DR. LIGHTLE RESTS iJL.
Searcy Doctor Made N>us
by Alleged Attempt tj
fraud Insurance Cor
nies Now Behij
the Bars.
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J Searcy, Aug. 21.—Dr, G.
Lightle, who unexpeci re
turned to Searcy early rday
' morning and entered tftnpty
residence of his motheplun
tarily surrendered himsio the
authorities yesterday ar now
held in the county jail £fault
of a $5,000 bond on thebined
1 charges of grave robbejnd ar
son.
Dr. Lightle arrived Searcy
Saturday morning aft 12:30
o’clock. He went immjtely to
the home of his mothe'ho was
out of the city, openede win
dow, walked into the se and
called by his wife byfig dis
tance telephone. ij Lightle
came to Higginson fl Mem
phis, where he clainfo have
been for the past sfal days.
From Higginson ftpame to
Searcy by special jveyance.
The first intimation jhis pres
ence in the citv was i fact that
he called up his wiijover the
long distance telephd At that
hour practically ew one in
Searcy was asleep, d it was
; 7:30 o’clock in the ning be
fore it became genedy known
that he had returned
Dr. Lightle's voJitary home
'X», coming caused a /nsation in
» Searcy and wis a je absorbing
topic of comersatn from an
early hour thfe moling until late
at night. Vey fe believed he
was dead, bu<at tfe same time it
was not thoujht tat he would
voluntarily screner himself to
the authority.
He was asfed esterday con
cerning the My |of Pitts, and
I who broughtt tohis house.
‘‘A negro nd a white man,”
he replied.”
Further qistioning as to the
identity of ts men proved fu
tile. He wotf mention no names.
Asked wh he had returned
home, he rejed that he ‘ ‘was
tired of stayig away.”
A represeiative of one of the
insurance cqipanies which paid
a policy cared by him, has an
nounced tha Dr. Lightle and his
fellow consjrators will be prose
cuted to the full extent of the
law.
MASCTS MAY ACT.
A peculiar Jiase of this multi
colored case has developed
through the Msons.
p It appears tht when Edward
Pitts’ body wa: buried for the
seeonfl time in i grave on the
Lightle lot the, ceremony was
conducted with Masonic nonors.
Dr. Lightle w;s a Mason and
4the ceremony wsp conducted by
^*fohn V. Robets, worshipful
r toaster of the Searcy lodge. Pitts
Was not a Mason md it will be
charged that certain Masons
officiating at the funeral were
cognizant of the fact that it was
Pitts and not Little who was
being buried.
THE HERALD SOLD.
The Jackson County Herald,
one of Arkansas’ oldest papers,
which has been owned and edited
by Mr. Thomas T. Ward for
years, and was moved to New
port in its infancy from Jackson
port, was on Saturday afternoon
sold to E. P, Tetwiler and Clyde
Wood, who will continue its pub
lication. The job office of E. P.
Tetwiler and the Herald plant
Lwpi u- - a£ oncei the
ne ving already
t&
ential party organ, and to say
that his Democracy has never
been questioned, is putting it
mildly. He has always boasted
of voting the ticket straight.
The Arkansas press lose one of
their veterans, whose exit from
the ranks of th<f pencil pushers
will be generally regretted. He
will carry with him the best
wishes of his co-workers.
1 Messrs. Tetwiler and Wood are
well known here, and both being
capable and popular business
men, we are sure they will be
equally successful in this new de
parture. The Independent ex
tends fraternal greeting to the
new Herald.
CONVICT’S DIET.
The convicts employed in the
railroad work on the White River
extension are not treated so
badly after all, in the opinion of
the Yellville Echo, which gives
their bill of fare as follows: For
breakfast—biscuit, fried meat,
dried fruit, molasses, coffee and
sugar. For dinner—corn bread,
boiled meat, vegetables and
water. For supper—biscuit,
fried meat, dried fruit, molasses,
rice, coffee and sugar, and all
they want every time.
The editor remembers a visit
made several years ago to the
penitentiary of Missouri, when
by request of the warden the
party remained to witness the
men in stripes enjoy the supper
meal.
