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The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18
was killed he sent me six dollars
my little boy to pay me debt.
T. NJ. Meals Testimony.

| have known defendant sim
1880, he worked for ME two yea,
after he was married; | never sal
any man who seemed tn think MOI
of his wife than defendant did. n
has borne a good reputation for no.
esty and integrity. When the al
PENDANT quit working for me 1
went into the drug business and WI
afterwards associated with ii
Marberry in the same business.
never heard the rumor Of the ind
macy between defendants wife ar
deceased until about elk monts
ago. / have recently noticed
change in defendants disposition
he has seemed for the past fe
months like something was bearir
on his mind, and | remarked aboI
tie change in him at the time.
CRoss-ExAMINED.
During this time | saw no ev
dence of insanity on the part Of d.
PENDANT. My son took music lessor
under Mrs. Forehan, but it has bee
about one year since ! stopped hin
These rumors about defendant
wife and deceased have been goIn
on about six months.
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DR.. w. Ii. Hilps Testimony.

/ was called upon to examine, as
an expert, the body of deceased.
One shot entered the right wrist,
fracturing the bone. The next one
struck the left leg. The next one
struck the right shoulder and rang
ed downward The next one near
the left nipple and ranged through
the upper portion Of the left lung;
this wound, l think would have
proved fatal, and If the blood vessel
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18

TREAD S. AYERS, q we'll known
drummer, comltted suicide Sunday
morning in Little Rock, by taking
an overdose of morphine. He had
made two attempts before to end
his life. He was naturally despond-
ent and latterly has imagined that
his friends had forsaken him.
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w. IL, Pointers Testimony.

live at Dover. His testimony
is substantially the same as that of
preceding witnesses with the
searching party). / found some
blood on the bushes and leaves along
the direction deceased was supposed
to have run.
CRosS-EXAMIMED.
/ saw no marks or fresh cuts on
the bushes or trees near where de-
ceased was found.
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CROSS EXAMINED,

did not go to defendants to
gamble with him; he proposed after
| got there to gamble for the hogs;
when defendant spoke to his wife
during the game in the scurrious
manner, she told him that he ought
to be ashamed TO talk to the boy
that way that he had me plagued;
they laughed at me.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18
Sam Battenfield's Testimony.

remember log rolling at m,
house about month ago or more
Defendant and Esq. Daily were ther
| believe that / heard defendant as
Daily what constituted justlfiabl
homicide. The question was aske
at the dinner table. Defendant sal
also, that he would not take $500 70
the dog, but did not know what b
meant by il.
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Il. j. Perriman. Recalled.

When we found the body of de
ceased his eyes were not closed.
Defendant made a statement going
out to the scene of the killing. He
SAID that deceased was endeavoring
to create the impression that hiswife
was not yirtuous but defendent said
that she was a virtuous woman, and
deceased knew 1t, and wanted to get
him out of the way so that he could
marry his wife.
CROSS EXAMINED
The impression defendant made
on my mind was that # he was out
OF the way deceased would marry his
wife.
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pbeudv Thomas' Testimony.

