Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-01

by the officials here, they refuse to make their names public. w. T. Black, general manager for the St. Louis Compress Company with headquarters at Little Rock, came here after the cotton shortage was discovered. The whole matter was unraveled through Night Watchman Dan Scott, who was employed at the compress plant. Scott reported the matter to City Attorney W. B. Sor- rells, who sent for the manager of the compress plants and accused him Of the thefts in the presence of Chief of Police E. c. Stanley. The manager of the plant is said to have confessed and after P. F. Byrd and other local stockholders Of the St. Louis company l were called in, he is said to have confessed second time The head ! compress official involved Arnett and the other subordinate. An officer is said to have received money from the manag%r to 'let the matter drop and not talk it, but the grand iurv's attention was called to it by local cotton men, who were forced to make good shortages with the eastern mills General Manager Black. of Little Rock, declined to prosecute any of the men, declaring that the company had suffered no loss and that as far as he knew there were no shortages or thefts of cotton at his local plants It is claimed by local cotton men that MT. Black took this step to protect his company, in the event shortages were due to actions of their agents, ! which would result in the company having to make the shortages good sWith the cotton men of this city. Ar nett says he is innocent of any wrong doing and it is intimated that linen higher up will be involved in the affair when he testifies in his own behalf. He lived here for many years before going to Minneapolis and has always enjoyed the respect and confidence of large circle of friends, especially the business men of this city.
 The criminal calendar, as arrang- ed by Circuit Clerk Edgar Brewster for the ensuing term of the Jefferson circuit court, follows:
 Monday, Sept. 19.-George Kennon, forgery.
 Tuesday, Sept. 20.-Bob and Law renee Adams, false pretenses; D. c. Crittenden, perjury; A. Brookshire. assault to kill, disturbing the peace and carrying a pistol.
 "Wednesday, September 21.-William Carter, assault; George Sanders, as sault; W. s. Stewart, embezlement: Louis Jenkins, grand larceny
 Thursday Sept. 22-J. A. Bolin, grand larceny; Sam IAlbele, forgery; Florence Thurman, grand larceny.
 Friday, Sept. 23.-J. w. Carter, lib ell; Charlotte Simmons, grand larceny Sherman Polk, false pretenses.
 Monday, Sept. 26-Tom Harville, murder; Robert Value, bribery; T. c. Brewer, bribery (two cases) malfeas- ance in office (two cases).
 Tuesday, September 27.-Kate Dav is, grand larceny; Grant Williams, grand larceny; Jeff Stewart, grand larceny.
 Wednesday, September 2S.--Pearl Johnson, murder; Orange Hays, grand larceny; Charles Brown, assault to kill.
 Thursday, September 29-Lee Pope accessory before the fact to murder and accessory after the fact to mur- der; Nicely Wallace, accessory after the fact to murder; J. R. Richmond, grand larceny; John McGehee, grand larceny.
 Friday, Sept 3O.-Asa Ford, grand larceny; Jim Brown, carrying ps- tol; Joe Sanders, petit larceny; Mar tha Qharles, assault and battery; Felix and Dock Wesley, petit lar ceny; Jesse Albright, carrying a pis- tol, and Frank Hamilton, petit lar ceny.