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Beattie to PAr*®*
By EXTREME PENALTY
B^oung Virginian Found Guilty
H| By Jury Friday NigJ*t.
Hp Sentence Pronoup^ed
mm Chesterfield, Sept. 9.—
|||||The twelve jjifrmers composing
f the Beattj^fjury, after kneeling
B| and astejmg Divine guidance, last
BpaApikfffi^rtght in a verdict of
p| guilty and kludge Watson pro
p| nounced sentence, setting No
til vember 24 as the day of execu
|| Pausing in solemn contempla
B; tion for 58 minutes, weighing
HBarefully the meaning of their
||||flecision, and once more on bend
Hd knees, beseeching Divine as
HRistance that they might not err,'
Pp they filed into the courtroom*
I|P and with startling suddenness
' twelve voices, instead of the us
ual one of the foreman, spoke
the single word—“Guilty.”
Unusual as has been the trag
edy and the gruesome stage
where it occurred, the 12 jury
men did not hesitate to admit to
their friends that they stood in
judgment, not only over the
cold-blooded murderer, but upon
his marital infidelity as well. It
k was perhaps the dramatic cli
max of Virginia justice, which,
K in the last half century, has
^ swiftly sent to death such cele
brated murderers as Cluverius, i
Phillips and McCue.
: At the close of a powerful ad
- dress bv L O. Wendenburg, the
Bob Slayden who left here a
few weeks a£° OWI11£ • *
Gregory for five weeks board,
has settled for the board and
iJZ&ts with Sheriff Massingill
and the case was dismissed.—
Heber Springs Headlight.
Milton Russell, who is at pres
ent engaged in the construction
of the big drainage ditch in
Black River township, spent
Thursday in the city. “Uncle
Milt” spent several months in
| this section during the construc
I tion of the White River road
and has hundreds of friends
here.—Batesville Guard.
Mrs. C. L. Watkins of Little
Rock, will arrive this evening to
visit Dr. and Mrs. Henry Owen
Walker. . Her little son Owren
came up from Little Rock last
evening.
Little Miss Mary Kathererine
Blackwood arrived Friday even
ing at the home of her parents,
Mr, and Mrs. James Q. Black
wood, who are receiving the con
gratulations of their many
friends over the arrival of a
sweet little daughter in their
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ellis ar
rived home Friday evening from
a several weeks’ stay at Hope,
where Mr. Ellis has been looking
after some wTork for the Cotton
Compress Company.
Mrs. D. F. Miller left Friday
evening for her home at Owens
boro, Ky., after a visit to Mrs.
H. O. Walker.
Allen Trevathan and Miss
T> nf L TT 1 m c\ c< -f
splendid young people were mar
ried Thursday evening in their
home city. The groom is the
son of Editor George Trevathan
of the Batesville Guard and the
young man has many friends in
our city who wish for him and
his bride all that is best and no
blest in the life.
Compliments Claude Erwin.
The Lawrence County Blade
in reporting the proceedings of
the Western district court pays
our popular and able prosecuting
attorney a high compliment:
“Prosecuting Attorney Claude
M Erwin has very few superiors
as a prosecutor. He is wonder
fully strong before a jury.”
Thos. W. Scott and M. J,
Doyle were admitted to practice
in this court last week.
In the case of Geo. G. Dent vs.
the Peoples Bank, judgment was
given Dent for $300, for 12
years’ salary as attorney.
Less For Ships, More For Roads.
Tom Campbell candidate for
congress is clearing his legal
docket preparatory to beginning
an active campaign throughout
nut. this r>nncrrpssinnnJ rHstrirt
by the 20th. The key note of
his campaign will be good roads
and should he be elected to con
gi'ess one of his first measures
will be to ask congress to appro
priate less to the navy depart
ment and apply $40,000,000 to
the perpetuation of the good
roads system, with the ultimate
hope that the.. National govern
ment will unite with state civic
pride and girdle the entire Unit
ed States with a system of good
roads.—Walnut Ridge Blade.
Lumber For Bridge.
The lumber for the repairs on
Lake bridge arrived Satur
>ver the Rock Island. It is
ctra large solid carload of
lumber cut in the south
of the state,
iber will be placed as
ridge as possible to fa
work which will be
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DONAGHEY TO
TAKE STUMP
At Dardanelle To Defend Posi
tion On T. J. Bill’s Sub
mission.
Special to the Independent
Little Rock, Sept. 9.—The op
ening of the Yell county circuit
court at Dardanelle next Mon
day will witness the appearance
of Gov. Donaghey on the plat
form as an advocate of the Tee
Jay bill, supporting the new re
venue measure which the people
have caused to be referred to
them at the next general election
Many believe that the occasion
will also be taken by the govern
or to set at rest all questions as
and announce his candidacy for
to his future political course,
a third term as governor. He
He has committed himself unre
rervedly to the act, and declares
that he is willing to stand or fall
upon it. He feels confident that
when the people understand it
better,they will not oppose it so
strenuously. "Misinformation
has brought about the present
apparently wide-spread opposi
tion,” says he, "and the people
must be educated to understand
that it is a law that will help
and not harm them.”
