The
Newark
Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1922
VOL. 21 NO. 39
Baby Killed and Woman is
Probably Fatally Wounded
in Sulphur Rock Tragedy
Wife and Baby cf Postmaster P. T. Chaney Shot
By Neighbor—Baby Instantly Killed and
Woman Attempts Suicide
Mrs. P. T. Chaney of Sul
phur Rock was shot and ser
iously wounded, and her eight
months-old baby boy was in
stantly killed just before noon
today (Thursday) at their
home at Sulphur Rock.
There were no eye witneses
to the tragedy, but Mrs. W. J
Travis a neighbor, is reported
to have fired the shots which
wounded Mrs. Chaney and kill
ed her baby.
Mrs. Travis jumped into a
well at the residence of Mr
and Mrs. C. E. Jimerson im
mediately following the shoot
ing, probably with the inten
tion of commiting suicide, but
she either lost her nerve or her
judgement and jumped into
the well feet foremost, and
was not seriously injured.
There was no one at the
Chaney home when the trage
dy was enacted there except
Mrs. Chaney and her baby boy
.whom she was nursing at the
time Mrs. Travis is alleged to
have entered the loom and
opened fire on Mrs. Chaney.
Three or four shots were
fired, reports differing as to
the number, but the first shot
seems to have struck the baby
in the back of the head, pro
ducing instant death. Two
bullets struck Mrs. Chaney,
one entering her left side near
the heart, and another pene
tinted her arm.
Dr. Burge was called and
dressed her wounds. She was
still alive when The Journal
went to press at 2;30 Thurs
day afternoon, but it is said
there is little hope for recove
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Mrs. Jimerson who lives not
far from the scene of the trad
gedy, was attracted by some
one calling her name and went
to the door just in time to see
the form of a woman go into
her well. Unable to recogni
ze the person, Mrs. Jimerson
thought one of her daughters
had fallen into the well. Her
frantic cries for help brought
a number of the neighbors,
and Mrs. Travis was rescued.
Mrs. Jimerson and those who
answered her cries for help
unaware of the grim tragedy
that had been enacted at the
lyjme of her neighbor nearby.
Mrs. Travis became frantic
and hysterical but was revived
and is reported to be none the
worse for her fearful experi
ence except for a nervous and
physical collapse.
A Journal representative vi
sited Sulphur Rock in an effort
to get the details of the grim
tragedy, but was unable to
learn any cause for the affair
except a rumuor that the trage
dy probably resulted from jeal
ousy. ffl ,
Mrs Chaney is the wife of
the postmaster and is about 28
years of age.
Mrs. Travis is the wife of
Will Travis, a well known and
highly respected citizen. She is
about 45 years of age and has
several children.
The Chaney family and the
Travis family are both highly
respected and are among the
most prominent families of
Sulphur Rock, and the tragedy
caused a genuine sensation.
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The man wiih Kis
money in our Bank
does not fear fire
nor burglars.
It is not only downright carelessness to keep
money Hi your house, but it subjects you and your
family to jjrave DANGER.
Not only may you lose it by fire, but burglars
may break in and steal \t.K Burglars always “spot” the
houses where money is kept and they will stop at .
nothing—even MURDER—to get it.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75400.00
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FOR CIRCUIT CLERK
W. R. Westbrook Announces
Candidate For Re-Election
The announcement of W. R.
Westbrook as a candidate for!
1 e-election as Circuit Clerk ap-j
pears in today’s paper.
Mr. Westbrook is well and
favroably known to the voters
of the County, having served
two terms as county treasurer
and one term as Circuit Clerk.
Mr Westbrook has been a
very careful and painstak
ingly official and has always
rendered the people good ser
vice. His genial and accom
modating disposition has made
for him many friends throug
out the county. He has a good
record to his credit and will
probably be given the custo
mary second term as clerk
without opposition.
PTOMAINE POISON FATAL
Child At Colter Succumbs to
Disease
Cotter, Jan. 8—/The little
three-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Clovin, died
Friday night from ptomaine
poison. At 5 o’clock in the af
ternoon the child was in per
fect health playing around the
house. She died shortly after
midnight. It is thought that
something she ate for supper
caused the disease, yet no
other member of the family
were affected.
FREIGHT IS WERCKED
Track is Torn np But Crew
Escape Injury
Cotton Plant, Jan. 9—Ap
proximately 500 feet of track
was torn up and traffic on the
Brinkley and Newport branch
of the Rock Island roadway
was blocked today by ,the de
railment of a freight train one
mile south of Cotton Plant
None of the crew was injured.
TONEY WILL ANNOUNCE
Chicot County Judge to Run
For Governor
Little Rock Jan. G—Judge E.
P. Toney of Lake Village was
in Little Rock today conferr
ing with political friends. He i
says he will make formal an
nouncement of his gubernator
ial intentions between this date
and January- 25.
STOCK PASTURE
B. B. Owens has rented the
Magness cane pasture on the
Island and will be at the pas
ture on Tuesday and Friday of
each week. Parties desiring
to place stock in this pasture
should be there on those days.
Hunting or trespassing is for
bidden.
NO HUNTING ALLOWED
Notice is hereby given that
hunting on my land is prohib
ited and all persons are warn
ed not to trespass on same.
W. J. WALDRIP
Don’t put the guilt upon an
other. You’ll have “The Devil!
To Pay.”
Friday, the 13th, and“The
Devil To Pay.”
SHOO rS DIVORCED
WIFE AND ESCORT
Guion Merchant Opens Fife on
Couple on Crowded Street
at Hot Springs
Hot Springs, Jan. 8—Ford Es
ters, 39, and a former mer
chant of Guion, at 2:30 this
afternoon met his divorced
wife, Rosetta, in company
with Harvey J. Sheffield of
Newport, and drawing a .38
caliber pistol from his pocekt,
opened fire. The woman re
ceived one bullet wound
through the right side just a
bove the waist line, which came
out in the back and which it is
heleived will prove a fatal
wound.
