The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1913-02-07


Like a bolt out of a clear skys came
the news on Wednesday evening at
about O clock that County Treasurer
j. B. Banner Terry had been killed
The entire community was struck
dumb with horror as the awed whis-
per passed from lip to lip: Pug
Smith has killed Banner Terry"
AT the time The tragedy occurred
details and the causes which led up
to the awful shooting, were meager
1t was rumared cat that the Two men
had qparrelled and fought over family
troubles, and, that after smith had
given himself up to tile authorities
and gone to jail, doctor was sum
moned to attend him, dressed his
wounds and bound up his bruises.
Smith again asked that doctor visit
him at tie Jail yesterday.
The coroner's jury impanelled to
investigate the bloody affair. was adj
journed by Coroner Stockard Wed
nesday night, after viewing the body.
but met again Thursday morning at
O'Clock, at which time the investi-
CATION was continued, with the result
that Smith was bound over to await
the action of the grand jury without
bail.
The homes of Terry and Smith are
in the same block-their back yards
being separated only by narrow al
ley way. The county treasurer's
dead body was found just inside Of
Smiths back yard He had been
shot through the left breast with a
32-calibre revolver, the ball entering
the heart causing instant death.
Treasurer Terry was known as a
peaceable citizen. He was never
known to be in trouble of any kind,
and the people of Forrest City were
thunderstruck when the fact became
known that he had met death in
this tragic manner,
AiOiupciy oti lllC SttOhc Vi Il yes
terday, the coroner's jury, which had
been in session all the forenoon, rem
dered verdict as follows: I'VE, the
jury, lind that the deceased, J. b.
Terry, came to his death as the re-
suit OF pistol shot wound inflicted
by a 81 calibre gun in the hands OF
Pug Smith"
Smith made no statement before
the coroner's jury. The six witnesses
examined by the jury were Mrs. Pug
Smith, Miss Pearl Young, Miss Eva
Boyett, Mr.. John Bell, Luther Price
and Deputy j +. Tankersley, The
coroner's jury was made up of l.. F..
Davenport, George F. Walker, Pres
ton Buford, Otis Stevens, Monte
Dickerson, j. o. Bridgforth, J. NJ.
Nichols, j, II. Norfleet, II. c. Wilker-
son, W. A. Pearson, John w, Aven
and Il, E. Eldridge
After being viewed by this body OF
men On Wednesday evening, the date
Of the killing. the remains of Treas
urer Terry were ordered removed tc
the undertaking parlors Of a. L
Stevens & Co., where they were pre-
pared for burial, and where the body
remained until after the conclusion
of the cOroner's investigation, which
resulted in Smith being bound ovel
without bail by Coroner Stockard, t,
await the action OF the grand jury.
Immediately after the coroner
jury finished its work, a Times man
went TO the Jail, where, after mucl
hesitation and reluctance, Pug Smith
related his side OF the story which
was, in substance, as follows: ."
said, Mr.. Terry, you've ruined N,
home. My trunk is already packed
and l am going away from here TO
morrow. / am going TO leave thi
country for good. There is nothin,
more here for me. AT this, turned
to enter my own house, when Mr.
Terry rushed and grabbed me, jerk
ing and knocking me down at The