Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-02
The Tragedy Occurred on East Second
 Avenue, Just Opposite Eason's Store.
 King Had Secured License to Wed Eason's Daughter, to Which Father Objected.
 EAS0N'S LAWYERS ISSUE STATEMENT

sti5y away from his home and that he would not permit the marriage to oc- cur. King secured license to marry Miss Eason last Monday, the paper 1 being issued by Deputy Clerk Curren Nicffol, and the name of Hon. A. H. RoWell appears upon the record as the surety of the applicant for the li- censa In the aplication for the mar riage license King gave his age as 2i and that of the young lady as 20. while her father asserts that she is not yet IS years of age.
 Had Been Divorced. King had been formerly married, but was granted q divorce from his former wife, Hattie King, on March 9. 1906, the decree being issued from the Jefferson chancery court. King Was the plaintiff i'll the divorce pro- i ccedings, alleging in his complaint that he and the defendant were mar ried in Bessemer, Ala, on August 2, 1902 and that they lived together un- ii. June 1, 1905, when the defendant deserted him.
 The fact that King was shot through the neck, the ball entering a. the front and passing through, striking the residence directly oppo- site the store of MT. Eason, strength ems the theory that the shot which caused his death was fired from the store, and the fact that the ball struck the man iii the front of the neck makes it apparent that he had turned toward the store from the op pesite side Of the street, and was probably in the act of crossing over the crossing when he was shot. The fact that the revolver was found by his side is also considered as prob- able evidence that King might have had the revolver in his hand when he started across the street, and dropped it when he was shot. It is an established fact that King was ex- pecting trouble because of his inten- tion to marry Miss Eason, as he made an attempt to borrow a revolver from Hetective Dawkins, stating that he was going to be married, despite the objections of the father of the girl
 Young Lady Frustrated.
 The young woman. upon whose ac- count her lover was killed and her father is now in the custody of the officers, appeared wild with grief. and is said to have said when she heard the shot, 70, they have killed him. making use of the expression before she saw the body of the man she was to marry lying or the ground There had evidently been struggle Within her heart between her idea of her duty to her parent and the love for i inc man who had won her heart for while she seemed almost prostrated oyer the death of King. she begged l! the officers piteously not to take her !! father away wien he was arrested.
 Inquest Tomorrow.
 The body has been removed to i Ralph Robinsons undertaking par lors, and Coroner McGaughy will i hold an inquest over the remains to- morrow morning at 9 o'clock.
 Eason was arraigned before Justlca Cheek. at which time Prosecuting At torney Jones arroed with Maj N. T. White. counsel fer tha defense, that he would make all possible haste to prepare ths. states case fer tho N.1s- Iiminarv hca.i"y, and that he Wy. probably bc '. ady fer the trial Thn"s- day nor ''':s'.
 MT. Eason was committed to the custody of the sheriff, pending pre- llminary examination.
 iss1.s atement.
 White and Athc mer make the fc lowing statement ii reference to U killing:
 "Fror what wo understand of the oects. the k:'iiie t.f t,irs; ls MT F;- son was entirely justifiable. kir.g came to Pine Bluff some months agH