VOLUME III. 1 NEWPORT. ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, AUGUSTS. 1903 NUMBER 88
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| VIGOROUS DENIAL
ENTERED BY WITT.
Fuller’s Affidavit is Not True, Says
Penitentiary Physician Witt, Who
States His Case Under Oath.
In reply to the affidavit of Repre
sentative C. A. Fuller of Carroll
county, also a member of the law firm
of James & Fuller at Eureka Springs,
Dr. C. E. Witt, penitentiary physician,
has deposed as follows:
“My attention has been called to the
affidavit of C. A. Fuller, present rep
resentative from Carroll county, rela
tive to the pardon of Dr. Lee Johnson,
part of which is as follows:
“ ‘I applied to Dr. Witt, the peni
tentiary physician, upon several occa
sions for this certificate, and on those
several occasions he promised to give
it to me, but finally Baid he would not
do so because 1 was not voting right
on penitentiary matters which came
up before the house; that I was not
voting against the governor, but was
voting against the penitentiary inter
ests, and would therefore not give the
certificate to me.’
“This statement of Mr. Fuller is a
falsehood, pure and simple. I did not
refuse at any time to give him a cer
tificate showing Johnson’s actual phy
sical condition, and would have done
so cheerfully had be wanted it, but he
refused to accept tnis, saying ‘the
certificate must show that his health
is failing; that he cannot live out his
sentence, arid that it is necessary to
pardon him in order to save his life.’
“A certificate from me reciting the
above facts would have justified a par
don under section 5530 of the digest,
but I could not give it as Johnson was
not seriously ill. He was at the time
of Mr. Fuller’s visits to the peniten
tiary temporarily in the hospital, suf
fering from an attack of hemorrhoids,
from which, with a slight operation,
he was permanently cured. There
has never been a time since Johnson’s
confinement in the penitentiary that
the certificate asked for by Mr. Fuller
and required by the statute could
have been made. During the first
three months after he came here he
was in bad health, but since that time
his general health has been good, con
sidering his age, and the hospital
record shows that during the last
eighteen months he has been confined
there on three occasions, as follows:
March 15, 1902, to March 24, 1902, for
rheumatism; May 30, 1902, to June 6,
1902, for malaria; December 25, 1902,
to January 30, 1903, for hemorrhoids.
The way Mr. Fuller voted in the legis
lature was not mentioned or thought
of by me in connection with thiB mat
ter, and the statement made by him
is utterly devoid of truth and wholly
without foundation. C. E. Witt,
“Penitentiary Physician.
“Subscribed and sworn to before me
this August 7th, 1903.
“Joe C. Moon, Notary Public.”
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MRS. ANNIE DUKE.
Mrs. Annie E. Duke, aged 65, mother
of Mrs. G. 0. Peters and Miss Cora
Duke, died at the home of her son-in
law, Geo. C. Peters in southwest
[ Jonesboro Friday night. Her remains
were carried to Weiner Sunday morn
ing and laid to rest in the cemetery
there, Elder Ernest Barnett conduct
ing the services. She was a member
of the Christian church of this city and
although she had arrived at a ripe old
age, yet she took a great interest in
church work and attended regularly
before her last illness. Her life was
fuUof kind deeds and love for friends
smd when all are gathered around the
great white throne on the last day,
Mrs. Duke will meet her loved ones
there.—Jonesboro Times.
The deceased lived with her daugh
ter here while the latter was teaching
school in Newport and it is with deep
regret, frieuds and acquaintances
learn of her demise.
PURCHASED $50,000 MINE.
Dr. A. P. Campbell and daughter of
Cincinnati, P. C. Campbell of Pitts
burg, and E. E. Barclay of the Mis
souri Pacific, were here Friday even
ing on their return north from a trip
into the mining district of Marion
county. They were entertained and
taken for a drive over town by Mayor
J. W. Grubbs, George Hays and Capt.
James Henderson.
Mr. P. C. Campbell is a broker of
| Pittsburg, whose firm has been hit
bard by the decline in stocks, but he
proposes to even the score by mining
investments in North Arkansas. He
purchased a zinc mine for $50,000
which he says looks more promising
than anything in the Joplin district.
He believes North Arkansas to have a
wonderful future when the vast bodies
of hidden mineral wealth are devel
oped.
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
Bank of DeVall’s Bluff Short Ten
Thousand Dollars Through Man
agement of Cashier Strong.
DeVall’s Bluff, Aug. 7.—The Bank of
DeVall’s Bluff was today placed in the
hands of a receiver by Chancellor El
liott of Pine Bluff. VV. H. Morrow,
the temporary cashier of the bank, is
named as receiver.
The Bank of DeVall’s Bluff began
business about three years ago.
George C. Strong was elected cashier
at the organization of the bank, and
had served in that capacity until four
weeks ago, when the directors de
manded his resignation.
On the Fourth of July last Cashier
Strong visited Little Rock and was
taken seriously ill at the Capital hotel.
Pending his return the directors be
gan an investigation of the bank’s af
fairs. The books and accounts of the
bank were found in such a tangle that
for the moment its condition could
not be ascertained.
