The Van Buren press., 1895-11-30
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doubt the most popular woman in
Arkansas, has returned home from
Atlanta where she has been assisting
Commissioner Vineenheller in enter
tanning visitors to the Arkansas exhibit.
Miss Fannie has been named by the
press of the State, Arkansas
Daughter. and right we'll does the
name suit her for she is a typical
Southern woman-warm hearted, kind.
intelligent and reined-and is devoted
to her State. No social State gathering
is considered complete without Miss
Fannie and this is eminently correct.
With her cordiality, spicy conversation
and hearty laugh she is indeed true
representative of the Arkansas people.
Eureka Springs Times Echo.
On the Goth inst, Gov. Clarke grant
ed Communication of sentence to Richard
l.. Bland of Benton County. Bland,
about fifteen years since, shot and
killed DR.. Cathey of Alma, while the
latter was on the way to visit a patient
near that place. Bland had been work
ing near Alma, and had the day before
the killing, had some words with DR..
Cathey. He was arrested the day after
the murder and held in Jail until the
next term of the Crawford circuit court,
when he was indicted for murder. Hon.
S. W. Peel, of Bentonville, appeared
for Bland and took change of venue to
Greenwood, where he was convicted
and sentenced to be hung. Hon. J. h.
Rogers was circuit judge at the time.
Before the day set for the hanging ar
rived Governor Churchill commuted his
sentence to twenty one years in the
penitentiary, where he remained until
his release, with the exception of about
two months, when. as a trusty, he made
his escape, but at the end of that time he
voluntarily surrendered to the peniten-
tiary authorities. Bland came from a
very respectable family-one of the old
est in Benton County.
Up to the time of our going to press
nothing definite has been heard Of the
missing child Of Mr.. Hameister, but
there is now party out. under the
leadership of ex Sheriff Steward and F.
d. Houck, searching in the neighbor-
hood of Arbuckle Island who have a
pretty good clew. From what we can
learn it appears that there must be some
crooked work. On Tuesday Mr.. L. s.
Shibley and Nathan Troop met a man
coming from Arbuckle Island who on
inquiry stated that he had seen the
child less than three hours before, gave
a good description of it-clothing and
all-and stated where it could be found,
even offering to return with the party.
He did go about mile, but being afoot
and his track being plainly visible in the
road they concluded to push on ahead.
| However, when they arrived at the
point specified neither the parties who
were supposed to have the child nor
even the place could be found, also,
on their return, the person who gave
the information was missing. If this
should turn out to be case of kidnap
ping all parties having any connection
with it should be severely dealt with by
the law. We hope the party will be
successful in their search and the child
be restored to its parents.
From DR.. T. F. Wood, of Union
town, We learn of daring robbery
committed at Barcelona Tuesday night
of last week. On the night in question
three men entered the house of Hon.
Tom Comstock and at the point of
revolvers demanded his money. Being
somewhat slow about giving up the
coin they took him by the beard and
drew knife across his throat, which
proved to be inducement enough, and
caused Mr.. Comstock to turn over to
them something like $500. They then
made him go to the kitchen and give
them all the cooked meats, etc. They
also appropriated to their own use two
Winchesters, several pistols and an
overcoat before leaving. They stopped
within a short distance of the house
after the robbery and had supper. The
family a short time after the robbery
made their way to neighbors, but on
returning with assistance the robbers
were found to have left. The trail
which showed the robbers to have been
four in number and on foot, was
followed the next morning for some
distance west into the Indian country
! where it was lost. This makes the
second time within a few years that
1 Uncle Tom has been the victim OF
| the festive highwayman.