The Russellville Democrat., 1893-09-07

Kid Wilson, member of the notorious Henry Starr gang, who is confined in the United States jail at Fort Smith, on the charge of having participated in the Ben tonyille bank robbery, Saturday morning made murderous assault upon ore Mar shal Tucker, who ia under sentence of death for murder. Wilson aud Tucker had q dispute Friday night before being locked in their cells, but did not come to blows. Wilson got possession of a rock during the night and tied it up in the end of towel. When the prisoners were let out of their cells Saturday morning as soon as Wilson saw Tucker he struck him a fearful blow on the head, laying the scalp bare and knocking him senseless. Wilson was ar raigned before the United States comnis- sioner and bound over to await the action of the grand jury.
 Last Sunday night sam Stephenson, one of Woodruff county's best farmers, who
 lives six miles below Augusta, went to
 church, leaving his home in the care of
 his two sons, Walter and Victor. About
 9 o'clock the boys were preparing to re-
 tire when noise was heard in the yard
 about the smokehouse. At first they paid
 little attention to it, but in a moment it
 became so loud they became satisfied some
 one was forcing an entrance. After load ing gun which was in the room they
 walked out on the porch, the elder brother slightly in advance with the gun. Seeing man using all his strength to break down
 the door, the boy raised his gun and fired. The thief fell to the ground and remained
 long enough for the boy to reload. When the second shot was fired the thief was .s.-.- I |. A-. IL .ff. shot must have struck him, as blood stains
 were found on the door stsp and fences.
 He was tracked for some distance, but was not captured. 1t is quite probable he will be discovered soon as determined search is being made.
 Considerable excitement was caused in the neighborhood of Gray's Station this week by the following episode, which is greatly deplored by the good people of that community: About 10 o'clock on the night of the 2Sth party consisting of about seven men went to the house of Static Warner, ne- gro woman, who lives on the plantation of ]. w. shelton, and demanded entrance, saying they wanted one Sim Smith, who was there at the time. Smith refused to open the door, and heard one party on the outside say to another: "Shoot in the house!" In a moment man showed his pistol near the window and fired two shots, neither of which did any damage to Smith or the woman. Then the assailants went to the door, evidently intending to force an entrance. Smith, seeing resistance useless, opened the door and one man advanced in- 10 the room and informed Smith that he had come to arrest him or carry him off. Smith went with him and was joined on the outside by the remainder of the crowd, who escorted him up the public road to within one-haf mile of Grays, where halt was called. Smith was then told that he was to receive 100 lashes for unlawfully living with the Warner woman. He said he was innocent and only boarded there, ard begged that they release him. They refused to do this until they had given him fifteen lashes with an elm limb, after which he was told to run for his life. He began to run, and a volley of shots followed him which took no effect The crowd evidently intended this as an additional and farewell scare. The parties were un- masked, and two of them were captured shortly afterward and identified by the Warner woman as Lee Collier and Wood ford Lacy, two young white men, the former escaped while in charge of Deputy Sheriff Rimmer, on his way to McCrory, having had preliminary hearing before Justice Hurt and bound over to await cir cult court. Lacy gave bond. The citizens of that neighborhood are determined to rid it of such disturbance. It will not be long before the guilty parties are brought to the bar of justice.