[RS
N THE STAND
adjournment Took
gsWas Still Giv
ct Evidence.
lay in county court
ing course in very
tful style, with no
ffgts from counsel
side. Comic val
id to have come to
cr0wd was in a
than usual and the
ired in the good
itroling their tem
ping how hard has
t contesting every
fay, it is to the
land counsel that
the case has run ;
mthers was placed .
d again and spent j
a direct testimony. |
ve already indicat-1
will put many of
s, whose names
lacked upon the
is also evident
imony of Mr. Car
other witnesses
upon to tell of the
the alleged “un
ta-resident” peti
are also known to
y getting informa
lesses with which
testimony of W.
I and others to
he end is nowhere
it looks more like
the coming week j
tr date, when both ,
and leave the de-!
iidge Coe.
routhers, continu
timony Saturday
examined as to the ;
by prohibitionists
■dent, and stated ,
Belford was not.
Black runs the j
*y; J. F. Blanton j
? of Doniphan; j
jail; Will Boswell,
Press and married
[i 0. Brinkley,
nd lives at Best
lives on Dew
d runs a dray; C.
^ at Newport.
Campbell stays at
J- C. Crumpton
P°rt avenue and
of Joe East; G.
!onRemmel aven
Main street; Jack
J for Earl Seaton
b Jewel Best: R
for Dean &
(*Ves near sewer
’ •fesse Grosser,
Earnheart, rooms
store; Dave Cald
rt House; D.
stays at Hazel;
m lived near
Pictures
a House
Models
““d Gertrude
(Edison)
POINT
•drama.
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J^TON’S
ghter
^"ama, featur
George
Gus Jones and related to Joe
Leonard; J. R. Churchwell
thought he lived on Laurel
street; J. A. Cole, painter, and
works for Askew; W. K. Crow
works for Earnheart; W. T.
iels was superintendent at ven
eer plant, lives on Remmel aven
ue; Flake Dearing works on
government boat; I. P. Daven
port, baker on Walnut street,
Miss Davenport lives with sis
ter; H. B. Downs rooms in Wal
ton building; J. A. Daugherty
works for railroad and did live
on Dewey avenue; Oscar Dieb
rells calls Planters House home,
works on boat; O. R. Dunham
1340 Front street; B. J. Drink
herd river man with headquar
ters at Best’s; Roy Dutton said
Newport was his Iiomfe as long
as his father lived here; A. M.
Edgar came here in summer and
has moved into Loftin house,
owns old Loftin stable; Z. Em
ery, fisherman and lives in a
shack near ferry; Johnston Ev
ans of Old Soldier’s Home in
Illiriois, gets his pension here;
Dan Flowers at time petition
was filed lived back of Fred
Smith’s across railroad; Mrs.
Dona Flowers, his wi£e; R.
Fortune (Fortner) at Jewel
Best’s been here 12 years; Otto
Fortune not known; E. Fortune
lives near Lizzie Mason’s on
Whof Plitm • in
jail; May me Foster lives in
Chastain Addition or Remmel
avenue, B. F. Frazier was at
Best’s, gone; Mrs. Sam T. Gist
studying for trained nurse, but
this is her home; George L.
Green stops at Hazel and is a
river man; M. S. Griffin left
here January 20 brother of wit
ness wife and married Rosa
Griffin, both lived near Char
ley Watson’s; Ike Grooms was
at Newport House; Frank Gul
lette lives in Newport at Jewel
Best’s, works on river; W. F.
Gullette not known; S. B. Hag
gard was here when petition was
circulated but does not live here;
S. F. Hardin, captain of Geneva;
M. J. Hardin, knows Mrs. M. J.
Hardin, wife of captain; Charles
Hare lives at Newport House;
Claude Hartsell lives in Chas
tain’s Addition according to in
formation; J. H. Hatler don’t
know whether he is here; Will
Heard lived at Newport House
and left on January 28; C. J.
Hesley bartender for Bowen and
lives over laundry; Will Heath
lives at 2nd and Plum; Dave
Hogan not known; Paul
Hogue claims Newport his home;
W Tolnm o n wnpl^Pfl fit GX*
press office, left since petition
was filed; Monroe Jacks fives
tout of town; C. J. Jacobs lived
at 918 Front now resides next
door to Dutch Minnie’s; J. F.
Jewell works for Newport Mfg.
Co. and fives in East Newport;
M. V., Johnson, buys cotton for
Tom Hutson and lived at Mrs.
Brandenburg’s and gone away
on vacation; Tom Kroll fives at
Planter’s House; Mrs. C. A.
