The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-31
CLOSING WITH CRIME.
sLqTs ON THE oLpYEARs HISTORY
The Last Pages Written IN -RlOOd-A Terrible
Tragedy In Arkaasas-A HOnsa Rlls Her
Husband and Then Take, Her OWn Life.
psSdIOf.hs Wicked nOthOr States.

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o horrible tragedy ut Bentonyille, Ark,
reached the city to-day 1t appears that
. las. Saturday morning Coroner Hazard
was notified that D man had been murl
dered at Rogers the night previous. On.
his arrival at that place it was found that
a jury had been impanneled by Mayor
sickles and the inquest was in progress.
The murdered man, named EsOn Bollin,
q carpenter by trade, lately moved into the
SHle from Stone county, No., and found
work at Rogers. He was living in a small
house, with IN old man, named Martin,
boarding with him. II seems that both
Bollln and Martin took their supper as
usual and retired to bed ut an early hour.
Sometime before midnight Martin was
aroused by tho report Of pistol in tho
house and saw Bollin's wife advancing
towards his bed, when she exclaimed that
some one had shot him (meaning her hus-
bRndl. He says she did not seem to be az.
tected any more than TO shed few tears.
He at once went out and made the fact
known,
Both Martin and the woman were ar
rested, but 1t WIS soon discovered that
Martin was in no way connected with the
crime.
During the examination Of Mrs. BolIin
she confessed to the killing OF him herself
The pistol was then found where she had
hastily concealed IT, everything confirmed
her statement, The ball passed through his
head, killing him Instantly She justified
the crime by saying that her husband lind
Killed two men, was horse thief, and Ind
made stealing his business in every place
IN which they had been, and that he had
threatened her life at various times. On
two occasions he had drawn q knife on her,
ana That her life was most mi 0 ablowitll
him. 1t Is said that her statements We're
made In q cool, unaffected manner, while
the dead body Of her husband was so near
TINT she could have touched 1t. The yer-
dict OF the jury was rendered In accor-
dance with the statements made by her,
She, together with her four little children,
were brought to Bentonyille, where she
was lodged in Jail. Three OF the children
were sent 10 the poor house, and she was
permitted 10 take the youngest, AN iniantson
three months old, into the fail with her.
She was placed in the cell with Mrs. Az
ney, who is indicted formurder, and which
IL situated In the northeast corner OF the
third story of the court house, entire
y separated from the cage in which nll the
prisoners are confined When being placed
In Jail she made inquiry as to whether IL
was q bailable case, stating that she had
two brothers in good circumstances who
would arrange bail for her. On being I'M
formed that she would not be permitted
to give bail she, for the first time, seemed
to realize her situation and wept bitterly.
Since that timo Mrs. Arney says she has
slept but little II any. Shs conceived tho
fear that she would be mobbed, and said
frequently that such would be the case,
that she had been told so by some party
while being brought from Rogers,
Judge Elliott visited tho fail Monday
morning TO learn the whereabouts OF her
relatives 80 llo could inform them Of her
situation. She informed him that she was
tho daughter OF widow lady named II a.
Gibson, who resides near Savannah. Mo.
She also stated that she had a brother
named James johnson residing In savhn.
nah, Mo-, md half brother named Satnil /
Gibson at Gainsboro, Tenn.
Thejailor, Captain Patton, took the priso.
ners their dinner at 9 o'clock r. 81. and ne.
turned from the Jail for short time and
then returned to show some parties through
the prison. After the spectators had spent
some time In prison he lot them bass down,
and when he returned to get some vessels
in which be carried their dinner. Mrs Bol.
lin asked him to let her have his knife. AZ
she wished TO cut upa dress TO make her
baby some clothing. Ashohad frequently
loaned Mrs. Arney his knife he mistrustetl
no evil design, and handed 1t TO ler Ddf.
ing tho time Mrs. Arney waa engaged M
sweeping the room, lIe stepped outside for
some little time, then opened The door hri
asked II she was through with the knife
and replied, "Not quite.n Attliistime Nirs
Arney had swept out and was slioveling it
into kettle. Mr.. Patton again openedlf
door, when q most gliastly sight met his
eyes. She had cut her t,roat from ear 10
ear, seyering tho jugulnr vein and wind
in n terrible manner, with blood gushing
forth In torrents. He at once reni6ygdfll6
infant, placed Mrs. Arnoy In an inclos1re
around the cage, raised the window and
shouted analarm. Two pf 'slcidhs arrived
Immediately, but nothing could bo done.
andslle died In few minutes.
Tile Gd;che's TeXarkana special saws
This morning at 2 o'clock man named
John X. Smith was shot and morally
wounded by George Berry. A witness u
the alInir says that II was q Cowatdly and
unealled for murder. Smith never saw
Berry before the shooting. Smith was h
hard working man. Berry, who is a rokdy
and bad character generally, was arrested
and while on the way to fall lie was taken
from tho officers by railroad mon who
tried to hang him TO pair Of cotton scales.
Tho scales were too low, and they turned
him over 10 the officers. They declared
that II Smith dies they will hang Berry 10.
night Smith Is now dying, andthe hang.
Ing will probably take place.