| am IL years old, my father IS
dead and my mother lives in Little
Rock. am living with defendant
and have been there for 2 years. l
knew Dir. Marbery, and remember
when he was killed. | was eating
dinner when he was killed. On Sun
day defendant sent me to Dover with
note to Mr.. Baird. Defendant
went to Ft. Smith on Monday, start
ing before sun up, and returned
about dinner time. went to Dover
on the day Of the killing, and saw de
ceased in Baird's drug store. l
went to Mr.. Rollow's after a garden
rake that we had left there, at our
old place, deceased boarded there.
| saw deceased there, and he asked
me where defendant was, and l told
him that he had gone to Eft. Smith.
Mrs. Forehand told me to tell deceas-
ed that defendant had gone. | did
not tell any one at the drug store
that Defendant had gone to TT.
Smith. Mrs. Forehand told me to go
to Follows and get the rake. Mrs.
Forehand told me to tell every body
who asked me Twii'eao defendant was,
that ne lad gone to Eft. Smith.
When the gun fred Mrs. Forehand
went to the door and followed. /
went down to w. w. Forehand's af-
ter the killing, to tell him to come
up there, but did rot tell him of
the killing. / did not know then
that deceased was KILLED, and did not
krow what defendant shot at. l
heard two guns, then defendant come
to the house and loaded his gun and
left, and when / next saw him, he
and his wife were returning from
the woods together. heard the dog
barking after the two shots were
fired.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Mrs. Forehand told me to go to
mill on the day of the killing, to first
GO and get the rake, and then go to
Baird's and get some soap, then to
go to mill. Defendant was not at
home when his wife told me to go to
Dover on the day of the killing; when
| got back home from mill 1t was
nearly dinner time. | had been gone
some time, but do not know howlong.
As soon as she could cook dinner we
ate, and it was while we were eating
that the two guns fired, and | heard
defendant call his dog, ana it was
not long until he come in and told
me to go and tell mis- pa to come up
there. did not know that deceased
was killed, but Thought so as defend
ant told his wife that he thought
deceased was dying. When l re
turned from his fathers, defendant
was returning from the brush with
his wife. i heard no gun after
| left. / saw deceased some time
ago in the road out on the mountain
with his gun. When | went to the
drug store, Baird asked me if de
PENDANT had gone to Ft. Smith. The
window blinds at defendants house
were let down at night. Mrs. Fore
hand put them down, and sometimes
her sister put them down.
REEXAMlNED.
The statement of the witness was
here introduced, which he made to
the grand jury, in which he says that
Mrs. Forehand told him to convey
the message to DR.. Marberry.
Mrs. Forehand cut the brush away
from the honse to the tree top where
deceased was killed some time ago.
| heard her say that she had cut the
brush away, She said this since
the killing to defendants father.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18

Mr.. j. L. TULLrs will engage in
journalism at Batesville as editor OF
the Guard, and president OF the
Guard Printing Company. Mr.. Tul.
lis is q most capable newspaper man
and we hail his advent into the jour
nalistlc arena again with much pleas
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18

1t is reported that Blaine will
shortly leave the cabinet. The
trouble is that lie is only secretary
of state while Mr.. Harrison is pres.
ldent. That their relations are
strained, rumor says, does not admit
of a doubt.
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Dave Eddy's Testimony.

live near Dover. knew dec ca
ed, and saw him out at my plac
nearly every day. / lived on IL
Sellers place south. west Of Dove
He has travelled that ros d oftene
since Forehead moved " the coui
try Deceased did a good deal
practice for my mel ghr,ors.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18

THAT part of the Indian Territory
which will be open to settlement
next Tuesday contains but little
over 1000 quarter sections of avail
able land Twenty thousand men
are said to be ready to rush in to
make entries. Somebody is bound
to get left.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18

"THE Great South" is the name OF
a new paper which has reached our
table. 1t is published at Memphis,
Tenn, and edited by w. c, Paul. 1t
Is devoted 20 the advancement of the
South
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18
Miss Bette Rollow's Testimony.

/ live in Dover, | knew deceased,
he boarded with my brother where 1
live; | know defendant and his wife.
A short time before deceased was
killed Ella Forehand came to my
brothers, disguised in a faded ging
ham dress, black apron, and an
old bonnet; l knew her well: first
saw her come in at the gate and go
around to the hall door; | knew her
as soon as | saw her; she was in
curing for DR.. Marberry; deceased
was not there.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Deceased married my niece; L
have known Ella Forehand for sew
eral years; l never heard anything
derogatory of her character except
in connection with deceased. l re-
member when DR.. Marberry's wife
died, she left an infant and Ella
Forehand took care of it.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18

MRs. HOLLAND, the estimable wife
of the senior editor of the Searcy
Beacon, died on the 10th inst. after
a brief illness. We sympathize with
our esteemed brother in his bereave-
ment,
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18

