Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-04-14
THE CLAYTON MURDER.
Hickey Held for the Murder and In
former Burkhardt as Accessory.

Hickey Held for the Murder and In
former Burkhardt as Accessory.
The preliminary examination of
Frank Hickey, the alleged murderer
of John NJ. Clayton, was brought to a
close, before Justice Bentley at Nor
rillton, Ark, yesterday afternoon.
The testimony OF Burkhardt, a por-
ton of which was given in yesterdays
issue of the DEMOCRAT, was full of in
terest and although conflicting in the
exreme, had not only the effect Of ac-
complishing the object for which it
was intended, but also partoOk of the
nature Of boomerang, IN causing the
arrest of the witness (Burkhardt), and
his detention as an accessory to the
crime.
This action on the part of Justice
Bentley, holding Burkhardt as acces-
sorry, was caused by the witness him
self, who while under oath on the
stand, first swore that he had told all
he knew concerning the matter and
then a short time subsequent said that
he knew still more important and
startling facts about the killing, but
would not tell same until he was
brought before the grand jury This
statement together with other cirCum-
stances known to the Justice and the
further fact that the witness had just
received a certificate for $500 for wit
ness fee and mileage, amply sufficient
to take him out of the country to
place from which he could not be
forced to return, induced Justice Bent
ley to hold him as an accessory In
mediately after the opening of Justice
Bentley's court n-Morrillton yester-
day morning, Burkhardt was again
called to the stand and resumed his
testimony at the point where the ac-
count of the trial, in yesterdays DEM
oCRAT, left of. He stated that so far
as he could remember, he had named
all the persons who had any connec-
tion with the murder of Clayton, AT
the request of the attorneys he exhib-
tied his left arm, upon which was
tattooed picture of the Goddess Of
Liberty, underneath which were the
the letters &c. II. L." He also testif-
ed that while in Little Rock he had
conversation with Attorney-General
Clarke, but he considered what
passed between them as sacred and
declined to reveal anything
that was spoken at the interview.
He refused to give the name of the
woman he married in Illinois, saying
that they had been divorced and that
she had since remarked to respect
able man and was now prosperous
and happy. He testified further that
Flannery, while serving term in the
Arkansas penitentiary while Powell
Clayton was governor, had made a
strenuous effort to secure pardon,
which was denied him, and that he
swore that when he secured his re-
lease he would kill the governor.
After examining a number of other
witnesses, the case on both sides was
declared closed.
Prosecuting Attorney Davis asked
that the court commit the defendant
to Jail to await the action Of the grand
jury, and that Burkhardt be placed in
the penitentiary at Little Rock for
safe keeping, that he might be pro-
duced when the grand jury assembled.
There was no objection on the part of
the defense, and the order was made.
The court was then ordered to ad-
journ, and the prisoners given over to
Sheriff White for safe-keeping. Thus
closed one of the most exciting pre-
liminary trials ever witnessed in this