Hurt, mother of Mrs. Rosa Grif
fin, lived in Chastain’s Addition
when petition was filed now at
Jacksonport; R. D. Lawrence
says Newport is his home;
Charles Lassiter fives outside
city limits; W. L. Lewis, lived
in Myrick’s office and on river;
Otto Lantrip works on Blue
Point; T. M. Lassiter not
known; Leo L. Long fives near
oil mill; W. W. Lovelace on
steamer Pocahontas; W. E. Mc
Cuistion name off; T. J. Mc
Graw stays at Hazel hotel and
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CONVICT FARM
CASTS ARE SET
For Trial Next Thursday—“Lit
tle Tony Sabino Tried For
Stealing A Mule.
The trial of ex-Senator John ,
H. Keel, Jewel Best, Ira Best:
and Lee Quinn for assault with
intent to kill and accessory be
fore and after the fact to assault
with intent to kill, upon a joint
indictment returned by the last i
grand jury, has been set for j
next Thursday in the Jackson
Circuit Court.
The indictment is one of a j
number returned as the result
of an investigation into condi
tions and past treatment of the ;
convicts at the county farm.
Lee Quinn is named as princi
pal in the indictment and the ;
others as accessories. The bill
is based upon the shooting of a j
negro convict, “Slim,” whose j
surname was unknown to the j
grand jury and who disappeared
from the farm last May or June
under mysterious circumstances
as told in the report of that in
quisitorial body, whose final re
port created a court sensation.
Bench warrants on three other
indictments of John H. Keel
have been served by the sheriff.
ora ■Pm* tv-*Annm*o nn/J
one for false imprisonment. I
Bond was given in each by the 1
same sureties, who went upon j
his bond in the first case.
I
TONY SABINO TRIAL.
The trial of Tony Sabino, who !
with Tony Ariosi, was indicted
for stealing a mule, began Fri
day in Circuit Court and nearly |
all the evidence was heard that
day. Judge Jeffery excused the
part of the jury not taken in 1
this case until Monday morning,'
thus making it the last jury trial
of the week.
Tony Sabino is known as “Lit
tle Tony” and Tony Ariosi as
“Big Tony”. The latter was con
victed and the supreme court
recently affirmed the judgment.
C. M. Erwin represented the
state and Judge M. M. Stuckey
the defendant, who introduced
testimony to prove an alibi.
The case went to the jury this
afternoon, and this body re
turned a verdict of not guilty.
DOCKET RECORD IN BRIEF.
H. A. Bickers and S. M. Bone
versus G. W. Roberts, damages;
continued by consent until
mi 4 Vi {m/1
A 11 LI A OVACfcJ' V/A.
Harry Ruffner, exparte, re
moval of disabilities of minori
ty; petition granted.
City of Newport versus Joe
Bratton, appeal from mayor’s
court; dismissed at cost of city.
State versus Joe Nickens, ar
son and accessory before the
fact to arson; jury trial and
verdict of not guilty.
Herbert Spalding, assault with
intent to kill; continued for
term.
Dee Washam, slander; demur
rer to indictment sustained and
motion by state to resubmjt to
grand jury sustained and cause
re-submitted.
Cecil Hester, disturbing the
peace; plea of guilty, fined $5.
Cooch Barnes, drunkenness in
a public place, nolle prossed; as
sault and battery, plea of guilty,
continued; gaming, fined $10.
Charles Weston, slander and
breach of peace; continued on
(Continued on last page.)
No More Rides For Him.
Monroe Ray, a respected far
mer of near Sulphur Rock, was
in the city one day this week,
end while here tiled a suit
against the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern railway
company for $20,000 damages
for injuries alleged to have been
occasioned by the wreck of a
passenger train on the White
River Division, near this city,
December 27 last.
Mr. Ray, who is between 50
and 60 years of age, formerly
resided in Baxter county, and
the ocasion of this trip was the
first time in his life he was ever
on a train.
His first experience on the
“cars,” he says, has taught him
a lesson.
“If they ever get me onto one
of them things again, they’ll
have to blindfold me and back
me on,” said the old gentleman.
Although he claims to have
been disabled from wTork since
his injury, he made the trip
from Sulphur Rock to this city
in a private vehicle this week to
consult his attorney, in prefer
ence to again taking the chances
of a ten mile ride on the cars.
Mr. Ray has employed Attor
ney Dene H. Coleman to prose
cute his claim, and Attorney V.
G. Richardson will be associated
with him in the case.—Bates
ville Guard.
Entertains With Dinner.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Owen
Walker entertained a few
friends at dinner Thursday ev
ening in honor of Dr. James
Scarborough, who is home for a
few days’ visit to his parents
and many friends. The guests
were mostly former classmates
of the honored guest and the ev
ening in social communion was
a thoroughly enjoyable affair to
all present.
