Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-03-22
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE LOT SPRING POLITICAL
 VENDETTA.
:lGHT NOT PRE-ARRANGED
evsIopments at the Inquest Mrs. Toler, Wife of the
 Dead Chief,on the Stand

Hot Springs. Ark. March 18.- Tbe excitement incidental to the strpet riot Thursday afteanoon has s1bsided to a great extent, and 4bore is no fear of further trouble sv friends of the five dead men. To say an inquest was conducted by f1roDer Shippey, many witnesses Ewing evidence which will no doubt sasult in the prosecution of Sheriff Bob Williams for the murder of De- tpetiye J. B. Hart and Coffee Will Rams. the brother of the Sheriff, for 4hp murder of the Chief of Police T. k. Toler, and Sergeant of Police T. i. Gosee. Ed Spear has been ar Rested for the killing of Louis Hin sle, and thls evening Will and Sam Matt, nephews of the Sheriff, and Dive Young, a Deputy Sheriff, were sommitted to jail as abettors. One
 Fit1ess at the inquest sWore that
 Nil Watt fired his revolver and lDok part in the riot.
 8 Another feature was the evidence af Mrs ToyIer, widow of the Chief A Police. She lived in a flat only a Rock from the scene of the killing. 3 pon hearing the shets she stated Bat she looked out of a wipdow just h lime to see her husband tall aead Rushing to the scene, she bet Sergeant Hart, who said, ''Yes, she Chief lies dead on the sidewalk. A that instant, she swore, Sheriff Williams approached her, swinging 8revover in each hand, and with A oath, said she should be lying Bead beside Toler. Badly frighten a, the woman said she hurried back pme and secured a revolver, deter nned to stand by her husband and Ell Williams, but when she returned He had gone. The woman kept the Rvolver under her cloak until taken Apme by friends.
 Charles H. Weaver was another
 hportant witness. He was recent T nominated for Mayor on the Citi-
 en'S ticket, but declined. Weaver RStlfed that he was near the scene q the shooting and rushed in to Ft as peacemaker He said: When Hgot there John Williams, the Sher- F son, was shot down, as was Chief 8oler, Goslee and Hinkle. Sheriff \ Fllllams then came upon the scene Rlth revolver in each hand, frantic pat bis sou was shot down. He psned at me, and, placing the mug Se of each revolver against my Fomach, said: "Yes, and you are pc Of those d. -- D I ''Fgan to beg to him not to murder Re'aad then walked across to where 'lS son was, and at the Sheriff's 'lodlng went after a physician. The whole affair, it seems, was P' pre- -meditated or arranged, but Ias the result of hot-headed young |ood and an unfortunate meeting.
 some few weeks ago the Demo Fats nominated Geo. Bedding for eayor without opposition, but It .ds believer it would create dissen- 'Ons in the party. A week ago Fenty-ive Democrats met as many Fpuolicans and it was decided ltc Ppose Belding. First, Chas. H. sesVer was asked to head the &uzens ticket but declined. c. M. 3y, a bath house manager, was \ @A' decided on. and may head the Suzens' ticket, although Nvm. L. %uon' the present Mayor was Sisted on,
 ontll two weeks ago Sheriff Will
 s ana Chief Toler were warm .Iends, but the birth of the Citiz- S'. 'lcket is credited to Toler anu g nce Department, and they were suueo as traitors to the Demo s'e party by Williams and his
 uas Yesterday forenoon the
 s'lu met sergt. Gaslee; of the