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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
Pittnb1irrt'S Chances.

Nr. Nr"YIues looked as cheerful Is
he did last faIl When Piusburg lei the
WorIdboators in {he series Of ) %
I'VE are getting our hard luc',, aaid
Mr.. Dreyfuss, but overy cloud has q
silver lining New York is due for a
series Of mishaps. | don't think it
would be baseball for any eilo "a go
throuel IN entire season without moot
ing miShaps Of some kind. You" other
Boston tenn surely slumped. Why
cant New York;" Selce, li'ie Pullman,
preferred not 10 tain on the post sea
son series or his business here. Hart
is running the Chicago cll), nos H.
said Selec. Hart has statad hat un-
der no consideration would he play
the White SOX and | guess tha! set
ties it | may have somn news for
YOU in a day or two, Boston Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
--C---
a Triple steal.

SiNmer@ had to resort To strategy -
win the game. ana perhaps one Of IL
most Spectacular plays Of the season
was pulled of to get the winning rtlu
alter BridW ell, hy pitched ball. forced
III the llrSt one. tVinG the score Tn
bags We're full. Clymcr WAS on third.
He had stolen home before in HIS
career, and seeing two men down and
Olmstcad at the bat. he decided that
something desperate had TO be done.
trantZ, slow in movement. started to
unwind himself, and DERBY Bill
made dash for home Butler was
so surprised chat he juggled the ball
long enough for Bill TO slide to the
rubber and win. The other two meu
also moved up completing triple
steal.--Columbus Dispatch
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
COTTON STATES DOPE.

And the race is not vel won. For
three AMI one-half months The six
teams which comprise the circuit OF
the Cotton States league have been
battling royalty for the championship
oi the little league and even the
WiseSt ones cannot say at this late day
the pennant for 1904. Pine Bluff is on
top by a, narrow margin and VicEss,urc,
Tor many weeks the leader is still to
be counte1 and coming strong. The
grey fiag of Billy Earles youngsters
was lowered a few nOtches last week
ia order to allow the blue and the
white of Pine Bluff to reach the top
most peak but the grey still waves
proudly a few points below and the
players who follow that flag have
never for moment given up hope
There are many of the writer's in the
circuit who yet believe that Vicksburg
will win. The race has now narrow
ed down to two clubs where there were
four contestants few weeks before.
Monroe strengthened, and made a
bid for the lead in the race, but Pine
Bluff put crimp in Monroe's chances.
Greenville also came into the running &
by winning the series from Vicksburg.
y
but again fell back when they met III !,
men under George Reed and things
assumed the same shape with Pine
Bluff on the top of the heap and Vicks.
burg close second, Baton Rouge and
Natchez win just enough games to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
Record Breaker.

In the k.I.-T, league at Henderson.
<y., the record extra inning game Of the
season for all professional associations
was broken. when Cairo and Iiendcr-
, son hattlad for % innings, the former
team fnalIs. winning, score 10 >. NId
that is more the record will probably
stand fpg sac season Of 1901, for il is
not likely tlat anc,her such came Wit
be played in any ii the lea2Ues. Mo-
san. Who pitched for #te1derson thc
LOSING teau struck out - hetzmeG,
While lelHereas fannoa oUlf #ojae- the
former pitcher yielded = hits ana lua
latter IT, but he 7reBoft of ii we're,
was FAR superior, Cairo making only
three crrors aud Henderson 1obbHns
10 loss than 4iN times The winning
runs were scored on errors - lien
deGSon 'Fhe scofo was 10 .
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
Ups and Downs of Baseball.