Sheffield wassho in the right
aim. They grappled over the
pistol for a few moments and
it was taken from the two men
as both had hold of it.
The shooting took place on
Bath-house row, which is the
popular promenade for visitors
and created a genuine sensa
tion.
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Mrs. Estes came to Hot Springs
on Dec. 30. it is said, and reg
istered at a hotel as H. Richard
son and wife.
At police headquarters Estes
told a sordid story of domestic
trouble during a period of the
last three years and which he
claimed all centered, about
Sheffield, who is a successful
timber man of Guion, and who
Estes states states, ha a wife
and daughter.
The tragedy having been
enacted on government reser
vation property, it will go into
the Federal court at Little
Rock.
According to Estes, he was
married 17 years ago, and he
and his wife were happy until
about three years ago. He
said Sheffield began showing
attestions to his wife then and
they had some words over this
and that one afternoon in Gui
on he caw Sheffield pass his
ho*ie and throw a package in
his yard, which his wife pick
ed up He said the package
contained a .38 caliber Golt
pistol, and that it was the same
pistol which this afternoon
Chief of Police Sullivan took
from the room occupied by the
couple.
Estes said that after the pis
tol incident {ft Guion three
year ago, that he and his wife
separated. He gave her the
home and the children, and he
took quarters, in the rear of
his store, and supported her
and the children. He said
that soon afterwards she left
and that later he secured a di
vorce, and about a year ago he
went to Ida Okla., where he
opened a business. He said
that last fal the little daught
er was ill from typhoid and
that her mother spent a month
with her. Estes said during the
stay she corresponded with
Sheffield. He said that last
Christmas he had a letter
from her asking about the
children. Estes said that
Clyde, his 11-year-old son, suf
fered a broken leg in a fall and
that he could not care for the
children and run his business,
so he came back to Arkansas
last week. He said that his
former wife was either at Lit
tle Rock or Hot Springs, and
that he came to Hot Springs tc
see her and effect a reconci
liation or to get her to take
care of the two younger of the
four children, so that he could
look after his business.
Estes saiel that he did not
know about Sheffield being
here, and that he was armed
because had always carried a
pistol. He said that he came
upon them this afternoon al
most before he knew it, and
that Sheffield shoved his hand
into an overcoat pocket. Be
lieving the man was about to
shoot he drew his own pistol
and fired two or three times,
Estes said.
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF
Newark Man Announces Can
didacy For This Offiec
w. C. Edwards announces
in this issue of The Journal as
a candidate for sheriff, subject
to the Democratic primary to
I oe held next August.
Mr. Edwards was born and
i aised in Newark and comes
from one of the best families
in the county.
He has never sought a coun
ity office, but promises if elect
d, to discharge the duties or
the office to the letter of the
j law.
Mr. Edwards is known as a
i man of his word. When he
| says he will do a thing, he can
| be depended upon to do it.
Everybody who knows him,
knows this to be a fact. He
will make a thorough canvas
of the county before the pri
mary, and he asks the voters of
the county to give his candida
cy due consideration before de
ciding who they will vote for
for sheriff.
WOULD ENJOIN GAS TAX
Standard Oil Company Seeks
To Stop Special Tax
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Little Rock, Jan. 6.—Th*1
Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana,
this afternoon applied to the
j Pulaski circiut court for an in
junction against officials
! state and county, to prevent
the collection of the one cent
tax on gasoline, authorized by
ithe last Legislature. It is con
tended in the complaint that
the law is unconstitutional.
SMALL BOY KILLED
Second Son of Farmer To Die
In Month
—
i Walnut Ridge, Jan. 7—Gil
bert Hills, the 9-year-old son
| of S. R. Hills of Pocahontas,
was instantly killed yesterday
morning when some large tim
bers fell on him while he was
playing near where his father
was at work building a new
barn. Mr. Hills also lost his
14-y^ar-old boy four weeks
ago, today, from typhoid fever.
BOY 13 YEARS OLD
IS HELD FOR MURDER
Ellsworth Webb, Orphan, Kill
ed Farmer With Whom He
Ma^e His Home
Piggott, Jan. 5—An indict
ment for murder in the first de
gree was returned by the
grand jury, now in session at
piggot, against Elsworth Webb
the 13-year-old boy who shot
and instantly killed C. E. Hun
gerford, a prosperous farmer
living near Piggott, December 6
The boy had been making
hii-j home with Mr. Hunger
ford about two years, and, it
seems that on this particular
day Mr. Hungerford
had scolded the boy
for not doing the feeding and
other evening work as he
should. The boy made no
threats but after supper he
went to a neighbor’s and bor
rowed a shotgun and explained
to the neighbor that he wanted
to kill an owl. When he reach
ed home he went in through
the back door and through the
kitchen, where he had a plain
view of Mr. Hungerford lying
by the fire. He immediately
shot him through the heart
and - fled. On the following
morning he was found hidden
among bales of hay in the barn
loft of the neighbor from
whom he borrowed the gun.
BOY GETS LONG TERM
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Must Serve 21 Years For Kill
ing Hi* Benefactor
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Piggott, Jan. 10—Ellsworth
Webb an orphan, aged 13 who
several weeks ago killed C. E.
Hungerford, a farmer and the
boys benefactor, today pleaded
guilty to second degree murder
and was sentenced to 21 years
in the penitentiary. The boy
will be taken to the Boys In
dustrial School 8 years, or un
til he is 21, when he will be
transferred to the penitentiary.
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