The Springdale news., 1913-03-07
TRAGEDY OCCURRED THURsDAY AFTERNOON AT HOME OF FORMER NEAR WHITE RiN ER EAST OI, SPRINGDALE.

EaSI oE SIhIN(IitAII.
 Truman Cannon. living on the ridge some two miles east of he Bland and Bell crossing on White River. Nas shot three times Thurs day afternoon by Berry Gibson, in- flIeiing wounds from which he died Saturday afternoon about two o'clock The shooting ~as done with a 32-ealibre automatic revolver, all the shots taking effect Tfe first shot struck Cannon tH tie left side Of tbe face, ranging down through the neck, and lodging un- der the skin at point of tae shoul- der; the second struck him in the breast just to rhe lett of the me dian. line. passing entirely through the body. and coming out at small of the back; the third shot. which 1t 5 said vas fired after Cannon had fallen. took effect in the left side of the small of the ba k Tie third shot passed through picket Of the fence separating the two men before striking Canaon.
 Gibson was in Springdale Thursday, and in company with L. A Gogar and son George, Jas Mains and son Isom. all of whom live out in that section of the country. started hone D the afternoon, being horse back. Gibson, who appears to have been drinking, is reported 10 have told other members in the party that he WAS going to kill Truman Cannon. They told him he should not talk way, and apparently gave no serious consideration to what ht vas saying. probably thinking the matter would pass from his mind Gibson rode cn ahead of the other parties and after crossing White River and get ting upon the ridge, instead of turning off and going to his own home he went to the home of Can non. Cannon's home Is on the road which leads down to Iohnston.s saw mill, being a short distance off the main road leading to Spring Val ley
 l. is reported that about 1 80 D m Gibson rode up and told Cannon to come out to the fence, that he wanted 10 talk with him in regard b some stock Cannon went out and after a few words t E said Gibson told him that now was q good time for them to settle the lit- lie difficulty they had had few weeks previous, and that he was pre- pared to fight it out, cut it out or shoot it out Cannon is reported to have said that so far IS he was concerned there was no trouble be tween them, and he held no grudge against him Gibson suddenly with drew his hand from his overcoat DO ket and fired twice in rapid sue easson from an automatic revolver Cannon staggered and fell and Gih- son fired again, when he turned and role away
 This statement of the shooting was secured from Cannon by the physicians who attended him, Can non having been conscious until short time before his death He told the physicians that he had no thought that Gibson intended shoot ing until the pistol flashed in his hand, To be followed instantly by the first shot Mrs Cannon. wife Of the deceased was attracted to the door by the conversation of the two men, and saw the shooting young boy, whose name We have not learned, but who was working for Cannon, Is also reported to have been present, and as soon as Gibson fired the first shot he turned and ran around the house. Cannon was smoking when called out 10 the fence by Gibson, and his pine fell outside the yard fence. He is said to have been leaning against the gate post when Gibson fired the first shot.
 After leaving the scene of the shooting Gibson met Mr eogar and other members of the party who left Sprngdalc with him, and drawing his revolver he told them what lie had done and said he did not pro pose to be arrested by any one. He then went to his home on the ridge northeast of the Bland and Bell crossing and told his wife what he had done Willie at home he seeur- cd another revolver and Winehes- ter shot gun and ammunition. He is reported to have told his wife that if he was killed he wanted to be