The piece of resistance Of the Ia.
inning, 3 to ! game, won from the
Orioles by Newark Was reserved fer
the eleventh inning and Hayden was
ne hero. Bannon was the first batter
;.l'i smashed :he ball cvc" where Nay
'.e:'' vas etan6ing. With he crack of
he tat ".l.>ck" turned. though n,no
/" 1c1tcd him 10 make connection. The
ball went much faster than Hayden
ces.!d travel ana, just As i, .,robpcd
the O.iole poked out his left hand
with a sudden lurch toward Tn
ball struck and as the fn"Ce loomod
up only few inches away. Hayden
lad to keep on running up its steep
incline. But, most impo"tan- Of all,
he did not drop it and Bannon, who
was resting on second base under the
impression that he had made hit,
The catch was back in the corner
made by the end of the left bleachers,
and a large proportion of the crowd
could not see it. When they knew
made by the end Of the left bleachers.
the ovation he deserved and renewed
il when the sides changed 1t is IL
Illustrative of the Kaleidoscope changes
of the rooters' mental barometer that
this same man, a hero one minute,
was called an arrant lobster the next
1t was Hayden's turn to bat early in
the eleventh, and he made hit. That
was all right. But when he attempted
to keep on to second base on the bad
throw of an infielder in an effort to
beat him out at first and was out on
the throw to Gatins it was different
Baltimore News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
DIR. LIGhTLE RETURNS HOME ALONE

subject naA been called to his atten-
ton, that he had noticed that the
Pitts grave was slightly disarranged a
few days before the fire in which DR.
Lightle was supposed to have been
killed.
The Pitts grave was opened and no
surance companies took formal action
to secure the money that had been
paid to Mrs. Lightle Last Tuesday
the sheriff of White county secured
requsition papers and left Searcy
without saying where he intended to
go. He was accompanied by Deputy
Shriff Al Chichester of Little Rock.
They are now supposed to be some
where in Georgia, looking for a man
who has returned to his home and
states that he is perfectly willing to
surrender to the officers.
Brother Disappeared Years Ago.
A singu1as coincidence in connec-
ton with the disappearance of DIR.
Lishtle was the fact that his brother,
John Lightle, Disappeared from his;
home eleven years ago. and no trace
of him has ever been secured. No
cause could be fouGd for his disap-
Eearance, and the case has remained
a mystery He carried no Insurance.
upon his life
An Interesting Phase of the Case.
An interesting phase Of the strange
case is the fact that ruinor connected
number of people With ihe mystery.
John Y. Poherts, Democratic H0Minee
for the house Ct representatives, vas
an intimate friend Of rr Isi4hle and
acted as attorney fer his Vie. Ie
was in Little Rock "Wednesday ni2hE
ard made d statement. which was
published exclusively il the Gazette,
in which he said he did rot beiieXe
nr E4iahtle had made aYy effort 10 dc
fraud the insurance companies. lie
then went OH to tell practically tie
same story as that told by DR..
Lfghtle this morning This, howeVer,
he stated. was merely conjecture on
his part After making the statement
Mr. Roberts boarded the 2:05 train for
Searcv and stated that he intended
Going homo
He did not return to Searcy, but
went TO Wynne He was known to
have been in Wynne practically all
day Thursday and had not been seen
up to 8 O'Clock Saturday night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
LlNEMAN HURT.

3. Dickey. an employe of the new
telephone company. was slightly in
u1red Friday afternoon by fall from a
telephone pole. Mr. Dickey was climb
ing the pole when it broke and he fell
to the ground. He was bruised about
the head and body, but no bones were
broken. He was taken to his home
where DIR. Clark dressed his wounds.
Mr.. Dickey came to this city from
Judsonia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
A Good Man at Bat.

can ideal man at the bat, in my mind
is Beaumont, of the Pittsburgs, said
Manager Hanlon. "He steps up to
the ball easily and without pulling his
body away. His everv step enables
him to keep his eye on the ball all
the time. whereas a too quick, sud
den step is apt to make the batter
lose the ball momentarily. There is
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
SHORT STORIES OF PLAYERS
Lucid Makes Home Run.

