Newport weekly independent., 1903-08-07
J. D. Conant Passes in His Checks
 After An Eventful Career.
TRAGEDY OUTCOME OF ANOTHER SHOOTING
In Which Joe Fitzpatrick Wounded Jack Clifford, A Telephone Line- man Fitzpatrick Also A We'll Known Gambler.

faS Shot ana Killed by Joe Sarlo in the latter's saloon at Little Rock on the night of the 17th.
 The killing of Conant followed the shooting of Jack Clifford by Joe Kill patrick, also a Rambler, on the side walk in front of Sarlo's saloon,> both affairs occurring within few hours of each other.
 The shooting of Clifford occurred about Il o'clock, and the shooting is said to have been about Clifford's divorced wife. Several months ago Clifford broke into room where Fitzpatrick slept and as he entered was shot in the shoulder Clifford claimed that his wife, who was run hing the rooming house, was in the room with Fitzpatrick Ever since trouble was looked for between the men, and it is claimed Clifford had repeatedly threatened to kill Kirk patrick.
 The men had some words in Sar- los saloon, and as they stepped out on the sidewalk the shooting com menced. Fitzpatrick claims that Cliff ford drew knife on him, and that he shot in self-defense
 Jack Clifford served term in the penitentiary for train robbery. About eighteen years ago, Clifford with three other boys, held up Valley Route passenger train in the suburbs of Little Rock. All the parties were captured with the exception of one Cline, and served terms in the peni- tentiary.
 Just three hours after the Clifford Fitzpatrick affair J. D. Conant was shot and instantly killed by Joe Sarlo in front of Sarlo's bar. Only one bull let struck Conant, passing through his body and striking the wall Death was instantaneous.
 The only party in the saloon at the time of the shooting besides CQpant and Sarlo was colored porter.
 Sarlo claims that be shot in self. defense; that Conant came into the place for the purpose of killing him. and that he struck him with pair of brass knucks and made motion >tO draw pistol.
 Jim Conant was one of the best known gamblers in the county, and was known from Mexico to the lakes He was man of striking appearance and in his younger days was yeryI handsome man. He was man of fine education al possessed business talent of a hi class, which if he had utilized in gitimate channels would lave m| him useful and respected citizen any community. When quite a young man Con left the old home in the east and dI ed to the far west Fascinated with the free and eaHy life of the gambler, Conant adopted that as his calling. He dealt faro from old Mexico to the metropolis of
 Chicago, and in many places conduct-
 ed resorts of his own. ne was con sidered a dangerous man when ai-
 gered, and his first trouble is said Q | have occurred i'll Fl Paso in HSO, when he killed man in haNdo- hand struggle. It is also repoi
 that another forfeited his life to
 nant's unerring aim in Mexico. | only few years ago he shot
 killed Joe Townsend, young W( ing man with whom he had bed business, on Main street in U Rock | The dead man up to a few | ago operated a gambling hQus6 door Sarlo's saloon, and it is | coincidence that the only r
 would go his bond for the Townsend was the man w him. When Conant's body was
 where it lay on the floor of no weapon was found. A,
 nary trial Sarlo was admi
 in the sum of $2,000
 Conant had been ma
 times. By his first wife daughter, now of Pittsbu
 separated fom his
 about ten years ago, and later was married at II
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