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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1904. NUMBER 132.
EDITOR BAUGH
STRIKES JONES.
Fight at Judsonia Between Wit
ness and Attorney in Rob
erts Case.
^ Judsonia,Sept. 27. — J. J. Baugh,
editor of the White County Citi
zen, assaulted Gustave Jones,
, one of the attorneys for the de
fense in the Roberts trial, by
striking him on the head with
his fist, near ythe Park gallery,
-jUst after court had adjourned
for the day.
Bystanders jerked Baugh to
one side and Jones walked on as
coolly as if nothing had occurred,
remarking to his friends that he
hardly felt the blows. The diffi
culty grew out of a colloquy be
tween Baugh and Jones while
the latter was addressing the ju
1 ry, just before the adjournment
of court, during which Baugh
said to Jones, “You were trying to
put lies in the mouths of wit
nesses in the Lightle trial,”!
to which remark Jones replied,
“You are a liar.”
HELLO BILL
PLEASED HOUSE.
il “Hello Bill,” which was one of
/ i the best attractions seen at the
f I opera house last season, was re
peated in this city Tuesday even
ing by the same company and
with the same success as be fore.
In fact, it’s so good that another i
rendition of this excellent comedy
will be given again tonight.
One noteworthy change is that
w._-Arthur L. Coglister, who after
several years as the real General
. William'FUiIer, has fallen from
grace and become only a bunko
general and instead of honorable
service in Cuba as a soldier of
Uncle Sam he has been hiding
out in the woods of New Jersey
to fool an unsuspecting and
newly-wedded wife. He out
shines in this new cast his tal
ented interpretation of the real
general and makes a strong
“Hello Bill.”
A clever company supports the
presentation of this laughable
drama and even those who knew
what was coming in this bundle
of ridiculous complications laugh
ed heartily over the absurdities
so well portrayed.
There is nothing heavy about
the play, but the cleverness with
which its ridiculous plot is made
to appear all very natural and the
outcome of circumstances that
might possibly arise has twice
made a hit in Newport and we
hope “Bill” and his cast may be
able to hang out an “S. R. 0.”
sign tonight. They deserve it.
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ARGUMENT OPENED
IN ROBERTS CASE.
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Grave Robbery Case Goes to
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Jury at Judsonia Wednesday
—Andrews and Defense
Address Jury.
Judsonia, Sept. 27.—Final ar
gument is on and the fate of
John V. Roberts will be known
tomorrow.
Congressman S. Brundidge,
who is of counsel for the prose
cution, will close the argument
tomorrow morning and the jury
will then be called upon to de
cide whether or not Roberts vio
lated the grave of Ed Pitts in
connection with the Lightle life
insurance affair.
Justice E. W. Smith, who is
holding court, is 34 years of age
and has been a citizen of Judso
nia for nineteen years. He is
well versed in law and has been
impartial in his rulings. He has
been a magistrate of Harrison
township the past two years.
The sixth day of the Roberts
trial opened this morning prompt
ly at 9 o’clock and the usual large
crowd was present.
CHARACTER WITNESSES TESTIFY.
G. M. Walters was recalled and
Judge Stuckey asked witness if
he had taken much interest in
the prosecution and witness said
“no more than any other good
citizen has.” Witness said he
did say he wanted to see the de
fendant convicted, owing to the
tactics to which they had re
sorted.
J. J. Baugh, editor of the1
Searcy Daily Citizen, had lived
in Searcy since 1899. He knew
Dr. Faust and swore he would
r.ot believe him on oath.
J. C. Harder, the next witness,
swore he had seen Dr. Faust
drunk. Dr. Faust is from Searcy
and is one of the defendant’s
alibi witnesses.
J. W. Blevins had lived in
Searcy fourteen years and was
in the livery business. He testi
fied that he knew Dr. Faust’s
reputation for truth. He said it
was bad.
Mr. Brundidge—Mr. Blevins,
did Dr. Faust give your son a
certificate that he had malarial
fever in order to keep him from
circuit court when he was well?
Mr. Stuckey—We object, your
honor; witness is an impeaching
witness himself and I will show
you the law.
Mr. Brundidge said he wanted
to show Dr. Faust’s character by
showing how he gave a patient a
certificate as being sick when he
knew he was certifying to some
thing that was false.
Mr. Stuckey turned to the law
and the court sustained his ob
jection.
MR. PACE KNEW THE WITNESS.
