The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-09-01
THE BEN PILLOW CASE,

ed yesterday in Justice Smithers
court. The defense had several
witnesses on hand, but the state
was not represented by either at
torney or witness. Justice Smither
put Ben Pillow on the stand and
asked him to make full and con-
else statement of facts to the kill
ing, He said; My name is Ben
Pillow, On Tuesday morning, the
9th of August, / left home for
Mandeville, to see Will Few about
some lumber. / carried my gun
with me. | carried it for the de-
ceased, because had been told by
different parties that he, Scarbor-
ough, intended to put a hole
through me with his winchester,
When mile from home | rode out
Of the woods into a wide turning
row or road, in the Hamilton field,
and was confronted by Jack Scar
borough, who had struck the road
at about the same time, a few yards
above me. He made grab for his
winchester which was in front of
him. had my gun with the barrel
up, the butt or stock resting on my
thigh. was the quicker and got
in my work first, and he fell dead
from his horse. | then rode back
home and got my father and a Mr..
Prewitt to go and remain with the
corps until could come to Texark
ana and tell the officers what | had
done and give myself up,
In the cross examination he said
he had never had any trouble with
the deceased, had never quarreled
with him and did not know why he
had caused the displeasure of the
deceased. He said he was afraid of
his life, for he had been told time
and again that deceased had
threatened his life, and at the time
time he shot deceased he was fully
cognizant that deceased was trying
to bring his gun up to shoot
Jim Prewitt testified that he was
at work in the field at the time Of
the killing, and Pillow came after
him to go and take charge of the
body until he could go to Texark-
anna and notify the officers and
give himself up; when he got to
where the body lay, he found a win
chester rife lying about twenty
feet from the dead body, cooked as
though the deceased was trying to
shoot.
Mrs. S. A. Sibly testified that she
heard Il conversation with Scarbor-
ough and Ben Pillows wife, in which
Scarborough told her that If Ben
Pillow did not settle with him he or
Ben would have to die.
Mrs, May McNdir testified that
she lived in part Of the Pillow house
and was there when Scarborough
came up and heard him tell Mrs.
Pillow that unless her husband set
tied with him he would kill him.
Mr.. Jodie Kirby was called to the
stand and said ] was In the
Mathew blacksmith shop, and saw
the Scarborough brothers ride up.
They asked il any one knew wheth-
er Ben Pillow was In town or not,
and when informed that he was,
said they wanted to find him and
would find him if he stayed on top
of the ground. One OF them was
armed with a winchester and they
rode on toward the city,
Butler testified that It was a FIRE.
quent thing for the deceased to
talk about killing Ben Pillow when
he found MIN.
The state had no witnesses, nor
did the living brother put In an APP
pearance to prosecute the case In
any manner or form, The whole
fuss grew out Of the fact, that
Scarborough had saddle at Ben
Pillows house, and one day used 1t
in coming to town, and It and his
horse was stolen, The horse was
afterward recovered but the sad.
die never was. lie never asked Ben
to pay him for the saddle, but
would tell otherpartles that unlest
he did pay him for It he would kill
him, and he went about the neigh
borhood armed. Justice Smither
stated Il looked to him like a case OF
self defense on the part OF Pillow,
and there being no witness to show
II was not, he discharged him
Pillow lett for his home soon after
being discharged,
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