Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-19
LANCST0N AND
 SMITH INDICTED In the Shirey Case-Third Party Also Indicted, But
 Is Not in Custody.
SMITH IS HIS LAWYER
special Grand Jur, Hearing Case Completed Labors Yesterday
 Afternoon.

Walnut Ridge, Aug. 1S.-The spe- eial grand jury which has been in- vestigating the murder of A. w. Shir- ey, the wealthy Mnturn merchant last spring, completed it's labors yes 'crday, returning true bill against j. C. LangSton, who was are sted III South Dakota early ill the summer on the charge, and indicting w. P. smith, an attorney who was formerly clerk i'll the employ of Shrey in the store at Minturn, as an accessory to the murder
 The grand jury also indicted an- ether party who is not now in GUS tody of the officers but it is believed that the arrest will be made today and that the identity of this party Will then become known.
 The grand jury made it's report to the court late yesterday afternoon and adjourned immediately, there be- ing nothing more before the body since it was empaneled for the one purpose of Investigating the death ot old man Shirey.
 A. w. Shirey, one of the wealthiest citizens of that section of the state was assassinated on the night ol March $, some one firing shot from a gun into him as he stood at the front of his store at Minturn Fol weeks thereafter it was apparent that the officers had no clue to the m,lr- derer. Then a gun, which had beer sbroken, was found in the weeds near the scene of the killing. Acting upon this the officers renewed theil efforts but nothing came of it.
 Arrested in West.
 Early in the summer J. C. Lang. ston, who formerly resided near thu scene of the crime, was arrested in South Dakota and Sheriff w. K. Sur ridge went after him. He was charg ed with the murder of Shirey.
 It was the intention of the attor neys representing Langston to prove an alibi and former Governor X. o Pindall went to South Dakota tt gather evidence in support of thi. contention
 w. P. Smith, who was formerly clerk in the store of Shirey at Min turn, became chief council for Lang ston. From time to time came rumor! that the grand jury was investigatin, alleged connections of the attorne with the murder but nothing was al lowed to get into the newspapers re garding the rumors
 Yesterday afternoon when the at torney was arrested upon a warran issued on the indictment chargin him with being an accessory to tn crime, great surprise resulted in tha immediate section. Smith, who wa a close personal friend of both Mer chant Shirey and his wife, is now un der guard at his home in this city an an effort is being made to secure hi release on bail.
 Langston, who has been in jail a Powhatan, is also making a strong ei fort to secure his release on bond. It is stated here that no specis term of court will be held to tr Langston, Smith and the other perso indicted, it having been decided await the regular term of court 1 October.
 Property to Odd Fellows.
 Shirey's will left his property the Grand Lodge of the Odd Fellow of Arkansas for the erection of a ho pital in which no drugs were to taken. The heirs of Shirey sougI to break the will and a compromi was effected whereby a division the estate was reached. The Odd Fe lows, the widow and the heirs
 Shirey participated in the divsit under the compromise.
 W. P. Smith represented the wide in the hearing before the executi committee of the Odd Fellows hel insisting that the widow and t heirs be given a part of the estate
 Mrs. Shirey later married a \ Burkett, andaafter the division of t estate she left that section of