The Prescott daily news., 1910-09-23
ARREST OF TWO PERSONS FIX. PECTED FOLLOWING FUNERAL
 OF VICTIM.
NEGRO'S GUILT EVIDENT
tragedies of Sweet Home Pike Are Still UnsoIved, But Connected Story Points to Guilt
 of Wooden.

LhtIo fNock, AIh., Sepl. Z3.-ATreSLS In the Sweet Home pike murder mys- tery are expected momentarily. It has been rumored they would be made as soon as the funeral of Mrs. Charles Diehl. one of the victims, Is over
 Charles Wooden, a negro, for whom the police have been looking for sev- eral days, probably will bs arrested, though the quick action promised after the funeral would indicate an other is suspected of compIicity in the triple killing which occurred Mon- day night. This is white man who was infatuated with one of the vic tins.
 The Sweet Home pike runs along the top of Granite mountain. . ridge just east of Little Rock, and is consid- cred an ideal drive. On pleasant days 1t is always crowded with vehicles.
 It was on this pike that the myste- rious shooting of four, and possibly five, people occurred Monday night about two miles from the city. Mrs. Charles Diehl, white, Ed Nelson and
  Miss Nellie Meyers and Fred Gossell are slightly wounded and there is rumor current that another man, said to have been with Mrs. Diehl at the time, is seriously. if not fatally, wounded, and is secreted in a private hospital
 Persons Saw Him Depart.
 At the place of business of the man in question 1t Is said he left on pleasure trip on the night of the trag- edy and will not return for several days. Responsible people here say they saw him leave from the union station Monday evening at a time which would not have permitted him to be at the scene of the murders
 It is evident that Nelson was the first one shot. He was killed at his home, 3200 Arch street, by Wooden. Wooden robbed Nelson's body and took the dead mans shoes. He went across Fourche bayou in the direction of Granite mountain, stopping at the home of a negress and demanding
  started to lend violence to his threats when man appeared at the door and Wooden retreated. AS he went to- ward the woods he was seen to pick up a shotgun and disappear.
 Within a short time the report of gun was heard from the direction of Sweet Home pike. Soon several more shots were heard but as they were apparently coming from the woods nothing was thought of them.
 Two in Buggy Shot.
 Fred Gossell a grain dealer. and Miss Nellie Meyers, a dressmaker, who were driving, heard one of the shots and turned to look. When they felt blood on their faces they hastily drove to the home of a farmer and telephoned to town for a physician.
 After dressing the wounds of Cos sell and Miss Meyers Dr. Snodgrass started back to town and saw buggy in the road with the horse wandering about driverless. He found in the buggy the body of Arthur Hatton Hatton's head had been riddled with buckshot and the top blown complete ly off.
 Dr. Snodgrass gave the alarm. and the body of the negro was brought to town. Before the road was cleared 1t was discovered that some one had fired into buggy in which Mrs. Charles Diehl and companion were driving and mortally wounded Mrs Diehl. Mrs. Diehl died Tuesday after noon at 3:s0.
 After Hatton's body hal been re- moved, a negro woman, Corney Ham mond, came from the woods and asked protection. She said she had been riding with Hatton when Wooden came from the brush on the side ot the road and stopped them. He de- manded money. Hatton replied he had none, and Wooden is said to have stepped back and said: Damn you, 1 have killed one nigger tonight and would just as soon kill another" after which he fired at Hatton, killing him instantly. The woman said she jumped from the buggy and fled, leaving Wooden going through the pockets ot the dead negro, The woman has been arrested and is being held for investi- gation, it being intimated she knows more about the murders than she will