The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1910-07-06
HUSBAND STAYS YOUTH HF
FINDS IN W|FfS ROOM


inches below the heart, with bruises
on the head, elbows and hands. Any
one, or all five of the wounds over the
heart would have proved fatal, the
doctor testified.
Coroner j. H. Pence was also
among the first arrivals at the scene
of the tragedy and at first intended
to hold the inquest last night, but
postponed it until this morning to
await the arrival of Pitcock's brother
from Little Rock
Behind closed doors the hearing be-
gan at the courthouse at 10: 80 o'clock
this morning. Coroner Pence had
summoned the jury, who were impan
eled and sworn in as follows: J. N.
Legg, J. A. King, w. N. Stewart, J.
NJ. Robins, A. P. Dollahite, Frank
Schichtl, J. J. Nixon, Ben Upton, w.
T. Piercey, J. B. Higgins, Dave Stew
art, G. A Ethridge, Henry Whidden,
j. T. Canada.
Prosecuting Attorney George w.
Clark appeared on behalf of the state
and Pitcock was represented by Bruce
& Martin and R. G. Bruce. The state
introduced practically all the evidence,
the defendant only putting his broth
er, James Pitcock on the stand.
The witnesses introduced by the
state were John Dunaway, ST., John
Dunaway, Jr., Mrs. Dresco, c. R. Glib
son, w. M. Brady, G. w. A. Wilson,
E. L. King, John Durham and DR.. |.
N. McCollum. The testimony of
Messrs. Dunaway, Mrs. Dresco and
Mr.. Wilson was in regard to the un-
usual noises heard at the Pitcock
home when the tragedy was enacted,
none of them being able to state def
nitely as to anything that occurred.
The officers, Messrs. Brady, King
and Durham testified as to the ap-
pearar"e of the room when they
reached it and as to conversations
they heard by 1ltcock and his wife
following the killing.
Night Marshal E. L. Kings testi-
mony was the longest heard by the
Jury and his statements were in sub
stance the same as those given by the
other officers. He stated that after
hearing of the trouble he hurried to
the house, entering the premises from
the rear, and as he came in woman
was leaving the house. He heard
pistol shot just before reaching the
house. With the other officers he
went into the room where Pitcock told
them he had killed man, and they
found Gibsons dead body lying on the
floor The boy, he said, was attired
only in his underclothing, his other
clothes lying on a chair in the room.
Recalled to the stand, Mr.. King tes-
titled that he did not see Mrs. Pitcock
until about an hour and half after
reaching the house. He found her,
he stated, in an unfinished building
near the Airdome, about 80 or 100
yards from her home. He said she
was dressed in a dark dress, but said
the woman told him she had seized the
dress as she left the house in her
night clothing.
Mrs. Pitcock, the officer testified,
refused to return to the house until
she was assured she would not be in
iured, and King told this to Pitcock,
who said he would do nothing to her.
II begged you not to kill that man,
and told you that you would be sorry
lif you did," was the only statement
King heard Mrs. Pitcock make to her
husband, although he said they con-
versed for some minutes.
C. R. Gibson of I'll East Four
teenth street, Little Rock, father of
the dead boy, testified that Higgins
Gibson was born October 10, 1891,
was of small stature and weighed l35
pounds. He said that he last saw
his son last Saturday, when he left
Little Rock with T. l.. Daniels, whose
machine he was driving.
After the state rested, Pitcock and
his attorneys held short conference
after which they introduced James A.
Pitcock, who testified that he lived at
Little Rock, was superintendent of the
state penitentiary and a brother of
John H. Pitcock. He said the latter
returned to Little Rock from his
home in Conway on the night of July
a and resumed his duties as assistant
clerk at the penitentiary. John Pit
cock, the witness testified, left the
penitentiary at / 80 yesterday after
noon. went to the auditors office and