It now transpires that ten to twelve
thousand dollars of the bank’s funds
are missing. Cashier Strong has been
arrested, and at a preliminary hearing
was placed under bail to await the ac
tion of the grand jury in September.
Strong cooly admits using the bank’s
funds and states that he thought he
had deals on the string whereby he
would be able to replace all the funds
used of the bank’s. A persistent run
has been made on the bank for the
past three weeks, and on yesterday it
was deemed best for all concerned
that the bank’s affairs be placed iu the
hands of a receiver. The depositors
will be paid in full.
the Presbyterian church and superin
tendent of the Sabbath school and
widely known in Little Bock, Camden
and Wichita, Kan. It will be remem
bered that the bank he was connected
with at the latter place went under.
Mr. Strong camtf here very highly
recommended by parties at Wichita,
Peoria and Little Rock.
MERRIMAN NOT THE
ONLY IMMORAL MAN.
When Judge Merriman was a kid
lieutenant in the army, engaged in
sowing a fine large crop of wild oats,
he was dismissed from the service for
offenses under the head of immoral
conduct, and Jeff Davis is telling it on
him from the stump. Does Jeff re
member that Hot Springs episode
when he had a champaign foot-bath
and was so drunk he got down on the
floor and offered up his posterior to
be kicked by those Wisconsin editors?
And does he fail to recall the fact that
the First Baptist church of Little Rock
dismissed him for gross immorality?
Has he forgotten his boast that he was
a “quart Baptist?” The World does
not happen to know Judge Merriman,
but if he is as onery a cuss as Jeff
Davis, he ought to be made to move
on.—Helena World.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Rev. R. B. Willis of Searcy will con
dnct.regular services at the Presbyte
rian church tomorrow at 11 a. m. and
8 p. m.
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Regular services at th9 Baptist
church at both hours. It is thought
Rev. A. A. Andrus will preach at the
morning hour. Let every memoer be
present. A cordial invitation to all.
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At the Methodist church—Sunday
school at 9:30 a. m. J. W. Smith, the
pastor, will till his pulpit at 11 a. m.
and 8 p. m. ^How and When Revival
Power Comes to the Church” is the
subject of his morning sermonj and he
will preach on ‘‘The World's Freshest
Truth” at the evening hour. All are
most cordially invited to attend all
services.
WOOD GIVES DAVIS
LESSON IN COURTESY.
Judge 0. D. Wood, who has been at
Hot Springs several days for the ben
efit of his health, is now greatly im
proved and is expected to return to
Little Rock Sunday. He has address
ed the following communication to
Hon. A. F. Vandevanter and Gov.
Davis:
“I have been invited to address the
people of Clark county on August 24
at the Sourt house at Arkadelphia.
The committee authorized me to in
vite you to be present, and to offer
you a division of time, which 1 take
great pleasure in now doing.”
H. E. L. McCollum and wife, who
were members of the Newport party
who went to Sharp county on a
recreation trip, returned home Friday
| night.
POISONED WHISKY
SENT BY EXPRESS.
City Marshal Guy Tucker of ElDorado
Was Intended Victim—Sampled by
Sheriff Who Came Near
Dying.
El Dorado, Aug. 7.—An effort to
poison City Marshal Guy Tucker here
today came near resulting in the death
of Sheriff W. G. Pendleton. Tucker
received a notice from the express
company that there was a package in
the office for him, charges prepaid.
He sent down and got it. It proved
to be a half-gallon jug of whisky, en
closed in a box. it had the label of a
Camden firm on it, and Tucker sup
posed tl^at it was sent bim by some
friend. He and Pendleton are friends,
so he asked Pendleton to take a drink
with him.
Pendleton noticed that the whisky
was very bitter. Tucker then thought
of foul play, and merely? tasted the
liquor. He at once got i> R. A. Hil
ton, and by the prompt use of emetics
Pendleton’s life was saved. He was
very sick for about two hours.
Herbert Pendleton and Tucker were
also sick from the small amount they
took. Investigation of the bill at the
express office showed that the whisky
had been shipped from Texarkana.
Tucker has signified his intention of
resigning and leaving for parts un
known, as he says he cannot resort to
the means employed by his enemies.
Investigation showed that a large
quantity of strychnine had been used
in the whisky. ,
CARRIED AWAY
MONEY DRAWER.
Augusta, Aug. 7.—Tuesday after
noon late while Maj. W. C. Berry %vas
sitting in front of his grocery store on
Main street he heard a noise inside
and went in to see what it was and
discovered a negro going out the back
door with his money drawer in his
hand. The drawer contained the cash
taken in during the day. Before
going far the pursuit was so close the
thief dropped the cash drawer, k/ ?
ing only a small part of its co$r its
for his trouble. The guilty negi, has
not yet been apprehended.
Rev. J. H. Fuller left Friday night
for his home at Longview, Texas,
after a pleasant visit to this, his form
er charge. He was the guest while
here of T. S. Stephens and family.
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