The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-07-29
Attorney John Halium Seri-
ously Wounds Rev. w. A.
Forbes, at the Cotton
Belt Depot.
FORBES RESTING EASY.
Hallum Under Arrest, Awaiting Re-
suit of Rev. Forbes Injuries
Causes Leading up to the
Shooting.

| reCtly after the Cotton Belt paSSen-
| ger train came in from the north,
attorney John Hallum met Rev. w.
A. Forbes at the depot, and shot
him three times, with a 3S Calibre
pistol, once in the left side and
twice in the neck. The wounds are
serious, but not necessarily fatal,
SO DIR. Lightfoot, Rev. Forbes at
tending physician informs us.
Immediately after the shooting
Hanum was arrested by officer
Richard Brunazz, who took the pis-
tol away from him, cheap 38 cali
bre bulldog He is now under ar
rest, awaiting the result of Rev.
Forbes wounds, and the examining
trial.
Rev. Forbes was carried to the
Cosmopolitan Hotel, and is being
tenderly cared for by friends. His
wife has been telegraphed for, and
will arrive from Gum Springs this
afternoon. AS we go to press he is
resting easy, under the influence of
opiates. 1t was not deemed pru-
dent for him toundergo excitement
of making a statement.
Rev. Forbes had been holding a
revival meeting at New Lewisville,
and yesterday received letter from
this city, saying for him to come
over today and marry 7. B. Smith
on Rose Hill. Nothing is known of
any such marriage today, and Mr..
Forbes and his friends think it was
simply a "decoy"sto get him to Tex
arkaua, Texas, so that Hallum
could get at him, as he did this
morning.
The causes leading up to the
shooting, as we learn them, are
about ds follows; The home place
of Hallums was under mortgage to
the Texarkana Building and Loan
Association, for 5000, for money
loaned to build the residence; about
three years ago the payments de-
faulted and the association was
proceeding to foreclose the mort
gage, when Rev. Forbes came'to as
sist to prevent sale-fnally paid off
the six or seven hundred dollars
claim against the place, and had
mortgage transferred to himself for
security. He and his friends claim
that he acted as friend and pas
tor, in all pertaining to the matter,
although he has bad to finally sell
the place to make himself whole. A
law suit is still on, tosettle the mat
ter as to the legality of the trans
fer of the property to Forbes; Hal
lum claiming it Illegal as he had
decided some 400 acres of uninprov,
ed lands to Forbes, as further Sc
curity, for assisting in lifting the
B. & L. debt; this land is regarded
as of little value by Forbes friends,
as it is distant from railroad; besides
Forbes had paid off at the TeXarka-
kama National Bank Hallum's note,
which he had endorsed which would
offset the land.
Some scandalous reports Of char
ges made by Hallum against Forbes
and mis- wife, we de deem best not to
publish
After the shooting, attorney Hal.
lum sent for the editor of this pa.
per, and read over a long answer in
said law suit, and made a statement
to us Later on, in written note,
he requested that none of it be pub
lished, as his attorney so advised
We therefore leave it out,
Our people regard the shooting
as a very bad affair, and nearly
everybody seem to regard Hallum
as of unsound mind-or at least
nearly cra2ed by the family trouble
Of losing his home and his wife's af.
iections, all of which he lays upon
Rev. Forbes, Case against Hallum
will be examined into in a day or
two, when the full facts will come
out If Rev, Forbes should die, it
will 60 hard against HalIum. He
has committed a grave crime, ac-
cording to the evidence we have
heard, The law will doubtless deal
with him as he deserves,
Since the above was put in type,
we understand that Justice Hay
wood has fixed Hallums bail in the
sum OF $500.
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