The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-26
STATES CASE
 MADE STRONG
(cont,nued iron Page one)

Joe Fox was police officer at the time First heard of shooting through telephone message. Came on out Qua chita. Only man he saw was Harry Hall. Was locking about good for the officer on the beat. Saw a negro about court house entrance Went on in and went up to Rutherford Asked him if he was in trouble. Said he was. Asked what it was. He said they had killed Chitwood. Asked him who did if. Hung his head and said noth- ing. Fox then went on in to see Chit wood and found him dead. Rutherford was standing on the walk. Asked Rutherford where he first saw parties and he said he saw five on Hazel street. Said he was going to bring Chitwood to city jail He described one of the men as tall man with black rag across his face. Asked him how many and he said there must have been fifty. Witness asked Ruth erford about a phone and was told that the sheriff's office was locked. Witness then reported further to po- lice station from the saloon phone.
 Coming out saw Coroner Randolph
 who sent witness after jurors. Ruth
 erford said When l came ont Of door
 with hitwood they grabbed him." lie
 also said they cleaned me-" Fox
 did not remain long on the scene He did not remember seeing any person about the water fountain on Ouachlta avenue. Asked Rutherford what dire2- Ition men went who killed Chitweed
 and he said they went off in woods.
 Rutherford was very excited. Cross examination by Co., Rector carried witness over whole of situation again. When witness asked Rutherford if he knew any of the five men he said It. lie except one was tall and had a black rag over his face. Wiley came I'D later and we stock together in outskirt of crowd to see what we could hear In the talk going on. on further cross.examination Col Mur- phy took up with witness the evi-
 dence he had given on trial for appli- cation for bail. Witness could not remember testifying at that tune though he did remember testifying De, fore the coroner's investigation.
 Jack Hudgins was asleep at his home when the shots awakened him. Got up and partially dressed and took loaded shot gun and hurried out
 but on arrival was informed by some one that Chitwood had been killed by
 mob and that it was all over and the mob gone, so he went back nome.
 Did not know any material facts as he was at the scene but a short While. Lige Reeves, police officer, was on court house beat. Wns at corner al HAS o'clock morning of tragedy. Looked every direction from the cor ner on last visit Had done the same each hour before. Saw no persons about on last trip. Phoned it from
 Rogers saloon at 2:30 They told Wit ness then to rush to court house. Al ter last visit to court house corner went back north on beat. Did not see Ben Murray. When witness got back after tragedy there were four or five about and in few minutes a pig
 crowd was present Arrived before w C Laughlin. Murray arrived few minutes after witness. First saw Murray around in crowd. Murray was excited and asked about Rutherfofd' who had said he was going up stairs to use the telephone. Murray then started like he was going up to the sheriff's office too. On cross-examin- ation witness said he was certain i Rutherford told him lie was coming to the sheriffs office to phone. On
 cross s-examination by Murphy witness | did not know whether he testified "A ifOre coroner VT at SAouiihih6 'f@-t but knew he testified once before al
 court house. He had testified Ee
 phoned at 1880 o'clock before, and
 now knows that 1: As is correct De-
 cause he looked up the record at
 headquarters Witness denied he
 stayed four hours at court house one night and phoned from there eaeh
 hour. while visiting Jailer Row 1 Brown
 John Turner. salconkeeper. was
 about his place of business, in rear or
 saloon when shooting took 1iace. Did
 not hear shots. Was called and told some one was calling him from
 street Witness went down and 1t was
 John Rutherford Asked what was the matter anu Rutherford said he start cd to move Chitwood and mob took lhim and killed him. Went around 10 where dead man was and looked al l him Saw he was there. After a few
 more people arrived witness went I back and went to bed. Saw no other