Mr. Pace—Mr. Blevins, are
you the same man I met in Har
rison a year ago?
“Yes, I guess so. I was in Har
rison and think I remember see
ing you.”
Witness could not remember
any names of those who had dis
cussed Dr. Faust’s character pri
or to the trial.
“It was a general rumor,” said
witness, “about the doctor hav
ing a bad character,”
Mr. Pace—Mr. Blevins, was it
you or your brother who ran a
blind tiger in Heber at the time
I was prosecuting attorney?
Mr. Blevins—It was not me.
H. J. L. Figg, a drug clerk in
Searcy, said Dr. Faust bought
morphine, opiates, etc., from
him and acknowledged they
were for his own use.
Edward Goad told the jury
how he dressed the body of Ed
ward Pitts and put on a standing
collar for the interment.
Judge Eugene Cypert knew
Dr. Lightle and said he always
wore a flat collar. He saw the
body of Ed Pitts after it was
rescued from the fire and said
the stiff then wore a “lay-down”
collar.
ONE JUROR EXCUSED.
A. P. Vaughn, one of the ju
rors, was excused at this point,
owing to his mother being very
low and in the opinion of Dr.
Woodyard near to death.
C. E. Cox of Little Rock wTas
recalled and testified that Dr.
Lightle misrepresented the
amount of insurance carried when
he applied for further insurance.
Dr. Lightle, Tom Cullum and
Judge Cypert were recalled and
testified as to the exact plans of
the barn, where the body was
found and other facts covered by
previous examination. The pre
sentation of evidence was con
cluded prior to the noon recess
and both sides rested.
ARGUMENT OF ATTORNEYS.
Prosecuting Attorney P. R.
Andrews opened the argument
for the state this afternoon. The
commodious park shed was
filled and many people re
mained on the outside, eager to
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defendant, J. V. Roberts, sat in
front of the jury during the trials
with his little brother, who has
taken much interest in the de
fendant’s welfare, and near them
sat the three sisters of Roberts.
Mr. Andrews objected to Dr.
and Mrs. R. G. Lightle remain
ing in the next seat to the jury
and by request of Mr. Stayton
they were given another seat in
the rear of the building.
“How much time do you all
want?” asked Esquire Smith.
“I want two hours any way,”
said Mr. Andrews.
Mr. Stayton said let each one
talk until he gets ready to quit.
“Yes,” said the court, “and
you will all talk until tomorrow
night, too.”
“No we won’t, judge,” said
Mr. Crabtree, “none of us is
long winded.”
ANDREWS’ PLEA FOR CONVICTION
In his speech to the jury Mr.
Andrews paid a high tribute to
the counsel for the defense, and
said they were there to represent
the defendant on account of pro
fessional courtesy and to see that
he obtained a fair trial. The
speaker told about Dr. Lightle
carrying $21,000 life insurance,
and said this fact soon presented
itself to the public, and it was
the “talk of the town” when
Mrs. Lightle was paid $19,500,
and small “bubbles” rose up and
got into the air, and the matter
soon exploded and developed that,
under the influence of whiskey,
Gregory gave the whole matter
away. Gregory was either tell
ing the truth all the way through
or was telling a falsehood. Dr.
Lightle was either telling the
truth or telling a falsehood.
Gregory’s testimony was discuss
ed all the way through by the
speaker, who said the “proof in
this case showed that Gregory
was telling tne truth.” The
proof showed that Roberts, Dr.
(Lightle and Gregory were all
(good friends, and were together
1 all the time, and each of then:
j helped Roberts in his race for the
nomination for representative,
and it was strange that Gregory
would come up and deliberately
tell a falsehood on his friends
and get himself into trouble.
“Now, gentlemen of the jury,”
said the speaker, “if you are go
ing to believe Dr. Lightle J want
you to disbelieve Gregory. II
you believe Gregory you cannot
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take the doctor's statement to De
true. It is strange that the
doctor wanted to brighten up on
anatomy at this time and get a
body to dissect with a dim light
in a dark loft, looking for the
minute tissues in a dead man’s
body.” The speaker was quite
eloquent, and covered every inch
of the ground. He said it is an
evident fact that Lightle aimed
to swindle the insurance people,
and he can show the jury by his
own statement that it is true.
When Mrs. Lightle wrote the
doctor in Clayton, Ga., that the
insurance companies were paying
up his policies the doctor says
himself that he offered a fellow
by the name of Cleveland $200 to
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