Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-06-13
HE IS A BAD MAN.
And is Kept Constantly on the Move
 Run out of Pine Bluff.

Several months ago man by the name of George D. Hearn arrived in Pine Bluff and secured q position as q switehman in the yards of the Cotton Belt Railroad Hearn came here from Boone, Iowa, and brought with him a woman whom he called his wife, and lived with her as such,
 Last week the GRAPHIC received a letter from Boone. with the follow ing extract from theBoone News. and requesting that the extract be pub ished ln the GRAPHIC:
 eGeo. D. HearR, who left his family in Boone several months ago and | fitted to parts unknown. has been located at Pine Bluff, Ark. where he is switching in a yard, and living with q new wife. His family in Boone is in straigh tened circumstan- ces. 9
 The reporter knew none of the facts concerning charges made in the extract and instead of publish ing the extract. it and the letter was turned over to Mir. J. If. Neimeyer. General Yard Master of the Cotton Belt. and by whom Hearn was em- ployed
 Mr. Neimeyer wrote the following letter to the Boone News:
 "PiNE BLUFF, ARK, May D, 1897. EDITOR NEWS: I have in my employ one Geo. D. Hearn. switching. and have been shown letter in which was attached q clipping from your paper, no name signed The letter and clipping shows that the said Geo. D. Hearn had run away and left his wife and family and was now living here with. new wife He had some woman here with hiE do not know if she is still here or not but l would like to know all the facts in the cBse and if he has been guilty of deserting his wife and fam l ily and taking mp with another I will discharge him. at once. for will not employ knowingly man that is guilty of such dastardly conduct. Please answer and give me the facts in the ease as I do not wish 10 do him an injustice if he is innocent. Hoping for all early reply.
 Yours. Respectfully,
 J. H. NEHMEyER.
 Genl. Yard Master St. Louis <. W.
 In answer to his letter Mir Nei- meyer on Friday received a copy of the Boone News. which publishes his letter and comments on Hearn as follows:
 'Since receiving theiaboye theNews aas taken pains to make further in- qniry into the matter and has talked with quite number 0f reputable railroad men, engineers. eonduetors, firemen. besides other citizens and the conclusion arrived at was that IIearn had not been painted as black as he deserved.
 "Phe story told by those in q posi- lI0l t9 NHDN lS tlid{ flt Ad ib bOti4S iiC- serted his wife and three small children, besides leaving his wife in d de'icate concition He left immedi- ately' after pay day, drawing his full pay and leaving his wife but ten dollars and taking the rest of the money himself. joining Council Bluff woman of low character with whom he had been more CT less inti- mate for some time and goingaway with her on q s:ip It is presumed that this is the same woman who has since been with him ill Pine Bluff
 "Tha News informaLts further say that after Hearn left the mother and children suffered for he necessities of life and mnSt have almost starved had not kind nei2hhors taken in some provisions As it was the children were sick from trying to drink sour milk or eat improperfood when they. were very hungry and there was nothing in the honse fiji for them to eat
 "The Hearns had bought a home on the monthly plsn but since Hearn left. his wife "; unable to meet the payments and the place was taken from her and she was turned out 0 doors. She is now living in a little