KILLED HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER
Clay County Woman Slays Mem
bers of Family With an Axe
and Burns Her Home
l’iggott, Aug ‘Jo.—A double,
perhaps a quadruple tragedy,
which occurred four miles north
of here, shocked this community
when the facts became known this
morning.
Mrs. Nellie Polsgrove killed her
husband, Frank, and her 4-year
old daughter, then set tire to the
house, and their bodies were in
cinerated, only dust and a few
charred bones remaining. In ad
dition she attacked her two older
children, Hubbard, a boy, aged 13,
and Lexie, a girl of 10. Both will
probably die. She apparently
used an axe on her victims, judg
ing from the character of the
wounds on the two found alive.
G. W. Garrett and his son,
Walter, living near b.v, first dis
covered the dames and ran with
all speed to render aid, supposing
the house had accidentally caught
fire. The woman was in the yard
watching the dames. She at once
stated that she had killed her hus
band and baby, and that the bod
ies were in the burning house.
She then begged the men to kill
her. At that time she said noth
ing about the other two children.
Mr. Garrett and his son at once
ran to secure the help of other
neighbors. When Mr. Garrett
returned he found Mrs. Polsgrove
lying in the garden, apparently
sound asleep. He roused her.
and then, in reply to questions by
Mr. Garrett, she told him and
other neighbors who had arrived !
in the meantime where the older
children were.
Hubbard was found covered with
blood and apparently suffering
great agony, although barely con
scious, behind the garden fence.
Gexie was found in like condition
a hundred yards away in a briar
thicket. The children were too
badly injured to give any coher
ent account of the tragedy. While
there is a chance for their recov
ery it is considered doubtful.
It is supposed that the woman
hilled her husband and baby as
they lay asleep, and that the other
children awakened by the noise,
ran out of the house and were
overtaken und struck down where
they were found.
Coroner J. M. Trammel held an
inquest over the remains of the
two victims, and the verdict of the
jury was in accordance with the
facts as given.
Sudden homicidal mania is the
only explanation of the affair.
Mrs. Polsgrove has shown signs
of insanity for several years, but
was not regarded as dangerous.
•She has been placed in confine
ment.
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STATE HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of (ieneral Interest (lathered
f-'resh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers,
The contract, has been let at
Morrilton for the construction of
tv system of waterworks.
W. G. Green, a prominent
young men of Lake Linden. Miss.,
committed suicide at Hot Springs
: a few days ago by shooting him
self.
Another raid was made on the
blind tigers at Cotter a few days
ago, and three barrels of beer,
three cases of beer and 41 bottles
of whisky were captured.
S. \V. Calhoun of Greenland has
two acres in Elberta peaches that
he has kept a record of for the
past six years. He set the trees
out six years ago, and has receiv
ed $ti50 for the fruit sold up to
date. This year the orchard net
ted him #200. There are 180 trees
in the orchard.
RHOTON AND THE BOODLERS
In a recent speech delivered at
a big barbecue in Pulaski county,
Prosecutor Photon declared his
determination to put every bribe
taker and bribe driver behind the
bars. He declared that he would
prosecute T. L. Cox as soon as he
could secure evidence to convict
him. lie declared that while Cox
has confessed to giving bribes to
members of the General Assembly,
this evidence as given by Cox him
self cannot be used against him
under the law, and as long as I
members of the legislature refuse
to give evidence against him Cox !
cannot l>e convicted. He declared, j
however, that these members are |
not always going to protect Cox
by perjur y and that as soon as they i
begin telling the truth he has cor
roborative evidence that will do
the rest. He declared that he had
not given Cox or any one else,
either directly or indirectly, any
promise of immunity.
.Mr. Photon declared that, while,
the progress may have been slow,
the fight is to continue and that he
has an abiding faith that he will
yet be able to put the stripes on
both the bribe-givers and bribe
takers.
