Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-02-14
NEGRO ASSAILANT
 IS BROUGHT HERE Thrilling Experience of Mrs, Sallie Gibson When Bur
 glar Attacks Her.
SHOT HIM IN THE ARNF
lie Nrested Revolver From Her and Sire Escaped in Her Night
 ciOthes-HaS Confessed.

Being awak; ned by a noise in her room only to see a big burly negro crouching behind a stove, calling to him and after getting no response fir ing bullet into his arm, after which he Wrested the reVolvcr from her and proceeded to brain her with a board, while she fought his viciously and finally escaping into the street ill ger nightclothing, was the frightful eX- perience of Mrs Sallie Gibson, d wealthy woman 60 years old at Red field, this county, yesterday morning at o'clock The negro made his es- cape, but was captured by Deputy Sheriff A. F. McNeill in the woods be- tween Redfield and Kcarney, four hours later.
 Tha negro, Nose Stewart, 30 years old, confessed to the crime when brought to Pine Bluff for safe keep ing. He says he is one of the 360 con- victs pardoned recently by former Governor Donaghey: that he was sent up from Drew county four years ago to serve five years for assault with intent to kill. He has also confessed to other burglaries in the Redfield neighborhood where he has been loaf ing for ten days.
 Mrs. Gibson, who created a sensa- tion in Pine Bluff several years ago when she appeared at a local bank with $50,O00 in greenbacks in a grip, owns the Redfield Hotel having pur- chased it from the late w. F. Camp bell four years ago. She came here from South Carolina. She was in the hotel alone when the burglar at tackled her.
 The Fierce Battle
 Shc says she heard noise in her bedroom and called to the negro, as he huddled in a corner. He did not reply and reaching under her pillow she drew a revolver and fired at him, the bullet entering his right arm. The negro grabbed her as she jumped from her bed and she fought him off, trying to fire another shot. He forced her to let go of the weapon, breakin;, the guard as he did so. He then struck her with plank, felling her, but she i managed to get to her feet, as the brute was beating her across the arms and body with the slab of wood Mrs. Gibson fought him off and ran from a side door into the street, screaming for help. The negro did not follow her, but ran out of front window and escaped.
 Mrs. Gibson ran to the home of Dr. A. D. Shope, but was unable to arouse any of his family. She then ran i through the street to the home of A. J. Turner, where her screams were heard and she was admitted, A phy- sician was called to dress her wound1 and at the same time Deputy Sherif4 Mc,Neil was sent on the trail of the negro assailant
 An hour later Deputy McNeill ar rested James "Babe" Long, a negro as suspect. The negro denied the as- sault, but was held after Mrs. Gibson said she believed he was the man.
 Stewart Is Arrested.
 Getting another clue Deputy McNei followed a negro along the railroad tracks between Kearney and Redfield and arrested him as he was building a fire It was Nose Stewart, the ex- convict. He was nursing a bullet wound in his arm. He denied Knowledge of the affair, but Deputy McNeil tool him into Redfield and under sweat ing process by that officer and Deputy Sheriff c. c. Green, of this city, Stew art confessed. He said he effected al entrance into the Redfield hotc through a rear window and that thert were so many rooms to go throug before he could reach Mrs. Gibson room he went out the window agair and raised front window of he room, entering the room with ease He used hatchet to force the window up, but left it on the outside. Tn negro took the officers to spot on mile from Redfield, where he ha secreted the gun he had taken iron