Con Lucid, the veteran pitcher, sus-
pended by the Pine Bluff association
because of the charees of throwing
games, has gone to his home in Corsi-
cana, Tex, and will not be sean in
baseball again this season Lucid
acknowledges that he was dissatisfied.
but denies that he did not do his best
to win every game he pitched.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
DR.. L,GHTLE UNDER ARREST

Searcy, Ark, August 20.-At pre-
limnary examination this morning.
DR.. r. G. I.ightle was held to answer
to the charge of arson and grave rob-
berry. the trial set for next Saturday.,
August p. His bail was fixed at
S.. .000 Bond has not yet been made.
if not made, he stands committed.
Roberts has not yet returned. He is
looked for today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
Woodruff's Arm Broken.

Harry Woodruff, rightfielder fo, the
Baton Rouge team, has broken his
left arm and will be out of the game
for the rest of the season. Woodruff
stood high in the batting averages,
and his loss will be felt keenly by
Baton Rouge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
Genuine Black Diamonds.

The only place where black dia.
rccnas are found is In the Brazilian
,rovince of Bahia. They are usually
found in river beds, and are brought
Up by divers. Others are obtained by
unneling mountains. The largest
ipecin1en ever secured was worth $780,.
900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
Battercakes From the Batter's Box.

We still have a show to win the
pennant.-George Leidy.
1t costs SIS to hit the umpirp--Gra-
ham Boyd
When you hit 'em where they aint
run 'em out before they get EN-
Howard Murphev.
It is always up to the pitcher to
keep the score of the other follows
down but when your own team don't
score, what's fellow going TO do2-
Con Lucid
got it.-Ollie Gfroerer.
amt SO pretty, but ! can catch
'em.-Dred Cayender.
a few close decisions, ploa Mrs.
George Reed.
Maybe cant do Pine Bluff mp. b,lt
look how | make Eicksburg tumble
George Blackburn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
left Home Because He
Feared Prosecution for
Grave Robbery.
GAYS HE DID NOT ATTEMPT
FRAUD, AND BURNING OF
BODY AN ACCIDENT.
Did Not Know insurance Money Had
! Been Paid and Returned When
He Heard of Charges.
HE TALKED FRANKLY OF CASE.

Shortly after midnight Saturday
morning Dr. +. G. Lightle who is
wanted for conspiracy to dofrau1 SCI
eral Insurance companies, and Whosa
supposed death and the later develop
ments caused a sensation the lilze Of
which has rarely been known III s0is
state, arrived alone at searcy, went
to the home of his mother, which vas
un0ccHpiea, She family bei' 9 ava for
the summer, craWled through viii
dow and entered the house
A few minutes later the Little Rce3l
Gazette's representative at Seare$
called over the long-distance phone,
giving this information.
The Gazette Immediately called up
Dr.. Lighte at Searcy. He answered
the phone instantly In reply 90 a
question he said:
Yes, this is DR.. Ligntle."
He was asked where he had beea
and his motives for leaving, and re-
Piled
"The night the barn was burned |
had corpse in the loft for dissec
ton. The lamp was turned over, the
: hrn set on fire. and | Immediately
left, knowing that the flames would
attract attention and that there was
a serious penalty attached to robbing
grave
At this ront he was asked about
the corpse-who it was-and replied:
We'll, that's pretty generally known.
WAS it Ed Pitts body?" he was
asked
that's what they say, he answer
ed Immediately.
Resuming his story, he said: "Af-
Ter leaving Searcy | went to South
carolina, and from there to Georgia.
did not communicate with my wife
until recently | did not know they
suspected | was dead, or | would GER
'alhly have done so. | was afraid
&c return, thinking | would be arrest
ed for grave robbery. After leaving
1eorsla | came to Mempis and spent
lew days there 1t was in Mem
'nlS that | learned for the first time
Nhat mess the whole thing was in.
immediately decided to return. !
Au not KNOW the insurance had been
palo until few days ago. and know
lo'hlns about the stories attached TO
nc payment of part of the Insurance
4oney TO any man or men.
| talked to my wife tonight for the
Isl ulne sine ell left Searcv. She
Apidihed some things to me, but I
III stlll in the dark as to all that has
appened since I left
III reply to question he said: "No.
'anle back voluntarily. | have not
0n 'he sheriff of White county nor
l'e IN contact with any other Off
. VINO might be working on the
se' 1t was my intention to sur
N0er myself to the sheriff of White
Nu's or his deputy some time tomor-
=. After that if I succeed in
a'sn'enlng out my affairs so that
~ Will come down to Little Rock
ring the day"
s''pr'sed at Sensation Created.
= hlshtle talked very calmly of
auair' and told his story without
~ '''on He seemed to express
surprise at the sensation his
! ~ppearance had caused, but at the :
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

