The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30
IN GRlUES',ONEE
MURDER case A HAS. "
UNSAYQRY 1. REPUTATION

Bluef1eld, w. Va, Sept, 2s.z--How-
ard Little, suSpected OF completely in
the murder of Mrs. Betty Justis and
the Meadows family at Hurley Va,
was brought to Blueheld Monday and
was given a sweating at the hend.
quarters of the BaidWtn-Felts detec-
tive. agency. p Circnmstancial evil
dence points :. strongly to Titles
guilt, although he refused to divulge
any material facts regarding the trag-
,edy. 81, ~ ~ 49, -
The arrest was made Sunday on
Bull Creek, Mcdowell county, about
six miles from the scene Of the mas
sacre, by A.. G, Huftond Of. the Bald
win agency at Welch, r. l., Simp-
kins, deputy sheriff OF Mingo county;
ii. l.. Bailey and Squire s. L. John
son, Of Hurley, before whom the for
mer suspects were given. a prelini-
nary hearing. George Sullivan, ut
whose house Little was staying Mt
the time of the arrest, was also tax
en- into custody since he and Little
are said to be close frtendh, and 1t :
was believed that he. ig 1p position
ever, nothing was gRiheK from him
by the Baldwins, and he waa released
here Monday afternoon. !: Little was
taken to WEIGH Monday night by Mr..
Hufford where he will be held for
further Developments. ssss:
The thing that appears most
strongly to fmplicate Little is the
fact that he has an axe wound In his
leg supposed to have been received
when. the, robbery and murder were.
committed. Aunt" Betty Justis is
said to-. have always kept an axe in
her room, and 1t is thought probable
In her resistance she Inflicted the
wound. Little, however, himself
claims that he got the wouni while
cutting timber on Bull Creek a few
days oago. He was trimming the
limbs from q tree, be- said, AMI the
axe slipped, striking his leg.
Little Is man OF unsavory repu-
tatton, having killed q man In Pike
county, Kentucky, for which he serv-
ed four years and was pardoned by
the governor. 1t Is said that he Ia
seldom engaged IN any honest EN-.
ployment, and that he has been i'm
plicated in numberless Bookkeeping
transactions. He yibratesi1 among
the three states, West Virginia, Viz
ginta and Kentucky, as the exigencies
or CRe law demand. :. rI-* n. 49,.
While Sullivan himself was not d.
rectly suspected his extreme intima-
cy with Little led to the belief that
he knew something about the affair.
Squire Johnson and Lafayette
Justls, son Of. the murdered woman,
accompanied the prisoners to Blue
field with Mr.. HuHord. Squire John
son, who resides but Q short distance
from the scene Of the. tragedy, was on
the ground in little while after it
happened and helped take the char
red remains from the burned build
ings. The bodies. were not burned
TO such an extent, but that the
wounds were plainly discernifble. The
head of Mrs. Justis was several feet
from her body and appeared to have
been severed by an axe. The nine
yearAold Meadows boy had received
q :teArihc blow on the head, crushing
his, skull, and had also been deeply
cut In. the chest, apparently with an
axe. Although the, body was badly
burned the vital organs we're yet in.
tact. 1t is Squire Johnson's theory
that Meadows was f1rst shot end
wounded. Attempting flight, he was
overtaken and dubbed to death.
"A. 8. Beury, Of Hurley, who was
suspected Of having been al, accom-
plice Of Little, was given q prelimi-
nary examination at Hurley, and dis.
missed, since he established the fact
that he was on Lower Blk, KY, on
the night the crime was committed.
. -ss~~>-.@---------~--
New York, Sept. 29.-=-Tths absence
Of spectacular features from today's
program of the Hudson-Fulton ceIe-
'bration gave the tired Gothanites
and visitors alike an opportunity to
rest up after the great doings of yes
terday and to prepare themselves for
the grand military pageant, the naval
parade and other gpectacles yet to
come. There was little, to attract
the masses in today'ss program, but
for members of patriotic ,, societies,
l9YeTs OF aquatic sports and other
classes of Individuals there vas
much Of interest, = Z; Is