The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1908-10-01
W. [. Greer Kills James W. Rereau.

w. L. Greer Kills James w. Reneau.
Stabbed at tcn different places in
his body James " Reneau. a brake.
man on the iron Mountain. who lived
at l02 North Pulaski street. Little
Rock. died between 2:30 and 3
O'Clock Thursday afternoon from the
wounds which were inflicted by a
steel paper cutter in the hands OF
W l.. Greer a well-known collector
Of Little Rock. in Grecr-s Office, room
No. l., Fulk building. Just short
time prior to his death Blood poured
profusely from every one of the ten
wounds, and Rcneau lived but a short
time after the cutting. which termi-
mated an encounter between the two
men. caused by trouble between them
over the collection of SlG40.
Greer was arrested shortly after
the cutting. making ne attempt to
escape, and is now in the Pulaski
county Jail. held on the charge Of
murder. pursuant 10 the recommends
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listening for Two hours late Thurs
day afternoon to evidence in the in
quest over Reneau's body. returned
the following verdict:
We, the jury. find that J. w.
ReHeau came to his death from knife
wounds at the hands of W. l.. Greer
while being held by Miss Cora David
son. We. the jury. find the killing
uniustihabe. and recommend that
" /. Greer be held TO the grand jury
without bail"
Miss Davidson IS the stepographer
for Mr.. Greer, and. according TO her
oWn testimony struggled with Re
neau while he and Greer were down
together on the hoof of the cihce,
and with both hands held one O. re-
neau,s hands. which she and W. L.
Tucker, attorney in room No. IL OF
the Fulk building. swofe held a gun.
She testified that Reneau started
the trouble in the office by knocking
greer to his knees, and further testl-
fed that Reneau then seized a gun
belonging to Greer. which was lying
ON the table. She told the coroner
inrv that Immediately after Reneau
seized the gun, she grabbed the mana
holding the weapon and struggled TO
keep him from using it. She swore
that she did not see Greer stap
Reneau: that she did not see the
knife in the conflict. and that in fact
she did not see it until after the trou-
Bile 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
it 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 at
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 S16.40, from Reneau, the latter
claimed that he did not owe the
money. Reneau called at the office
of Mr.. Tucker Tuesday. and the two
had trouble then over the matter
That Greer and Reneau would have
serious trouble has been feared by
w. NJ. Ballard. 2024 Ringo street,
testified at the inquest that Reneau,
in conversation with him Thursday
morning said that Greer had it in
for him." and that I'VE might as
we'll have it out" He also testified
10 having talked with Greer after
ward and warned him. and that Greer
said:
lie won't monkey around me, or
will kill him
Greer garnished Reneau's wages at
two different times.
Thursday afternoon, between = and
2.30 o'clock, Reneau walked into
Greer's office. The testimony at the
iunflest was to the effect that Reneau
refused to sit down when invited TO
do so by Greer, but that instead he
Immediately asked Greer if he in
tended to keep on trying to collect
the money in question and how much
he wanted.
Greer, according to the testimony,
said that he wanted $3.50.
You are going to demand Sl640.
are you?" asked Reneau. Greer re-
piled that he was. whereupon. Miss
Davidson testified, Reneau knocked
Greer down on his knees, The crash
was heard by Tucker, who rushed
into the room
About the same time a revolver
came flying through the glass in one
of the office windows and dropped TO
the sidewalk below, where Judge
Brown was standing. He rushed up
stairs. followed by Mr. Wells. They
found Reneau cut in number of
places and bleeding freely. He died
within a few minutes a physician
was called. but he could do not good.
Repeau never uttered a word after
they reached the room
Horse Is Killed by Lightning.
lightning killed a valuable saddle