The faes IN tlc little town of MoH-
rec. which is fepnto1 10 be viliaa
il the sWaHHs ot toui 5.'U.l. =h-yo 1'o
eidc3 thm HEY Waee elea7 h1ll -
neac Al all Frola al accounts EEaf'u
J. " clifford aeas>= have richly 10y
ed tha treatment ac5aGjaa hs,a I..st
&eeE .Whsq hr va shi9.fs aaG q o9
tun ont of town By the indignant 5sns,
breapsa # y Iilt1e speech 10 he Grand
s#tand and bleaebers. hui this aetb3A
was not endorsed Ivy The mote sober.
minded people Gf the city Il does MOI
increase the coed rePUtatfo0 of anv
city 10 meb an umpiro. Hnd such ar-
tions on the part OF thn uHthinllin =
fans are 10 lac regretted. There are
ways Of dealing with umpires aside
from mcbbing them. Umpire Clifford
may have been rank in his decisions
and silly in his talk to the crowd. but
i is no act of bravery for crowd 10
whip one man. Baseball is a clean
sport and the better element in Monroe
has at last walked up to the faCt that
il must be kept so if that town stays
in hn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
Crawled Into His Mothers Deserted
House Without Being Seen.

same time he failed to eXDlain why
it was that he had failed to communi-
, cate with his family or friends, He
was lnsisiteTt on the point that there
was no effcrt on his part at fraud,
and admitted quite frankly by indi.
rection that he had been implicated
in the unlawful opening of grave
and the dissection of body.
DIR. Lightle, according to his state
nent, was not seen by ANYBODY in
Searcy when he arrived. No one at
1.-THE depot saw him when he came in.
The Gazette's representative was one
TO. the first to discover that he had re-
turned to his home.
DR.. Lightle's sudden appearance in
Searcy adds another and startling fea-
tire TO story which has been the
sole topic of conversation there for
the past ten days. II will set at rest
many theories and wild rumors and
lead up to a number of interesting de-
velopments. Just what action will be
taken by the insurance companies
now that IL has Voluntarily returned
is problenatical. The important fea.
turc Of the case outside of this phase
and the sensational developments eX-
Dected, is The dnsecration OF Pitts
grave, which he does not deny being
implicated il Ii viii be on this
CHARGE that the authorities of White
county viii doubtless take action.
Mrs. Pitts. the. Vife=of rhe man
ehose body was burned in The l1iehtla
barn, stated few days acc 70 a repor-
ter for the Gazette thai she hoped the
authorities #0uld ta3e action. she
and her entire family are bitter ia
their resentment. and il is prolah?a
that thoy vii! insist that the case be
pressed.
The news chat Dr. Iightle has vol
unfairly returned will be learned with
a vast deal Of interest by the public
ard a great deal of satisfaction by
those friends who all along maintain
cd thai he was incapable Of the crim2
with which rumor had connected him
he has many friends in Little Rock,
as well as in Searcy, and up to the
time Of his disappearance and sup.
posed death was extremely popular.
Mrs Lightle was communGa5rrl
with last night by representative of
the Gazette and admitted that she had
Just talked to her husband 0.er he
long-distance telephone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
Fine Rai,wAv Stat1oo.

