THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY and woodruff county
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, SEPTEMBER 19, 1919
NUMBER 9
PROMINENT citizen is
highwayman victim
J^r J. p. Taylor, Manager of Sanitary Barber Shop Is
Knocked Down and Robbed Saturday Night.
$700.00 Reward Is Being Offered
CRIME WAS COMMITTED
AT ALLEY BACK OF MR.
ATKINSON’S HOME
Walter W, Raney, Editor of
The Home News, First to
Reach Stricken Man
After having drawn his
week’s salary after an honest
week’s work Saturday night
and, while going home from the
Sanitary Barber Shop of which
he is manager, Mr. J. P. Tay
lor, one of McCrory’s best and
most highly respected citizens,
fell the victim of a blow from
the hands of a would-be assa
sin and robber, or robbers, at
the alley just back of Mr. J.
E. Atkinson’s home.
Mr. Taylor was the last busi
ness man to go home from his
place of business Saturday
night. He closed the barber
shop at twelve o’clock and af
ter checking up with the other
barbers in the shop, took a
bath and it was about 12:45
when he went home.
The editor and Mr. Frank
Shue, proprietors of the bil
liard hall, locked their doors at
11:45 and after sweeping out
and checking up, left * their
place of business about 12:30.
Mr- Shue accompanied us
borne and we were sitting on
our front porch when the as
sault was committed. The
night was clear and the moon
Jjas shining brightly and we
had just seen Mr. Taylor pass
E°ing' home.
ut was engaged in the con
Vei?^on whh her husband
lndMr. Shue at the time. All
ear~ the blow, followed im
mediately by another and
Wien the editor asked, “What
as that racket?” Mrs.
*a«ey replied that it was Mr.
Mas. Raney was in her room
DR- c. P. HARRIS
DENTIST
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McCRORY, ark.
Office Hours: 8-5
j Atkinson’s mules and that
they had been keeping up a
noise all night. Immediately
after, the editor heard some
one groaning and called to his
wife and Mr. Shue to listen.
We listened and heard some
one groaning, and Mr. Shue
and myself jumped off the
porch and I told him to hurry
that someone had knocked Mr.
Taylor down.
As we ran out of my gate
we could see someone lying on
the walk at the alley. As soon
as we reached him, I asked,
“Who hit you Taylor?” The
only reply was a groan and I
then asked him “Was he a ne-1
gro or a white man?” He
groaned again and I looked up
the alley north, but saw no
one, and as I turned to him
and asked if they got his mon
ey, he remarked, “Is this Wal-|
ter?” I told him yes and he
said, “Take me home Walter.”
I told him that I would take
him to my house and wash off
the blood. Mr. Shue ran home
to get his pistol and a doctor.
I managed to get him up and
walk him to my home which
was only 200 feet away where
he was placed on a cot. Mr.
Armour Raymond, who had
retired, but was not asleep,
heard the blow and came to
our assistance.
Mr. Taylor’s pockets were j
turned wrong side out and the
act seemingly was one of rob
bery, however he is fortunate
to be alive because of the
heavy blow which was deliver
ed by both hands with the
cross bar or whiffle tree from
a pair of buggy shafts. The j
club was found in the alley j
south of the scene and Mr. J.
E. Lewis and three other men
who were standing in front of
Lot Davenport’s restaurant,^
saw the criminal as he ran out
of the alley in front of Dough
erty’s Grist Mill and turn west*
down the street. They, too, i
heard the blow more than
three hundred feet away.
The victim only carried his j
salary home, five five dollar ,
bills and some small change. |
It is supposed that he had his j
salary in his hand in his pock
et when he was stricken and
that he threw his hands out
and dropped the money as it
wTas found a few feet from
where he was assaulted. The
highwaymen escaped with on
ly some small change, his keys
and knife, and it is thought
that there were two of them
one ran north and the other
PAYS TO ADVERTISE
As an advertising mediumr
The Home Ntews again has
proven its value. Mr. O .E.
Johnson who resides in Jack
son county near Beedeville,
placed an ad in this paper a
few weeks ago at a cost of
$1.00 for two mules valued
at $500,00 that had strayed.
