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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 23 1S22
VOL. 21 NO. 49
CATTLE INSPECTOR IS
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
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Five .Men Residing Near
Mcllue are Charged
With Crime
(Charles Jeffery of James
" town, cattle tick inspector for
Gn enbrier township, was shot
and killed Monday morning
v.hile riding along the road a
short distance from James
town.
Lee Harper, who was riding
with Jeffery, was shot through
the right arm, but was only
slightly wounded. •
An unknown assassin, hid
den in a clump of bushes near
the roadside, fired the shot
that killed Jeffery and wound
ed Harper. ,
The assassin used a shotgun
loaded with buckshot and al
most the entire charge entered
Jeffery’s right side and pentra
ted the lung. He died in about
an hour.
The killing is believed to be
the result of opposition to the
tick eradication law'. Jeffery
is said to have received several
anonymous letters warning him
to resign if he valued his life.
He and Harper were en route
to a dipping vat near James
town where cattle were to be
dipped, when the shooting oc
tured.
Harper ran to a farmhouse
for assistance and telephoned
Sheriff Harris who went to the
scene of the murder.
Bloodhounds were sent for
and the clump of bushes from
which the shots w'ere fired
was closely guarded.
When the dogs were taken
to the scene they at once took
up at trail, which they follow
ed in a roundabout way to the
home of Aaron Strother.
Then was no one at home
at Strother’s but the dogs fol
lowed the trail into a bedroom
where a pair of boots wTas
found, the boots being of the
same size of the track found
at the clump of bushes where
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the shots were fired that kil
led Jeffery.
Neighbors told the officers
I that Strother and Paul Curtis
who lived with him, had gone
to McHue. The officers im
mediately went to McHue and
found the two ,men. It is said
that they were apparently pre
paring to leave the county.
The officers arrested Stroth
er, Paul Curtis, James McGee,
Will Lumbers and C. W. Hen
bry and they were taken to
: Batesville and placed in jail.
There has been much opposi
tion to dipping cattle in that
] section and a number of dip
1 ping vats have been blown up
with dynamite. It is said that
a secret meeting was held at
the home of Strother Sunday
afternoon and that McGee an
nounced Sunday morning at
church that all opposed to dip
ping their cattle should "follow
him." It was said that about
40 farmers went with him to
the Strother home. Officers
believe that the murder of Mr.
Jeffery was planned at the
meeting.
After the dogs had picked
up the trail, the officei's took
no chances on having a warn
ing carried ahead. They or
dered everybody they met to
go along with them. When
the posse started out it was
composed of nine men. but
| when-the last arrest was made
there were approximately 60
members.
McGee is said to have admit
ted to officers that he attended
; the secret meeting at Strothers
! Sunday afternoon, and that he
i was opposed to dipping his cat
tle. However he refused to tell
what transpired at the Strother
residence. He said that he
would tell the Grand Jury
everything he knew but until
it convenes would remain sil
ent. All the others arrested re
fused to talk.
It is believed those connect
ed with the killing of the
officer set fire to the woods a
few miles from where the kil
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BATESVILLE GIRL IS
ATTACKED BY NEGRO
When Accosted She Screamed
and Was Released By
Negro Who Escaped
Batesville, March 20.—The
negro who attacked the young
woman here Saturday night is
still at large, and officers con
tinue to work on the mystery.
The young woman’s name is
Covey, 18 years of age. She
worked as a waitress at John
son’s Tea Room, a local restau
rant, and resides on Harrison
street. A number of negroes
have been taken before her for
identification, but all of them
have been released.
Saturday night Miss Covey
quit work at 7 o’clock. She
started to the picture show,
but, because she felt fatigued,
decided to go to her home a
bout twelve blocks away. She
went to a store and cashed her
pay check, and had proceeded
several blocks toward her
home, when she was accosted
by a negro, whom, she said,
inquired if she was not afraid
to walk home alone. The oc
currence took place in the mid
dle of the block where it was
quite dark.
She says she replied she was
not, whereupon the black seiz
ed her and attempted to choke
her. She screamed, attracting
persons living nearby. The
negro then struck her, causing
her to fall in a ditch. The
black then disappeared. Per
i sons found her in an uncon
i scious condition.
The affair was reported to
officers Saturday night, but lit
tle work was done on the case
until Sunday morning. Dozens
I of negroes were rounded up
and placed in jail. They were
I taken to the young woman’s
home after she regained con
! sciousness. She stated that she
| would know the negro if she
saw him, but she failed to iden
tify any of the negroes that
appeared before her. At one
time. Miss Covey pointed out
her assailant, but later had
him released because she said
the negro held did not have
the voice as the one who at
tacked her.
Although there has been
considerable indignation voiced
at a result of the attack, it is
not believed that a lynching
will take place if the guilty
negro is apprehended.
The Batesville Ku Klux Klan
caused notices to be printed
and posted in conspicious
places offering $150 reward for
the apprehension and convic
tion of the negro.
FILL P. M. VACANCY
Examination to Be Held *or
Sulphur Rock Office
The Civil Service Commission
has announced an examination
to be held at Batesville, on
April 15, 1922, as a result of
which it is expected fo make
certification to fill a contem
plated vacancy in the position
of fourth-class postmaster at
at Sulphur Rock.
The compensation of the
postmaster at this place was
$545 for the last fisical year.
Applicants must reside with
in the territory supplied by the
post office for which the exam
ination is announced.
The examination is open to
all citizens of the United States
who can comply with the re
quirements.