Report On Cotton Conditions
James E. Doherty, one time
president and vice-president of
the ill-fated Northeast Arkan
sas Base Ball league, present
hustler for the Buckeye Cotton
Oil people, and all the timejprac
tical joker, is in the city oday.,,
Mr. Doherty, known as the
“best known man in Arkansas,”
reports crop conditions along
the route of his travel as very
encouraging, except perhaps the!
nroads of the army worm on tbei
cotton boll and leaves. He
states that between Jonesboro
and Paragould for a long dis
tance, the cotton had been trim
m,ed by this pest, as clean as if
cut with a knife. Mr. Doherty
leaves for Newport tonight.—
Jonesboro Tribune (Friday.)
JUVENILE COURT
FILLING SCHOOL
Over Forty Boys Now Inmates
Of the State Reform
School.
Special to the Independent
f Little Rock, Sept. 9.— ihe ju
venile courts, which are being
established in several parts of
the state under the recent act of
legislature, are contributing a
large number of bad boys to the
Reform School. Within the last
few days two have been receiv
ed from Little Rock, two from
Hot Springs and four from Fort
Smith.
There are now about forty in
the institution, and its capacity
of sixty will soon be filled at the
present rate of increase. The
boys sent up from the juvenile
courts are on probationary, or
Indefinite terms, and may be re
leased at the discretion of the
superintendent, when he be
lieves that they have been re
formed sufficiently to be
trusted.
A card from Mrs. V. E. Pier
son, who has been in Chicago,
said they were leaving that city
Friday night for Detroit and
other Michigan points for an ex
tended trip.
Arrange For Road Day.
The engineer in charge of the
road working has arrived and all
of the arrangements for the
road working day have been
completed. Next Tuesday is the
day, and a large crowd will be on
hand. We do not believe the
work will stop with this road.
Judsonia is making preparations
for a road . working and other
towns and sections of the coun
ty will very likely follow in the
near future, and when one piece
of road is wrorked and put in
good condition, and our people
see the great benefits, other sec
ions will want to put their roads
in good shape and the “good
road” fever will spread like the
measles.— Searcy Citizen.
Army Worm Plays Havoc.
J. G. Gossett, living on the
Bateman farm in Oil Trough,
was exhibiting a stalk of cotton
on our streets Saturday that
was nine feet tall and had three
bolls on the stalk. To show the
effect of the army worm on the
cotton, on this stalk not a leaf j
was left, for it was stripped per- j
fectlv bare. j
Mr. Gossett said he had thirty !
five acres in ■ cotton this year j
and twenty-five of which he!
would not even send a hand in |
the field to pick for it was en-;
tirely barren.
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Wants Big Tract Of Land.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 9.—“I wish j
to secure in Arkansas a tract of1
one thousand acres of good agri-'
cultural land, preferably level, J
adapted to profitable operation
on a large scale, of your staple1
crops, or one of them, cotton,
corn or rice.”
This letter from J. D. Fauntle
roy, Elephant Butte, New Mexi
co, is one of the many of similar
character received by the Com
missioners of Agriculture, show
ing the extent to which Arkan
sas lands are being advertised
throughout the country. The
tide is setting toward the state
as never before.
Just Received.
A car load of the Old Reliable
Gilt Edge Flour. It has been on j
the market since 1875. If youj
want satisfaction use Gilt Edge,
—We also handle “Spotless,”,
“Gold Leaf” and “Upper Ten.” j
33d9 Taggart Grocer Co.
ESCAPE GALLOWS |
NOW AT WORK
On Railroad Construction As
Convicts For Life—Both
Had Close Call.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 9.—Two
men who have recently faced^the
gallows at close range are this
week at work on the railroad for
camp near Cabot. Both had
the state, in the Iron Mountain
been sentenced to hang and the
governor extended the clemency
of life imprisonment to each.
Tom Powell, aged 45, who had
been sentenced to hang for as
saulting his own daughter, is do
ing hard manual labor with the
other convicts. He declares that
he is innocent, as will be proven
in time, and that he was convict
ed on perjured testimony. He is
making a model prisoner.
The other is A. J. Coughron,
the white-haired old man of 61
from Montgomery county, who
killed Allen Stacy. He does not
thank the governor for saving
him from the gallows, but says
that it was ordained that he
should not be hanged. It could
not have been otherwise. He is
not strong enough to do heavy
work, and has been made chore
and water boy about camp,
spending all his 'idle time read
ing the Bible. He continues to
maintain a stoical indifference
toward all things, and says he is
iust waiting the end.
Active Campaign Later.
Special to the Independent
Little Rock, Sept. 9.—Hon. S.
Brundidge, Jr., candidate for
United States senator, has made
nine speeches to the present
time, and has everywhere met
with a most cordial reception.
He has several more appoint
mentments, but is not yet ready
to enter actively upon a thor
ough campaign. Later he ex
pects to begin a canvass of the
state during which he will make
a speech in every county.
To Automobile Owners.
I now have a first class repair
man and am in shape to take
care of your troubles at reason
able prices. Phone 38.
29dtf J. L. Younger. |
Violated Tick Law.
For failure to bring his cattle
to the spraying station-Mik©
Denton of Grubbs was tried Sat
urday and fined $5 and costs. *
Under the tick eradication
law all cattle owners are com
pelled to bring their stock to
station designated by law.
The case was tried before
quire Loftin, C. M. Erwin prose
cuting and G. W. Hillhouse law
yer for the defendent.
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