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E OF VENUE.
in Roberts' and
Ex-Mayor and
o be Tried
sonia.
1.—In Justice
today ex-Mayor
Koberts applied for and
nt change of venue
I >ni srhere he will have
retrial tomorrow on a charge of
| gra(we robbery. This is one
I pha^eof the noted case in which
ublic has manifested so
interest because of the sen
1 features, the desecration
ve, the burning of the
the supposition that
remains were those of Dr.
Lifchtle, whose disappear
ibsequent return after
insurance companies
on his life have
more than a nine-days’ won
der. The cases against Lightle
and Gregory, also on a charge of
grave robbery, are set for tomor
here, but will doubtless be
>oned.
iyn before the appointed
nour the court room was crowded
r arid every seat was taken. The
mi case of the state against John
■ 1 Roberts for grave robbery was
f 1 first called. The state was not
L/vi ready for trial, owing to the ab
fsence of Prosecuting Attorney
|,P. R.\ Andrews and Judge M. M.
.‘^tuckter for the defense stated
hLA At as Lightle was arrested first,
n \ I case ^should come up for trial
®7tV fore that of Roberts. All the
o ^ed separately
ancMpy agtreenientthe Roberts
jf hearing wai set for 2 o’clock in
the a£ierno<*.
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Walter Gregory one ui me
principals in the case, was not
f present. He is thought to have
made a full confession, and is
closely looked after by a detec
tive for the prosecution that the
defendants or their friends may
not have a chance to confer with
him. He has been staying at the
Gill House since his return from
Hot Springs and has not even
called upon his parents, who live
PMrereT
One new phase came to light
this morning, when it was learn
ed that Sheriff Wood went to the
place where the barn burned and
[ delved into the debris and found
a grave with lime partly filling
the grave. This is where Pitts’
body lay for about twenty-three
days before the fire.
PETITION CHANGE OF VENUE.
When court reconvened in the
afternoon, Judge Stuckey filed a
petition for a change of venue.
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it was alike in both instances,'
with but one exception, one affi
davit for a change of venue in
justice of the peace court and
two in circuit court.
Hon. Gustave Jones, the sec
ond speaker for the defense, in a
jesting way, said this was not
the first time this court had been
applied to for a change of yenue,
and after four years’ experience,
he thought he knew about as
much about the law as his friend
Brundidge did. He referred to
the law in several cases, claim- [.
ing it was quite different for a j
change of venue from justices of
the peace courts from that of cir-1
cuit courts, Mr. Brundidge claim
ing the law to be the same in
both cases. Mr. Jones seemed to
think the congressman had got
the law and his congressional du
ties mixed up by reading the
Congressional Record and the pa- '
pers containing the proceedings
of the Arkansas legislature. He
was quite eloquent in his re
marks, and the audience paid
strict attention.
Mr. Brundidge and Mr. Jones
engaged in a hot mix-up regard
ing the law, Mr. Brundidge say
ing he was representing the
state’s attorney and the state of
Arkansas in this matter.
“We want Mr. Shumate brought
into court, sworn and examined, ”
said the congressman, “and it
will not be doing the defendant
any injustice in this case.”
Mr. Jones replied in a warm
speech, saying that the fact that
the state was objecting showed
conclusively that the defense
could not get justice in this
township and in Searcy.
Mr. Brundidge took the floor
for the third time, saying that
because he was opposing a change
of venue was no sign that he had
prejudice against the defense,
for he did not. He wanted the
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the defendant, and if the latter
was not guilty of the charge the
state wanted him acquitted.
The court then ruled that he
would favor the state by having
Mr. Shumate called. Mr. Brun
didge proceeded to examine the
witness who made the affidavit.
Witness was in business and
knew how prejudiced the people
were.
Sam J. Crabtree, for the de
fense, referred co the affidavit
and the law and Mr. Brundidge’s
attitude toward the defense. He
had been in justice of the peace
courts with Brundidge, who al
1 wavs wanted a change of venue
in cases without affidavit. Mr.
Robe ts had sworn that he could |
! not get a fair trial, with one
| other good man swearing like
1 wise, and the state failed to re
fute this matter.
Mr. Stayton made a few re
j marks, and said it was an evi
! dent fact that the affidavit was
correct or the state would have j
witnesses here to refute it. He
did not think the court had any
right to consider what he knew
or had heard during the last few
days, but should consider the
argument and testimony.
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SHAW MAKES
CAUSTIC REPLY.
Editors Independent:—Gen
tlemen: My attention has been
called to a scurrilous attack upon
my character as an engineer
which appeared in a recent issue
of your paper under shelter of a
report to the city council. While
it is true that the competency of j
a mechanical engineer can not
be seriously attacked by a caterer,
still many people with dry
clothes on stand in awe of the
fellow who sometimes directs
the nozzle (when the nozzle does
not direct him), and if I pass on
in the grim silence usual to a
hard-working mechanic, some
may say, ‘ ‘silence gives consent. ”
So therefore, gentlemen, I wish
to say, as bluntly as I may, and
yet be admitted to your columns,
that the statement in said re
port that Wednesday’s mishap
was in any way due to my in
competency is absolutely false,
and was suggested by the malice
of a few enemies, which any
man who does a public duty in a
manly way will generally have
in any community.
Nor is it true that the same
conditions existed once before
sincfe I have been in charge of
this plant. I have courteously
and truthfully told the particu
lars of what little trouble and
breakages I have had since I have
been here to all who asked and
had the wit to understand any
thing more complicated than the
mixing of a lemonade. Rut I
am not such a fool as to rush into
print and advertise in detail those
things which have been neglect
ed through no fault of the water
company, or mine either, but
which they are spending money
lavishly to correct.
In conclusion I want to call
your attention to the prompt and
generous water service which
the company has given in every
fire you have had since I have
been here. Respectfully,
Francis Shaw.
WORLD’S FAIR RATES.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
St. Louis, April 30th to Decem
ber 1, 1904. Rate for ten day
excursion ticket will be one fare
and one-fifth for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 27th
to November 30, 1904. Rate for
sixty day excursion ticket one
fare and one-third for the round
trip. Tickets on sale April 25th
to Nov. 20th. Rate for season
EXCURSION TICKETS eighty
per cent, of double the star dard
one way fare for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 15th
to Nov. 15th, Final return limit
Dec 15, 1904.
Thos. H. Reamey, Agt.
NOTICE.
Francis Shaw, the mechanical
engineer of the water company,
is hereby ordered that whenever
and wherever he finds a hydrant
open or left running continuously,
to shut off the whole supply
without notice.
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TO THE FAIR.
Tickets on sale to St. Louis
daily via the Iron Mountain route.
$9.55 for the round trip; return
limit fifteen days from date of
sale. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
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