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The Newark journal., 1904-10-28

Robert Crosby, who shot and killed Sheriff Jeff D. Morgan a short time ago, was placed on trial Tn the circuit court at Batesville Thursday of last week.
 Some difficulty was experienced In securing a jury, and although the work of selecting q jury began early in the morning, it was not until 2:30 in the afternoon that the jury was completed. Seven ty-one men were examined before the twelve were finalIw secured, and 1t was 3 o'clock when the trial was called. The following gentle men composed the jury: l.. H. Clark, Peter Ford, F. ". Pear son, Jake Duncan, T. B. Cantrell, Earl Wade, 5. l.. Wells, ". ". Wade, z. T. Northern, J. C. Whit ed, George Witt and Alex Shipp.
 JAMES HARDY's TESTIMONY.
 The first witness on the stand was James Hardy. He testified that Crosby came to his stable and called for a rig to go out in the country a few miles. and that he hired him the team, and went out on the street to find a boy to drive for him. While at Denison's store Ed Reeves, a clerk in the store, asked him if he knew who the man was that was going out in the country, and then told him that it was Crosby, who was wanted in Izard county for grand larceny. He then told Seerif Morgan over the telephone to come down there at once; that his man was there and was going to leave. Sheriff Morgan came hurriedly and Hardy pointed out the man to him as he was coming out of the City hotel with bundle and package under his arm. Morgan went up to him and asked him if his name was Crosby, and the man said Nc" :" and started to run, with Morgan after him and trying to grab him. Hardy said he shouted, Catch him, Jeff" and that in the mean time Crosby, who had drawn his gun, turned on Morgan and took deliberate aim at him, using one hand as a rest for his gun. Mor- gan in the meantime had paused when Crosby drew his gun, and had stepped back in trying to draw his gun, which caught in his pocket. He had partly turned and was drawing his gun when the fa- tai shot was fired. He staggered forward and fired one shot, then fell. Handing his gun to Hardy he said, Catch him, Jim; he has killed me. Hardy then took the gun from Morgan's hands and pursued the fleeing man. Hardy's testimony, as we'll as the testimony of others, revealed the fact that Morgan was not in pursuit of the man at the time the shot was fired, and that Crosby had turned and was taking aim with both hands when he fired the fatal shot.
 II. L. MILLER ON THE STAND.
 II. l.. Miller, the next man on
The Newark journal., 1904-10-28
Hon. Robert l.. Lawrence Dead.

Hon. Robert l.. Lawrence, ono of the best known lawyers in tho state and prosecuting attorney of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, died at his home in Russellville Mon- day afternoon at | o'clock from typhoid fever.
The Newark journal., 1904-10-28

the stand, said he was coming up Main street at the time of the oc- currence, and the first he knew of It was when Crosby turned around and, taking aim with both hands. fired deliberately at Morgan, paus- ing moment after the shot to see its effect. His testimony in other respects was the same as Mr. Har- dy's except that he said that Mor- gan had died in only q few sec .onds after falling.
 LAWRENCE RUDDELL TESrIFIEs.
 Lawrence Ruddell, who was down the street below Crosby. standing in the door of Rosen- thai $ hardware store, said he had not seen the attempted arrest. but had first noticed it when Crosbv was running down the street. pull ing his gun, and saw him panse take deliberate aim and fire. Mor- gan's pistol being discharged as bo fell. Witness then joined in pur- suit of the fleeing murderer.
 SHOT HIM LIKE A DEER
 Glib Cook, a negro employe in Hardy's stable, gave some valna. ble testimony, as he was holdinp the team in front of the etahlo and was close to the men. He said that he watched Crosby dur Ing the whole time, and when Sheriff Morgan accosted him Cros by commenced running and drew his gun immediately, and then stopped and aimed at him with both hands, sighting at him. 5 as he expressed 1t. like he would to kill deer" and after sboot;no paused to see if he had hit him be. fore running.
 TESTIMONY OF OTHER wITNpssn,
 Other witnesses also tost;eaa along the same line, and all oe them corroborated the testinonu that Crosby had used botb ha. taking deliberate aim at Moa' naiuS'
 W. A. Fike testified that he sdn, ha3 a warrant in his hands for CroshU o llao
The Newark journal., 1904-10-28