The majority IN Desha county IS
estimated at 200 for the republican
ticket. A messenger has been sent
down for the returns.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18

day the day upon which he was kill
ed, because / saw the letters which
passed between him and the young
lady. ! knew that there was, prior
to the killing bad feeling between
the parties, and that they had been
carrying arms for each other. One
morning before the killing, defendant
passed through town going out to
HarvlPs. Deceased was in the store
at the time, but l did not see him
any more Until afternoon, when the
latter returned and asked me if
did not see defendant pass through
in the morning, and that he had met
defendant and bad difficulty with
him. The reason of it was that OF
! the alleged intimacy Of deceased
with defendants wife. Deceased
l told me upon one occasion that dc.
PENDANT had told him il he ever put
his foot on his place again. that he,
defendant, would kill him. (The
State here objects to this testimony
on the ground that the alleged Grim
inal intimacy with defendants wife
would not justify the latter in taking
the life of deceased. The objection
ELECTED quite lengthy discussion
by counsel, but was finally overruled
by the court). l know from the let
tiers of deceased, and from other cir.
cumstances, that deceased was car
rying on an illicit intercourse with
defendants wife. Deceased upon
one occasion said to me that defend
ant had met him at his, defendants
gate and told him that the neighbcrs
generally said that he was too init
mate with the latter's wife and that
he wanted him to stay away from
there or he would kill him. Deceas
ed frequently told me that defend
ants wife was one of the most ac-
complished women he had ever met.
| saw a letter In possession of de
ceased from defendants wife, and
also saw one from him to her in
which they both wrote IN a covered
manner. In one of her letters to
him she told him to go ahead, and il
he knew Of any crime she had com
mitted, she could retaliaGe upon him,
and / understood from the letters
that they both had various places
to deposit letters, and that he was
endeavoring to get opportunities to
hold sexual intercourse with her.
Deceased told me upon one occasion
that he did not think defendant was
a man of any resentment, but he sub
sequently said that he was going to
quit going there and attend to his
business more closely.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18
Jas. Potts Testinonx

| have known defendant for
about seven years, and lived a near
nelghoor to him. never heard his
reputation for integrity questioned
lie was generally of cheerful dis.
position when he lived a near neigh.
Dor to me. | never heard any re.
hectlon upon his wife's chastity ex.
cept as to her conduct with DR.
Marberry, which | heard rumored
very seldomly,
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Henry West, Recalled.

On the night spoken of when /
was playing cards with the defend.
ant and his wife, he spoke of her to
me in scurrillous manner; she was
present.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18

No. 10. A letter from her in which
she graphically defines her own
feelings toward him, and reproaches
him for not loving her. No name or
date.
No. IL. A note in which she ex-
presses desire to see him but is
afraid to run any risk. No name or
date.
No. IL. He tells her that he is
writing her for the last time, telling
her that she had proved untrue to
HIM, reminding her Of the affection
ate meetings between them. This
letter was a beautiful composition,
and written ID the most chaste and
delicate language, touchingly min
gled with poetical quotations, and
| forming, all taken together, lltera-
ry gem. No name or date).
No. IS. About the same as the
last from him to her.
No. IA. About the same.
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Mrs. ]. L. simpsons Testimony.

| IiYen Dover. knew deceased,
and know defendant and his wife,
have lived there nearly II years, and
am we'll acquainted in the commun.
ity. During the past four years, the
general reputation of Ella Forehand
was bad, for chastity.
CROSS EXAMINED.
/ never heard much of it uutll last
summer and only in conversation
with deceased.
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80 O'CLOCK, P. NJ.
Mrs. Maggie Follows Testimoi

| live in Dover; know defendant
and his wife and knew deceased,
who boarded with my husband and
myself for some time prior to, and
at the time of the killing, which oc-
Cured on the 25th of March last, this
was on Monday. Shortly before the
killing, 10 days before, ] saw Ella
Forehand at my house in disguise,
she had on crocheted mittens, an old
black apron, and had handbag In
her hand. She came in and enquir
ed for DR. Marberry. l recognized
her as soon as she spoke, but she did
tell me who she was. My sister In
law, Miss Bette Rollow asked me If
it was not Mrs. Forehand and | said
that it was. she had her bonnet pull
ed down until | could not see her
ewes
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18

BY an act of the last Legislature,
the tax on recording mortgages was
reduced from fifty TO fifteen cents.
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7. j. Perriman. Recalled.

