The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-04-04

ported that the negro he killed was not
Ward, but darky who knew nothiL g
OF the risk he. was running in imper-
sonating the murderer. Smith ran
away. He was arrested few DAYS ago
In South Carolina by F. E. Stout
city marshal Of Aberdeen, and he is
now in jail at Fayette Court House,
Fayette county. Alabama. charged
with the murder of Haywood johnson,
that being the name Of the man Smith
said was Sam Ward. Smiths motive,
II the charges against him are true,
was probably to secure the statutory
reward OF 800 which is paid by the
state OF Mississippi for apprehension
OF murderers, dead or alive.
A WITNESS MURDERED.
LITTLE Rock, March News
reached this city Sunday night of a
murder which occurred a mile east of
Plummerville Saturday evening about
6 O'Clock. Joe p. Smith, negro. was
shot and killed by David Richmond a
young white man. Smith had
been to Plummerville and was on his
way home when he was overtaken by
Richmond, who was riding on horse
back and shot down. There were no
near witnesses to the affair and the
particulars about it are meagre, but it
seems tibet Richmond fired three shots
at Smith, the first of which struck him
in the breast near the heart and was
enough in itself to kill him.
by some men who were at
work in the field near by and the egro
was seen to throw up his hands and
fall. Richmond turned and rode back
towards Plummerville and meeting q
wagon in the road dismounted and left
the horse there, Some deputy sheriffs
came up about this time, arrested
Richmond and took him to Morrilltown
where he Is now in Jail. Smith and
Richmond are not known to have
had any previous trouble and
the killing was wholly unexpected. 1t
is accounted for in this way: smith
has been employed by PinkertOn detec-
tives who are in this city to work up
the evidence against the men who stole
the ballot boxes at Plummersville and
John 81. Clayton's assassins. He had
been doing some talking at
Plummersvllle that day about
his discoveries and il seems talked
too much if this was the cause of his
death. Further reason for believing
this is found in a letter which Smith
wrote to the detectives Saturday and
which was received by them Sunday
morning. Richmond is about 20 years
old and came to Arkansas from Texas
about two years ago. His politics are
unknown, but Smith was a leading
colOred republican in his township
THE wEIR-MURPHY FIGHT.
CHICAGO, April billy Meyers,
referee in the Weir-Murphy fight, this
morning ordered the men to meet at
Parsons Davies place this afternoon
preparatory to going TO some point to
finish the contest of Sunday morning.
This was merely as a matter of form
because he knew that neither man
was able TO enter the ring.
ut would be a sin to compel these
men to resume" said Meyers, but I
have got to do my duty according to
the articles of agreement. The men
must meet at O'clock
But they won't meet if l can help
it." said Davies, land if hear of any
attempt to bring them together l will
do all in my power to arrest everybody
concerned. The men have reached the
limit of endurance
My duty is done',,. said Billy Myers.
II don't want to see them fight
again."
Promptly at the appointed time
Capt. DAILY. Murphy's hacker, and Ed.
McAvoy, Weir's hackers, appeared and
announced their men unable to show
up. This ends the matter at least for
the present as the referee can do no
more, both men have refused to appeI
at his sumomons, the result therefore
being a virtual, though undeclared