Leipsic's new railway station cost
100 100000 marks ($32 ,000). OF
this sum, Prussia and Sax0ny contrib
ute 53.000,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

In a communication to the commcr
c;al Appeal Umpire Clifford has a reply
4, the statement that he WAS run ont
OF Monroe Mr. Clifford says the state
ard il is an easy one. Just because
Mr.. Clifford says the statement is ali
rot" III" people must not believe il is
So. NeYcr@thcIess Mr.. Clifford left
Monroe rather hurriedly ard did not
finish the series as umpire To be
not hot footed il btlt he left jnst the
same
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

a all2hf jar, maybe a sh4ht Rrra
the head. 'nd the eye loses trara
The BAH"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
History of the Case.


The Lightle mystery, which j., q
mystery no longer, forms an intense
II dramatic story. May % the tarn
o: r. G.. Lightle was burned and The
charred body Of man wae found
Beside the tcdv was watch aEd tliar'
mometer beloneirg to DR.. Liehtlc. A
c0roner's jury was summoned and an
inquest held. The body was identi-
fed as that of DR. r G iiehtle and
a verdict Of death by burning was re-
turned. The important points on
which the Identification hinged We're
the presence OF the watch aud thor
nometer and the fact that the left
collar bone was found to have been
previously fractured. The body was
buried in the Lightle lot in the cenl-
ctery.
Later it developed that Dr.. LiGhtie
carried S21 900 in various life insr-
rance companies. This fact caused
considerable surprise and startling ru-
mors were soon rife 1t was then re
called that the vest in which the
charred body found in the ruins of the
I.ightle barn was partly clothed was
practically intact and Lightle's watch
was not in his vest pocket. 1t was
also recalled that DR.. Lightles injury
was to the right collar bone and not
the left. 1t had been stated at the
inquest that local dentist had iden-
titled certain work done on the teeth.
This proved to be a misstatement and
the dentist said that he had never
made any critical examination. All
of these facts formed a chain of evi-
dence which tended to the belief that
DR.. Lightle was alive.
Detectives were put to work On the
case. and they soon became convinced
that the rumors were Correct. In
searching over the list of recent dead
who had been buried in the Searcv
cemetery it was found that the most
recent was that of Edward Pitts. The
sexton then remembered, after the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
Standing of the Teams

Fridays Results.
Pine Bluff 9, Grecnyille q.
NicksbGrg ,, Natehez |.
Baton Rouge ), Monroe !
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

Greenville, Miss. Aug. 1o.-rhe Old
reliable George Blackburn was peaches
and cream for the visitors this after
noon and Pine Bluff added another
game to those which will count big at
the end of the season when the pen
nant chances are figured While only
nine hits were made off Blackburn they
all came at the proper time and each
hit was good for a run
DeaVer was the star OF the occasion
and evinced good headwork through
out the game. DCaVer was hit hard
hut not a hit oculd the locals get when
men could be advanced around the
circuit AMI another clean shut0Ut was
added to beavers record. Three
runs in the first inning almost took
the ginger eut OF GreonViIle, and the
game was never in doubt The score
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21
WHAT IS GOING ON IN BASEBALL CIRCLES

make lhln2s interesting for the others
and are no longer counting on any
OF the places above fifth and sixth.
Pine Bluff finishes short trip
around The circuit which was espoc,
tally disastrous at Natchcz and returns
next Monday for the last fifteen
games at home. At the same time
Nickshurs will finish a longer trip
abroad and will go To the home
grounds for Il short series at home
The one thing that is going to count
more than anything else. so far as
Pine Bluff : chances are concerned. is
thai last series away from home and
the finish of the season with Nicks.
burg Oh Nicksburg soil This only
makes the result of the season more
interesting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

Two-base hits--Gfroerer. Dawkins
Grubb, King.
Three-base hitS-(,rnbb.
Bases on balls--Off Deaver 2. Off
Blackburn |.
Struck out-By Deaver .
Sacrifice hits-MurDhy and Daw-
kris.
Stolen bases-Sample ..
Double plays-Grubb TO Clayton to
Kennedy; Rothermel aud King.
Hit by pitcher-Bryan. Reisinger
Rnnted safe-Cavender
Time Of game: Is.
Impre-Gogan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

Score by innings r Fl e
Pine Bluff 3 l l 0 o ~ 9 3
Greenville 0 0 o o 90 :
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-21