Application blanks, Form
1753, and full information con
cerning the requirements of the
examination can be secured
from the postmaster at the
place of vacancy or from the
United States Civil Service
Commission, Washington, D.C.
Applications should be prop
erly excuted and filed with the
Commission at Washington,
D. C., at the earliest practic
able date.
Reese Claims He Was Gassed
in France and F leads Par
tial Insanity
Walnut Ridge, Meh.17.—The
jury in the case of Orville
Reese, youthful bank robber,
returned a verdict of guilty
this afternoon at 2 o’clock, his
punishment being fixed at life
imprisonment in the state peni
tentiary. The case was given
to the jury at 9 o’clock last
night. The body deliberated
until 10:30 o’clock, when they
were locked up for the night..
Deliberations were resumed at
9 o’clock this morning, the jury
reaching a verdict at 2 o’clock
this afternoon.
Reese was charged with the
murder of F. M. Light, a farm
er, who was killed while Reese
and two companions were rob
bing the Bank of Alicia several
months ago. Rev. W. A.
Franks was also killed by the
bandits, and a third man
wounded. Reese’s compan
ions deserted him when he was
wounded. They have never
been apprehended.
An attempt was made at
the trail to prove that Reese is
inferior mentally and that he
was unable to distinguish a
great w'rong from a minor
wrong. Reese said he w'as sub
ject to headaches, during
which he was unable to resist
temptation. Reese said he was
gassed while fighting overseas.
Following the robbery at
Alicia and the wounding of
Reese and the escape of his
companions, Reese took refuge
in a farm house, where he wras
found in what appeared to be
a dying condition. He was
brought to the depot at Alicia
and prepared for removal to
a hospital at Little Rock. The
crowd w'as greately incensed
and there was some talk of
violence. At least the crow'd
did not wrant Reese removed
from the county. The atti
tude of the crowd wras chang
ed when Mrs. Franks, wife of
the dying minister, wrho was
mortally wrounded by the ban
dits, mounted a truck and made
an impassioned plea for the
crow to permit the bandit to
be removed to Little Rock and
for the crowd to refrain from
violence. The dying minister
was placed on the same train,
but he died before the train
reached Little Rock. Reese
w'as placed in the penitentiary
hospital and slowly recovered
from his wounds.
When the robbery and mur
ders occui-red, Rev Franks, Mr.
Light and several others were
in the bank drawing up a deed
to a certain piece of residence
property, which the congre
gation of Rev. Franks was pre
paring to present him as a
parsonage.
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HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
Hit Don’ take lon6
FUH A “CHIP" ON Yo’
SHOULDER T' TURM
V A “KNOT* on YO’
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Copyright 1921 by McOur# Newspaper Syndicate.
THE COUNTY SCHOOL
CONTEST BiC, SUCCESS
Splcnid Interej. Shown in The
Meeting at B^tesville Last
Saturday
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I he County contest 'assoc i
| ation which was held at Bates
ville last Saturday was quite
| a success. It was well attend
ed by many visitors and a
large number of contestants
were present to take their part
in the events.
The day was gloomy and
threatening rain, but people
from all parts of the county
came. The rain in the after
noon checked the progress of
the athletic field for a while,
but the boys were so determin
! ed to finish that they contin
lued in the rain.
The proper school spirit pre
vailed among all; everybody
i was behind his contestant in
! every event which gave them
| encouragement to do their
best, and they certainly did.
About twenty different
schools were represented in the
events, and medals were dis
tributed to all parts of the
county. We beleive that this
meeting together, getting ac
quainted and measuring our
work with other schools of like
nature will be a stimulus and
result in better work through
jou the country.
We wish to thank all who
participated in this meet, and
want to congratulate you on
the excellent work done. We
also wish to thank everyone
who assisted an any way what
ever to help along with the
pleasures of the day.
Following is the names of
all who won first places and
who reeieved medals, also the
name of the school from which
they came.
LITERARY WORK HIGH
SCHOOL SECTION
Spelling.— Irene Miller,
Magness.
Composition.— Miss Sulli
van, Jamestown.
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KUKLUX EXPOSURE
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Strong Indorsement is Given
Order By Little Rock Min
ister in Speech Here
The “exposure” of the Ku
Klux Klan by Rev. Ben M. Bo
gard of Little Rock drew the
largest crowd that has assem
bled at the High School audi
torium here in some time.
The auditorium was filled to
capacity and standing r'oom
was at a premium.
1 he speaker first gave Web
ster’s definition of the word
“expose,” and said the Ku Klux
was an organization that
everyone had heard more or
less about, and concerning
which nearly everyone has
heard a good deal that is not
the truth.
He frankly stated that he
was a member of the Klan and
said that he was the only man
whose membership in the Klan
is a publicly known fact in the
state of Arkansas.
Rev. Bogard told of some of
the false reports that have
been widely circulated in the
press of the country, which ex
cept for the smaller papers, is
largely controlled by the eni
mies of the Klan. These re
ports purported to tell of out
rages committed by men dress
ed in white robes and the
papers said the men were mem
bers of the Klan. A recent
occurence of this kind at Lewis
ville, Arkansas, was traced
down and it w’as found that
the men who attempted to
clean out a hotel here, terrify
ing the clerk and threatening
him with a pistol were not
members of the Klan and that
there was not now and never
had been a Klan in that town.
The men who committed the al
leged crime, which resulted in
the death of the clerk when he
resisted arrest, have been ar
rested and are now in jail.
Rev. Bogard told of another
incident which happened in
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