The Forrest City times., 1894-03-09

"'shiH FVur DayS.
 lis but a span between life and orath." Two souls sent to eternity without an hours notice. John Ward. of Haynes, and James Walker. of Goodwin, both victims of their own l rash acts,
 John Ward was shot by John J. Hughes at Haynes, Friday night of last week, with a shot gun, the load taking effect in his breast, killing him instantly. Both men were in Forrest City Friday and rode out together in
 Mir. Hughes buggy. Evidently there
 was no enmity between them.
 When Mir. Ward left Forrest City he
 was comparatively sober, though he
 had been drinking during tue day.
 He was seen perambulating the streets
 by many citizens who little thought that Tn so short time he would be a
 cold, lifeless corpse. and that too, at
 the hands of friend and neighbor.
 Upon reaching home he became drunk
 and disorderly. The town marshal,
 Mir. Branch, hearing pistol shot.
 walked in that direction whence the
 sound came, and met Ward. who had
 hred the shot, and was leaving home. He marshal accosted him and made inquiries, and learned from him that
 he was out for whatever might present | itself, and said he proposed to take in
 the meeting of The Haynes Literary
 and Debating Society. Marshal Branch
 saw he was in no fit condition to 20
 anywhere, much less into the presence
 of ladies, aud tried to persuade him to Inc quiet and peacable. This MT. Ward
 refused to do and when the marshal
 ordered him under arrest. he defied
 him. and swore that he could not be
 arrested, and that he would do as he pleased. This IS pastIme which had been gradually growing upon Ward for some time, and 1t. will be remem-
 bered he broke up Squire Nelson's court a short time ago. and de6ed the
 officers in Forrest City in most dis
 graceful manner.
 Marshal Branch saw that he could
 do nothing alone, so he called D. Jacks
 to assist him in making the arrest.
 Still they could not take him without
 resorting to weapons, which they did
 not wisi, to do. By this time they had | reached the store of John J. Hughes
 and entered. The officer then called
 upon MT. Hughes to aid him in dis
 arming Ward and effectng his arrest.
 Mr. Hughes tried to persuade Ward
 to surrender and go along peaceably
 but to no avail. and "One word brought
 on another" and as Ward reached for his pistol Hughes seized the gun and 1 fired with the result stated above. A coroner $ inquest and a preliminary
 examination before a justice of the peace resulted in d verdict of juStifia- ble homicide.
 T. WALKER.
 Close upon the news of the killing of
 John Ward, of Haynes, in Lee county | the news of another tragedy reached Forrest City, which caused every citi-
 zen to remark what a strange coinci- dence that these two men should both | be shot within four days, and when they were iR the fullness of life which could lave been made grand and useful" About noon Tuesday Sheriff Williams received a telegram asking him to come to Goodwin at once, and stating that Jim Walker had been killed by man named Henley.
 After the evening train came in Tuesday we learned that the affair was a -blooded murder and that there was much sympathy for Walker and that he had no idea of serious trouble when he was shot, but we have since learned that this is mistake. 1t seems that Walker was a deputy sheriff and that he has been hunting
 the so o-called white cappers who have been operating between Palestine and
 Goodwin for some weeks. He had
 been warned that he was making him. self obnoxious by various remarks to
 the effect that he knew enough to send certain parties to the pen, and called several names. On the 4th inst, he l became involved in a difficulty with one Linn. who is a cousin of Owen I Henley. We are not sufficiently ad- l vised to state just what words passed | between these gentlemen. On Tues | day Owen Henley was in Goodwin, | and just before train time, was stand ! ing on the railroad talking to someone | Walker approached the platform car
 rying the mail. This he threw down
 on the railroad crossing, and started
 toward Henley. Henley saw Walker
 approaching and seemed to fear him
 and when in speaking distance warn
 ed him several times and repeatedly to
 not advance on him further. Some six
 or seven witnesses testified before the
 coroner's jury that Henley said re-
 peatedly, Walker don't come any l farther" but that Walker continued i to advance with his hands behind him,
 Henley then drew his revolver and fred. the first shot probable being in
 ytantly fatal, although he fired four or five times, three shots taking effect, one in an arm, one in a leg and one
 through or near the heart. AS Walker fell he succeeded in drawing his pistol,
 which it is said ''got sorter hung in his |