The log cabin Democrat., 1914-11-27
LEE BLOUNT IS TAKEN IN CUSTODY SLAYER OF 0. |. HONFA SURRENDERS AFTER ELUDING CAPTURE FOR FIVE WEEKS
 TAKEN TO PEN.

Five weeks to day after he shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Oscar l.. Honea, Lee Blount, for whom a re- ward of $500, dead or alive, was of tered, was arrested at Mayfower and taken to the state penitentiary for safe-keeping. Exact details as to how Blount's arrest was effected are somewhat conflicting, but it seems evident that, after his long chase, he was willing to submit to the officers provided heswas given assurance of protection from mob violence.
 His clothing in tatters, almost barefooted and half starved, Blount came to the home of his father-in- law, L. M. Meeks, near Mayhower, last Tuesday night. On the following day, his brother-in-law Walter Meeks. came to Conway and notified former Marshal w. E. Clibourn of the fact. In the meantime, Deputy United States Marshal c. o. Payne, who had arrested Blount on several pre- 'vious occasions, had been trailing Blount, and, through the aid of other government officials, had secured in- formation that Blount was coming home and would arrive Tuesday night. He telephoned Clibourn to this effect and, Clibourn, with young Meeks, went to Blount's hiding place in thicket near the Meeks house Wednesday night. Clibourn spent more than an hour with Blount. and while he did not attempt to arrest or disarm him, he secured from him ia promise to meet him on the follow ing morning at the lower end of the passing track at Mayfower.
 Clibourn returned to Conway early Thursday morning, and,, in company with Deputy Payne and former Sheriff J. s. Johnson, left on the morning accommodation train. The train was stopped at the point agreed upon and, true to his promise, Blount stepped out from thicket in which he had concealed himself and sub mitted to arrest. He was taken at once to the state penitentiary for safe-keeping and will probably be kept at that place until his trial oc- CUTS. The next grand jury will meet on the second Monday in Jan uary and Blount's trial may come up <, at the same term of circuit court. After his arrest, Blount is said to ] have talked freely with the officers about his crime and his subsequent wanderings; declaring that he shot Honea in order to keep from being killed himself, and that he left the scene of the crime immediately, trav- cling through Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana and finally returning to his home.
 He talked to a Little Rock Demo- crat reporter at police headquarters on his way to the penitentiary and with little concern. He laughed and joked with United States Marshal Walls and his three guards, who went to the penitentiary in the police "black Mariah, and even when locked with the penitentiary was seemingly in high spirits.
 Il was talking with some fellows on the Broyles farm and was stand ing on some cotton when saw Cli- bourn and another man raise up," he said 'I knew they were after me for breaking jail and l cut through the brush. l ran plumb into Honea and he started to shoot, but I beat him to it.
 "Honea had shot at me twice be- fore when l was being chased and he had made threats to shoot me and 1 didn't take any chances, for l knew he would fire if l didn't beat him.
 Il took his gun and hiked for the Rock Island railroad and went to the Kinney tank and caught train and started west"
 Blount's story of his wanderings was given in straight forward way but officers are inclined to believe that he never got further away from home than Bonneville or perhaps lTeXarkana.
 Il went through Bonneville anc then onto Howell Junction and iron lthere to Texarkana," continued
 Blount. My stepmother and other
 folks live in the country ten miles from there and 1 went there ant
 stayed three or four days and ther