The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-04
THE WEEKLY soIIPH0NE PARAG0UID FRIDAY JUNE 1915
GIVEN A SENTENCE OF YEARS

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destroyed the letter had written Pd ordering the
counterfeit money
Lucas arrested September
came to him several pay
$500 Reeves had been Lawson said he would Memphis
money him. Witness said he and Grooms
he had tried
threatening tell what he knew about the counterfeit trans
action that Lucas had made promises but had done
Attorney Beauchamp examination had
this before said he had told for the first time
this He said he remarked Al oom
days ago did pay the (Reeves)
going said he had running evil
against Lucas and Lawson for time and had found
recently Truman, who gave up
$500 this admitted under rapid fire ques
fired Attorney Beauchamp that he at Lucas and Law
perhaps he would voluntarily appeared this
his dealings had his promise
the and Lucas had paid the note he had promised
He admitted he had conversation with Fred Watson week
which he told Watson Lucas would the he eve would
tell something he knew. stated however, Watson ap
pnsed Of
The witness the stand and persisted arguing
with for the defendant He displayed little of feel
ing relating dealings Lawson
since they had skinned him he thought the court ought send them
Ito the penteniary
prosecuting attorney PROPOSE
ton Reeves and had him witness
Pggot the passenger this morning but arrived
The prosecuting attorney advised that Reeves knew
something of the placing
the stand without having questioned him The testimony
that from him apparently much surprise the
the defense.
The placed upon was W. N
Kmbugh who detailed his
Lawson He said he scented" trick Of kind the offer
Lucas and decided he would into the deal for the
posing it. He said after he had notified
the hands Of detective Lawson him said wanted
talk him. They drove grounds Kmbrough car
and Lawson exhibited Kmbrogh letter ordering
the spurious He also exhibited letter from Callahan
asked Lawson write the get
to $500 Lawson promised to do so.
On examination witness admitted of
Clothes but did offering
Lawson He said the Callahan letter told
hundred dollars Of the money his
did not want for himself Several days later Lawson
him and said he had letter Callahan reducing
$780, explained really only $780, awson)
would the hundred dollars allowed him. Kmbough
titled he then Refused give up anything
conspiracy and that he going fall into the Still
Lawson to him with letter from Callahan advising
withdraw all offers immunity he (Cahan) had decided
the evidence the federal authorities Joneoro Kmbrough
said he told Lawson he believed he would
had and that Lawson told would do good because the
Jonesboro (Lawon Kimbrough
not be able to get any action on his letters.
On examination Kmough denied he had gone Clyde
and asked him advise him how the trouble
himself into He Lawson told him detectives had
Clyde Macks store and captured quantity counterfeit money
that he (Kmbrough) Clyde Mack tell him the
tale Lawson had put out him. and not for the asking his
advice.
Cicero Deakn followed Kmbrough story
little from that told by Kmbrough with proposals
by Lucas Deakin said he faddd envelope by
Bacno Memphis and that he ordered 500 of the goods condition
it like the sample dollar bill
showed with his Dean letter and told him
if he would pay demanded
$400 but Lawson volunteered knock off the
lowed him. leaving the balance $500 agency
sad he told Lawson he wanted consult told
thar would not do that he did would certainly
ean then asked Lawson wait until morning he could think
Joseph Mercantile Company cashed the
and supplemented with fifty dollars he had his pocket
exhibited in check for by Joseph
That morning Lawson to Deakn office the