BJTT GIVEN TWO YEARS IN PENN
Carroll County Senator Convicted
of Bribery in Connection
With the Capitol Bill
The trial of Senator F. <). Butt
of Carroll county, who wa* eharg
ed with having offered a bribe ol
one hundred dollars to Senator
.Adams of (irant county to in
fluence the latter's vote on tin1 new
state capitol bill in the last legisla
ture, came to a close at Berry ville
Thursday night at midnight and
resulted in a verdict of guilty,
with a penalty of two years in the
peon anti a fine of S-00.
The press dispatches state that
an eager crowd thronged the court
room during the last day of the
trial. Mrs. Butt was with her
husband and their three children
.sat beside the. defendent during
the entire afternoon. Most of the
time Senator Butt held one of the
babes on «his lap. The close for
both the State and defense proved
to be as poweful arguments as
have been heard in a court room
in years. Yol Walker of Fayette
ville in closing for the defense
moved the jurors to tears. Pros- j
ecutor Rhoton in closing for the j
State, made what is considered by
those assisting him and by others
who have heard him on similar oc
casions the crowning speech of his
life.
Senator John A. Hinkle was a
witness for the state in this trial,
ar.d his testimony, corroborating
that of Senator Adams, the accom
plice, tended strongly to the con
viction of Butt. In his speech to
the jury, 1). E. Bradshaw, one of
the attorneys for the State, paid a
tribute to Senator Hinkle, declar
ing him to be an honest man, try-.
ing to do his duty to the State,
Col, Sellers, for the defense, crit-1
icised Senator Hinkle declaring
he was afraid of something, and
saying that Covington, Holland
and Butt lmd denied the alleged
conspiracy in Covington's room,
to control legislation, of which
Senator Ilinkie had testified. Butt,
the defendant, also denied the evi
dence of the several Senators
against him, anil said that Rhoton
was back of them with a hot iron.
Senator Hinkle, however, was
considered one of the state’s j
strongest witnesses.
ROAD NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a;
petition will be presented at the
regular term, October, 1000, of j
the Independence County Court,
for the opening and establishing
of a public road in Independence
county and State of Arkansas de
scribed as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest cor
ner of the Northwest quarter of
the Northeast quarter of Section
six (6). township eleven (11), north
range +, west: thence running on
the township line west, between
towships eleven (11) and twelve
(12), about one mile or such dis
tance necessary to intersect the
public road that runs from Oil
Trough to Plearant Plains, Ark.
G. D. Hall,
Chas. Fry,
G. M. Fields,
And others.
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IN THE BIG RED APPLE COUNTRY
Rev .1- I. Martin Writes of Things
Seen and heard in North
west Part of State
To The Newark ,loun;a
1 left liatesville July 23 for
(iuion and preached toaver.v good
i congregation the 24th. Prom
there I went to Cotter and staved
two days. Left there duly 2fith
and made the run to Aurora.
Those who have made thp trip can
testify to the beautiful seenery
along tlie route. After pa--; eg
Georges creek very few fare s are
-een and the country is very rough:
We got to Aurora at i> p. m., and
had to wait about two and a half
hours for a train to Springdale.
1 made this run in the night so I
could not see much of the country.
Friday Brother J. A. Smith’s lit
tle girl carried me in his buggy
to Zion where he was in a meeting.
1 stayed with him until the close
and had a splendid meeting; ten or
twelve professions.
The crops look late to a man
from Independence county, but
they have a tine apple crop and
are beginning to ship them. There
are two or three apple houses here
whose business it is to buy, crate
and ship. I am told a little later
they ship one or more cans a day
from here. Springdale is a pretty
town, level for the most part, with
good buildings. The Baptists have
a nice brick church building. I
preached for them Sunday. This
is a town of churches there being
! seven here. The farmers do not
raise cotton. Land is very high.
But 1 think this is the most desir
able part of the state, and I have
seen most all of it. But they have
some chills here a- we II as
at other places. 1 held a meeting
at Fayetteville in the southwest
part of the city. This is an unlevel
town. They have some good build
ings and seem to be doing a good
I business. Mr. Nesbitt formerly
| of Independence county and his
! partner have a larg4 furniture
store and are doing a good busi
ness. 1 was at West Fork last
week and preached one night. I
go there to organize a church
next Sunday. This is a town of
four or five hundred people, but
land is high. A man who has
about sixty acres told me it was
worth $3,000.
I expect to spend some time in
this part of the state as I find a
good deal of mission work t:> be
done. I learn from my family
that crops are good in Oklahoma.
.1. I. M.vutin.
PRISONER CREMATED
Wilmar, Aug. Is.—William
Johnson, a negro, 16 years old, in
attempting to break jail at ?>
o’clock this morning by setting
tire to the floor, was burned to
death, the jail and town hall were
destroyed, and surrounding prop
erty only saved by hard work.
Johnson was arrested on Thurs
day and committed to jaii on the
charge of robbing a grocery ^tore
the previous night.
He was the only prisoner, and
iti the night he conceived the plan
of burning a hole through the
floor as a means of effecting his
escape. The tire got beyond his
control and the entire building was
wrapped in flames before the tire
was discovered, as the inhabitant'
of the town were mostly asleep.
When help arrived the boy was
past saving, and the tire spread to
the town hall, close by, and it was
burned to the ground. The cre
mated remains of the negro were
discovered when the embers had
cooled sufficiently to make search
for the body.
Farmers’ Union official receipt
books at The Journal office.
STATE HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
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Items of General Interest (lathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers,
John Coats, a section hand on
the Iron Mountain road, was
struck by a passenger train near
Brookland and seriously injured.
The first bale of new cotton re
ceived in Little Rock was sold at
auction at the Board of Trade I’ ri
, day and brought _!l cents a pound.
Miss Jane Depriest of Bruno at
tempted to commit suieiee a few
days ago by shooting herself, be
cause her parents objected to her
keeping company with a certain
young man in the neighborhood.
Alvin Jones was instantly killed
at Perry a few days ago in a most
shocking manner. lie was at
work in a saw mill and in some
manner made a misstep and fell
upon the rapidly revolving saw.
His body was cut in two.
J. P. Higgins of Roy, while
hauling a load of hay was the vic
tim of a serious accident. His
horses became frightened and ran,
throwing him off the wagon, the
wheels passing over him, break
ing several of his ribs atid one of
his arms in two places.
In obedience to the instructions
of the attorney general, United
States District Attorney \\ . ,G.
Whipple >s making preparations
to bring suits against the St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern Rai -
way Company and the St. Louis
Southweetern Railway Company
for violation of the safety appli
ance laws.
Dee Crist was killed by Chas. ;
Porter at Postelle. The two men j
became involved in a quarrel. Hot
words were exchanged and Crist
i struck Porter over the head with a
pistol, and the weapon was dis
charged. Porter then knocked
Crist down, took the pistol away
• from him and shot him through
the side, killing him instantly.
ROAD NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a pe
tition will be presented at the rcg- j
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 said1
' tract, thence in a northeasterly |
course 250 yards more or less to
intersect the east line of the north
1-2 of the northwest 1-4 of *aid
section 32, township 13 north,
range 4 west.
This 4th day of August, 1906.
W. J. Council
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