The Forrest City times., 1899-07-14
SHOT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.


 Sam Falls Gets hIs Man-Robert Cape the victin-Coroner' Jury
 Returns a Verdict of JustIfiable
 Homicide, and Faliis Turned
 Loose.
 Sam Fallis and Robert Cape, of Teli. cho township. became involved in a difficulty Tuesday morning in which Cape was killed, Fallis shooting him in the right eye with 3S calibre Win chester rife, which resulted in his death in few hours afterwards.
 Both men were farmers. Cape was a single man and was making share crop on Ham Woods place, while Fal- lls is working rented land in the same neighsorhood. but was hauling slaves at the time of tine shooting. Fal- lis is married man.
 The trouble in which Cape lost his life originated over some questionable stories which bore tinge of scandal that had been circulated about the neighborhood in connection with Ham Woods daughter and Robert Cape, which placed the young lady in rath CT Inenvabe attitude before the nor al element of the community. Cape accused Falis of being the author of these tales and preclpitated row with him. having sent Fallis word by Ham Wood, the girls father, to meet him Cape on halfway ground Mon- day morning, that he wished to square matters up with him.
 The two met on the road Mon day morning. but trouble was prevented between them by mutual friend, by the name of George Harper. Cape was in the act of cutting Falfs with a knife when Harper grappled with hlm, and prevailed upon him to leave the place As Cape was being led away by lar per he shook his finger at Falis and remarked, " That's all right for you, Sam Fallis, I'll see you again D
 The next morning (Tuesday) Falls had to pass the Wood place where Cape was employed. Fallis was haul ing a load of slaves to the station; as his wagon neared the house of Wood he saw shotgun standing by the feuce and Cape was out in the lot gearing a mule. Cape called to Fallis in me nacing voice to halt. and they would settle matters. FallIs continued to drive, but Cape came on through the gate, walking briskly towards the wag- on. Fallis stopped his team, and jumped off on the opposite side of the wagon from Cape and begged him to go back to the house, that he did not wish to have any trouble with him. Cape pad no attention and walked on up to the wagon. pulled his pistol and pointing it straight at the head of Fal- lis snapped It twice. but the weapon missed fire. Therefore Faliis, who had his Winchester. drew bead on Cape s right eye land fred The Winchester fell rnortally wounded.
 FallIs' team became frightened by shooting and started to run, but the man grabbed standard and swung himself on the wagon and succeeded in stopping them. Fallis then unhitched his horses from the wagon, bestrode one of them, rode back by the place where the trouble had occurred. where he saw Cape laying by the roadside. bleeding profusely.
 Fallis went on home, told his wife what had happened and came on to town to turn himself over to the sheriff who immediately locked him up.
 The coronor was summoned and hurried to the scene of the tragedy. empannelled jury, who after deliber- ating upon the evidence returned verdict of justiliable homicide, estab- fishing the fact that Fallis had acted in self defence and killed Cape for the the preservation of his own life.
 Fallls was released from iail We'd nesday morning and is now free man.