The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous Big bottom Country. Where Alfalfa is King.
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 6. 1908
$1 Per Annum
Vol. 8. No. 11
W, T, CCINMAN KILLS HIMSELF
Fired Bullet Into His Own Head Late
Sunday Afternoon'
W. T.^Kinman, a prominent and
veil known citizen of this place, com
Imitted suicide Sunday afternoon about
5 o’clock, by shooting- himself in the
right temple with a 32 calibre revolver.
The deed was committed in the gar
den at his home a few blocks east of
the Methodist church. There was no
one in his immediate presence when
the unfortunate man tired the fatal
shot. His brother, John Kinman, was
sitting on the porch a few feet away,
but obstructed from view by one corner
of the house. There was no one else
near. Hearing the report of the pistol,
John ran out into the garden and
found his brother lying full length up
on the ground and the pistol near his
feet. He died almost instantly, and
never spoke or uttered any word after
bis brother reached him.
CAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY
The causes leading up to the rash
act were domestic infelicity of long
standing, Walter Pascoe, one of Kin
man's nearest neighbors, being the I
alleged interloper.
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ago and is alleged to have eloped with
Paseoe, both having disappeared from
town about the same time. It is re
ported that Paseoe and Kinman’s wife
have been too intimate for several
rears, and when they both disappear
ed several weeks ago, it was the gen
eral impression that they had eloped
and would never return. Alter an ab- ,
«ence of several weeks, however, they
returned some two weeks ago. Learn
ing, after his wife's return, that she j
was in a delicate condition, Kinman
went to Paseoe on Saturday and de
manded an interview. This Lung
granted, Kinman, his wife and Paseoe
all being present, it is said that cer- ;
tain agreements were reached which i
seemed satisfactory to all parties. <
It seems, however, that Kinman he- 1
came wrought up over the matter
again, and Sunday morning about s .
o’clock he went to Paseoe's house and i
called him out. They were standing •
at the yard fence talking, Paseoe on <
the inside and Kinman on the outside,
when Kinman suddenly drew a revol
ver and fired two shots at Paseoe, only
one of which took effect, striking him
in the muscle of the right arm and
producing only a flesh wound, Paseoe
having dodged to one side as the shots ■
were fired, thereby saving his own life.
After firing the shots Kinman ran
back home, only a short distance
away, in search of his wife, whom, it '
is thought, he intended to kill, also.
But seeing him coming. Mrs. Kinman
ran out the hack way as he came in,
ami succeeded in making her escape to
a neighbor’s house, and telephoning
for a horse and buggy, was driven to 1
Sulphur Mock.
Deputy Marshal E. H. Williamson
was summoned and went to Kinman’s
home to arrest him. When he arrived
Kinman was out in a lot near liis
house. He allowed Williamson to
come within comfortable speaking dis
tance, and then, laying his gun up on
the fence, he coolly informed William
son that he could come no closer.
Williamson reasoned with him for
some time in an effort to pacify him,
hut to no avail. Finally Kinman told
Williamson to send for his brother,
John Kinman, that he wanted to talk
to him. This was done and they talk- '
for some time. Then he called for Ft.
R. Ratton and later for J. W. Barnett,
and one or the other of these were
with him all day, hut he would allow
no one else near him and all efforts to
pacify him or to get him to give up
his gun were fruitless, and realizing
his desperate condition, it was thought
best to make no effort to take his gun
by force, it being the general opinion '
that he would soon become pacified
without doing himself any bodily in
jury.
NO INTIMATION OF SUICIDE
He never intimated to any one that
he was going to kill himself, but late
in the afternoon when the crowd of
^>eople who had congregated nearby,
had dispersed, and there was no one
present but his brother,the unfortunate
man walked out of his brother’s pres
(•nee, saying that he was going to the
closet, and when hid from view by one
corner of the house, fired the fatal
shot.
Watt Eaves, a young man who
happened to be standidg on the porch
at Bob Magness’ residence, a short
distance away, was the only eye wit-!
ness to the Tragedy.