The ad was read by Mr.
Henard who resides several
miles south of McCrory and
he notified Mr. Johnson of
the whereabouts of his mules!
which were found a few miles \
west of Cotton Plant and had
been taken up by a negro.
Mr. H. J. Cariker is home
from a weeks’ visit in Oklaho
ma. '
Mr. Roger Fakes left today,
Friday, for U. of A., Fay
etteville.
Miss Della Jeffries will
leave Thursday for Nashville,
Tenn., where she will attend
Ward-Belmont.
ran south from the scene as
the club was found down the
ally south and the keys were
found in the street by Mr. H.
E. Wood’s home three blocks
north. i
iv±r. layior was carnea to
Memphis, his wife and father
and Dr. Brewster accompany
ing him, where at the Baptist,
Hospital it was found that his |
skull had received a four inch j
fracture just over the right j
eye. He was stricken over the
eye and also across the right
side of his face and ear. A
blood clot and two small
pieces of his skull were re
moved during the operation.
Blood hounds were brought
from Memphis, but of no avail
There are several clues and itj
is hoped his assailants will be
caught soon. A reward of
about $700. which we publish
elsewhere is offered for the ar
rest and conviction of the guil-.
ty person, or persons.
Reports from Memphis yes-j
terday, Thursday, stated thatj
Mr. Taylor was recovering and j
that he would probably be |
able to return home Saturday j
or Sunday. It is hoped and
believed that when he has ful
ly recovered, he will be able,
to remember and tell some
thing about .the affair and the
dirty highwaymen who com
mitted this, one of the dirtiest
crimes in the history of our
town.
It is believed that two men
did the work as Mr. W. T.
Ramsey saw two men in the
alley whtti he went home at
9:30 and Mr. S. L. Stokes and
his wife also saw two men
there at 11:00 o’clock as they
were going home from the pic
ture show. Mr. Geo. Raymond
passed the alley a few minutes
before the robbery as did also
Mr. Guy Duffel who were on
their way to their homes.
ROAD DISTRICT UPHELD
Chancellor Hutchins Passes
On Two Protests At
Cotton Plant.
Cotton Plant, Sept. 16—In
Chancery court here today
Chancellor A. L. Hutchins
held in the matter of Road
District No. 12 that the dis
trict had been properly
formed and the road should
be constructed. This is a
very important road connect
ing all parts of Woodruff
county—Hunter, McCrory,
Augusta and Jelks with this
city. In the matter of NY). 6
the chancellor held as to the
matter of assessments that
there was some inequality and
will be reassessed. Gazette.
OFFERS $100.00 REWARD
Sheriff R. H. Smith, Jr., of
Cotton Plant is in town today
Friday, looking after official
business. When asked if
knew of Mr. J. *P. Taylor hav
ing been robbed Saturday
night, he said that he did not
learn of it until Wednesday.
He authorized us to state that
he will pay $100.00 reward,
himself, for the arrest and con
viction of the guilty person, or
persons. This brings the total
amount to date to $677.00 on
the reward.
NEW MARSHAL
At a called meeting of the
Town Coouncil held, Thurs
day, night in W. W. Raney’s
office, the resignation of
Marshal J. G. Pulley was ac
cepted and Mr. Gid Capshaw
was elected in his stead.
Marshal Capshaw was sworn
in and is on the job and we
would suggest that a few of
the law violators “take to
the tall timber.” Mr. T. N.
Taylor was sworn in as aider
man to fill the unexpired term
of Mr. H. D. Swayze who has
moved to Colorado.
COUNTY ASSESSMENT
County Tax Assessoor Chas.
Jackson reports that the total
assessment of Woodruff
County for 1919 is $7,180,
337.00 which is an increase
of $518,814.00 over the 1918
assessment which was $6,661,
523.00. He also assessed
1,832 dogs in the county this
year from which, the state
will receive one dollar each.
County Judge J. W. Sim
mons of Cotton Plant is in the
city today, Friday, on business
in the int erest of the roads.
Mr. C. W. Jones of Cave
City has purchased the Her
bert Chaney farm near Jelks
and will move his family
there soon. -