The Forrest City times., 1895-12-06
Assaulted with Base Ball Bats.

On last Friday night. at the hO:e',
Eugene Farley. engaged in war OF
words, consisting principally of black
guarding, with one Frank Brown, Of
Montreal, Canada, stranger, who had
been here only few days, and was
employed at the hotel in the capacity
or porter and bell boy. A social dance
was in progress in the spacious dining
room at the time, and the stranger not
desiring to interrupt the pleasures here
being enjoyed, told Eugene that he
would see him next day, and punish
him for his insults This he was invit-
ed to do.
Early Saturday morning Brown went
over to E. j. Barrow's stable where
Eugene was employed and carried out
his threat of the night previous, giving
Eugene considerable thrashing,
though not seriously hurting him. A
short while afterwards Eugene cemmu-
nlcated the particulars of the affair to
his elder brother Claude, who was
greatly enraged aud set out for the
hotel to have vengeance, Arriving
there he called in two or three young
men about town. and discovering
Brown told him that he would give
him until 10 O'Clock to leave town. aud
il he did not do so he would kill him,
or words to that effect. Farley also
threatened Mayor Winthrop's life.
should he interfere. But the stranger
was plucky and stated that he would go
nowhere, and would be here at 10
O'Clock, and until he got ready to leave
Nothing more happened until Saturday
night. RumOrs were rife all Saturday
afternoon that Farley, the older. would
light the stranger, etc AS the west
bound train pulled in at 9:25 the stran-
ger started to the mail Car with pack
age of letters left at the hotel to be
mailed. Farley and brother, who had
previously armed themselves with
baseball bats were on hand and as the
stranger passed, Claude Farley struck
him on the back of the head stunning
blow. and followed it up with several
others, Eugene also using his bat.
Brown was unprepared to meet an at
tack of this kind, and was severely
used. He was carried into the hotel
and surgeon called. who dressed the
wounds. A cash about II inches long
was cut in the back Of the fellows head
and he was terribly bruised 1t was
thought for short time that he might
be fatally hurt but he rallied and come
down to the office next day, but while
sitting near the stove he tainted and
renewed the uDeaSineSs which had hith-
erto been felt about him. He was
again carried to his room, and again
revived, and seemed. when last seen.
with the exception of the soreness, to
be himself again.
The marshal arrested Claude Farley
and afterward turned him over to
Sheriff Williams. Squire y. Il. Nelson
issued warrant for Farley charging
him with assault with intent to kill.
and fixed his bail At $3.50 L. j. Bar
row. Joe Wynne, Linn Turley and j.
M. Nichols signed the bond and Far
ley was given his liberty. He spent
Sunday in town and has not been seen
since until yesterday, when he and
Eugene returned.
1t was currently rumOred on the
street Monday that he and Eugene had
left for parts unknown. But the fact
that they are here to answer the charge
proves this to have been false, and it
has since developed that Brown has
left for parts unknown.
The Farleys deny that they or either
OF them. are responsible for the trouble
and assert that their acts were justify
able.
Eugene was placed under $500 YES
terday, and the trial set for hearing
TODAY before Squire Raiford.
When the case was called the defen-
dant asked for a change of venue, and
the case Will now he heard in Squire
Clifton's court.