Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-06

f the conclusion of the examining
 el of I. N. Eason before Justice L.
 Cheek Friday evening, for the
 linz of H. R. King in front of Ea-
 he store on East Second avenue,
 ednesday, the defendant was held
 await the action of the grand jury
 thout bail.
 The most interesting testimony ot
 afternoon. aside from that of
 iss Eason. was the testimony of the
 efendant. who took the stand and
 Hnitted that he killed King, but
 aimed that he acted i'll self-defense,
 ssertins that King was advancing
 ron him with drawn revolver when
 Cred and shot with the rife which
 aused his death.
 Dr Caruthers was introduced for the
 roseeution, at the conclusion of the
 v;dence of Miss Eason. Dr. Caruth- Frs related the result of the post hortem examination upon the body bf King, making the same statements tn reference to the point of entrance land the range of the bullet as have cen previously published in the GraDhic. Dr. Carntaers testified that from the course taken by the bullet it was his impression that the shot was fired by a person who was at a more elevated position than that cc- cupiad by, the man who was s4ot.
 Warned Eason cf Danger.
 0. H. Baker was the first man call ed for the defense. Mr Baker re- sides on Florida strea hear the store of Eason, and stated that he had heard from Oscar Keeler that Miss Eason and King were to be mar ried Wednesday night, and that he went to the store Of Eason to inform Jim of what he had heard, but that 1e was interrupted by the entrance ,f a customer, and left the store, and lid not have an opportunity to inform 1ason of the report before the kill ng occurred.
 Tnied to Borrow Pistol.
 s. s. Dawkins, city dective, testitl- d that King came to police head- ,uarters on the morning of the kill ng. at about 1O:30, and attempted to borrow pistol from him, but that he request was refused, after which ,e incurred for Night Chief Cheek, md was told that as MT. Cheek work d at night he was not down town md could not be seen. The detective tated that in answer to his question IS to what he wanted with a gun, King stated that he was going to pc married. and that as the father Of he young lady had made threats against him he wanted something with which to protect himself. Thls ,e7cer further testified that King lad not worked that morning, ana rad taken several drinks, three or which had been taken with him.
 Patrolman Senyard testified that King entered the saloon of Fred sen rard about 7:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, and calling him to the rear f the building attempted to borro"
 onn from him, and stated that ne wanted the weapon because the Ia her of the young lady he intended O marry objected to the marriage and rad threatened him.
 Chas Jones, who is employed as at Senyard's saloon, tesu- ,ed that King same into the saloon Wednesday morning about [ o'clock md was in the saloon at intervals rom that hour until between 10 and 9 o.cloc%. The witness stated that King took several drinks of whisky hiring the morning, but he did not now whether he was armed.
 King Threatened Eason.
 Oscar Keeler who resides almost ,nnosite the store of I. N. Eason, vho married a, niece of Mrs. Eason, nd who worked in Eason's store ,ntil recently, stated that he had with King last Monday n the mirs of the Cotton Belt shops nd that when he spoke of the ap, ,roaching marriage of King to Fla