NE\nORT_ I)AEY
VOLUME ffl NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. FRTO VY.
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HANCOCK AVENGED
HALL’S WRONG.
Story of Facts Which Followed
Elopement of Hall With Miss
Bessie Hancock—Father’s
Trip to Dakota—Hall
Returned to Bates
ville — Father
Forced to
Act.
A. G. Hancock of Batesville,
who shot and killed S. M. Hall
in front of the court house in
that city Wednesday evening,
was'on Thursday admitted to bail
in the sum of $1,500 by Judge
Fulkerson, a number of promi
nent citizens volunteering to
sign same.
His attorneys are Yancey,
Reeder & Casey and he apparent
ly has public sympathy with him
as he is reputed to be a quiet,
orderly citizen. Hancock and
Hall had married sisters and the
young lady with whom the latter
uroa fUna Viic* niano
Miss Hancock had been employed
during 1903 as bookkeeper for
Mr. Hall and an attachment
sprang up between them.
The story of their elopement,
the return home of the daughter
and Hall’s unsuccessful attempt
to get the girl to again leave her
, home are told by the Batesville
Bee as follows:
“After eloping they went to
Yankton, South Dakota, where
Hall expected to get a divorce
and marry Miss Hancock.
“After they had been in South
Dakota a short time Mr. Hancock
went to Yankton and brought
his daughter back home. After
reaching that city Mr. Hancock
had Hall arrested for adultery.
He was fined $500. After being
fined for the first offense he was
rearrestecjl on a similar charge,
but was released on his own
recognizance and given his liber
ty subject to good behavior. The
affair created a great sensation
in Yankton.
“After Hall was released in
Dakota he went to Oklahoma
City and the next time he was
heard from he was in this city.
He slipped in last Thursday
night, accompanied by two ruf
fians from Cotter. They had a
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make their escape and kept them
selves concealed in the river bot
tom across the bayou. Hall was
in disguise. He was here to in
duce the young lady to agair
leave with him. In his efforts
he offered Mark Luster $20 t<
carry a note from him to Miss
Bessie, but Mr. Luster promptlj
refused to do so. Mr. HancocI
was informed that Hall was ir
the city and he and family wen
on their guard. Saturday even
ing Hall went to a negro woman’s
house in the eastern part of th<
city and induced her to attemp'
to^leliver the note, which reac
Itts follows:
“‘Bessie: I am at this worn
an’s house. I will never leav<
without you. I want you t<
come here tonight. I have every
thing arranged; we will mak<
our escape. Darling, do not b<
afraid to make the effort. .
would rather lay my life dowi
than to leave without you, dar
ling, Give me my life. Sam. ’
“This note was given to th
family and the officers a4 one
instituted a search for Hall am
finally arrested him Saturda;
night and placed him in jail.
“After his arrest Mr. Hancock
went to see him and insisted oi
him going back home and liv
with his wife and look after hi
business, but he would not liste
to such an argument, affirmin;
I that he would have the young
| lady. Ho put up $1,000 for his
: appearance before the court Wed
nesday and left the city Sunday
mprning for his home at Austin.
“Wednesday evening he re
turned to Batesville. The same
i train brought his wife and three
of the children. After reaching
j the city he communicated with
Miss' Hancock by ’phone and
plead with her to leave with
him. This she refused to do and
warned him that he should not
press the matter any further.
He was persistent, and notified
her that he would be at her
father’s house at about 9 o’clock.
All this Mr. Hancock knew. He
had studied and prayed over the
matter and sought to be guided
aright. He did not want to kill
the man who had disgraced and
blighted the happiness of his
home, and after the deed had
been accomplished he had sought
with the forbearance that few
men would show to reclaim his
erring child by seeking her in the
far away Dakota and bringing
her back to her home and mother.
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vvnat eise euuiu lie uu wncu uic
penitent daughter was again un
der the protection of the parental
roof and shielded from tempta
tion? What else could a manly
father do when this man per
sisted in bringing further dis
honor to his home?
“At the time the shooting oc
curred Mr. Hall was talking to
Prof. Bizzell about the affair,
stating that he would have the
| young lady.
“At 11:30 Wednesday night a
l coroner’s jury returned a verdict
to the effect that Hall came to
his death at the hands of A. G.
Hancock.’’
MISS MOSHER’S LECTURE.
The address of Miss Mosher,
who is the national lecturer and
organizer of the W. C. T. U. in
America, at the Methodist church
at 7:30 this evening promises to
be a rare treat to all lovers of
literature and elocution. She is
the worthy successor of the la
mented Miss Willard, whose
death was a national calamity.
Read the following press notice
of her work:
“From the opening words of
her address she held the rapt at
tention of the audience, and it
has seldom if ever been the privi
lege of any of those in attendance
to listen to a more able and beau
tiful exposition of the temper
ance c^use. —The Daily Beacon,
; Paris, 111.
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COTERIE ENTERTAINED, j
The Musical Coterie met with 1
Mrs. J. H. McHugh Thursday
afternoon. After the regular
order of business the following!
beautiful program was rendered:
Instrumental solo, “The Dying
Poet,” Gottschalk, Mrs. W. A. j
O’Neal.
Ballad, “The Last Farewell,”
Harris, Mrs. A. D. Holland.
Reading, “The Life of Godard,
Mrs. Will McMullen.
Ballad, “Answer,” Mrs. Geo.
Hillhouse.
Paper, “BalladSinging,” Mrs.
Martin.
Ballad, “Robin Adair,” Miss
Pearl Martin.
Refreshments consisting of ice
cream, cake,olives, cheese straws
and coffee were daintily served
by the ever charming hostess.
The invited guests were Mrs.
Wm. Mosby and Mrs. Ed Mann.
CLOVER CLUB.
Mrs. Wm. Bailey entertained j
the Clover club Thursday after- j
noon in a very pretty way.!
Frozen sultana rou witn sauce
and cake were the refreshments
served and the members present
were Mesdames Sam Taggart,
W. W. Dutton, Wra. Hooker, R.
M. Johnson. The invited guests
were Mesdames C. W. Beard, S.
D. Campbell,0. D. Watson, Thos.
Lash. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. A. D. Bailey.
CANDIDATES’ PUB
LIC SPEAKING.
Notice is hereby given that
the candidates for the various
offices of Jackson county, Arkan
sas, who are subject to the Dem
ocratic primary election, to be
held Saturday; March 26, 1904,
will speak at the several voting
precincts of said county on the
dates set out below, to-wit:
Newport, Union township, Fri
! day, March 25.
The speaking will begin at 1(
! o’clock a. m. All voters are re
spectfully solicited to be presen
and all candidates who desire ar<
invited to participate.
MUSIC NEWS,
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music I will have a clearance sal
for this week only. All the lat
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