ROAD NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a pe-1
tition will be presented at the reg
ular fall term 1906 of the Indepen
dence county court for the dissolu
tion or abandonment of a part of '
the Newark and Dota road as fol
lows:
Beginning at the intersection of
said road and the north half of the
northwest quarter of section 32,
township Id north, range 4 west,
on the south boundary of said
tract, thence in a northeasterly
course 250 yards more or less to 1
intersect the east line of the north
1-2 of the northwest 1-4 of said
section 32, township 13 north,
range 4 west.
This 4th day of August, 1906.
\Y. J. CoOlM'.U
WARNING ORDER
Independence Chancery Court,
fall term, 1900.
Will M. Meriwether,
vs
Vina Meriwether,
The defendant, Vina Meriwether
is hereby warned to appear in this
court within thirty days and an
swer the complaint of the plaintiff.
Will M. Meriwether.
Cm. L. Pkakck, Clerk.
Dated this 24th day of August.
1906.
Moore & Coleman Attorneys
for Plaintiff,
Lyman F. Keeder, Atty. ad-li
tem for non-resident defendant.
t?ee The Journal for job printing.
THE COTTON WAREHOUSE AGAIN
Hazel drove Parmer Asks Some
Questions For the Consider
ation of Those Interested
To The Newark Journal
Hazel Grove, Aug. 24.—1 have
been reading, thinking, talking
and hearing others talk in regard
to the cotton warehouse. I find
some in favor of one system; some
another; some one company; some
another; and I find some who are
not in favor of taking stock in any
warehouse company. Now I am
I not going to preach a sermon,
neither am I going to try to con
vert any one to my way of think
ing, but I am going to tell you
what I think about the matter.
My opinion is that if we are able
to hold our cotton we need ware
houses. But if we owe our cot
ton’s worth to some one else, then
we are not able to hold it, and
need no warehouse. But if we are
i able to hold our cotton, then we
; need a warehouse and ought to be
I able to build one. Let every man
| who raises cotton study this mat*
! ter seriously before acting. Ask
I yourself these questions.
1st. Am I able to hold my cot
ton until 1 can get a fair price;
2nd. Am 1 able to help build a
! warehouse?
3rd. Do I favor throwing in
m.v little mite with the bankers
and business men of some town to
build a warehouse and let them
have the controling interest?
4-th. Who should these ware- |
houses belong to if the farmers
are the ones to use them?
My opinion is that, if we find that
we need a warehouse, we should
build one, and then we would have
a warehouse of our own; a ware
house that we have paid for and
built and belongs to the ones who
need it Brother farmers the light
is on and it is now up to us to
stand by our guns and contend for
our rights or skulk into our tents
and take the treatment of slaves.
Let us be considerate on every
proposition that presents itself for
the consideration of ihe Farmers
I'nion. Let us, like the Jews,while
repairing the walls of Jerusalem,
work with one hand and hold the
weapons of war in the other. In
other words let us use our brains
while we plow and hoe. Let us i
he faithful to the Scriptural Got
given principles of the Union un
til her proud banner shall be un
furled from Maine to California;
from the frozen regions of the
North to the fertile fields of the
South. Let us stand firm and be
loyal to its cause until she takes
every sunburned, red neck tiller
of the soil by the hand and leads
him from the struggling condition
he is now placed in and puts him
in the high and honorable position
of life that he so justly deserves.
Then, and not until then, can we
sing of one accord and of a truth:
(food bye speculator, good bye.
You've been mighty strong and brave,
Hut the Faiaers t’nion of America
Will put you in your grave
Your avaricious ways of theft
Have aroused the farmer boys,
For you tried your gambling fad
To rob us of our joys.
We are mighty slow to move,
Hut humble and contrite—
When we are moved by kicks and cults
We are worse than dynamite.
(food bye speculator I say,
Your grave is almost done,
We'll soon be ready to let you down,
For the dirty tricks you’ve done.
And when we've let you down,
We'll cover you up deep,
And mark upon your monument,
“The Speculator Sleeps.”
(food bye speculator I say,
A round your grave we’ll shout.
We’ll bury you face foremost,
So deep you can’t scratch out.
Success to The .Journal and the
F. E. dc C. U. of A.
Fraternally,
S. L. Baknwell.
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