The bottle of ink presented looks
very much like the ink found near
deceased body.
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Henry Vests Testimony.

/ live IN Dover, was born there and
have never lived any where else.
know defendant and his wife, and
knew deceased. Upon one occasion
about 2 years ago, | heard defend
ant speak unexpectedly of his wife
saving that "any one might drink al
his spring if they would return the
dlpper'" There were present John
Stephens the man to whom defend.
ant was talking, and two others.
I defendant excerpts to this evi
dence.l
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Mrs. Nancy McFadden's Testimony

/ have known defendant for son
time, / do not know exactly no
long. l always thought that defent
ant was dsvotedly attached to b
wife and family; when / was int
mately acquainted with him he ha
kind and loving disposition,
he has not been like himself for e.
or three years past. HIS reputatit
for integrity is good so far as
know, he bore that reputation whe
| knew him.
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j. /. SIMPSONS Testimony.

live in Dover. Knew deceased,
and am well acquainted with defend
ant and his wife, have lived there for
nearly IL years; for the past three
years the general reputation of Ella
Forehand for chastity and morality,
has been VIGOROUSLY bad. Upon one
occasion | heard defendant say in re
ferring to a matter Of the seduction
OF some other mans wife, that she
did not care who drank at his spring
so he left the dipper," this converse
ton occurred while defendant was a
druggist at Dover.
CROSS EXAMINED.
The matter of deceased's connec.
ton with defendants wife has been
publicly talked of for about a year.
La the conversation when defendant
made the remark referred to, the sub
ject came up by some making state.
ment that the injured husband had
whipped his wife for her infldelity
When defendant said that the man
was bigger fool than he, defendant,
and then made the light remark.
There were several present when the
conversation occurred, but how
many, and who, | do not remember.
defendant excerpts to this testimony
as irrelleyant.) was friend Of
deceased and am to defendant.
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CROSS EXAMINED.

have known Mrs. Forehand for
several years; she was a good neigh
Dor When DR.. Marberry's wife
died, Mary Marbery, sister, took
her infant child and cared for it;
Mrs. Forehand was dressed on the
occasion referred % as though she
wanted to disguise herself.
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CROSS EXAMINED.

There were present at the CONVEX
sation, a man named Holland, John
Stephens defendant and myself.
The conversation originated by a
reference to married woman's inf
deity to her husband.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18
The defendant then introduced
his witnesses in the following order.
Henry Kirchoif's Testimony.

heaiy hirch0h Testimony.
live at Dover, and have lived
there for forty years; have known
defendant ever since 1880; 80 far as
l know he has always borne good
reputation for integrity, and was
devoted to his family; for the past
three or four months he has acted
like a man who did not have good
sense, and he looked that way, and
he has looked melancholy during
this time; l am postmaster al
Dover.
CROSS EXAMINED.
He did not act like he used tn. he
had nothing to say.
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w. A. Baird, Recalled.

In one Of the letters spoken of on
yesterday, in which deceased re.
preached defendants wife, | think
the letter has been lost. | saw an
anonymous letter written to Miss
Patty, advising her not to marry de.
ceased. This letter was shown to
me by deceased. | boarded at de-
PENDANTS for year during 1884 and
1888, | think during this time that
defendants's wife was fond of deceas
eds companlonship, and frequently
heard her speak of deceased's high
intellectual attachments. Deceased
had carried pistol ever since knew
him.
CROSS EXAMINED.
There has been some parties talk
ing to me since | testified on yester.
day censuring me for the testimony
| gave.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18

RETURNS from all the counties in
the State, with the exception of De
sha, give the vote for Associate JUS
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-04-18
j. III. Barnard, Recalled,

Venue proved. A note was found
in deceased's vest pocket
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Miss Nankie Fawcett's Testimony.

