The Newark Journal
Published In The Famous Big Bottom Country, where Alfalfa is King.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, April 12, 1907.
Vol. 7. No. 16.
HINKLE ADMITS TAKING BOODLE
Ex-Sena+or From This District
flakes Startling Disclosures
in Covington Trial.
Little Rock, April 5.—With
disclosures of alleged wholesale
graft almost startlig in magnitude
even to those who are most con
versant with conditions, the sec
day’s trial of Senator A. W. Cov
ington brought forth developments
that have shaken the whole state
and made the case the topic of an
versal discussion wherevere Ark
ansas politics are kno\\^. The
unusual feature was developed by
the attorney for the defendent
bringing out evidence that, if true
is of the most incriminating na
ture, and the public prosecutor,
at the close of the day’s session,
declared that the half had not yet
been divulged with reference to
former boodling in the Arkansas
legislature. His words are con
sidered signiticantof developments
yet to come in the prosecution of
the alleged offenders.
Sensations came thick and fast
when Senator John A. Hinkle was
placed on the stand. To those who
were best posted, they were not
unexpected. Bi/> the magnitude
of the alleged conspiracy unfolded
by the witness was dumfounding
even to the public prosecutor.
it, was vmi. ijr. u. jnurpny,
counsel for Covington, who forced
the question by asking Senator
John A. Hinkle if he knew
anything of $7,500 being put up
by way of a bribe to defeat the
passage of the beer inspection bill.
It was during the cross-exami
nation by Col. Murphy that the
witness was led to point which
brought the Prosecuting Attorney
to his feet to object that the ques
tion was irrelevant. Col. Murphy
had asked the witness if he did not
-go before the gnmd jury and
swear that he went to the office of
Herman Kahn and there receive
$5,000 in an unbroken package
and $2,500 in a broken one, as
payment for action that had been
taken on the Fuller beer inspec
tion bill.
The witness objected to answer
ing the question and Prosecuting
Attorney Rhoton made objection
to the question on the ground that
it was not relevant to the present
case and immaterial, but he, how
ever withdrew the objection. The
witness was told by Judge Lea
that he could not be compelled to
give incriminating evidence, but
that where other persons were con
cerned he must answer the ques
tion.
Ihe prosecuting attorney also
stated to the court that if the wit
ness would tell the whole truth in
reference to the capitol building-,
the beer inspection, the railroad
bill, the Argenta bill and other
bills which had been corruptly
^ handled he would, with the con
sent of the court, be willing to
promise such immunity as might
be consistent with justice, but that
he desired that Senator Hinkle’s
statement be taken under such
conditions as would render him
liable in the event the witness
should not tell the truth. He
stated the witness was as guilty as
any man in the penitentiary and
that if he would tell the truth, it
would throw a great deal of light
on the investigation that had not
heretofore been known.
It was at this point that the
sensation of the trial was sprung.
After admitting to Prosecuting
Attorney Rhoton that he had re
ceived more than a hundred dol
lars on the Argenta bill, Hinkle
said that he received $7,500 at
Herman Kahn’s office.
Hinkle was on the stand for
fourteen hours, and said the sen
ators named received money on
several bills, among them being
the Argenta annexation bill, the
Felsenthal district .court bill and
the beer inspection bill.
He also testified that T. L. Cox
gave Covington $5,000 to look
after bills affecting railroads, his
share for his part in that work
being $1,500. He said that $1,000
was put up to pass the Felsenthal
bill, and his share was $100. Cov
ington distributed this fund.
Senator Butt, he said, was paid
$500, then withdrew from the
presidency of the senate race in
favor of Covington. Hinkle also
testified that Covington told him
that he paid Senator Gross $250 to
vote against the Little Rock-Ar
genta reannexation bill. He un
derstood the money on that bill
came from Mayor Faucette, of
Argenta.
On cross examination Col.
Murphy asked the witness with
whom he divided the $7,500 which
he got at the offiice of Herman
Kahn.
“1 did not say that any of it was
divided,” said the witness.
“Did you keep it all?”
“I refuse to answer.”
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EASTER AT OAK GROVE
The Easter services at Oak
Grove was attended by a large
crowd. Dispite the cool weather,
all those who took part were, ap
propriately dressed for the occas
ion, and all did their part well.
