The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-30

telling him that Newton would take him
| TO shannon county, where better hiding
place could be found. Walker also wrote
TO his three brothers that they could trust
| implicitly in Newton's fidelity, and asked
them TO assist him in getting Bill away.
| Furnished with these credentials for his
secret mission in search OF the wounded
knobbcr, Newton left the Springfield Jail,
where this interview with Dave Walker
WIS had, and mt once came TO
Ozark and communicated with Sheriff
Johnson. We arranged that Newton
should take his sister, Bill Walkers sweet
heart, on the trip, so that the young
Knobber would have full confidence in
the honesty OF the plan. Bill Walkers
sister was also TO accompany Miss Newton,
and when the Knobber had been found
| and started 10 his new hiding place the
two young women were TO bring the
wagon and team back home. Miss New
ton, not having the slightest suspicion OF
the plot 10 capture her lover, Of course
readily consented TO go in search Of Bill.
Newton and the two girls went first to Cat
Walkers, in Douglas county, where Bill
was taken by his father the night Of the
murder. Here the party got directions TO
Joe Walkers, in Ozark county, where the
Knobbcr chief had last heard OF his son.
Joe Walker read the letter from his
brother Dave, and informed Newton that
Bill had gone TO John Walkers, in Baxter
county, Ark. Joe Walker accompanied
Newton TO Arkansas, where Bill was found
in company with Frank Bean.
TIE TRIP TO WEST PLAINS.
John Walker like his two brothers,
Cat and Joe, was thoroughly deceived by
Newton's plot, and the plan 10 take Bill TO
Shannon county received unanimous in
dosement. The young woman started
back home, and Newton put Walker and
Bean into covered wagon and left Ar
kansas ostensibly for shannon county,
Mo. Newton had arranged with Sheriff
johnson that, ii possible, he would take
Walker 10 West Plains, Mo-, and there
communicate with the officer by wire
THE party made their way cautiously, ~
the two fugitiyes thought, 10 West Plains,
where Newton told them lac was expecting
10 receive some money from home to de-
fray the expenses Of the further trip.
Walker and Bean did not show their
heads outside Of the wagon sheet during
and purchasingthe provisions for thoparty
aud team. About n mile from West
Plains Newton stopped, and secreting
Walker and Bean in the woods went into
town ON prctoxt 10 buy some provisions
and rcoonnoiter the field. lie went im-
mediatoly 10 the telegraph Office aud sent
Sheriff johnson the following telegram,
which had been agreed upon II the plan
proved successful
%. o. X, Bob
"Newton then returned 10 thecamp with
supply Of provisions, aud told Walker
aud Bean that the coast was clear, and
that they would leave the team in town
and take the first train after dark Tor the
nearest station ON the Gulf road TO Shan
non county. Having scented the two
| iugitiycs in the hills of that section, New
| ton was to return 10 West Plains and take
| the team home. About dark that night
! the three men entered West Plains and
were going TO the depot when Sheriff
johnson and Deputy Miller met them in
| response 10 Ncwton's telegram, and made
/ the arrests. Newton throw up his hands
I like Walker and Bean at the command of
the officers, aud neither al the two men
suspected trcachcry until the three prison
nen were brought 10 Ozark. Herr Newton
was discharged aud tho young Knobber
saw Tor the first time that his trusted guide
and companion had cunningly led him into
the clutches Of the law
PART WILL rLNYED.
"No trained dctcrtiyccvcr PLAYED hispart
more successfully than did Joe Newton in
the capture OF Bll Walker. lie executed |
the plan agreed upon To the very letter,
and, while IN company with liil Walker, |
got the whole secret Of thc Edcns-ircn |
massacre, which made him an ndispcnsa. |
BILE witness In the Raid knubbcr trials
"iill Newton was one Of the most guilty !
men In the raid, but the State had to |
make witnesses II some of the Knobbers
IN order Ia convict any oi the gang. aud
the capture Of young Walker was worth
more 10 the prosecution than all the
evidence that had been secured up 20
that time. From the timo Bill Walker
was caught Bill Newton, oi course,
understood that hc would bc used by the
State ~ witness against his accompliccs.
With the evidence nov la the possession
81 the State, Bill Ncwinn's neck could be
broken beyond doubt, but the prosecution
will be true 10 the compact made with Joe
Newton when he agrrrd 10 capture Bill
Walker. People wonder why Bill Newton
II still confined In Jail under one indict-
ment Tor murder, but | suppose the cX-
/ PLANTATION will be developed IN due time
Col. harrington hers paused, drew a
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