The Springdale news., 1913-09-12
DEATH OF NELLIE m0NEYHun
 AVENGED BY THE LAW


 his friends, and sat on his cell cot, smoking several cigarettes. A ei- gar was presented to Davis Wednes~ day night by Sheriff Caudle, and after the hanging the next morning the cigar was found in his shirt pocket. He seemed to prefer ciga- rettes In his eel were found The Saturday Evening Post, and several daily papers, all of which he read at times
 Nrs.Jim Davis, mother Of the executed boy, and who has tfzed and made all efforts to secure a eommutation of his sentence. re- main q with Omar until midnight Wednesday night she Lad hee n.a coastaa visitor sin Sunday Wi.h her babe in her arms she sat by his cell and talked to htm, hut the greater part of the time she spent in watching She stood the trying ordeal well, and broke down Wednesday night, IS she was leay- ing the cell She, nor any other member Of the=Dayis family wit messed the execut or. Ora Davis, sixteen year old sster of Omar broke down at the jail Wednesday afternoon, and had to be assisted 70 her room at the hotel Ms DaV- is, her two daughters and her babe
  were the Immediate membefs of the family that wer in Fayetteville at the time of the execution. While for the hanging Taursday morning Mrs Davis was sanding on the porch of a hotel block away. From here could be p!ain'y heard the no4se $ made within the pen, and when she head the tap fall Mrs Davis broke down, but friends We're with heG, and she immediately rallied sufficiently 10 walk Wsth=her daughter to the jail, and from there went with the body to tie under taking paelons beautiful floral offering was preseHted 70 Mrs. pa- wis by the sberiff's force, and one by A c Watson.
 All arrangements were made in advance for the burial at the Davis graveyard on White River. and Mrs. Davis stated in Fayetteville early Thursday morning that she under stood her husband Jim Davis. who has never had anything 10 do with the case, would be in Fayetteville about ter o'clock, and take the fam fly home Friends Were in Fayette- vile Thursday morning with convey ances to take the tody and family 10 the grave yard.
 While Rev WaIdrip was offer- ing prayer Davis stood with bowed head, and showed TO trace of emo tion, swallowing slightly at times as if his mouth were dry. He wore a blue shirt, stripped overalls, pair of tan hose and black low cut shoes.
 Davis was large for his age. standing six feet. one and one half inches, and weighing 19S pounds He has paled slightly since he was p'aced in jail, and the hole ton lin his forehead by the bullet fired by himself had seaered over and only a slight red streak remai med There Were black specks in the skin on the forehead showing that it must have been slightly powder burned
 The rope with which Davis wa hung has been used throughout Arkansas. and Davis was the eight eenth person on which it was used Immediately after the hanging the rop. straps and other raraprhenal a were sent back 10 Little Rock, there to be preserved, the hanging of Davis being the last legal hanging in the State Of Arkansas
 The aeaffold was erected under the direction of A N. Byrres. a con tractor of Fayetteville, and wLo was acquainted with Davis Tae only co'ored person to witness the execution was Tobe Carr, a negro workman Of Mr Byrncs, wHo was under the platform to hold the traps in place.
 Governor Refuses to Interfere.
 4 message was received at the sheriffs office from Governor Hays about five o'elo k Wednesday after noon in which he declined to take further action in the case. Davis attorneys went to the jail and in- formed Davis of the Governor message His only reply was, Well, I have to die some time "
 In discussing his reasons for de clining to interefere, Governor Hays said: T have receivs a number of letters and telegrams from splendid