The Forrest City times., 1908-01-31
4 SUNDAY SHOOTING

News reached the city sunday night a week ago. that two negroes lad been >b5l. and supposed t1 have been killed on NIT. lIarye Robinson $ place about seven miles ke.AN Madison oH the >t. Francis river.
 [ F0u sift.Ug the various I-H1r> l. Was learned that the affair .r.-lnated lH quarrel between tie daughter HT smith. ard Ilod-s Hife daring tlle day. Later smith ani laiLe> mel to d ast the grievance tNe#utEe two WEIeI- Smith Knowing tHat iiaiLe> Lad 8 t~te eu him .t ~N -u out a War-a'li= ar z=i~ arFs-t armed himself Nst.=l ltE ...1 >. Hla. -.. +t. .Ht-el -Ga aa ll4 r. tarGsl tLa 5te .Hl-- t s- a#ate ~- tl'f- his atlta- -.e1st@ rlat lHy IH2tetleE .esa a.aa= H-t-es .EeG alHHet .=..aH- .aer a--1# <, >Mlta ..Hza at.#e s.aats which stlaea tte Gas s-sl. Neltt-. at .-e p4a-.e- +ez. -i hart
 >@.a ta5a made Giz .4a4E. going aH tae EIFeF t4 Aaa.~#.l. With iteTsty ~HeF5t E#ait .8 -H-a.t. Reaching Madison laaa, ..r HeI hepaty >aerIt Laauae. notifying llm H. the affair and asking ..Hta '=-k Het taE smith He ta.t .##E that smith sas headed toward Memphis. that Ae Lad d NlH.Ee~tr1 2. and ! 4i Ca-t. aHd Lad sworn f.a#" "#s9 aie rather than aecaFtured Nf Lamar u11rded tHe tHst train aH3 #rat tr Elee24Ae. where Deputy ~sea8a aottt~ Informed llG t4at smith t.zt $. -l.- ter living | couple lt u4=es.zsa-. t-5 that fl Smith vas there. szt a- iUpl>> bic tJ ca tts-e l.z. -s .4f4 .s tt.E E1zSe W1s .a aa s...z Gs trees -z .zs.er tac a.- raEeHHr P#s~e. AIr- I-aLlz4 aa... back -# Et t DISC namely. la. 3 v --e-z#. EEstteua4l.=.' =.'azz. =t.=Hz tsz=
 iast@. aeFatF tsHl~ta#= .A=.t==F..15a. W3ter Williams and #.H Reed #d5 tazaret. IEes afMei -aaa=l 8es }s4ta NIucHe>t CTS aI## -l t-a3.~. ..s.a. ;. -t F ae.5eH started !H selafi= tasll man. They reached the E.a=e NHart smith Na, supposed -ta ae about o'clock I. n.
 Here they stopped aea Het#HH7ifer ed aad recognized tlelr#taf.es. tbt Jesse p.edEiur themselves ts >tIea ta -etner. and requesting and cSattI#- promise of Mr Lamar that h.. |. their leader. would si4eat dead tll, hEst che "ho showed disposition 1. m when | cane . 2 .4Elt.
 The barking If q pack ut doEs aWaN tle,' the legrg = tHes pFaaeAei. e- Uefore he had a chance - fire. thel Lad reached the house. smith wa then discovered punching ii hal' through the mud chimney with Ih' barrel of lis Winchester Nr Ian Ian Lad cfagehed beneath i corner 0 tEe Tortl=fur protection. and Smitl seeing portion of Iii, atu4 projecting lad drawn q bead an t. Before h eaHld ffr. however. che u5 lHe mem
 bers If t5e posse. WH8 Lad StucI 3agaHy NitH NJ. Lamar. fred tw
 pads II baekshot u the barrel of th
 rifle tearing | great hole in the chin
 neX and putting out the light
 smith ~as >tiA defiant. however
 and sWore that he would die befor
 submitting 10 capture. Nr. Lama 1 attempted tuargue with 1He 9esperat negro. and persuade him To surrender ' but twas al no avail until after see 2 Oud BJmbdIdment iu which the WlOl - pO>St# lNDh fldI ! Ittli VI l.. dS all p tried 10 reason with smith, tellin. him that hc was an officer from FtI
 rest City and that he had received : message from ElUant stating that th ? TWO negroes whom smith thought l. z had killcd1 were not dead. but oul scared, and that they had ue desire [
 kill him, but wanted to take hin
 back to Forrest Guy alive Fhis re e assured smith, who had thought tht ? posse mob bent ou lyHehiug him
 He then agreed tu give gp Nr Lan nan told him n0t to come oat Withou his hands up. and he came out witt $ them up in the air. The posse thei ' approached smith with leYeIed guns ! and kept him covered while Mr Ian nan searched him, finding only q p0che knife. He @as then handeuffed aht : brought to this city Monday moruiu. 2 and lodged ill jai
 Mr Lamar k loud in lis praise . ' his posse and says tL4t they deserN E the utmost credit tar tbe part the 2 took in 1he eapl gre. and that th
 shots tired bl WHite d the begiunin.
 of the shooting when smith had
 bead drawn aH ham. urahahA SaNel