Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-27

Lewis A few weeks prevous to the killing Lewis made a request that .t any harm came to him he wanted Me Neill notified immediately. As soon as Lewis was shot, McNeill says, Mrs 1 Williams who was in the field with 1 him hurried to one of the neighbors and asked that McNeill be notified. McNeill says he telephoned to Pine Bluff for bloodhounds and at the same time notified Sheriff Gean at Sheri- dan over the phone. With several others McNeill went to the scene, but Williams had surrendered.
 Three Other Witnesses. Lowell Murdock Magistrate J. H. Ward and E. R. Croy were next called. Their stories were the same. They ar- rived at the scene early and found Lewis lying at the end of the row he was blowing when shot He was lying face downward, with his right hand under his face and his left arm un- der his body. Buckshot had enter ed the back and side of the head The next day the three men made an examination of the place where Will Hams stood when he did the shooting. It was in some hazel bushes and many twigs had been cut and piled up to h
 six or eight inches in diameter. had been left in the temporary embank- ment, through which the shotgun is believed to have been aimed After the testimony of these three witnesses had been submitted. the state rested.
 Alton Kelly and Willis Holly, of Dexter, Ark, were the first witnesses for the defense They knew Williams since last February, when he took up his residence with Widow King near Dexter, where he took his three little children and asked that they be cared for. Kelly and Holly have both had conversations with Lewis and each time he sent Williams word that if he caught him around his (Lewis0 place he would kill him.
 Mrs. Lewis Op Stand.
 When Mrs. Lewis. the wife of the slain man, took the stand all eyes were upon her. She told her story slowly, being urged along by the at torneys for Williams because of the timidity she displayed in reviewing the awful details preceding the trag- edy She said up to eighteen months ago she and her husband had lived happily together. Their home fife was without discord. They had liv- ed happily for nearly twenty years and two children. Wylie Lewis, now seventeen, and another son, now twelve, blessed their union The do- nestle troubles began when little more than year ago williams and his pretty young wife moved to their To- cality. Her husband took a liking to the attractive young woman Ut once an dtheir relations soon became growing infatuation, but failed Her husband grew cold towards her and she suffered many insults. II insist ed that Mrs. Williams be their guest for week ol two at time and he brought her there notwithstanding her protests. In February Mrs. Williams came to their home, with her smallest child, and took up her residence there. Lewis occupied the north room in the house with Mrs. Williams forcing his wife to occupy the South room alone. The door, Mrs Lew testified, was locked each night be tween them. when they retired Aft CT making every effort to reconcile her husband and induce him to drive Mrs. Williams away, Mrs. Lewis f.oys she took her two sons with her and went to her parents at Eastwood. There they are still living. A petition fol divorce was also filed by her soon after her departure from home. The tragic death of her husband gave her a decree.
 Mrs. Lewis said several times Will Hams came to their home and begged his wife to return to him. but she re- fused.
 Son Tells Same Story.