The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-01
w. l.. Greer Kills Jamvs ". Rene,n

'"'iiSH " Reneau, a brake. ''''''' U" the Iron Mountain, who lived a' Io- North Pulaski street Little ROCK, died between 2:3o and 2 clock Thursday afternoon from tho
 '0'i''A winch were inflicted by a sleei Paper cutter in the hands of
 '" l.. 1leer, weIl-known collector oi Little Rock, in Greers office. room NO. I2, Fulk building. just short lihie pfIor 10 bis death Blood poured PiolnseiF from every one of the tcu wounds, and Reneau lived but d short tune after the cutting. which tnrmi- naled an encounter between the two men caused by trouble between them oyer the collection of $I640.
 'feef Vas arrested shortly after the cutting, making no attempt to escape. and is now in the Pulaski county Jail, held on the charge of murder pursuant 10 the recommends tons of a eofoner.s jury. which. after listening for two hours late Thurs day afternoon 10 evidence in the in quest over Beneaus body. returned the following verdict:
 We, the jury, find that ]. w. ReHeau came to his death from knife wounds al the hands of W L. Greer. while being held by Miss Cora David SOIL Ne the jury. find the killing unjustifable, and recommend that W. |. Greer be held 10 the grand jury without bail"
 Miss Davidson is the stenographer for Mr Greer, and, according to her own testimony, struggled with Re. neau while he and Greer were down together on the floor of the office and with both hands held one of Re- neau's hands. which she and W. T. Tucker. attorney i'll room No II Of the Fulk building, swore held gun
 She testified that Reneau started he trouble in the office by knocking greer to his knees. and further testi- fled that Reneau then seized gun belonging 10 Greer, which was lying on the table She told the coroner's jury that immediately after Reneau seized the gun. she grabbed the hand holding the weapon and struggled to keep him from using it. She swore that she did not see Greer stab Reneau that she did not see the knife in the conflict and that, in fact, she did not see il until after the trou- ble was over. and it was in the hands of another person who had come into the room. that she saw blood during the conflict. but did not know where il was coming from. and that Greer did not touch the revolver. She was the only witness to the encounter from the start
 Tucker. who testified that he enter ed the room from his apartment af- ter hearing a crash, swore that he did not see the knife in the hands of Greer. He testified, however, that Miss Davidson was struggling with Reneau, holding with both hands the hand which held the revolver.
 According to the testimony at the inquest. Greer had made several at tempts to collect money, amounting to $16.40. from Reneau, the latter claimed that he did not owe the money Reneau called at the office of Mir. Tucker Tuesday, and the two had trouble then over the matter.
 That Greer and Reneau would have
 hnon fpprpd hN friends of both parties for some time. N. NJ. Ballard, 2O24 Ringo street, testified at the inquest that Reneau' in conversation with him Thursday morning said that Greer had it in for him." and that We might as well have 1t out" He also testified to having talked with Greer after ward and warned him, and that Greer said:
 He won't monkey around me or will kill him
 Greer garnished Reneau's wages al two different times,
 Thursday afternoon, between ana a.aa o'clock, Reneau walked into office. The testimony at the innuesi was to the effect that Reneau rafpsea to sit down when invited to do so bv Greer. but that instead he i,,.,e6iately asked Greer if he ln- tonded 10 keep on trying to collect ,hn money in question and how much he wanted .,...
 croer according to the testimony sai1 that he wanted $l6.4O.
 You are going to demand $lo'4o' arc vou2" asked Reneau. Greer re nliod that he was, whereupon' Miss ,,a,-idson testified Reneau knocked croor down on his knees. The crash ,,as heard by Tucker, who ruShe" into the room. .,...,.
 Ahout the same time q reVoiNer come aying through the glass in one of inc office windows and dropped to .ha sidewalk below, where 'uuse prown was standing. He rushed up ,,airs followed by MT. Wells, They ronnd Reneau cut in hunloeF U, a1aoos and bleeding freely lie dleo 1lt ..al.