The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1893-02-11
SOUTHERN oLEANlNcs.
A Murderer Given Awav BY III. WI.


Murderer Given Away by His Wiie.
Walter Cochran was iaile at Allan
tn, Ga, charged by his wife with
being the murderer of the Barrett fam
lily.
Something over year ago the deal bodics Of
DR.. Barrett and wife were found in their resi-
dence. Dr. Barrett had been member Of the
state legislature. and was prominent In busl-
moss and professional circles He had raised
large family. tho members Of which were
scattered all through the state, holding re-
spectacle positions In the communities in
which they lived, while the old couple lived In
an apartment mar the city Of Griffin. Ons Of
the members of the doctors family was arrest-
cd aud held In jail several weeks. charged With
the assassination. The young man was sub
sequently honorably acquitted and the tragedy
has remained mystery ever since. The other
! night Walter Cochran went homo drunk and
attacked his wife with razor. In self defense
she snatched up his pistol and ssnt shot
through her husbands neck which VIII
most likely result in hts death. The
next day she confessed that It was
her husband who had slain the Barrett
family, the crime having bacn scommitted for
money. Her relation OF the circumstances 10
such as to give full confederation to hsr story.
1t appeared on the preliminary trial Of tho
relative who had been suspected that strange
tbs day bsfors ths murder, but there all trso,
Of him was lost Tho story OF Mrs. Cochran
comes in and hls up the missing links COM
pletely.
Tho "Go0rgin Colonel" In Danger.
The Georgia Colonel stands in dam
ger of extinction.
The hat has gone forth from Gov Northsu
that the supply 10 too great. and that SONS
-.
He makes the first attack by ordering that all
tho colonsls must accompany him to the imam
Ruration of President Cleveland In full uniform.
Those who don't s,e ht to appear or who ara
unable to fprovide themselves with uniforms
will be stricken from this rolls and their plaoss
will not be flled during the present admins
tration. 1t has always been the custom for tho
governor Of Georgia. upon his inauguration.
to appoint q military staff Of one from each
congressional district. with the rank Of
colonel. Gov Stephens, who cam, to the gov
ernorship after forty years OF congregational
life appointed all his old friends to bs colonets
1t was thus that tho Georgia Colonel
blooined forth in all his glory. This present In
cumbent Of the governors chair was school
teacher In carly life, hence when he found him
self the dispenser Of military titles he remem-
bsred his old colleagues Of tho birch rod, and
school teachers all over the stats found them
selves TO be sure enough colonss. Tbs gov
ernor soizes upon the present occasion ~
good one IN which to get rii Of SONS surplus
material by scratching on the names Of those
who are not liberal enough to invest ina strik
ing uniform
Assassination.
At Oction. in Grant parish, La. the
other night, two white men were
killed and one severely wounded
Henry b. Thompson, who last year was Z
candidate for sheriff OF Grant parish on the
third party ticket was instantly killed. sam
| Burton died 10 half an hour. and John King
was shot 70 that he IL expected 10 b lams for
life Tho three men won't out together At 3
p. m. to get some corn to fssd Tbompeon's
horse. They hal not gone thirty steps IN the
dark when all the barrels Of two double -har-
rel shot ,guns were discharged by unknown
persons Just befora dying Burton said that
Capt J, Id, Rucksr, who lives near BY. had
shot him. Fuckers friends claim he can prove
an slibi
wholesale Burnina.
The clothing OF little negro child
caught fire out In . field near Gordon
vile. Ala. the other day. A negro
woman ran up to extinguish the Aasnea
and her clothing became ignited. Both
were burned to death. negro man
who made an effort to save the two
was badly burned. Sol Robinson, IN
old blind negro. was burned ia death
on the same place. The house which s
he occupied was also burned.
A Fugitive Murderer Captured.
Cesar bennington, member Of The
band of negroes who murdered Mr..
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