Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-09

tie is based on practically no foundation. The object in issuing a warrant for him was to have some thing with which to return him here, as it was feared thnt Mrs. Barber might say that Little was the one who signed the certificate of deposit. She declares, however. that she was the one who forged her husbands name to the certifi cate of deposit. 1T forged his name,' she said 'it was my money and I ought to have it. Mr. Little is not guilty of any wrong-doing. On the other hand. he begged ne not to forge the note. y
 Little and Mrs. Barber did not leave Pine Bluff together. we met in Chicago, Mrs. Barber said. q left Pine Bluff early Saturday morning with my boy and Mr Little followed me there, arriving the fol- | lowing day after We did.
 
 divorce immediately and then get married. Mrs. Little was willing for 1 her husband to leave her. She don't care for him and I know he does not care for her. My husband has treated me cruely ever since we married eleven years ago and I was determined to run away with some l body and MT. Little being Gissatis- l fled, we planned our elopemert to- gether. My husband was cut or 1 his run when I left the City He knows better than anyone why 1 left him.
 The money I took from the bank 1 LelOnged to me. It was all mine 1 and he knows it. " i,cn I was sick 1 he took the money frola our home 1 and deposited it in his name at the ] bank. When I got hold of the 1 certificate of deposit I turned the tables on him. They aught not prosecute Mir. Little. Ie is per- fectly innocent of any .;:ime. com l posed the song and 1 guess can l sing it.''
 l No small crowd was attracted to Justice Cheeks court this morring when the couple was arraigned there Little seemed nervous and declared that he wanted the case to be disposed of quick. 'I want to avoid Mrs. Barber's husband" he said "I don't know him and l don't know what he is going to do to me- l thought that Constable Stewart was her husband because I
 was told that the hat he wore was ,,e same kind as the officer had on when he suddenly came in on us in Chicago
 Mrs. Barber is but 26 years old and Little is about the same age. She is a blonde and her beauty is nothing to rave about. They were both neatly dressed and Mrs. Barber seemed to enjoy the situation rather than display any worry. On the ether hand, Little appeared to be 1 frightened to a degree.
 Little was married to a daughter of Bob Rue, well-known and pop Hlar Cotton Belt engineer, some few years ago. He eloped with the young woman and at the time of their marriage, MT. Rue displayed no little disapprOVal of the match l Little lived with his wife up to the ! tinle of his disappearance from the city last Friday night. Mrs Barber and her husband lived on Pennsyl- l vania street at the time of the East End fire and their home was de- stroyed in the conflagration. Mrs. Barber and Little were held by the court in default of $1,O00 bonds. They stated that they had no witnesses and that they know no one that they could call on just now who would go security for them.
 .'I would have never taken the money" said Mrs Barber before being led away to the county jail, had I known that the bank had it to make good would have left it nere and gone away without it, but l knew the money was mine i and that is what DrOnDtnd mo to 1 take it.
 Little Claud Barber played with the telephone receiver while his mother sat in the court room and apparently did not realize the seri- ousness of his mothers alleged crime and the sensation she has l created in fleeing from her husband ] and home.