The Forrest City times., 1902-10-17
4 HORRIBLE CRIME.
Mrs. Ed lewis Criminally
Assaulted and Murdered
IN st. Francis Bot.
tom.
NO Clue 70 PERPETRATOR.
UnE,istakaele Evidences on These
Facts Found on and Near
the Body.

eight CT ten miles soUta-0r a little
east q south OF FCrIes. CITY.
/ Last Monday he left heme to 90 10
+ the camp of some fishermen, several
ai'es away. where he was assisting
them IL their WORK, never dream
+ ing Of the terrible, awful calamity that
lowered over and decended upon his
faithful " lie. whom he left well and
happy at their humble home that
morning.
But during The day Mrs Lewis want
ed to see her husband. At what hour Ct
for what purpose. we do not know, bat
be that as it may, she saddied her
steed, kind and gentle family horse
and undertook to ride to the camp.
From all accounts We have heard,
we must suppose that she was riding
along, happily and unconeerned, DO
thought of danger entering into her
musings, until she had gone some dis
lance, when she was probably hailed
or forcibly halted and taken from The
saddle 10y some devilish lend, some
perfect devil in human form. and car
ried some Thirty yards into the thieket,
brush OF woods along the side of the
road, and there ray shed and murder
ed The horse continued the journey
at the camp, with the bride reins
hanging over Lis head and dangling
under his feet. Nj. Lewis saw the
/ horse and thought II very strange that
the animal should have come TO him
in this condition, or at all for that
matter, and then becoming alarmed
be dispatched a messenger back over
i the road 10 see what was the matter.
/ The messenger had not gone more than
couple of miles, perhaps, when the
horse gave signs of fright, and the
/ family dog was noticed in the bushes.
The brother, making further search,
soon discovered Mrs. Lewis. The wo-
man was dying and only spoke few
words, and these gave 10 clue to how
or by whom or what she had been hurt
| TO death. When asked where she was
hurt she replied "all over, | want to
see my husband and father Upon
/ examination it was found that Mrs,
Lewis had been badly wounded about
the head, there being terrible cash
fracturine the skull in the back of the
mead, a cash across the forehead, and
another on the left cheek. Her body
aud limbs two were hurt and bruised
When found she was not dead. but al
most in an insenSible condition. She
lived until about o'clock that night.
when death relieved her, and with her
voice silent there is scarcely hope
that any clue will ever be found as 10
the identify of her assailant.
y messenger was dispatched with
the news and for physician, but the
latter arrived too late to render the
unfortunate woman any service.
When the news reached town the
coroner was notified, and went imme-
diatey to the scene OF the tragedy, for
although the first information was to
the effect that Mrs. Lewis had been
thrown from her horse and killed
there were some things that seemed
unlikely, if not altogether impossible.
The coroner summoned "a jury com.
posed of Messrs. F. NJ. Pipkin, a. J
Piphin, ice Myers, Charley Strickland,
J. c. Barrett, Oscar Powers. w. J.
Hughes, Rufus Scott, W l.. Pipkin,
w. y. Miller, Luther Price anG c. K.
Palmer, and proceeding to the spot
where the body was discovered, they
examined the surroundings thorough.
y. The body was f0u2d about thirty
yards east Of tie road At point
thirty or forty feet north of the body
Was found place upon the ground
where the dlabolica, deed had bern
cunmjtteed. There were prints of the
toes of the mans shoes in the soft
earth, and quite Il large number OF the
woman S hairs we're found near them.
cllnging TO a small chunk of wood
An apron string had been torn off ana
was found near by, and there were
other evidences Of Sc file, indicating
The nature of the horrible crime. The
jury returned the following verdict
We find that Mrs. Ada Lewis came
to her death by assault by some un.
known party 10 Us.
There is considerable excitement
and If the deveish fend who commit.
ted this crime, can be identified and
caught, there will no doubt be some
hing doing in Judge Lynche's court.
Suspicion has fallen upon certain
negro, whose name is withheld, and
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