Bro. Horn opened the exercises
by making a talk on the Cruci
fixion of Christ and his glorious
resurrection, after which the choir,
led by Mr. Mid. Lewis and Miss
Bertie Davis, made some nice mu
sic. All who attended were well
pleased, and said by their actions
that the future would find them
living a better and a more useful
life. We extend our thanks to
the children and parents for the
interest they took in getting up
the exercises. $5.65 was donated
by the congregation for the Easter
fund. Joiin L. Sims.
CHILD SCALDED TO DEAH
Altus, April 8.—One of the
most horrible accidents that ever
took place here happened Satur
day, when the 2-year-old child of
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Stremple was
scalded to death in a boiler of hot
water in the dooryard.
Mrs, Stremple was washing
some clothing, and the little tot
was playing about her. The boiler
of water was on the ground, aud
in some unaccountable manner the
child fell backward into it and was
fatally scalded.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that there
will be an annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Merchants and
Planters Bank, held in the office
of said bank on Wednesday, April
17th, 11*07, at 3 o’clock p. m., for
the purpose of electing seven
directors of said bank to serve the
ensuing year.
This tiie first day of April 1907,
A. A. Hkndekhon
Assistant Cashier. I
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GRIST OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Alill of Justice Gets Busy and
Makes the Way of The
Transgressor Hard
The spring term of the Inde
pendence circuit court convened
at Batesville Monday with Judge
Fulkerson presiding.
J. A. Kaneaster was elected
foreman of the grand jury and
Tom Shell, of Cushman, clerk.
Those who heard Judge Fulker
son’s charge to the grand jury
pronounce it one of the best they
ever heard.
The criminai docket was taken
up and quite a nomber of cases
have been disposed of.
John Franklin, Allison Dawson,
Chas, Sexton, Chas. Cason and
Fred Hensley, each, plead guilty
to disturbing religion congrega
tions and were lined $20 each and
costs.
Lhas. McLain, Oscar Ruddell
and Horace Clark, plead guilty to
gaming and were fined $10 each
and costs, amounting in each case
to $45.
Gaines Bruce plead guilty to
carrying a pistol and was fined
$50. A similar charge against
Oscar Ruddell was dismissed.
Riley Smith, Cleve Baylor, J.
A. Lucus, Pete Curtis, Jas. Harp
er and Houston Cuzzort, each,
plead guilty to disturbing the
peace and were fined $5 and cost
each.* Riley White, on a similar
charge was acquitted.
Ed Arns plead guilty to malic
ious mischief and was fined $5.
Clarence Taylor plead guilty to
procuring liquor for another in
prohibition territory and was fined
$5.
Selina Banks was tried for ob
scenity, found guilty and fined $50
and costs.
Lawrence Bradley was tried for
malicious mischief, in shooting a
horse, and was found guilty and
fined $20 and costs.
W. A. Rutherford was tried on
a charge of obstructing the public
highway and was acquitted.
Whort Arnold plead guilty to
selling liquor in nine cases and
was fined $50 and cost in each
case. The total lines and cost in
the nine cases is something over
$600 and upon his failure to pay
the same, Arnold was sent to jail.
Woods Arnold plead guilty to
the same offence and was fined $50
and cost in two cases.
Clarence Adams, charged with
disturbing religion worship, was
given a jury trial, found guilty
and fined $20 and costs.
The case against Frank Adams
for seduction, was set for yester
day but up to the time of going to
press nothing had been learned as
to the progress of the case. The
case was heard at the last term of
the court and resulted in a hung
jury.
SHOT OFF TOP OF HIS HEAD
Conway, April Si.— James Mor
ris, aged 27, suicided this morn
ing near Barney by shooting off a
part of his head with a shotgun.
Despondency over a severe attack
of rheumatism was the cause.
SOME OLD HONEY
Our old friend. Urban Martin,
came up from Sulphur Rock Mon
day morning, feeling rather richer
than usual, because he expected
to x*ealize on two Arkansas State
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warrants l'or $10 each. One had
been issued in ist‘>4 and bore no
interest, but the other had been
| issued in 3 861 and bore interest
: from date at 8 per cent. But ex
; Treasurer Tipton turned him down
■ hard, with the information that
I they were quite whorthless. Ur
! ban will have to plant some cotton,
which he has not in years, to re
I pair his loss.—Batesville Guard.
LAD DROWNED IN POND
El Dorado, April 8.—Robert
Lee Craig, the ten-year-old son of
J. J. Craig, manager of the El
Dorado oil mill, was drowned near
here yesterday afternoon about 4
o’clock. He and several other
small boys were in swimming in
Miles pond, one mile west of El
' Dorado, and he endeavored to
cross the pond on a plank. In
some manner he fell and was
drowned.
