk-sij
the Carter boys borrowed $2.50 -
from Br&y and later asked for
$5 more. Upon being refused, J
he proceeded to take the money,
anyway and this led to the fight. "v J
Later in the afternoon Jim
Carter went to the house of Rob*-- *
ert Smith and took the latter %
gun in pursuit of Jim and W^jm
Webb, whom he ran down qttdjjl
road for some distance. Th^^j
Webb boys had taken up some &
of Carter’s hogs, because they
were eating corn owned by the
Webbs. j
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Brundidge Gets Ovation.
Fort Smith, Oct. 7.—
Congressman Brundidge and
here today en route home
the Fayetteville fair, where
received an enthusiastic rally by
the farmers of Washington coun
ty. While in Fort Smith he wag
met at Hotel Main by about
democrats. Mr. Brundidge
speak here in a few weeks..
Received Daily
Sweet Potatoes, Pears, Celery, *
Grapes, Cocoanuts. Apples,
ons and Bananas.—Snetzer’g
Grocery. 44dtf.
'**' *><;•>,Jig
Rev. M. B. Umsted and fam?
ily left Friday night for Baj
ville, where they will make?
home. 1 v
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