The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-14
SHOT HIM DEAD.
A Husband Who Defended His Home.
A Dreadful Tragedy at Pine Bluff,
Ark, Yesterday.
Two Prominent Citizens Involved In
tho Affair.
DR., Cox Killed by Mr.. Harrell for
Annoying His Vito.
The Physician dets Angry Because He
Had Been Discharged and Perse-
cutes tho Family-statemon
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harroll.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal
PiNE BLUFF Ark, Feb. l3.-TAst night
J. u. llarrcll, in defense of his home and
honor, slow Dr. J. W. Cox, prominent
physician and druggist, OF this city. Mr..
llarrell is the book-kceper OF the establish.
mcnt OF J.. Il. Speers Il Co., and ranks high
In business and social circles. The story
Of the tragedy is best told in the following
written statements:
MRS. HARRELL SAYS
"Well, DR.. Cox used IN be our family
physician for quite a while, aud Mr.. Hair
tell objected 10 him on account of his
moral aud unrcligious character. | told
Cox that on this account We did not wish
his services longer We employed another
physician and Cox became quite angry.
offered his services for nothing, and
| told him he WIS not 10 come 10
our house any moro under any cir.
cumstancrs, as his conduct hal
been perfectly outrageous. Cox would
come around our house in n very ungen.
tlcmanly manner aud wait until Mr.. liar
rcll would come aud then jump over tho
fence or run out oi the gate, 80 that nv
husband could barely see u man. evidently
intending 10 convey to MIR. llnrrrll tho
impression that some man was visiting mo
IA hs W"soncc. Last night | had Mrs.
Allen and her two apWyN,Icra. Nts.ra MI,
aud Mary, M company. | was prpcVNssas
some music with them for their benefit.
In the meantime had given instructions
to Mary johnson, my servant, not to adj
nit any gentlemen into my house after
tea, unnccompnnicd 10y lady. had
locked al the back doors, which DR.. Cox
tried first lie then rang the front door
bell. | went 10 the door aud asked him
what no wanted. lie said he wanted
Ia see mo aud he wanted 10 come In.
told him hc could not do 40. told him
80 before frequently, and that lac could
not cnicr. lie said he would stay there
until that ctookcd.lcggcd, Hhort.sightcd,
slab sided d-n fool oi husband would
come. aud stated that he Cox could spit
| IN his face, shoot IA II out of him, aud he
| (llarrclll would nsk him In his house aud
entertain him aitcrward lilo called Mr.
! llaHcll ag- dds Of b, aud that IL
Unrwll over spoke 10 him he would knock
b u ont II him. that b. was going 20 stay
there until llarrll clmc home AZ this
time Cox was trying 10 break down tho
door ! told him ! was perfectly willing
lNl lllNll w MNlNt NNA I ANhNNNN " Nf'Ni Tot
him to go home, M lac might find Mr..
llarcll different kind Ol man from
what hc expected. Tie called inc at least 100
times 10 come out aud meet him. bat
prniFcnily refused, because | knew his
int niions were evil and was ainid oi
him. Dr. Cox remained around the house
iur about nn hour. In the meantime my
husband arrived aud Cox, no doubt hear.
ing him. jumped ont OF the kitchen win
dow Cox jumped evidently out Of the
kitchen window for the window was closed
before aud found open after hc left Mr..
llauCll s1w Cox run around the corner oi
the house, and then Mr.. llarrcll camc.in
through the back gate aud asked me who
that man wns that left the house. told
him II was Cox. as he bad been around
the house Tor some time. Then Mr.. Hair
Vll loaded his doublu-hlrrrlrd gun. raised
the sash on the east side OF the house 'front.'
ing on Poplar street. aud walked outside
On the porch. Cox, Who was then outside
Of the fence. saw llafrcll como out, wheeled
and fired at llnrrll q shot. Then Ilnrrcll
fired shot from his gun NJ Cox. Then
Cox hrCd the second time and then liar.
fcll discharged the other barrel and DR..
Cox fell | did not think that Dr. Cox
was Killed, but after timo | WIS con-
WINGED ul Il on account II the stiffness 81
the body, which could soo irom the vim
dow by tho aid oi the electric light Mr..
ilarfcU came in after ihu shooting, and
after q time Dee laid upon the bed, saying
that hp would 20 10 town aud surrender
himself 10 the Sheriff, hut a. Il was late nj
night be- would be- possibly confined Ia
cell Of tho jail. aud asked me % keep
watch over tie body from the window,
which did. Several persons passed aud
glanced ut the body, bat ! am Of the opin.
ION that they supposed Il WIS FDmo
drunken man, aud paid NO attention 10
the body Mr llarfcll remained at homo
alI night. aud about O'Clock this morn
ING went a. 4. A. llill, corner lilih avenue
and Cherry street, 90 surrender himself
Mr.. llirrcll made the following state.
mcnE
II went home irum my work last night
about ~ O'Clock ! entered the yard go
the cost gate aud walked zap The stops pn
the cast porch. Tho window opening tom
our bedroom reaches down to ihc illor
aud ug usual. ] raped there Cor my vito
90 lut mD iu. As soon ~ ] entered tho
tDlm Jaw that my vito aud little boy
vrru very much r .IiCacl. | asked What
wits the matter. my vile told me that Dr.
Cox had been there raising great dis-
tufltuc1 by rppins ON the dupm aud
Windows, and walking around on tho
porch aud using pruianc and busicrous
language. That be- had got into tho
kitchen aud lattice uom. / asked her
where hc was then, she told me she did
NOT know. nat thought ho Wa somewhere
around the yari told her ! thought |
slN SOME one pass around The kitchen as
/ came boo. lu' did not think about
10 being ~. Cox. I then loaded my gun
and sd DC dlau. Within few seconds |
hclri noise at tho fence on the east silo
of the house. The window blinds were
open. rl raised the curtain and throw up
tie sisl and stepped out on the pores
with m, gun in my hands. A. did tbs,
d. g. \, WAC Nas standing ON the outside
nc 10 thc corner OF tho yard, cred ~ mo
returned the tire, but the smoke from Dr:
CoXs pistol WI. so dense around him
could no, tell whether ! had hit him or
MOI. then fired the other barrel. DE-
Cox staggered few steps forward, threw
up his hands aud fell. ] retired to bed
isV minutes later Ny wife said she was
b, ,h, ckc she could not sleep and that
sl. yoIld watch if4m the window aud