The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-26
ARKANSAS
THE POPE COUNTY TROUBLES.

LITTLB Rock, ARK, July 25.-The
DArdanelle Transcript OF Tuesday, refer
ing TO the Pope county troubles, says
"1'he Circuit Court, Judge May presiding
convened on Monday. There were pres.
sent in attendance for the defendants In
the murder cases, ex.Judge Welshere and
Attorney General Gautt, Of Little Rock
besides T. M. GisseA, Of misplace. There
were present for the prosecution Colonel
Whipple, ol Little Rock, and Col. ]. E
Cravens, Of Clarksville, with Hon. H. w
Jacoby, Of this place. TAos, A. Hanks,
Of Blnffton, was appointed Sheriff pro tenn
Twenty.four Of the posse, who are charged
with the murder Of the prisoners, were
In attendance with Dodson, the Sheriff,
Stuart, the School Superintendent, Hick.
OK, the County Clerk, and John vii.
liams, the Deputy Sheriff Subpnnas
were issued for witnesses. The first in.
cident Of note was Hanks, the acting
Sheriff, remarking that he would have ID
consult Dodson, the. culprit, as to whom
he should send to serve the subp9nas.
The second was the selection OF deputy
Sheriff Williams the ringleader OF the
guard TO keep the prisoners. The next was
the appointing the following persons to
compose civilians guard, to wit: Luther
Clonsger, a brother to the greatest des.
parade Of all the culprits, also John A.
Bawden, a relative Of one Of the prisoners,
also Solomon Aired the father Of one OF
them together, with T. @. Kenrick, o rel.
alive of one OF the criminals, these with
Green A. Barnes, Jas. Reed, Dave T.
Wallen, Dan Finlay, complete the guard.
Judge May selected the guard. All this
being done Judge May adjourned the
court to meet to-day at nine o'clock A. NJ.
The reason why Judge May postponed
holding the court week Is now evident,
as all the prisoners, although disbanded
as militia by Governor Hsdley when he
was up here ten or twelve days ago or
when he pretended to disband them,
have since been well armed with the
most approved and improved muskets.
On last Saturday Two cases Of arms were
sent out from Little Rock on the Fort
Smith and Little Rock Railroad, to Per.
ry's Station, the terminus OF the road.
Dodson, in the open face Of day, sent a
wagon and took. charge Of the said arms.
The arms are said to have been consign.
ed to Deputy Sheriff Williams, though
Dodson took charge Of them. Thus we
see how Gov. Hdsley disbanded this ma.
litia who had killed two harmless pris.
oners, and afterwards took q good deal
OF valuable property from Col. Potts and
others. We see these dreadful wretches
thus armed by the State authorities We
see Judge May selecting the friends and
relations oil the present pretended pris.
oners for tho purpose Of guarding these
prisoners. We see Judge May also ap'
pointing in the first place @. A. Brown,
Of this place, Sheriff pro tem., and giving
to him instructions to arrest all the posse
but Codson, Hickox, Stuart and Williams,
thus excepting the ringleaders, and we
find these ringleaders claiming the right
to go on the bonds of the prisoners, clam.
ing that they had private understanding
with Judge May, allowing them to run al
large and to make out bonds for their
accomplices in crime. These men claim
to have entered into contract, as they
called 1t, with Judge May, as stated
above. This much Of the ridiculous farce
has already been acted out today, and
their act in the farce will be played
and what that will be, anybody with hall
an eye can see. The farce will end with
the acquittal Of Williams, Dodson and
the posse they had with them. In max.
ing the above statement Of facts, we give
them as they are told US by those who
have witnessed everything They are
believed by our people, and sense Of in.
security prevails in every bosom in conse
quence. We are informed that most oil
the best citizens OF Pope, have lett the
county, and that the friends Of Hales and
Mr.. Tucker will not appear as witnesses
against the Sheriff and his posse.
The next day yesterday after the
above was published, Hickox, Dodson,
Williams and their posse, Hho shot the
prisoner, were arraigned, waived an ex.
animation and were released; the first
three on 5000 bail and the remainder
on $500. The court issued aE order for
the arrest o. Capt Parry, editor, OF the
Dardanelle Transcript, charged with
contempt Of court for pnbnshing the
above article. He was ordered toreport
at Russellville, in the adjoining county,
at the regular term Of the court next
week. Parties from Dardanelle say
Parry shall not report as ordered without
his free consent. Fears are being enter.
tanned that he will be killed. Warrants
were also issued for the arrest Of forty
citizens charged with an attempt to
assassinate deputy sheriff Williams and
with treason against the State. The
most intense excitement prevails and
many of the best citizens have already
left the country.