Fire at an early hour Sunday morning destroyed three resi- dences in Texarkana, entailing Il total loss of S4, 900.
The Newark journal., 1904-10-28
Newark ndepenoehee County Arkansas


 Sheriff James Harris of Izard county was placed on the stand. and testified that he had two war rants for Crosby, charging him with grand larceny and burglary. and that Morgan had called him up over the phone, asking if he still wanted the man, and, saying yes, he warned Morgan that Crosby was desperate man, and to take TO chances with him.
 W. \. Billingsley of Izard county also testified to taking Crosby to Salem, Fulton county. and placing him in jail there, from which place he escaped later by knocking the jailer in the head. CROSBY s VERSION OF THE TRAGEDY
 Crosby next testified in his own behalf, and after telling about the facts leading up to the shooting he said he had just come out of the City hotel, and was intending to get in the rig he had hired to go out in the country, when a man he did not know stepped up and asked him If he was Robert Cros- by. He testified that he did not answer. but dropped his bundles and commenced to run, drawing his gun as he ran, and whirled and took quick shot at the man and continued running. When asked by Mr. OIdfeld, the prose cutting attorney, he said he did not know that Morgan was the sheriff, but simply shot to get away. Af- ter severe cross-examination he admitted that he was afraid of ar rest while in the town, and it was not his intention to be taken. He also admitted upon cross-examina- ttion that he thought Morgan was an officer, and that he fired so as to get away.
 After this Cros by's mother teS- tified briefly in his favor.
 This finished the taking of testi- mony, and at 5:30 court adjourn ed until Friday morning.
 FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
 At s:30 Friday morning the trial was resumed, and after the judges instructions to the jury, l which were very plain and speci- fc, Attorney Dene II. Coleman addressed the jury in defense of Crosby, and considering the fact that he had but little room for de- 
 fense, is said to have made a splendid plea to reduce the charge to murder in the second degree.
 Prosecuting Attorney W. X. | Oldfeld then addressed the jury for the state. He dwelled at length on the judges instructions to the jury. and showed that under the law there could only be one con clusion to arrive at, and told them that the state and Independence county demanded justice for the foul murder of her best citizen.
 At 1O:45 the jury retired, and, notwithstanding the fact that his life now hung in the balance, Crosby remained perfectly calm and seemed to be absolutely unaf- fected by the fact that his fate would soon be made known.
 THE JURy's VERDICT.
 After being out 30 minutes the ;;,,rv returned with a verdict of murder in the first degree. The verdict was passed to the clerk to ho read and as the clerk pronoun- ced the words which sealed his doom. Crosby, who, previous to tbis time, had remained calm and indifferent. broke down and wept. was then returned to his
The Newark journal., 1904-10-28
CROSBY GIVEN THE
 EXTREME PENALTY
Slayer of Sheriff Morgan Convicted
 of Murder in First Degree.

Jury Returns Verdict After Being Out Only Thirty Minutes--Judge Fuikerson Sets Day of Exe-
 cution For Friday, November B.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
HER BIN e.

Renders the bile more fluid and thus
helps the blood to flow it AFFORDS
prompt relief from biliousness, lndi-
estion, sick and nervous headaches.
and the over-indulgence of food ana
drink. Herbine acts quickly, dose
after meals will bring the patient into
a good condition in a few days. 4.
l.. CALDWELL agent NJ, *. & T. rail-
road, Checotah, Ind. Ter, writes, April
Is. 1903 I was sick for over TWO
years with enlargement of the liver
and spleen. The doctors did me no
good, and l had given up all hope OF
being cured, when my druggist ad-
vised me to use Herbine. It has made
me sound and we'll" soc. Sold by l.
B. Coon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
She Was Stuck on the Place.

