The Springdale news., 1913-03-07
TRUMAN CANNON SHOT AND
 KILLED BY BERRY GIBSON

going east t08dfdS ar fdSle, ana passing by where one ol his sons and hired hand were al work o3d them to look after things, that they would not see him again So far as known that was the last time Gib- son has been seen.=Z
 News Of the shooting wa phon ] to Springdale, and Bob Curtis. depu= ty sheriff. came Up from Fayetteville and in company with City Mars al Jeff Cover and 0spar Gardweu, they went out Tuesday night to tHe scene of the tragedy. arriving about daylight Friday morning They wis ited GIbsons home and mad search Of the premises Mrs GEb= son told them her husband was no there, but intefposed no objections to search being made She could give the officers no information being probably as ignorant of his movements as they. but told of h departure as related above
 Sheriff Gaud1e, eeompanied by deputies Cruse and Miller, came up from Fayetteville Saturday morning and went out to join in the search. but no clues We're developed and al the officers returned Sunday It ie the opinion of those best inform ed that Gibson las not left the country. but is in hiding some where in the vicinity Relatives of Cannon offered reward of 5000 for his arrest. but We understand that this was withdrawn and that another reward will be announced
 Dr Martin Of this place was call cd Thursday night to attend the wounds Of Cannon. and Friday morning Dr. E F Ellis came up from Fayetteville and went out with him They knew that it would be impossible for Cannon to survive, and the only thing they could do would be to make his sufferings as light as possible The probabali- ties are that either of the first two shots would have proven fatal
 The shooting appears to have been the result of trouble between Cannon and Gibson which occurred three weeks previous The two of them had been in Springdale, and both were said 10 have been drink ing They started home, riding 10 gether in Gibson's wagon It is said they quarreled. and when they reached the point where Gibson turned off the main road to go to his home Cannon wanted to adjust the spring seat differently. To this Gibson objected. and Cannon struck him over the head several times with lantern It is said that the two men had not met since that time, but few days after this oc- currence Cannon sent word to Gib son that he was sorry the trouble had come up between them, and that so far as he was concerned t was ended It is said that Gibson sent word back to Cannon that he had no ill-will against him
 Truman Cannon was a son of Wm. Cannon, who lives near Macedonia He was reared in this section and was about 5 years of age He is survived by widow and three child len, two sons and daughter. all of them small He k also survived by number of brothers, one of them. George. having arrived Sat urday from Talala. Ok. in response 10 a telegram Mrs Cannon is a daughter of Tomp Oxford, living over beyond Habberton. Burial services were held Sunday after noon at the Goshen cemetery, a large crowd being In attendanc The services wer held under the aus pices of the Masonic and L o. O. r. lodges. deceased having been member of both orders
 Mir. Gibson is son of Marion Gison, living north of Spring Valley. He is said to be about fortyflve years of age and was reared in this county. A number of years ago he was united In marriage to daugh ter of Uncle Tom Johnson, and they have seven children, five daughters and two sons. One son, Tom, is q student In springdale High School, but on learning of the trouble went to his home Friday morning Mrs. Gibson is a sister Of Maston John son of the firm of Johnson X San ders of this place Ii is said that MT Gibson started out in life with- out anything, but he has been un- usually successful as a farmer and dealer In stock. He owns two or three farms on War Eagle, and is reputed 10 be worth $15, 1000 or s20. 1000 He and Will Cannon, q