Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-26
JONES SUSPENDED AND BAIL GRANTED Slayer of Sergeant Campbell Succeeded by Benton Tun- 
 nah as Constable.
BOND FIXED AT $10,oO0
Governor Donaghey Acts Immediately After Ruling By Attorney
 General NorwOod.

Little Rock, May 25.-An order sus- s pending w. A. (Dutch) Jones from the office of constable because of an in- s dictment charging first degree mur- der for the killing of the late Ser .geant Campbell was issued by Judge R. J. Lea in the First Division of the Circuit Court Saturday morning. Af- 5 ter the statement of Dr. J. P. Shep-. pard was introduced before the court on Jones condition the judge allowed bail and bond in the sum of $10,000 was furnished. The sheriff was in- Structed to serve the warrant for Jones' arrest and certify the bond for his release.
 Following the ruling of the attor- ney general on the appointing power to fill a vacancy thus created Cover nor Donaghey named Benton Tunnah as constable for Big Rock township. County Judge Joe Asher, who thought
 
 vested in him, agreed to the ruling of the attorney general and announced that he would make no contest over the disputed point as to who should fill the vacancy.
 As agreed Friday afternoon the the counsel for Jones and the prosecution met before Judge Lea at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Judge Frank T. Vaughan. appearing for Jones, interpesea demurrer to the petitstion the prosecution for sus- spension Ter. The demurrer was OverruleAd after the citation of sev- eral autlities by counsel for the 3 defendanLdge Lea rendered his de- \ cision in |or of a suspension. ss The gfnor's office was immedi- 2 ately notld and his announcement < of the bintment of MT. Tunnah was givelt at noon. @9a Dr. shard took the stand for few minu before bail was allowed and statep the court that while Jcnes waAproving ne was still in convalescd state and that it would retard hiseovery if imprisoned. He stated th3Jones' temperature was 100 degreand his pulse 99 and that he still sired somewhat from the
 lunshot w\ds.
 Judge Ldmmediately granted bail
 and the owing men signed the ond for amount named, qualify ing in an aunt several times great CT than thfequired bond Charles Roperts. l.. prthz, T. c. Adair John McCroskey, hck Ashton, Gus Fulk, Judge F. iT.hughan and Will Kkers
 The time It the bail will run was reserved tole discretion of the court and ht any time the judge deems it adRble to make the bond permanent oEithdraw it he has re- served this Tit, as stated at the time of granting
 The bond fl the new constable has Dccn passed by the county court. Simuitaneousl with the issuing oi the order for hspension the office of constable waHeclared vacant and as soon as ti new official qualities he will sassum his duties.
 The twsConstable.
 Renton. Tunhh, who assumes the duties of con#ble this afternoon, is no new citzenbf Little Rock. He has been 1dentiaed with the city and it's 0evesopment various private and p'lElir caPacitS. He has never sought Ec9'icai prefenent by being candi- tate Tor officeNnd the appointment as constable to\ succeed Constable Jones came to Nm absolutely unso- licited and as mud a surprise to him. self as to anyone ase.
 At about quartz of 12 o'clock to- day he was calleAfrom the gover- 1or's office and notied that he had been appointed consAble, although he had not been an apAicant for the 2lace.
 For the past four yeAs MT. Tunnah has served in the very Important cap acity of secretary to thA State Capi- tol Commission and sevded his con- nection with the commission only a few months ago when lA had a flat tering offer in business Nay from leading local firm.