The Monticellonian., 1895-09-20
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
L,nching in Mississippi County.

ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
 L,uching in Mississippi County. ,l.s Rhea 9 miles north of Osceola, Mississippi county, was murdered and robbed by two negroes. Will Caldwell was blowing in a field near the house, and was approached by an old negro, who told him Mrs Rhea had large sum of money in the house, and to go and kill her and return to work, and he would get the money. Caldwell went to the house, and murdered the woman with club He then re- turned to his work, and the other negro went to the house and secured the money. The next morning young white man, 4. Bonnie, also an employe of Mrs. Rhea, went to the house, and seeing the woman lying in pool of blood gave the alarm Caldwell was suspectea and arrested He became frightened and confessed that he had killed Mrs. Rhea. When he came into the room where she was with club in his hand she attempted to get re- E first, struck her over the head several times and left. Caldwell was taken from the deputy sheriff, and hanged to limb and then riddled with hul- lets. His last words were, For Gods sake, hang the old man, for he got me to kill her"
 SECOND LYNCHING.
 MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept 1S.-Passen- gers arriving here by steamer from Osceola, Ark, report a second lynch ing at that place growing out of the murder of Mrs Rhea. The second vie tim was John Thomas. en old negro, who. with Will Caldwell, who was lynched, was implicated in the mur- der.
 sCovered" His Guards and Escaped.
 At Ashdown. on the Texarkana & Fort Smith railroad, 15 miles north of Texarkana, Tom Cox and George Sehaa, white tiemallers, engaged in q quarrel which culminated in Schad's crush ing Cox,s skull with hammer. After seeing his victim fail schad showed great remorse. and after his arrest, five minutes later, in= sisted on bathing CoX.s face and otherwise administering to his wants. A couple of hours later number of parties, including Sehad and his two guards, walked across the street to get a drink The latter got their drinks first, and then, stepping quietly be- hind his guards. who were in their shift sleeves, lifted their pistols from their seabbards. presented the same at their heads with the remark, "Gen- tlemen these are trumps," backed out of the door and disappeared in the darkness. It is thought he made for Indian territory. Cox can notreeover.
 Arkansas at Atlanta.
 Says the Atlanta tGa. Constitution ofsa recent date: Commissioner Vin- cenhelier of Arkansas has received d car of 500 packages of ,fruit for the ex- hibit from that state He will have the goods placed in the cold storage rooms fresh from the refrigerator ears. Mr Vincenhelier declared that this will be the best collection of fruit made in the history of the state, and felt confident that as an exhibit 1t would surprise the best friends of the state The contents of the fruit car consist of collection made altogether in the region of worldwide reputation as fruit country-the famous Ozark mountain region"
 Murder and Suicide.
 A murder and suicide occurred in Fort Smith a few nights ago Will Mitchell, a colored youth, was in love with Lucinda Bruce, about 16. Lucinda went buggy-riding with Paul Mathews against the wishes of her lover The girl. in company with several friends, was on her way home from church at night when Mitchell overlook them. Addressing few words 10 the girl, he drew a pistol and shot her twice, and then shot himself They both fell dead on the sidewalk side by side. Mitchell threw his coat, shoes and hat away just before the tragedy.
 Two Arkansas 0onvlcts Pardoned.
 The governor has granted full and unconditional pardon to Ike Daniel, who was convicted at the September term. 1889, of the Columbia circuit court, of murder in the second degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for seventeen years.
 A similar pardon was also granted to sam Roberts, who was convicted in Logan county circuit court August. 1895. of the crime of voluntary man slaughter, and sentenced to the peni- tentiary for two years.
 Unprovoked Murder by Negro. Richard Lake and Dave Sheridan, while hunting 2 miles southwest of Nynne, Cross county, were met by a 1 negro named Ed May who snatched the gun away from Sheridan shot Lake and then knocked Sheridan down and shot him. Lake died, but Sheri. dams injuries are not considered fatal The attack was without proyocation Dry Weather.
 Tn many places in Arkansas the dry weather has reduced the water supply to such an extent that stock is suffer i ing for want of it, and hundreds O. wells and eisterns in and around Littl, Rock are going dry In town and our on the country roads the dust is al most snffoeating, and vegetation il 1 parching.