The Springdale news., 1913-02-07
Deed Was Done By Omer Davis, Who Turns Revolver On Himself, and Failing In His Efforts at Solf.destructiOn At-
 tempts to Escape.
Captured After An AlI-nght Chase, and Now Confined In County Jail At FayetteviIle.-- Crime Apparently Was Prompted
 By Jealousy.

ed in custody In bringing tte prisoner 10 town the officers pas ed by the home of Mr. Moneyhun. and while a large crowd had gath cred i'll the vicinity there was 10 demonstration. The people have confidence in, and respect for, the law and feel that justice will be done
 Deed Prompted By Jealousy.
 Omer Davis is eighteen years of age, and is d son of Mr and Mrs. Jim Davis. living at the form r home of Joe Head, at Head foHd on White River, and il seems to be well established that jealousy prompted the deed Miss Nelle Moneyhun formerly taught school in that vicinity, and for time the young man was one Of her pupils He seems to have fallen in love with her, and while she always tfaas ed him with courtesy and kindness never gave him any encouragement but sought to discourage his aftehz tions in every way possible she did this for two reasons, one being that he was not her ideal. and the other that her heart and hand had l been promised to another fH the issue Of The News of January 24 appeared the announcement of the approaching wedding of Miss Mon eyhun to Sam Claypool, a young man living in the vicinity Of Stony Point, southwest of Springdale. to occur on February 23. This un- doubtedly convinced young Davis that he had no chance 10 win the lady, and in breeding over the mat ter probably decided to end it all
 sam Claypool, the affianeed O. Miss Moneyhun. spent Sunday al ternoon with her and intended
 pending the evening also, but changed his mind on account of the threatening weather, and had been gone only about an hour when Da- yis appeared. Had he been there al the time fl is only a matter of con lecture as to what might have fol lowed So far as known no one aas ever heard Davis express any threats either against. Miss Money hun or MT Claypool
 Coronoer's Inquest.
 With Justice of the Peace R l.. Atwood, sitting as coroner, an iH- quest was held over the body Tues- day morning. the jury being com posed of B. S Beach, l. r Lane, J. W. Webb, A. NJ. Reed, H. E Ca wood, ] F Harris, ] H Webb, Doss Graham. H. B. Cooper. 4 F Berry. j. r Jenkins and A u. Compton. Deputy Pro seeuting At torney A G. Flowers of Fayette- vile conducted the examination The verdict of the jury was to the effect that the deceased came 10 her death from a pistol shot wound inflicted by Omer Davis
 The first witness examined WAS Claud Jones' He testified that on Sunday evening about dusk while he was near the spring Omer Davis came along and told him that he was going to California He was walking and had no grip. He want ed to know where Nelle Moneyhun was, saying he wanted to tell her goodbye. Claud told him that she was either at her own home or at the home of her sister, Mrs Good man He said Davis had pistol which he showed him, and that he was afraid he would have to kill some one with whom he had been having trouble df he didn't get out Of the country. Witness was shown a revolver which he identified as be- ing the one which Davis showed him. Witness testified that Davis told him he had been drunk since the morning before. and he had bot tie in which there was a small quantity of whiskey He offered this to the witness, on it being re- fused he drank 1t himself and threw the bottle away Witness said that Davis appeared perfectly rational,