The Forrest City times., 1911-07-21
HUGHES DENIED BAIL
Gives for First Time His Side 0f the Tragedy~and Pleads Self.Deiense.

The following from the Commercial Appeal is published for the benefit of our readers who are interested in the tragedy enacted at the Cordoya Hotel July 9th, when MT John Hughes, of Haynes, shot Dolan. It gives the theory of the State, and, what is more interesting, NIT. Hughes own version of the unfortunate affair
 J. J. Hughes application for bail was refused Wednesday at habeas corpus hearing before Judge Jacob $. Galloway of the Probate Court. Hughes was remanded to jail to await trial for the murder of Tommie Dolan
 The states theory of the case, worked up by John Exnicios, detective employed by the attorney generals of flee is that Dolan was murdered in cold blood. Four shots penetrated Dolan's body. Three of them went entirely through it. He was shot in the back of the neck. This ball which was fired from 45-caliber Colts re- volver, entered just above where the collar button at the back of the neck is worn, and severed his spinal col umn. It made it's exit beneath the naso-labial line at the left side of the face.
 This, it is contended by the state. was the first shot fired and the one that caused death. It is contended by the state that Hughes having realized that he had killed Dolan, and that he had sdone 50 by shooting him in the back, turned his body over, where it was lying face downward on the floor, and fired one or more shots into his heart
 The state also undertook to prove that Hughes then telephoned the hotel office and asked that police off cers be sent to his room; that some minutes after he telephoned, but be- fore the arrival of the police, lie fired two more shots into DoIan's prostrate body.
 Hughes, who was the only witness in his own behalf, related his version of the affair. He stated that he came to Memphis Thursday, three days be- fore Dolan was killed. He said that he had not known Dolan previous to that time, but met him at Mancini's and that together they joined in protracted round of carousal. They. he said, spent two days and nights ill drinking and visiting places on Gayoso avenue and other resorts.
 Hughes said that by Sunday lie was docked for repairs, and after having made an intellectual effort to gain admittance to his apartments at the Graham flats early Sunday morn ing. he took room at the Cordova about 5:30 o'clock, where he under. took to gain rest and recuperate.
 Hughes claims that he had lost q valuable diamond. He told the court that about the middle of the afternoon of July 9th Dolan came into his room and announced that he had at last found the lost diamond. Hughes said that he was very much elated and that he undertook to show Dolan his appreciation. He said that lunch was ordered for them, and served in his room, and that they afterwards smoked and talked together
 He said that Dolan was sitting in q bay window of the room, watching passersby, and that Dolan made re- marks about some of the women who passed under the window. Hughes states that Dolan's suggestion for a further round of pleasure was met by him (Hughesl with the remark that they had enjoyed enough of high old time" together 10 last them for a while, and that if Dolan would give him the lost diamond, which he was wearing in his necktie, they would part at once as good friends. Hughes states that Dolan demanded 500 for the return of the diamond
 Il refused to pay Dolan S50, said Hughes. Il told him 1 had contract ed with the O'Hayer detective agency to pay them $50 to trace the diamond to him as the man who stole the dia- mond.
 "Dolan then made a rush for my