strange thing happened in this
village recently during a lull in the
heavy rains. and it happened to or
poor, lone hen. and caused her owner
to gaze and wonder IN astonishment
This particular hen in question has 2
brood OF about twenty chickens which
she is forced to scratch for and shei
ter from HAWKS AID do other things
that are necessary for motherly hens
to look out for when chickens are
young.
Well, it happened that one morning
the rain stopped for few hours and
the ground WIS exceedingly soft and
susceptible to the pedal eXtremities OF
all kinds OF walking creatures, espe-
cialy hens. Mrs. Hen started out to
scratch for few choice worms and
bugs.
About an hour later her owner
came into the yard and saw her
scratching On the ground and sup
posed she was covering Der chicks
from some passing hawk He went
up to her, but she did not start And
good reason, too; she was stuck in
the mud up to her feathery breast.
The man. of course, eXtricated MRS
II. from her embarrassing position
and she hustled back into the barn
to wait until the ground dried
Biddeford, Me, Record
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
The Strongest Sc disrs.

From q recent English IA 6ical il,-
quiry into the physical s3atl:s of he
various classes Of nli.-5aly il was
found that the low-sized hroad chest
ed artillery men were the strongest
and healthiest in the service. On the
other hand the tall men OF the Guards
had the disease tendencies Of the
oyergrown and consumption aud other
pulmonary troubles were ncticeably
common When narrow cheSted, the
men of the Guards and heavy cavalry
very soon broke down. Indeed, the
bulk of the medical evidence seemed
to show that the small, welI-set men-
the typical Atkinses-were the ideal
soldiers, though not SO imposing or
martial-looking as the gigantic Guards.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Afohan Towers of REFUGE.

Every Afghan villager of moderate
means owns a tower of refuge stand.
ing at the corner of his courtyard.
These towers, made of stone and mud,
are perfectly solid for the !ower
twenty feet or so, the top being sur
rounded by loopholed wall and
covered over to make it habita Bile.
The base is protected by gallery
and the only means of ascent is by a
rope and a hole just large enough for
one man to crawl through. Whenever
man has made things too hot for
himself he takes refuge in his tower,
and by the unWritten law of the
country he can never be starved out
so long as food and water are brought
70 him by woman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
CURES SciATICa.

Rev. w. l.. Riley Lib, Cuba, New
York, writes: after fifteen 'lays OF
excruciating pain from sc,atic rheuma-
tism, under various tr aatneutS, ! was
induced to try Ballard's Saow l.ini-
ment: the first application giving uy
first relief and the second entire re-
lief l can give it unqualified seto'n-
mendation" 25c, soc, $l.0o. Soid by
L.. b. Coon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Thouqhts on the Seasons.

Flattered with promise of escape
From every hurtful blast,
Spring takes, Q sprightly May thy shape
Her loVelest and her last.
Less fair is summer riding high
In fierce solstitial power
Less fair than when lenient sky
Brings on her parting hour
When earth repays with golden sheaves
The luhors of the plow,
And ripeain9 fruits and forest leaves
All brighten on the boach:
What pensive beauty autumn shows.
Before she hears the sound
0f winter rushing in. 10 close
The emNlematic round!
'uch be our Spring. our summer such:
Sc may our Autumn bieAd
With ho9rV Winter, and life touch,
Through heaYer-hofn hore. her end,
William WoraSwOrth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Ancient Shorthand Schools.

Apparently there were schools OF
shorthand as early as the third cen
tury, and in Egypt. A recently dis
covered papyrus which DR.. Grenfell
described at meeting of the Egypt
exploration fund was a contract be.
tween a shorthand teacher and man
who wished one of his slaves to ac-
Guire the art. The fee was 12O
drachmas, forty to be paid on appren.
ticeship, forty at the end of the year,
and the balance when the slave was
proficient. Shorthand writing was
then presumably not SO easy of at.
tainment as it is now Among the
other documents of the ONyrhynchus
Papyri is the account Of a fatal acct
dent and OF the body of the victim
being examined by the coroner Of the
day in company with a public physi-
clan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Search for Starfish.