Miss Nankie Fawcett's Testimony.
| live at Argenta, and am siste
to defendants wife. l visited hl
home after Christmas, and remain
about a month. While | was thaIs
the family seemed to be living
dread that some one would take {
PENDANTS life. The dog would
quently bark at night like he int L
aaa to take hold of something. ]
dog acted In this manner sever
times while I was there, and at su !
times defendant and his wife seem
frightened, and would shut the doc,
and l helped to nail them down.
do not Thick that defendant wen
out after night. All the doors tina
did not have good fastenings wer
nailed, and one window was nsile
down. Two doors had secure fast
enings and were not nailed. Durin
these times OF excitement the defend
ant and his wife made exclamation
of fright and good many times b
got up and sat up; they were atrial
that deceased would kill defendant
Defendant did not go out at nigh
On one accession heard a gun fin
in the house.
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]. t. odom's Testimony.
On the morning that dsceased
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CROSS-EXAMINED.

My age is ID years. l saw sor
letters from deceased to my sister,
did not see him write them. Thil
was during the latter part Of my
visit; | saw one or two but did NO
read them; one was small piece q
paper written on one side, the othei
was long one. Rheudy Thema.
handed them to defendant and hi
wife and said that deceased had
given them to him. They were de
livered at different times. / saw one
written by nv sister to deceased
telling him to stay away from theii
house, Charley and his wife read thI
letter TO me; they said they showel
me the letter because things mig.
come up in court and they wantes
me for a witness; l do not know hoY
many doors defendants house co l
tains. The house had four roor
one unfinished. The doors
blinds were nailed down about, |, q
not quite dark. The bottle present.
to me looks like bottle that / saw
at defendants while / was was there
the bottle was given to me and
was told to take care of it; do no.
know which of them gave it to me
defendant or his wife, l kept the
bottle until left, when l gave it Il
one of them, do not know wheel
one gave 1T to; do not know WIN
the bottle was given me to keep; il
was not broken when / left.
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GROSS Examined.

Deceased had been engaged to be
married to this same young lady Tor
some time and had broken off two 70
three times, but ] know that he was
to have been been married on Tues
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
DEATH OF MR. GOLDSMITH.
Danksra, Meeting.


Hearing the sad news Of tho death OF
the distinguished and worthy member OF
their body, Edward Goldsmith, Esq, II
was deemed proper by tho President OF
the Clearing House 10 call the bankers OF
the city together for the purpose Of taking
some action and making such expressions
as they might deem proper. Accordingly
ID. T. Porter, S. Z. Read, ]. ID. Montedon-
leo, |. Katzenbonger, NJ. II. katzenbergor,
Il. ]. Black, Henry Lynn, NJ. :. Bucking.
ham, J. NJ. GOodbar, J. X. Goodwin, Q. III.
Raine, Cotton Greene. W. ID. Bethel, X. ID.
frnyser and &. Va schultz met nj tho par
ors OF the First National Bank.
The object OF the meeting having been
explained, at the request OF the body DIR.
ID. T. Porter presided. II. q. Speake was
appointed secretary. The following COM
mittccs were then appointed:
Cotton Greene, X. Dudley Frnyser and
w. ID. Bethel were appointed 10 draft rcso'
lutions to be presented at the next meet
ing.
s. T.. Read and w. d. Bethel were ap
pointed honorary pail bearers.
IL was unanimously resolved that the
bankers Of thv city should attend the fun
eral as a body. and I. Kaizenherger, L.
Lehman and NJ. $. Buckingham were thcI
appointed as a committee 10 make proyis
ion therefor.
The meeting adjourned subject to III
call OF the chairman.
ID. 4. PoRTER, Chairman.
| II. O. SrEAKE. Secretary.
Memphis, TennT April TO-