The Green Forest tribune., 1901-11-16
Jeff on the War Path.
From the Arkansas Democrat.

From the ArkdnSdS DelilOCTdU
 The governor of Arkansas is becoming desperate. He intends to have Editor Kendrick of the Fort Smith News Record indicted for criminal libel and then he twill do the rest" That editor has got to wear stripes. ''I want stripes or him, and nothing less than that will satisfy me- says Jeff in his letter to Prosecuting Attorney Cravens. But it is not this that jared us when we read Jeff's letter. It was the intima- tion, plainly put, that he might be forced to take his shotgun and the law into his own hands. The thing that freezes the blood in our veins is contemplating the spec tacle of Jeff astride his tall sorrell, blood in his eye, his shotgun in hand, chasing Editor Kendrick down Garrison avenue and round and round through the back al- leys. It gives us the ''weak trembles'' to think of Jeff with a shotgun in close pursuit of hu- man being. We all know that when he talks about shotguns and blood nothing but gore will satisfy him. If Editor Kendrick wants to save himself he should at once cross the Poteau and take to the woods. Let him skip, and skip at once.
 In order to fully advise the people of the bloodthirstness of the situation we herewith print the governors letter in full:
 s'Dear Sir-l have your favor of the 9th instant in which you disclaim using any extreme lam guage in regard to the pardon of the four women, and in a more careful reading of the News Rec ord of the 18th ultimo 1 find that you are correct and that the Ian guage is said to have been used l by Mr. Edmonson. I sincerely beg your pardon for having inn puted 1t to you.
 ''I also note that you think no libel is contained in the article referred to. 1 beg to call your attention to the reading of the article, which is as follows: 1925 .00-That is What a Pardon of the Jeff Davis Brand (sName blown in the bottle. Take no substitute') requires as an invest- ment.' Take this in connection with the one which l now quote and it is clearly shown that it is the intention of this paper to charge me with receiving a bribe from Ed Hiner The article says further on: When the interest," ing developments were being made two years ago about how cases were being nolle pressed in the circuit court room, it develop ed that it was Ed Hiner to whom the defendants friends paid the money. All sorts of dirty work this man is known to have been engaged in, but he has never been disbarred. There was strong talk at one time of disbarring him, but for some reason he has so far escaped. And now IIiner and Governor Davis appear in new role as parties in the work of turning notorious, self-confessed criminals loose upon Fort Smith. They are a worthy pair-a sweet scented twain.'
 ''This, 1 think, makes clear case. 1 do not want to be forced to take my shotgun and the law in my hands, but l do not intend to stand this for a minute. l ap- peal to you as the law officer of your district to insist that Judge Rowe investigate this matter at a special term of the grand jury, and 1 am not going to take any whining apologies from this dirty scoundrel who is editing this pa per. l want stripes on him, and nothing less than that will satisfy me. Ifyou will get the indictment 1 1 will do the rest. Your friend,
 JEFF DAVIS. {"