Their enjoyment of the scant
repast can hardly be vouched for
as the menu consisted of one bun
apiece, sorghum and a tin cup of
coffee. They were required to
march into the dining hall like
soldiers, take their places at the
table at the first tap of the gong,
sit down the second and “set to’’
this elaborate fare at the third
tap. They were hardly allowed
ten minutes at the table and
all had to rise and leave upon
signals just as they had entered.
The convicts of Arkansas, even
j though let out to private contrac
tors, which is a barbarious prac
tice, and which it is not our pur
pose to defend, are not so badly
treated after all, when compared
with those of other states.
MINSTRELS COMING
UNDER CANVASS.
—
| The New Orleans Minstrels
gave a performance in their can
| vass theatre at the corner of
, Court and Fourth' streets Iasi
! night. The tent was packed and
many were turned away because
there was no more room. The
idea of presenting a minstrel per
! formance under canvass is quite
original, and judging from the
j crowd last night we judge thatil
I is a paying venture. The tent is
arranged with stage scenery and
curtains the same as an opera
! house.
| The performance as a whole
was meritorious. The saying
and gags were all very good, as
well as the choruses, ballads and
other singing. The orchestra
was also good. In the olio the
electrical male dance, the “Black
Eighth Regiment,” the terpsi
chorean artist and “Pastimes oi
the Levee” were amusing, and
the rip-roaring farce presented
j as a finale was a highly ludicrous
and mirth-provoking piece of ex
travagance.—Memphis Commer
cial Appeal.
This company will show hers
July 26.
DESPERATE NEGRO
SHOT BY OFFICERS.
Marshal Rainbolt Was Killed and '
Deputy Murphree Wounded
By Ex-Convict Seeking
to Escape.
Forrest City, Aug. 21.—City
Marshal W. W. Rainbolt was
shot and killed yesterday by John
Williams, a desperate negro ex
convict who was attempting to
make his excape.
Prior to the shooting of Rain
bolt Williams shot and probably
fatally wounded WTm. Murphree,
a deputy sheriff. Murphree’s
condition is serious and is not ex
pected to live.
About 7 o’clock last night De
puty Sheriff Murphree located
Williams and attempted to arrest
him on an old charge. The ne
gro concealed himself behind a
fence when he saw the officer
coming and shot at him four
times, the first shot penetrating
his windpipe.
Murphree fell before he had
an opportunity of pulling his pis
tol and returning the fire. He
was taken to Shields & Hamil
ton s drug store ana uie uest
medical attention given him.
At a late hour he was still con
scious, but bleeding internally,
and fears were entertained for
his recovery.
j Immediately after Murphree
was shot, City Marshal W. W.
' Rainbolt, Deputy Sheriff R. K.
Swan, Night Marshal W. A.
| Scott and others were in swift
pursuit. It was then that Rain
i bolt was killed by a shot through
: the abdomen. He lived only an
hour.
Rainbolt shot the negro down
after he had received his
death wound, and his body was
soon riddled with bullets by the
other officers.
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LOST HER WAY
IN PORTIA WOODS.
Mrs. Anderson and Children
Abandon Buggy When Lost—
Their Cries Are Heard
By a Farmer.
Mrs. G. W. Anderson of Black
Rock, wife of Editor Anderson
of the Telephone, started with
her two children to drive to Wal
nut Ridge Friday night, but lost
her way in the woods about Por
tia. She abandoned the buggy
and started on foot with the
children.
| They wandered about until
; about 11 o’clock, when their cries
| attracted the attention of a Mr.
| Stearns. The lady and children
passed the night at the home of
Mr. Stearns, and yesterday
morning the horse and buggy
were found. Mrs. Anderson and
children are none the worse for
the experience.—Walnut Ridge
Journal.
SELLS & DOWNS
SHOWS COMING.
The big circus of Sells &
Downs, which visited Newport
two years ago, will again show
here between the 1st and 15th
of October, the exact date not
having yet been decided upon.
This company is numbered
among the big tent shows and
| besides a good menagerie, carry
,' many high priced and noted
performers.
Mr. Thomas Richards, con
tracting agent for this show, ar
rived Sunday and is making the
preliminary arrangements for its
appearance. He is a very pleas
ant gentleman, who has already
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