Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-04-04
BLYTHEVILLE lad
AVENGES father
T. H. Musgrove, Aged 80,
Slain by Son of Man He
Killed.
DECEDENT WAS CRUEL
MuSgrOye Was Indicted for Luring
Girls From st. Louis and Keep.
Them Prisoners,

married and under Indictment for
white slavery, accused of enticing two
young girls to his lonely plantation
on the Mississippi river, nine miles
from here, was late yesterday shot
and killed by Johnnie Walker, an
understood lad 16 years old, son of
John Walker, neighbor Musgrove
is accused of having killed Is years
ago.
The Musgrove farm adjoins the
Walker estate. Musgrove was in
dispute with P. Allen, another neigh
Dor, over the timber on some govern
ment land on which Mr.. Allen lives.
While some hot words had passed be-
tween Allen and Musgrove. the Walk
err boy, who was present, said some
thing to Musgrove, who replied to the
boy to keep his d. mouth shut, that
he had killed his father and would do
the same to him if he wasn't careful.
And with this the boy stepped into
Aliens house and picked up shot
gun and shot Musgrove three times,
killing him instantly.
Boy Snrrenders.
The boy made no attempt to get
away, but came to town and gave
himself up to the officers. He and his
brother, who is three years his SEN
ior, live here with their mother, who
is one of mississippi county's old
and respected citizens.
Circuit court is in session here now,
and the prosecuting attorney can
scented that the boy be released on
bond of $4,000, which was readily
furnished by business men of this
place.
Tried to Kill Wife.
There is case now in federal
court in which Cuela Roth, young
woman from Wilkesbarre, Pa, is su-
| ing Musgrove for $4,000. She claims
that Musgrove got her here in answer
to advertisements which she had in
| the papers, wanting a girl to become
one of the family, and after getting
her down there he tried to misuse her
and because she would not consent to
his wishes he beat her and tried to kill
her. He tried to kill his wife some
time ago and run her away from
home. She had sued him for divorce
and alimony, which is now pending in
the mississippi county circuit court.
| His wife, Frieda Musgrove, now lives
| in Memphis, and stated some time
ago that she was afraid of him and
was in fear of her life all the time.
Enticed Young Girls.
Mr.. Musgrove first became very not
ed about ten years ago, when he in
duced two girls to come to his planta-
ton from St. Louis, and would not
permit them to leave and kept them
guarded by negroes while he was not
there, and made them submit to his
bidding, until one day they managed
to ship away to the boat landing and
escaped to tell their awful story
They, too, brought suit against the old
man, and were given compromise
Judgment for a good sum OF money
That did not stop him, for he contin-
ually had an advertisement in some
paper for girl who wanted a home
with advanced opportunities, and in
the past five years has had twenty diff
ferent girls to go to his remote place
in answer to these advertisements.
Escaped Punishment.
He was never punished for any Of
these crimes. He always employed
the best legal talent he could get, ano
by some method better known te
himself he always managed to evade
the law in every case. 1t is estimated
that he has spent fortune i'll the
courts of Arkansas in the last few
wears. Even when he killed JONI
t Walker, fifteen years ago, he kept thu
case in the courts till he wore it ou
and then finally paid Mrs. Walker
big sum of money to stop the prose
Cution.
At late hour this evening 1t was
learned that his body was still lyint
in the road where he fell only few
hundred yards from the spot wher'
the boys father was killed, and tina
, lno one had offered to take care
him, as the only persons living OF
. his place are negroes, and they wer
+ afraid to touch him.
i 1t is believed the coroner will hav
i Ito go out and take care OF the body
as tue white people Of that vaclnlt'