Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-03-24


had received and when she asked
to be permitted to put down the
wheelbarroW and rest, he dubbed
her numerically. After burying the
body Butler made the woman ac-
county, afoot She was weak from
loss of blood and her body in places
was beaten to a jelly. He threaten
ed her life frequently and beat her
with the axe handle daily to remind
her OF his intention to kill her, II
she told of the murder. She could
not get out of his sight, She say,
and he would do all the talking.
While they were on their Way to
Lincoln county he frequently mad.
her free herself of clothing an!
would beat her like demon. H.
would give her these beatings in tn
woods, away from any persons that
iuieht be attracted by her cries.
Finney's Body Unearthcd.
The disappearance of Finney was
not known until last Wednesday,
when a pillow hand. at work in the
Dalton place. plowed mp the icc>m-
posed body of Finney, wrapped N
a heavy cloth. He fled to the ra"!l-
house nearby and related he SOY
OF his find. Constable Fran Stew
art C this city was notified 4, va
also Coroner r. d. McGaughs They
made an immediate Invest cation
aud learned that Butler and hi,
woman prisoner disappeared a
about the same time. ConSta bio
Stewart went to work on the rast
II ricdiately. He traced the "OIple
to | ,lwOod and then lost then fnr
several days. He did not drop -
case, however, but continual
make inquiries The Graphic's cit!
editor learned of the finding of the
body on the day that IT was un-
earthed, but to aid the officers Wi..
We're anxious to keep the new, G
the finding of the body from the
murderer, the matter was withheld
from publication at the time. In
this way Constable Stewart was
finally aided in capturing the mu
derer. He traced the couple through
the woods into Lincoln county anu
recently located them at the home
of Doc" Greenlee, a negro, who
lives three miles from Grady, Ark
He was caring for them, not KNOW
ing of the murder of Finney.
Constable Stewart sent the in
formation he had to Deputy Sheri.
w. 7. Hopkin at Grady. He work
ed the case quietly and on last Sat
urday, for the first time since Tho
murder, brought Butler away from
his woman prisoner. He Was induT-
ed to go to Grady by two other ne
groes and while he was away from.
the Greenlee house the woman tolG
her pitiful story and was hurrieal
carried away to another place by
friends. In the meantime Deputy
HOpkin effected the arrest of But
Ter in saloon at Grady and p
him in irons. He brought him t
Pine Bluff Sunday morning and
though the officers put him throu:~'
a sweating" process for thre
hours, he strongly denies his guilt
He seemed much concerned, how
ever, about his wits whereabout
and refuses to admit anything.
A Horrible Story.
The Pool woman was later locat-
ed and Deputy Sheriff Hopkin re
turned to Grady and brought he
here Sunday night. She is a pitifu
sight. Her body resembles sausag
meat, so badly has she been beate,,
by Butler. Her head is covered
with cuts and bruises, where. she
says he struck her with an ak
handle. Her story was one of the
most pitiful ever heard at the local
police headquarters. She was fright
ened even after being brought here.