Pine Bluff A2 Il II PO \ L
Cfroerer cf - , 3 o O
Cavender, II. II , % O
Murphy. #. II y o
Glnbh. ss, ..=...==.=..- |
Sample, c. .=.=.=.-.5 o y /
Kennedy. ID. = ....5 I la 6
Clayton. ~, II / y = 3 a
HawSins :sb. Il Il o
.noaEer, p. q 3 o
Totals ..:}S 3 u II :
GreenFille~- AB Il II 20 a r
KING. III. ..=.4 T. o ,
Bryan ef. :. ..4.=.-1 . . o o
Houston, II. =. ....A q o q u
Blackburn, p :. .=.,=.4 u q . q
Lewis. 81, :. ....=..4 u :; i
lfelSlngef. G. ....3 o I
Ro'hefmel. 2b. :. IL o 0 4 3 o
Hoffman, SIS. II O > :, >
Doromus. If, A O o 9 0 |
Totals :. .335 0 u 12 7
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-03-11
6aar / BRIG.
Nanse Sinner % Tolaffer / 9oro.
Wtnneiofa aaar mob Slmsien.

Som isr meooeIt / Soften" err en-
bel Del Sinner | Oct noroIiee Minne.
lota inrise eiter at iaa fomme iii at
Haas moo tine goHIe @rfefienoer Hus.
lerne, og MI meIoes ira Emo Snrbors.
at ooer 20 ben forlsbne uge bar for.
lnot Diitrifterne beroppe oa reiit bet.
oper.
Siltroos for iapaneIife autorite.
tiers Differing ON, at uoIpnSinoer
life engang bill bIi optaaet | oeres Scr
os 6laooe, paaitaaes Der, at oct nof
life er frit for, at iapaneiiife guenter
bar oGret paaf9roe beroppe oa bperpct
6olf blanot Den finife os poIaffiife gp.
foltning, iom 10 besse n9rer ct intent
Hllslerbao, og Sapaneierne oeo, at
lPrli9 Sinnerne er fIinfe SisfoIf. Oct
p~ao'taaes enSpibere, at Sc bperpeSc
jolt fnor &eiiepenge til geitfpIten.
boor ANDRE agerrtcr tager Tia al Dem.
Set berettes enoog, at Sennp Sperp.
ningstrnfif briues aa6pnIpit, iSet ser
er opllaaet Elofnter boa6e poo Sinif
og BoIif, men Inlet Iour GA intet
Soeroningsiteo er anfsrt.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1904-03-11
ScrnbanculDffc.

Sra airbnrnbale, @is., ifribes til
os Den Zoe Wurts; Oct orrIte Sern.
banenmmeniteo, iom fonife noacn.
'tnSe far bGnot paa @isconiin Gen.
tral Sanen, inOtraf ibag aI. 7 ON.
trent, ~ Dill i geit for aitburnSoIe
toet to SragttrGn its6te iammeu. Oct
enc par laItet meo <I, og otte @oone
bleo illoIterbig sbelagt. 9e ontrr6.
teS, 1on BET blep en- forfRr6pIia
8rano. iaa man pna mango elmer
life fltnbe fonune Ste6ct npr. 30
Wfpno blep brGbt poa Ste6et GA en-
tom ilemt tilifoSe.
Spor Seilen Ioo er life aoSt at
ntoe; men oct ontnges, at Ser foreIao
'eIlogtig llnoerretuino fra, @aenter.
mes SIDE, og 6esiloen bar ser en- tGf
Saaae. iaa man irtet fun6e ie. Sort
paa Gftermiboagen bIcp Nrbeibet Oh.
taget mcb at rpSoe 9onen. Sfabcn
~anIlaoeS til 10000 Collars. 9epnin.
ger al De Smfomne fanSteS rltn6t ON
%tllltret inoe mellem i]sn6errepet
Sern og SrGpprf, oq 9enfrooer itnf
op Der o9 Der, boilfe blcp iamIet
iammen | en- &uru.