The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-03-13
OF HE SLAYERS OF JOHN AIR.
lNGTON IN TEXAS.
OFFICERS ARE here TODAY
For Texas TO Return With NJ {. Nun.
dell and George Emberlin-
Killing took Place Deeem.
Der l3 Near Graham.

. 'Ht part OF lle ConSldbIt. rItu VII.
liams of Graham, the alleged slayer
of John Airiugtou have been located
and arrested and are at present n
the jaiIs ot Polk and Jones counties
In Texas awaiting the arrival of the
. officers Fred Williams and Geo. Nc.
laughlin with rcquisitiou papers for
their return to this state. NJ. Il. Nun
dell was one OF the tenants on the
/ Gcrriu farm, aud George EmbcrIin.
another man of this section Of the
country are the parties arrested.
The two officers will leave on the
afternoon train for West Texas for
the two men. The rcquisition papers
have been returned from Guthrie.
The killing of John Arlington ON
the night of December is the evening
before Arlington was to have been
married the next day was one of the
most foul deeds ever pcrpetratcd in
this. state.
The facts of the killing as gathered
az the time il occurred are about as
follows:
John Arlington together with his
sister were visiting at the home Of
Rev. Gerrin near the town of Graham
whose daughter young Arlington was
to have welded the next day having
in possession the marriage license
just as the party was leaving the
home about eleven o'clock at night
and as they were going out of the
front gate some one or perhaps two
men We're in the shadow of the fence
firing upon John Arlington blowing
the top of his head off. The slayers
escaped I'm the dark and all trace
Of them was lost The county at
torney sent one OF his assistants
w. +. Freeman, TO the scene of the
d killing the following day to inyesti.
gate, but could find out very luue.
Fred Williams, the constable for that
township undertook to bring the slay.
or or slayers to justice with the re-
suit that after about three months
work the two arrests have been
made. The work was quietly and ef
fectyely done by the officer. Before
any arrest was made I'm the case. II
. was worked up and the late grand
- jury was given sufficient eyidenc,
to find a bill of indictment agains
the two men.
On Christmas day George Emberlir
one Of the accused left that section
. of the country for parts unknown
and within the next eight or ter
:. days thereafter Mundell left. Nun
y, den who was a tenant on the farm
., of Rev. Gorrin had made arrange
monts, so he told the deputy TO NOV
=. from that place to another, and ha
4 bour some cattle and additionl
!. farming utensils but instead Of tina
skipped. The two men became susp
% cious of being watched aud il wa
IN with difficulty that Williams worl
o ed up the case. Shortly after IN
Is killing the two men, Muudell an
Arlington would hold meetings 4
o. gcther in one or the other homes an
discuss their plans, and as TO no
ar they would make their escape frol
that section Of the country, after ha
a ing gone over the killing. Frequen
ly during these meetings Fred w
liams would secrete himself und,
,e, the house and take notes The el
IS, douce gathered I'm this manner Z
gether with other evidence secure
rendered the bill from the grand jur
The real cause of the killing date
. back about a year previous to whC
Arlington was killed John AiringtC
n the dead man, and his brothers, b
n came involved in a free for all fig
" with George Emberlin and his brot
N er at frolic in that section of u
country which resulted in the dea
. of one OF the Emberlin boys al
George Emberlin swore that he wou
We revenge the death Of his brothe
nd who was supposed to have been kill,
3 by the deceased John Arlington.
ny, NJ Il. Mundell, one OF the parti
be was located at Robert Lee in Col
county Texas, few days ago a
George Emberlin located In Hamli
Polk County Texas The two prise
RS ers after leaving GraJum as p
agreement met in Texas where tn
mt separated and have been separat
since.