DIED FROH FRIGHT
The Ozan News states that Mrs.
A. Ray, of Havana, died from
fright caused by the much talked
of comet. She took a great deal
of interest in the gossip about the
supposed fiery-tailed heavenly
body and left her husband Mon
day evening to eat supper alone,
When the husband went to his
room he found his wife weeping
by her bedside. She soon sank
into a swoon from which she never
recovered.
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SHOES IN A WELL
While James C. Johnston, the
j clever traveling man for the
! Brown Shoe Campany, was in
Beebe, one night last week, some
miscreant stole his large sample
case of shoes. A few days later
the case and its contents were
found in a well, near by. No
doubt the thief got mad when he
found the shoes were all for the
left foot and no two alike, and
made that disposition of them.—
Batesville Guard.
A NICE HOME FOR SALE
We have one of the nicest pieces
of residence property in Newark
for sale at a bargain. Two-story
eight room house with good barn,
smokehouse and good well of wa
ter. An entire block goes with
the property including two small
houses which rent for $5 per
month each. Also tine garden and
young orchard. Buildings all
nearly new and well finished, paint
ed inside and out and papered
throughout. The houses would
cost what we ask for the property
to say nothing of the lots, barn,
fencing and other improvements.
Craig & Henderson.
WANT LAWS ENFORCED
Warren, April 8 —Last night a
union mass meeting was held at
the Baptist church, its object be
ing to create a sentiment among
the citizens to endeavor by all
legal methods to stop the almost
open sale of liquor in Warren.
Resolutions were adopted demand
ing a strict enforcement of the
law against the evil. The sale of
entoxicants here has become al
most public and the people
aroused t to the necessity
prompt and ellicient action on
part of the city officials.
are
for
the
It is said that a force more than
•2,000 men are at work between
Searcy and Leslie on the extension
of the North Arkansas railroad.
WANT THE LAW RIGIDLY ENFORCED
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Memorial Presented to Court Of
ficials Asking For Enforce
ment of the Law
A committee from the Newark:
Law and Order League, appointed
for that purpose, went to Bates
ville Monday and presented to
the circuit judge and prosecuting
attorney the following memorial*
which was adopted at a recent
mass meeting at the Baptist
church:
To The Honorable Judge of the
Circuit Court and Prosecuting”
Attorney of the Third Judicial
Circuit of Arkansas, greeting:
We, the citizens of the town of
Newark and surrounding commun
ity in mass meeting assembled*
,beg to submit the following mem
orial for your earnest considera
tion:
First. We fully appreciate,
! endorse and commend your lenient
i course in trying to pursuade the
keepers of blind tigers to desist in
further violations of the law bj
disposing of all such cases in a
manner favorable to the defend
ants.
second, lhat while this clem~
ency has been shown from court
to court, this crime has increased
in our community until we, as law
abiding citizens, could stand for it
j no longer without protest.
Third. In view of this indis
| putable fact that clemency has
caused no abatement in this crime,
we therefore, humbly petition y u
to pursue a more rigid course m
dealing with the crime mentioned
and that you do not permit any
more dismissals, continuances and
minimum lines.
Fourth. We would also respect
fully ask that you call the atten
tion of the grand jury to the mut
ter and instruct that honorable
body to make a thorough, com
plete and rigid examination of
the violation of the laws by
parties running blind tigers and
gambling dens in our com
munity. Owing to our being un
able to convict any of these viola
tors in our inferior courts, we
hereby appeal to you for a rigid
investigation, feeling that it is cor
only recourse. In granting these
request we fully believe that you
will prescribe a panacea for this
i evil and thereby command a.
| higher esteem from all concerned.
I For all of which we shall ever t'e©l
| grateful.
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MAY RESUME OPERATIONS
The large cotton mill at Mrra
moth Springs is about to be re
habilitated and put into active ser
vice. The company in charge hse
contracted with the owners of the
dam there for 200 horse-power ale
a cost of $1,000 a year, being at
I the rate of $5 per horse power;
I and there is nothing to do but te
j attach the belts and set the ma
chinery in motion.
NOTICE
There will be a meeting of the
V. Y. Cook camp of U. C. Y
: to he held at Newark, Ark., oa
Saturday April the 20th, 1907, to*
| elect a delegate to the National
Reunion at Richmond, Va., and
attend to any other business that
may properly come before the
| meeting. J. W. Barnett, Adjfc.
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