The Monticellonian., 1899-03-24
FOUR HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
Resuit of the Coroncr's Inquest over Those slain in the Riot at Hot Springs-Dam- aging Evidence Against sheriff
 Williams and His Brother.

kle got into difficulty, Hinlxle using knife, cutting Spear about the neck. The latter drew his pistol and shot Hinl<le dead. Chief Toler and Sar- geant Goslee heard the shots and rushed to the scene Just about this time young Williams and his uncle arrived, and thinking it was an encounter be- tween Spear on the one side and Tolar and Goslee on the other, they opened fire
 All the evidence before the corober's jury seems to prove beyond a doubt that Sheriff Williams shot Detective Hart Those held to the grand jury without bail are Sheriff Williams, Will Watt, nephew of the sheriff, Coffee Williams and Ed Spear.
 Everything is quiet, and no further trouble is looked for.
 Below is given the evidence before the eoroner's jury:
 Vim. Smith testified that he was in his restaurant about 3 p. m, saw John Williams and Tom Goslee talking and shaking hands. About five minutes later he heard some shots, and about same time Ed Spear came running into his place with his throat cut.
 D. W. Caliborn saw Spear shoot Hinkle and both fall; heard more shoot, ing and John Williams and Tom Cos lee fell. Williams fell first. Coffee Williams was holding John Williams head up and Sheriff Williams stood by with pistol in his hand. Thinks Will. Hams picked the pistol up. Toler fell in the same fire shortly after Goslee went down.
 Judge Carr (colored) saw and heard the shooting, but could remember noth- ing.
 Charles Webb arrived at the scene of bloodshed after Goslee, Toler, Hinlile and John Williams were down. Saw Bob Williams and Will Watt looking at
 
 Hart was near by, and Sheriff Williams took him by the coat collar with his left hand and shot Hart in the face with his right. At the same time Will Watt stuck his pistol over the sherlff's shoulder and also shot Hart.
 J. H. Freeman saw Sheriff Williams shoot Hart.
 Ed Hardin heard several shots and ran to the scene of the shooting. Saw Ed Spear bleeding profusely and Cos lee raise on his elbow and shoot, and fall back
 Mrs. Toler saw Goslee in front of a saloon, heard a shot and Goslee fell. She ran to the scene, then more shoot ing occurred, and her husband fell. De- teetive Hart came along. She grabbed him by the arm and asked if Tom (her husband1 was dead. They walked to Toms body and were looking at it. Saw Sheriff Williams take Hart by the collar, saying: Here is another of the
 -" placed the pistol in his face and fired twice. After Hart went down fell about 10 feet from her. Williams rushed at her, and said with an oath, ives, we got Toler, and l wish we had you where we've got him."
 c. H. Weaver heard several shots in rapid succession Saw Goslee lying gasping on his back. John Williams was also lying there. Coffee Williams was standing in doorway with pis- tol in each hand. In the meantime Bob Williams came up. He asked for his son. all the while swearing. Witness asked Bob to stop. He pointed two pistols in witness face, saying, you're one of those -" Some one jumped between them. Then Constable Tate rushed witness away.
 Ben Reaves saw Williams shoot Hart several times.
 Wm. Durham saw Spear and Goslee shooting at each other; saw John Will Hams lying on sidewalk. Saw Sheriff Williams, who asked about his boy, and was told he was dead Coffee Williams said, "he is dead, and killed the - who killed him." Witness was near Detective Hart. Hart had no weapon in sight as he was crowding his way toward the center of activity. Witness said Spear shot Goslee.
 Ben Woodman saw Spear shooting; also saw Sheriff Williams shoot Hart twice in the face and twice after he fell.
 c. M. French heard three shots and saw Goslee fall; heard Sheriff Williams saying, they've killed my boy" He then saw Hart pushing through the crowd. Then Williams continued, "Where is Hart? He was in it." Hart had stopped to look at Toler's body. Witness walked away and then heard three shots in rapid succession.
 Ben Reeves saw Sheriff Williams shoot Hart to death. Will Dunbar John Freeman, Ben Woolman, and sew eral other witnesses swore positively that they saw Sheriff Williams shoot at Hart and saw him fall. Several yTit- nesses also swore that Coffee Williams said in reply to a question from his brother, the sheriff, if his son John had been killed, that he had, but he (Coffee) had killed the man who did it.
 It was brought out in the testimony that the sheriff and Will Watt were active participants in the shooting.