A delicious dinner in several
courses was served and every
feature of the delightful affair
was perfectly planned. Covers
were laid for Dr. James Scar
borough, Dr. L. E. Willis, Dr.
and Mrs. Elbert Watson, Dr.
and Mrs. George K. Stephens
and Dr. and Mrs. H. 0. Walker.
For Rent — Nicely furnished
front room. 215 Vine st. tf.
Sheriff files
Specific Charges
Against John H. Keel As ('on
tractor and Asks County
Court to Annul Contract.
In the Jackson County Court :
In the matter of the contract
for the keeping of the county
Prisoners, etc.
To the Hon. C. B. Coe, Judge,
etc.
John F. McCuistion, sheriff of
Jackson county, under and by
virtue of the provisions of Sec
tion 1094 of Kirby’s Digest of
the Laws of Arkansas, respect
fully states as follows, to-wit:
That heretofore to-wit: on the
29th day of December, 1913, the ,
county of Jackson by and
j through its county Judge, C. j
B. Coe entered into a contract
with John H. Keel for the keep
ing of all persons convicted of
offenses under the laws of this
state and committed to the coun
ty jail of said county for im
prisonment, or committed on de
fault of payment of costs and
fines adjudged against them, ex
cepting those prisoners await- j
ing trial or sentenced to the
penitentiary and excepting such
prisoners as are not sound in
mind and body and are unable
to labor, which said contract
was aftewards by this honora
ble court approved on the 5th
day of January, 1914, and the
term for which said contract
was made ran from the first day
of January, 1914, to the 31st
day of December, 1914, and a
copy whereof is herewith filed
and marked Exhibit “A", and
j asked to be made a part hereof.
That under said contract the
i said John H. Keel agreed to take
all such prisoners as hereinbe
fore specified during said term
and he agreed:
“To accept all such prisoners at
the jail of Jackson county; to
safely keep said prisoners; to
properly provide for them; to
clothe them comfortably, fur
nish them at all times with suf
ficient wholesome food; to pro
vide all necessary medicine and
medical attention for them so
long as said prisoners shall be
and remain in his charge and
custody; to work said prisoners
at some lawful labor not more
severely or for longer hours
than is the custom of free la
bor engaged in the same or sim
ilar work as that provided for
said prisoners; to provide prop
er sleeping accommodations for
them at all times and to observe
all regulations enjoined by law
and all reasonable rules for the
management of said prisoners
that may be authorized or di
rected by the County Prison
Board, and to pay within thirty
days after said prisoners are
delivered to him all legal costs
of conviction that said prison
ers may be adjudged to pay.
That he has examined into the
condition ol' said prisoners in
custody of said contractor, and
believing that he is in default,
he makes the folowing charges
and specifications:
1st. That lie lias failed to
safely keep said prisoners, in
that he negligently allowed one
Will Knight to escape.
2nd. That he has failed t(»
properly provide for said pris
oners, as will hereafter more
fully appear, in respect to
clothing, feed, caring for said
prisoners, etc.
3rd. That he has failed to
comfortably; in that in the
case of one negro, whose name
is to petitioner iinkhown, wah
worked on a cold day, in an un
dershirt ragged, and overalls,
without comfortable undercloth
ing; also in the case of W. C.
Rasberry, a cripple, not able trt
get around without a stick, Was
found at work with his toes off,
and bleeding, without any socks,
with a pair of old broken and
ragged shoes, and his body bad
ly beaten from whipping.
In another case a white per
son was clothed only in overalls
and shirt, without undercloth
ing.
That for all clothes and shoes,
etc., furnished the said prisoners
by said contractor, a charge is
made against each for same and
they are required by him to
work the charge so made out, in
addition to the fine and costs,
and in particular such conduct
was committed in the individual
cases of Fred Hall, Edgar Rob
inson and Ed Gaspy, and other
persons, whose names are at
(Continued on Editorial Page.)
TANGO TO
BergeR’S I
"STAR CLOTHING HOUSE* I
Final Clean Up Of AH I
Winter Clothes. Last Call K
AH Beniamin Saits and Overcoat* now $13.50 I
AH Majestic Snitn and Overcoats now.:.$10.50 I
Crown $4.00 and $4.50 Trousers now? $ 2.85 I
Crown SS.^OO and $6.00 Trousers nnw .$ ' 3.85 I
Remember: 1
The highest type of Clothes making. I
Priced for a quick clean up. I
Shrewd buyers now get busy. 1
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Benjamin-lVashingloTi Tango Tuxec
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