Some great ships are to-day EN-.
ployed almost wholly in seeking for
;starhsh specimens Al deep seas. and
there are hundreds OF men who spend
portion of their time in collecting
starfish in the interests of science,
Many of the specimens collected by
ships are taken from depths of one
and even two n,iies. The pressure
hiEi. :, ase fla withstand at this
dol.ti = Z, =: very great.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
RHEUMATISM.

When pains or irration exist III any
part of the body, thu application of
Billiards. Snow Liniment gives
prompt relief E. w. Suliv pro
prietor the Sullivan house. III Reno,
O. r., writes Juua 6. 1902. Il take
pleasure in recommending Ballard s
Snow Liniment to all who are a'tict,
ed with rheumatism, It /, The only
remedy l have found tha gives i'm
mediate relief" Csc, soc. St.00. Sold
by l.. B. Coon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
VALUE OF MORAL TRAINING.
Most Important Point in Bringing Up
Of Children


Of Children.
In bringing UP our children we
have learned that III regard 10 religi-
Gus matters, the sacred needs to be
diluted With the seculas. In other
words. religious instruction in the alb
stfae( IS not nearly SO efticacious in
character building as the making a
few principles Of righteousness a vital
pat Of life. Practice is better than
pfecept says Good Housekeeping. My
boy quickly learned the Bibles IN
functions as to kindness and 2ener,
osity, but when he save ten cents Of
hard earned money to help poor
woman, the act made q greater i'm
preston upon his nature than all his
Sunday schooling. Most OF us par
ents need to realize that actions
speak louder than words--that a good
example and right deeds by parents.
during the week have more effect
upon the child than church going
alnna
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Nesus Bars the Way.

The chief interests connecting
Abyssinia with the OIL side world are
the powerful influence of the Negus
and the possible later connections
with the interior of Africa through
instrumentalitig in his possession.
The French, iish and Italians have
for a long time been carrying on cor
respondenee with the Negus with the
view of developing the industries of
these countries
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
sToP THAT COUGH!

When cough. tickling or an /:
rltatior in the throat makes you fec
uncomfortable take Billiards. Hore
hound Syrup Don't wait until the
disease has gone hey ond control. Mr.
and Mrs. j. A. Anderson, 354 West
Fifth street, Salt Lake City, Utah
write: 1--WE think Bal,ard's Hore
mound Syrup the best medicine foi
coughs and colds We have used Ii
for several years: it always gives i'm
mediate relief. is very pleasant and
gives perfect satisfaction 25c, SOC
s. 60. Sold By l.. L Cool.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
The Deaccn's Cpjnjon,

Yes. suh," said the colored broth
er. dat boy is SO fond er tradin dat
| vely believes dat ef he wuz in heav-
en-, en- dey let him come back fer a
holiday, he'd sell his return ticket en-
trus' ter bein' blowed back by er har.
ricauei"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Perfect Propositions.

A perfectly proportioned man
should weigh twenty-eight pounds for
every foor Of his height. II he is fve
feet ten inches in height his weight
should be one hundred and sixty-three
pounds; if six feet in height, he should
weigh one hundred and sixty-eight
pounds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17

Etching hemorrhoids We're the
plague OF my life. Was almost Will.
Boan,s Ointment cured me quickly
and permanently, after doctors had
failed c. F. Cornwell, Valley street,
Saugerties, n. Y.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17

Giving Alcohol to Children.
Many French mothers give alcoholic
drinks to their children in the belief
that it makes them strong.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17

Somehow a fat woman looks worse
than a fat man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
Jobbers, Wholesalers and
Manufacturers
OF PINE BLUFF ARkAN<,e


