The Van Buren press., 1873-08-26
Arrival of Constable Smyers and Super.
viscrs Price and Holmes in the City
They Seek Aid and Protec-
tion from the Executive.
From Gazette. % august.

All day yesterday crowds Of eager citizens
were discussing the late Perry county troub-
les. and the arrival of the evening train on the
Fort Smith railroad was anXiously looked to,
In the hope of elcting further particulars.
Constable Smyers and Supervisors j. Il. Price
and W. |. Holmes, the former president of the
board, arrived in the city late in the after
noon. They all left the new town of Perry
vile on Tuesday cnening. though Constable
Smyers was in Old Perryvillc at 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon; and the three gentle
men named came from Perry county since
10 o'clock Wednesday night.
In II brief interview with the gentlemen
last evening, our reporter learned that they
were in the city to lay the facts before the au-
thorites, and ascertain ifrelcfcould be given
that terror-strcken county. They all con-
cured that though officers of the law, they
could not 90 to Perryville without danger of
personal violence from Names gang of des-
peradoes. Constable Smyers says lie held
warrants for certain men. with instructions
to serve them, despite resistance, and hence
he summoned the posse that entered Perry
vile that afternoon; that soon after the SUI
peryisors' court adjourned he withdrew his
posse from town, and Immediately afterwards
Names force which lie is reliably informed
is full forty took possession Of the town, and
have it yet.
Constable Smyers said he had authority
from a justice of the peace to summon as
many men as necessary to enable him to ar
rest the men for whom he held warrants. lie
yet has the warrants.
One Of the gentlemen was informed By a
member Of the Names faction that the lopger
the present board Of super, sors remained in
session. the worse matters would become. u
| Politically, Supervisors Price and Harper are
republicans and Supervisor Holmes is a demo-
crat.
Constable Smyers does not know who OF
what squad shot Pigg. but is informed tina,
Pigg was arrested by portion of the posse
that he dropped his gun and revolvers and
started ITO run; that he was told to halt and
failed to do so, and was shot while running
A warrant was out for Pigg, and the party
that killed him were vested with authority
to arrest him on the charge Of attempted
murder.
A rumor was anoat yesterday that Justice
Wcddel had been shol. but these gentlemen
bring the news that the iumor Is false. They
assert that these trouble, are perpetrated by
totally irres sponsible men. 1t is certainly
time Names and his followers were driven tC
the wall. They have run riot over the good
people Of Perry county long enough.
| The previous reports rs to the number o
| Constable Smy ers' posse were incorrect. liz
had but about sixty men, and had no resist
ance been made to his lawful authority, ns
trouble would have occurred
| Names, when he entered the town with his
gang. is reported to have made intemperatt
and violent threats, which have had the etfec
to cause much uneasiness in the public mind
and well nigh driven the better class Of citi'
zcns in Perry county to the conclusion thai
their only safety lay In meeting force with
| force