VERDICT OF CORONER’S JURY
Coroner FI inn was notified by phone
and came down from Batesville on the
passenger. A jury was impaneled and
he proceeded immediately to hold an
inquest. After viewing the body and J
examining several witnesses, the coro
ner's jury returned the following ver
dict:
“We, the jury, find that the said W.
F. Kininan came to his death by a
pistol shot wound in the right temple,
inflicted by his own hand, brought on
hy family Doubles between Mrs. W.
F. Kinman, his wife, and one Walter
Pascoe.”
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE
W. T. Kinman was born July J,
iS.1i>, in Walker county, Georgia. His
'ather moved to Arkansas when he
vas quite small and the major portion
if his life was spent in Independence
•ounty.
He led an exemplary life and was an
tonored and respected citizen. By
lard work and frugality he had ac
•umulated considerable property and
vas prominent in local financial circles
laving served for several years on the
ioard of directors of one of the local
>anks.
The woman whose misdeeds made
ife a burden to him and finally
irouyht him to a suicide's {'rave, was
i second wife. He leaves one son,
•istes, a young man about twenty years
>f aye, by his first wife. The second
cite i- the mother of three children.
THE FUNCHAL
The remains were interred Monday
ifternoon at Blue Springs cemetery,
he funeral be conducted by the Masons,
>f which the deceased was an honored
nember.
One of the largest crowds ever as
iembled at the cemetery was present
o witness the last sad rites and pay a
lilent tribute of respect to the memory
>f a good citizen.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
The Democratic candidates for the
.arious county offices will address the
teople of Independence county at the
daces and dates mentioned, as follows:
Gainshoro township, Ham’s School
louse, Friday, March (ith.
WJiite River, Sulphur Rock, Satur
lav, March 7th.
Oil Trough, Fisher's Store. Monday,
if arch 9th. '
Christian, White Church, Tuesday,
ilarcli 10th.
Fail-view. Pleasant Plains, Wednes
lay, March 11th.
Liberty, Floral, Thursday, March
L’th.
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T trHictAW
March 13th.
Salado, Salado, Saturday, March
4th.
Cushman,Cushman. Monday, March
,0th.
Ashley, Brewers School House,
ruesday, March 17th.
Barren, Gray’s School House, Wed
iesday. March 18th.
Black River, Black River Academy,
rimrsday, March 19th.
Magness, Magness, Friday, March
50th.
Big Bottom, Newark, Saturday,
Vlarch 21st.
Washington, Bethesda, Monday,
March 23rd.
Ruddell, Court House, Tuesday,
March 24th.
The speaking will begin each day
promptly at 10 o’clock a. in. and an
nvitation is extended to everybody to
:ome and hear the candidates.
Election to be held Wednesday,
March 25th. Albert Sims.
Chairman Candidates’ Meeting
DISTRICT UNION MEETING
The Northeast District Union will
■neet at Oak Hill on the first Saturday
in March. All locals are requested to
send a full delegation, as there i*
some very important business to come
liefore the meeting.
T. A. Bulungton, Secretary. 1
SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, March .'{.—Miss Luc .•
Shelby, who has been visiting1 Miss
Myrtle Sink for a week, returned to
her home at Grand Glai/e Monday.
Miss Myrtle accompanied hA- to New
port.
The moving1 picture show given by a
company from Batesville Friday
night, was a grand affair and every
one present seemed to enjoy themselves.
Mi's. Ella Pascoe has rented her
residence to a Mr. Nublock of Bates
ville, and will move to Batesville to
keep house for her son, L. H. Pascoe.
Miss Francis Wilson, who has been
teaching1 near Batesville, came down
Saturday night to visit Mrs. Ida
Young.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McClendon of
Moorelield spent Friday in our town,
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. An
derson.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Barnett and
little Kate Gibson passed through
here Friday en route to Cushman.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Gennings are the
happy parents of twin boys, at their
home :S miles west of town.
Misses Nettye Bevens and Lorena
Cunningham spent Saturday and Sun
day, with friends at Charlotte.
Miss Vonnve Bevens is spending the
week at Batesville with her brother,
Geo. Bevens and family.
Ed Wilson was up from Newark last
week, electioneering with the boys of
White River township.
Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Owens of Au
vergne are visiting the doctor's motli
?r at this place.
Owen Walden, Victor Wade and
John Tlogite enwren school here last
week.
Geo. Sink of Newport visited his
father, J. P. Sink, here Thursday.
Revs. Walter Wayman and George
Jernigan went to Newark Sunday.
Geo. Saffroe of Newport spent Sun
day with a friend in our city.
Desha Owens was up from Newport
Sunday to visit home folks.
Allie Prince has been dangerously
ill for several days.
J. U. Martin went to Batesville
Monday.
Alvin Pickens was over from Dota
Sunday.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Charlotte, March 3.—Misses Nettye
Sevens, Rena Cuuninghan, Irene and
Bonnie Huddleston of Sulphur Rock
visited friends and relatives herefrom
Friday till Sunday.
Buck Crigler. a former resident of
this place, but now of Newark, tran
sacted business here Monday and
Tuesday.
Alvin Pickens and sister. Miss Vic
toria, of Dota, attended the literary
society here Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Anjfus McDonald of
Cord visited Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Kd
wards Friday night.
Miss Sallie Nuckoll, who has heen
attending school at Cave City, return
ed home last week.
Mrs. Tishey Yates visited her father
Mr. West, at Walnut Grove from Sun
day till Tuesday.
G. J. Lindsey made a business trip
to Batesville Friday and returned Sat
urday.
A large crowd attended the literary
society at this place Friday night.
ARE WE DOING OUR BEST?
To the Newark Journal:
Time is swiftly passing away. Sixty
days have passed and gone since we
said that we would live nearer God
than ever l>efore.
Art- we still pressing forward? Can
we say in the language of the poet:
“One sweet solemn thought comes to
me o’er and o'er,
That I am nearer home today than 1
have ever been before.’’
Are we making home brighter and
better? Are we bringing up our chil
dren in the nurture and admonition of
the Lord? Are we making home the
happiest place on earth for them, and
. pointing them to a home in Heaven?
Gooduess logins at home. If we are
not Christians at home, we are not
Christians anywhere. Our influence
goes out from home.
John Randolph was once heard to
say that only one thing saved him
from atheism and that was the tender
rememla-rence of the hour when a de
vout mother kneeling at his side took
his hand in hers and taught him to say
“Our Father who art in Heaven.’’
Are we teaching our children to lisp
the Lord’s prayer, and that God loves
little children? Let home go with out
children to Jesus, that while they are
crossing the dark valley of death they
may shout back their joy over a home
on earth that helped them rise to a
home in Heaven.
“Hark to the voice of Jesus crying
Who will go and work today?
Fields are white and harvest waiting
Who will bear the sheaves away?
Loud and strong the master calleth
Rich reward he offers thee:
Who will answer gladly saying
Here am I send me, send me.
If you cannot cross the ocean,
And the heathen lands explore
You can find the heathen nearer,
You can help him at your door.
If you cannot give your thousands,
You can give the widows mite,
And the least you can do for Jesus,
Will be precious in his sight.
Jf you cannot speak like angels;
If you cannot preach like Paul;
You can tell the love of Jesus,
You can say he died for all.
If you cannot rouse the wicked
With the judgment’s dread alarm,
You can lead the little children
To the saviour’s waiting arms,’’
March 1st, l!>«8. W. S. M.
PLEASANT HILL POINTERS
Farmers have begun to prepare for
another crop.
Candidates are as thick as black
birds around here now.
The singing at Mose Wilsons Sun
day night was well attended.
Troy Barber made a professional
visit in these parts Sunday evening.
The exhibition at Logan was well
attended Friday night by the young
people of this community.
Mrs. Mat Holcomb is slowly improv
ing and is able to sit up. Miss Gertie
Fink is keeping house for her during
her illness.
Rev. G. L. Fink has returned from
Jackson county, near Tuckerman, on
a missionary tour. He reports a line
meeting and a pleasant trip. He re
portsthe temperance movement in good
headway over there. Mrs. Fink and
son. Vesta, visited at Newark while
he was gone.
