Newport daily independent., 1902-10-10

| ElDOraQO, OcT. 9.-lnr60 men We're killed, one will die and two others were wounded in shooting affray on the streets here at 80 p. m. today
 The dead:
 H. l.. Dearing, constable.
 Tom Parnell, farmer.
 1 Walter Parnell, farmer.
 The wounded:
 Guy B. Tucker, city marshal, shot six times and will die.
 Dr. Hilton, wounds not serious.
 Jim Parnell, not serious.
 The shooting is the sequel to the killing September IS here by Dearing of Robert Mullens, which followed a wedding. On September IF MT. Puckett of Texarkana arrived in the city to marry Miss Jessie Stevenson, who was employed in Mullens' photo graph gallery. The following morn l ing he called at the studio to see the young lady and was attacked by Null lens and forced to fee for his life, leaving his horse and buggy, Mullens claiming that he (Mullens) was en- gagged to the young lady. Puckett re- turned with City Marshal Tucker and secured his horse and was that night married, under the protection of the officers, taking the night train for Texarkana They had heard that Mullens intended to intercept them at small station several miles away, and asked Marshal Tucker and Con- stable Dearing to accompany them, which they did. When the station, which is known as McMurrian, was reached, Mullens was on the platform and was arrested as he started to board the train and brought back to this place, where he was released on bond late in the afternoon. At 6p. m. Mullens met Constable Dearing on the street and attacked him for the arr rest. In the scuffie Dearing shot HIullens with pistol and the latter died the following morning.
 The Parnell boys were friends of Mullens and Thos Newton was friend of Dearing. Some time ago, it is al- legged, Newton accused the Parnell boys of setting fire to his house, and 8 few days afterward Newton was sta bbed in the back, but by whom was not determined. Since the killing of Mullens all parties have been going heavily armed This afternoon Jim Parnell and Newton had some words, but no one was injured. It seems that both factions prepared for trouble, and it came when they met.
 It was at 4:30 that Dearing, Tucker and Newton were walking along in front of the Union Grocery Company, on the east side of the square, when they met the three Parnell brothers. Jim Parnell is said to have fired at | Newton, and in an instant the fusilade began. About seventy five shots were fired, and it sounded like regular battle. The men were so close to- gether that their aim was deadly. It developed into a man. to- man affair, Dearing and Tom Parnell emptying their several pistols at each other at a distance so close that when they fell, Iunable to shoot any more, their bodies formed cross. The others were fir ing promiscuously, and it is supposed that a shot from Marshal Fuckers pistol killed Walter Parnell. Tucker was shot six times and will die. Dr. Hilton, who tried to separate the men was shot, but not fatally.
 It is said that just as the smoke was clearing away, Newton saw Jim Par nell standing over the bodies of the three dead and two wounded men an6 ran up and pointed his pistol at his head
 My gun is empty" said Parnell throwing the we apon to the ground.
 Newton did not take advantage ot the unarmed man, and did not shoot
 MILITIA ORDERED OUT. Sheriff Morris of Union county com. municated with Gov. Davis early las night and requested the governor tc call out the company of the Arkansas State Guard, resident at ElDorado The sheriff represented to the gov ernor that great excitement pre- vailed in ElDorado in consequence O the tragic occurrence of the after