The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
JUDGE ROWE DEAD
 BY BLOW ON JAW
Prominent Ft. Smith Iurist As saulted by AIOnZo A. WilIett, Kan sas City Southern EmplOye,
 and Dies in Hospital.

Ft Smith, June 2.-As a result of a blow given by Alonzo A. Willett and a fall to the pavement on Rog- CTS avenue about i o'clock Monday afternoon, Judge Styles T. Rowe died at St. Edwards Infirmary at 9:10 Monday night.
 The two men had met in the street i'll front of the Kansas City Southern depot, and by-standers say no words passed between them except that Willett inquired as to Judge Rowe's identity, when Will lett struck him with his fist, the blow landing on the jay with such force as to send Judge Rowe head long to the pavement his head striking with great force. Witnesses to the assault say that Willett kicked his victim as he fell, but was instantly grappled with by witnesses and held until the ar rival of the police, who took him to the police station:
 An ambulance was called and re- moved the man, who was uncon- scious, to St. Edwards Infirmary. Drs. Cooper, Folz and Eugene SteV- enson were summoned and IabOred with the injured man without avail until he died five hours later, without having recovered con- sciOusness. At times he rallied, but was delirious. A diagnosis showed fracture of the skull and concu- sion of the brain, Mrs. Rowe and the three sons, Prentiss E., Stiles, Jr., and Rupert were all present at the bedside at the last.
 Alonzo E. Willett was late in the evening removed to the countys jail on a charge of manslaughter. Friends offered to make bond for him, but he was held pending the issue of the assault. and upon no- tce of the death of Judge Rowe was held without bail. Willett is an employe of the local freight de- partment of the Kansas City South ern, and with his family lives at 622 South Ninth street. The force of the blow was indicated by the fact that, while he was held at the po- lice station, and hour later the knuckle of his right hand was found to have been dislocated and driven backward.
 At the jail WilIett declined to discuss the case at first, but said he had been called to his home by his wife, who he said told him of a visit of Judge Rowe to their home, and that he was coming down town 10 get a warrant Near the depot he had chanced to meet Judge Rowe, and upon briefly questioning him had struck him. That is all care to say now. The whole story will come out later, and I do not care to talk until the time comes.'
 Prosecuting Attorney Paul Little, who is a member of the firm of Rowe, Little X Rowe, stated last night that Judge Rowe had been at tOrney for the wife of a brother of Willett in a divorce case. In the police court Monday morning a neighbor of the Willetts and cou- pie who were found in her home were convicted and fined on an inn morality charge. The convicted woman had consulted Judge Rowe in relation to this case, which was stated to have grown out of fam fly differences. In order to investi- gate this case, Judge Rowe had gone to the neighbor's home and had gone over to talk with Mrs. Willett, he says. It is stated that Mr. and Mrs. Willett had been wit nesses in police court Monday morning against the neighbor wom- an. It was while Judge Rowe was making those calls that the inci- dents are alleged to have occurred to which the Willetts took eXcep- tionS.