BLUFF CITY LUMBER COMPANY.
Manufacturers Lumber Iatb sh,Do,
Doors Bills speci:lty. Cheap Lumber for ~ and
buildings buildings, pannel h cbao a
earth. ~"
HOME FURNITURE COMPANY.
BEDS bedroom suits and side boards the sron
These two . and
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puppepHATT FURNITURE COMPANY ~
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cordial invitation is extended to merchants while M
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FOX BROS, HARDWARE CO.
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CUTLERY and Mill Supplies All orders shipped pronp,v @
cep Fair Dealing" satisfied cn,o, on 70
When need anything OUT line maj, @ ~
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We wholesalers OF queensware crockery invaro -
glassware, bar glasses Bucks stoves nt
lamps. Headquarters fancy China AT vonr ss~
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Queensware Fancy Pottery: Glass Granite II, a
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prompt attention orders been the .qsa
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DRY GOODS
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Our wholesale department IS complete in Dry aooas gnn
strong point 122 "a 26 and Is Main Ark
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
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We sell for cash: Lime, Cement, Plaster Fire Chi
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Hay, Chops, shipstu2 Field Seed a
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OF "Narria Flour" best II
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Wholesale agents for James Graham pAAm
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Cement, Fire Brick and Fire Clay.
FOUNDERS
DLLEY FOUNDRY COMPANY,
Logging locomotives, rails engines o.
planning machinery iron and Brass CASTINGS and Machine
MARBLE YARDS ef
Marble and Granite Out of town sapa
Corner Walnut and avenue E'e
l. o. KNOX FURNITURE COMPANY n
Wholesale and Retail Furniture, B@ p
Carriages and Harness. Sales rooms 22s and 2 ted
Barraque Manufacturers OF Mattresses OF all Grades
BUSINESS COLLEGES.
JAMES PRACTICAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
soicits the patronage of young and Va
bookkeeping Shorthand Typewrting studies Day
nisht SESSIONS j. w JAMES. Prn, Pine Blum ARK ~
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We carr complete line everything used in the un0 es
trade that cannot be quality taste being os
Cd Am'aming aud shipping specially Open at all h0u rang
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
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DRY GOODS.
ISAAC DRElFUS.

Our wholesale department IS complete Dry G005s Funs
ings, Notions Qack delivery quantities to suit
point. 12 "a 26 aad Is Main ue Ark
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-17
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RYLAND QUEENsWARE COMPANY.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-02
IHE LoTIERY,s SUCCESSOR.

a Chicago book making syndicate
has begun sendings its advance sheet.
to newspapers and individuals
Iall over the country. The syn
dictate .refedded to Is not ut
:! erary venture but a gambling cinch
Its advance sheets gives the odds laic
by the establishment on the prominent
tracing events of tile coming season
These odds run from s2oo to 81 down to
IS to 81.
There is a catchy suggestion in the
advance sheet. An opportunity to bet
81 against 5000 looks like a chance for
easy money"-lbut it isn't The gam
bling syndicate is not a syndicate for
Its health The estimated profits to
I the Chicago race track owners and
bookmakers of last season We're So. 000.-
600. This vast sum was the profits
from resident betters ami race follow
ers. The suckers money from the in
terror towns is vet to be added before
the total is complete.
IL the number of men resident in the
minor Iowa towns who send money in
response 10 these advance sheets could
be known the total would be aston
ishdng and alarming. One local man
stood to win" $4,000 on the last Am
erican derby. Others did win in great
er or lesser sums. Citizens of Center
vile backed the Drake entry to the
amount of thousands ard lost their
money. There are thouss nds OF IS and
SO bills which find thAr way from
Iowa to the bank roll of the bookmak-
ers.
This is all Sucker" money. The prof
its OF the gambling syndicate on the
American derby alone w,sre close to
100000. The tbookmakels do not stand
TO lose" They simply held the money
of the unwary and greedy pay out
proportion of 1t and keep the rest
sooner or later the syndicate has all the
money. Inc result is logical and math-
ematically correct. The money which
goes to the bookmakers rarely comes
back.
Aside from the moral degeneracy
which accompanies the gambling habit
the senselessness of sending money to
the sharks Of this racing syndicate
should be sufficient to keeo Iowa money
at home, but 1t is not. SO long as the
Louisiana lottery flourish,sd it found
Victims plenty. Deprived of the right to
use the mails If died a natural death.
1t is almost as necessary and would be
equally just to kill the race track touts
and the sure thing gambling syndicates
after the same fashion. They are its
successors.