Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-21
Pope County, Arkansas, Again in
Arms---AddItiOnal Evidence
of its Peculiar Gvili.
zatiOn.
Sheriff DOdsOn, the Murderer,
Murdered---Captain HerriOtt
ASSasSinated.
Particulars Of the Two Crimes
The Result Of Militia and
Radical UsurpatiOn
Last Year.

Tpecisl to the Appeal
LITTLE Rock, February 20.-War has
again commenced in Pope county. This
morning about half-past four O'Clock
Dodson, Sheriff of that county, was
shot and mortally wounded while get
ting on the cars to come to Little Rock
from Perry Station, the western ter
minus Of the Little Rock and Fort
Smith railroad. The last man who came
aboard the train was Dodson, who got
on after the conductor had cried, "All
aboard" and came at the rear door,
stopping on the platform moment to
order breakfast for Rial Embry, a
eolored hsck-driver. Immediately after
this order the shot was fired, and Dod-
son came staggering into the car.
Mr.. A. s. Fowler, who was candi-
date against Dodson for Sheriff, was on
board the train at the time, and says he
thinks the assassin was probably under
the rear platform Of the car, and when
Dodson stepped off the depot platform to
the car platform, he reached out and
shot him. Dodson came into the car
groaning, and drew his revolver before
he became insensible, when Judge
Yonley laid him on his seat. At
the time of the shooting, every
body was excited, but notwithstanding
this, Dodson was removed by Mr.. Fow-
Ter, with the aid Of another man, into
the station. After being laid on a mat
tress on the floor, he asked Mr.. Fowler
to turn him on his side. Fowler did so,
but Dodson screamed and groaned in
agony, SO that Fowler placed him again
on his back. He then asked Fowler TO
raise him up, and, in accordance with
his wishes, Fowler procured some
cheese-boxes, which he placed
under the head of the mattress,
after which he sent for a doctor. Mr..
Fowler put camphor to his nostrils and
bathed his temples. He revived eonsid-
erably, and asked to be sent to his fam
ily. He was not insensible when the
train left.
Judge Yonley, of this city, was in the
car, and says that Immediately after the
shot was fired. He saw Dodson come
staggering into the car, groaning in his
agony. He got up and placed him in his
seat, when he was carried out in faint
ing condition and taken to Perry's store,
where he revived somewhat, and made
few Incoherent remarks. When he
came into the ear he asked for his pis-
tolls, which were given TO him. He had
no blood on him, but bled internally.
He was shot in his left side, near the
lower ribs, the ball passing around
his body and coming out
OF his right breast. After
the ball came out it proceeded
at right angle and made deep inden-
ton in the rear part Of the car. No one
was seen to fire the shot, and no attempt
was made to arrest any one.
The Gazette Of tomorrow will contain
an editorial, nom which this is ex-
tracted: ave are not astonished at the
killing Of Dodson, the only wonder is
that it was not done long before. The
manner in which the so-called election
of November was conducted in
Pope county, at which Dodson claims
to have been elected Sheriff, the ac-
ton Of Governor Hadley in commission
ing him, Notwithstanding the fact that
he knew the election was a fraud, and
that if anybody was legally elected
it was Fowler, taken In connection
with the brutal murder Of the innocent
and inofTensive prisoners last summer,
under the orders Of Dodson and his posse,
were events by no means calculated
to inspire the people of Pope county
with any great respect for the State Gov
ernment or love for Dodson.
Another man was killed at Dover on
Wednesday. His name was Captain
HerriOtt, and he was shot under the fol-
lowing circumstances: On Wednesday
the County Court was in session, and
on that day the contested election case
Of Fowler as. DOdson, for the Office of
Sheriff of that county, was being tried.
Ten minutes after the adjournment
of the court, John Hale, whose
brother was killed by Dodson last sum-
mer, came into the Clerks Office, at the
Courthouse; at this time the Clerk was
standing at his table, and when
Hale came in he passed by
the Clerk, walking up to the
fireplace, where George r. Herriott
was standing. He commenced swear.
ing and cursing Herriott, asking him TO
make apologies for something he had
done when the militia were
there at Dover, last summer Mr..
Herriott refused to apologize,
saying he had done nothing for
which an apology was needed. Robin
son, the Clerk, seeing thst.a fight would
probably take place, put all his books
together and placed them out Of the
way, and started to go out Of the office.
On arriving at the door he was stopped
by Perry West, who, after cursing him,
told him not to leave the office. The
Clerk then told West he would not leave
that he would stay there. At this
time, he says, Hale had started to
go out, and was pulling and dragging
HeFTiott with him. West then took
hold of the CLERK, telling him to go
along with the party, laying his hand
on his revolver, the handle of which the
clerk saw in Vests pocket. The whole
party then passed out into the hall
the Clerk in front, and Hale
and Herriott bringing up the
rear. West and the Clerk
stopped I'm the hall and Hale proceeded
to dragging Herriott with him toward
the north door OF the Courthouse, all
this time swearing and demanding that
Herriott apologize. The specific charge
made against Herriott by Hale for which
he demanded apologies was that
HerriOtt had at some time
broken in the windows of his
mothers house. When they got to
the door Hale pulled Herriotps mus
tache, beard and hair, and also cuffed
and hit him on the head with his hand,
and either knocked or pushed him down
In the Courthouse d0Or At this time
two shots We're fired by some unknown
person in the crowd outside, which
instantly killed Harriott. Considera-
bic feeling Is manifested here over
the killing Of Herriott and Dodson. The
Legislature took the matter up and
threatened all sorts Of vengeance against
the assassins when caught. Martial
law, IN that county, was strongly urged
by the mofs violent Of ths Radical
members.