FIRE AT TUCKERMAN
Tuckerman, March 2. This place
was visited by a lire shortly after mid
night this morning. The John R,
Yelverton livery stable building and
a small residence belonging to It. F.
Dunn were burned.
The livery stable building1 was used
by the Harvey-Greenhaw Mercantile
Company as a storage house, and con
tained several carloads of hay, bug
gies and farming implements. The
residence was occupied by Mrs. Helm.
Both buildings and their contents were
a total loss.
It is supposed that the lire was of
incendiary origin.
CITY MARSHAL OUSTED
At the regular meeting of the city
council Monday night, City Marshal
Walter Pascoe was summarily exjtelled
from office, on charges of immorality
and failure to do his duty, the vote
for his dismissal being unanimous.
E. H. Williamson was elected to till
out the unexpired term.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to sincerely thank out
neighbors and friends^ for their man
ful work in extinguishing the tire which
caught our residence Saturday, Feb
ruary 22, 1908.
Mrs. Geo. Martin
and Family.
Sulphur Rock, Ark.
OPPOSED TO THE BRIDGE
If Batesville Wants Bridge Across
White River Let Her Build it
Mr. Editor:*—I recently noticed an.
article in the Batesville Guard written
by a “Citizen” of Fairview township,
in which he loudly advocated the con
struction of a free bridge across White
river at Batesville by our county.
Such a bridge would benefit a por
tion of four townships south of the
river and the city of Batesville, yet
the writer would have Independence
county built it by taxation. Our taxes,
are now already entirely too high,
and we cannot afford to take on an
additional burden like this.
A good bridge 'across White river
at Batesville would cost no less than
$150,000. What do you taxpayers*
think of that? Our county would have
to issue bonds or other interest-bear
ing evidence of indebtedness, to build
such a bridge, and, therefore, the
bridge would cost, before paid for in ' .
full, $175,000, or more. That would
put our taxes out of sight. They am 5
high now, but that would make them
soar quite a little bit higher.
If Batesville wants a free bridge
for the lnmetit of her trade from Cle- *
burne county and the four townships
mentioned, I say let Batesville build " *?
the bridge, and not try to hold up the
tax payers of the county for the special
benefit of the city of Batesville.
Before the writer casts his ballot for
any one of the candidates for county
judge in the coming primary, I will <
have to know how hw stands on this
proposition as, this is a matter that
would have to be dealt with by the
levying court, which is composed of
the county judge and the justices of
the peace of the various townships of
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the people of the entire county, finan
cially, and I believe they should call
Ion thF candidates for county judgo
I and justices of the peace to state their
position on this bridge proposition.
A Taxpayer.
TAX COLLECTOR
We have carefully examined the re
ports and settlements of W. T. Gray,
Tax Collector, carefully checking the
same with books of the County Treas
urer and find that he has accounted
for and turned into the County Treas
ury all funds coming into his hands as
such collector, including overplus of
salary: for which sums of money he
has tiled proper treasurer's receipts
with the county clerk.
We find the books and records of
the county officials neatly kept. We
desire to extend to said officials our
heartiest thanks for their polite and
courteous treatment and valuable
assistant rendered us.
Respectfully submitted
John T. Tharp,
J. T. Powell,
A. A. Webber,
(Commissioners.
Batesville, Ark., Oct. 21st, l!f07.
•State of Arkansas,
County of Independence,
I, J. A. Kennard. do solemnly swear
that I am deputy circuit clerk and ex
officio recorder of Independence coun
ty, Arkansas, and that 1 have examin
ed the report of the commissioners of
accounts filed in the circuit clerk’s*
office on October 21st, 1907, by J. T.
Powell, John T. Tharp and A. A.
Webber, Commissioners, and I find
that the above are true, .perfect ami
correct statements quoted from said ^
report, so help me God. s''
J. A. Kennard.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of February 1908.
T. Albert, N. P.
My commission expires May 31, 1908.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to return our sincere thank*
to our many friends of Charlotte whi»
attended the bedside of our loving
father and husband during his last ill
ness. May you reap rich rewards in
heaven for your faithful and devoted
attention.
Mrs. R. G. Christian
and Children.