The Green Forest tribune., 1895-08-29

disorder, which the people OF
Green Forest were compelled to
undergo through the failure of the
officers of the town to suppress it.
All night long the revelings, curs-
ing, swearing, and otherwise rem.
dering the very atmosphere foul by
the vile mouths of depraveo, drunk.
Ell men, continued. Our peace
officers would GO themselves proud
by resigning from their offices and
stepping down and out as they do
not seem to have the slig ghtest
comprehension that their oath of
Office require them to suppress all
such disturbances that render
peaceful slumbor an impossibility
whom these drunken and lawless
debauchees hold sway. 1HE
TRIBUNE is ever ready to expose
the heniousness of these crimes
and to uphold the officers in any
any attempt to enforce law and
order, and although our strict ad-
! heranee to this rule has called
forth threatening eplthets from the
lawless gangs, yet we will continue
to battle for the right as long as we
are of the belief that our homes
deserve protection from these
nightly marauders.
W. j. Deadly, indicted tor the mur-
der of Gus Richardson at Eureka
Springs in 1880, was acquitted Of
the charge in the circuit court at
Berryville last week. on the ground
OF self defense. 1t will be remem-
bered that Deadly evaded the law
for fifteen years, but finally about
six monts ago surrendered himself
to the officers in Louisiana, and
was brought here for trial. J. N.
Tillman, the prosecuting attorney,
was assisted by E. G. Mitchell and
the defense was represented by
Hugh A. Dinsmore, 0. W. Watkins
ltbQ u -. III u plcS-
Arm Hamel submitted to tho
charge Of stealing watermelons in
J. P. court here yesterday, and
was fined $1,000 and costs and one
minute in jail. He was arrested at
the instance Of Hampton Stiles.
We understand several other par
ties are to be prosecuted as numer-
Gus watermelon thieves are getting
in their work in most every water
melon patch in the country. Let
the prosecutions go on until there
is not trace of a thief to be found.
In order to introduce Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy here We SOLD
several dozen bottles on strict
guarantee and have found every
bottle did good service. We have
have used 1t ourselves and think ii
superior to any other. W. l. Now
rey j Jarvisville, W. Va. For sale
by J. &. Harbcrt, druggist.
A big populist picnic commenced
Tuesday to continue three days at
Whitaker Spring six miles north
east of Eureka Springs. Among
other notable populist leaders ex-
pected to be in attendance are Mrs.
Mary Ellen Lease and Sockless
Jerry Sim pson, both of Kansas
The committee of ex-confederates
to prepare the grounds for the re-
union desires us to announce that
they earnestly request the assist.
ance of everybody to help them
clean up and prepare the grounds
near Allen Wards spring on next
Saturday.
Hon. E. G.. Mitchell met with
the misfortune of breaking his arm
between the wrist and elbow last
Monday. In attempting to alight
from his buggy his foot slipped
with ebove result.-Harrison he
publican.
We learn that the last grandjury
broke the record-that OF requlr-
ing all witnesses to come before
the body. Instead the jury went
in body before a witness who
was unable to go to the court
| house.
The suit at law between J. W.
Freeman against Oscar Grim and
James Standlee. was compromised
by the attorneys in the case, Free
man paying the costs and Grim aud
Standlee the debt.