The Springdale news., 1913-02-07

One of the most deplorable trag= >dies ever enacted in this vicinity occurred Sunday evening about alght o'clock, when 0mer Davis shot and instantly killed Miss Nelle Aoneyhun. The scene of the trag- sdy was the home of MT. and Mrs J. G. Moneyhun, parents of the young lady. living some three miles east of Springdale, this side Of Hewitt's spring The shooting was done with 38-cafibre Colt 5 self soking revolver, the bullet entering just above the right eye, penetrat- ing both the front and back of the skull, lodging just underneath the akin at the rear Of the head. Dav is then turned the revolver sn him self. the bullet striking near the center of the upper part Of the forehead. glancing upward. The bullet penetrated 10 tAe=b bone where 1t first struck. laying the flesh bare for distance Of more than an inch. The course Of the=ba1let was deflected by the bone, and went through the ceiling of the building, and Davis was only stun ned by the shot.
 After the shooting young Davis Aarehea ded, with no overeoat or vest, and with low-eut shoes and -gaiters, and bleeding from his wound, started to make his escape MT Moneyhun telephoned to town for Dr. F. E. Young. and he and city marshal Jeff Cover repaired tQ the scene as quickly as possible Seeing that he could be of no as sistance to the young lady, who was beyond earthly aid, Dr. Young for time joined with Mr Cover and others in a search for the young man who had committed the awful deed Others who joined Mr Cover in the search and kept it up all night until they were successful Wtlt 5oA 0fss ai .sSifs'li, j, John Homesley. Elmer Johnson. Pc ley Lindley and Albert James
 The party divided up, and by the aid of the snow which had fallen a short time previous it was not such difficult matter to track Davis. He went east, and when be yond Sonora cut the telephone wires He was trailed across the new bridge at White River, and some two or three miles beyond. and was finally located about 6s30 a. III. Monday by Oscar Nelson and Al bert James at the home Of Mr. Horne on Brush Creek short dis tance beyond Heads ford on White River. He made no resistance whatever In explaining the wound in his forehead, which he had bound up with handkerchief, he told the Horn family that he had been en- gagged in fight and had been hit in the head with rock, He did not appear to be laboring under any undue excitement and ate a hearty breakfast at the Horn home No effort was made to bring Davis i'll until MT. Cover arrived on the scene When he started to put the handcuffs on Davis he objected, say ing that he would go with them without trouble. which he did Mir. Cover took him on a horse with him, and when they reached Sono- "a, secured Mir Nelson's hack and brought him on in to town, arriv ing about twelve o'clock He was taken to the doctors office where his wound was dressed, and he was provided with dry clothing, his cloth ing being saturated with dampness as result of his all-night expos ure in the snow. He was taken to the County jail at Fayetteville Mon day afternoon by Jeff Cover, Foley Iindley and Oscar Cardwell
 While the shooting of Miss Mon eyhun aroused the people of the town and country, 1t can be said to the credit of our people that there were no offers of violence to young Davis after he had been plac-