The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-04
/, MONDAYS PR0CEEDINGs)
(BY H. M. JACKSON)

in PlggOtt been attacked Dy UtIludA DOL lo1
fleet this afternoon near the close of the first
davis hearing in the Ed Lawson case it is
hardly probable the CONSERVATION would
have been more complete than that which
followed the verbal bombs throw ninto the
camp of the defense by Ed Reeves, farmer
residing two miles west Of Paragould who
mounted the witness stand loaded to the
muzzle with deadly explosives which ne fired
with rapidity that almost drove the attor-
news for Lawson out of their trenches.
Reeves had never told his story before-not even to
the prosecuting attorney Nobody knew what he would
saw when he was called to the stand but he didn't waste
any time in preimnares after the prosecuting officer
goaded him with few nterogatoes with reference to
his age occupation and place of residence The witness
then opened the foodgates and for thirty minutes Mr.
Huddleston couldn't get in word slantWlse
Reeves told of having been approached in Febr1-
av or March 1913 bv Ed Lucas who told him how to get
rich quick Lucas exhibited dollar bill issued by
national bank in Memphis, and said he had friend
who was possession of government dies that ne made
this kind of money and that if he Reeves wanted some
of it he Iucas) could put him next Reeves examined
the bill critically and conclude it good money Later
he testified Lucas came to him again and exoted TWO
twodolar bills which, like the first exhibit appeared to
be perfectly good All the time witness sad Lucas was
urging him 70 make investment, that the money could
be bought No ten cents the dollar Finally day in
March Lucas brought him letter signed by one H. T.
Pittfeld Memphis, Tenn. proposing to furnish this
character of money in large quantities. Lucas gave
Reeves an envelope addressed to Ptted and that day
Reeves enclosed twentydollar bill and wrote Pittfied
to send him shipment of the goods"
On March rs, 1913, few days after Reeves had
mailed the letter. he received reply from Pttfield IN
which the latter said detectives had rded his joint and
captured large quantity of the money and some of the
correspondence. Ptfeld did not know that Reeves let
ter was among those captured but advised Reeves any
officers called him with view to giving him any ou-
ble to keep stiff lip and he Pittfied) would see that
he came out all right.
Reeves testified this frightened him considerably.
He went to Paragould and hunted Lucas up and told
him what had happened. He upbraided Lucas for get
ting him into this trouble and reminded Lucas that he
had insisted from the beginning there was not the slight
est danger in using the money Witness said Lucas told
him if detective named Callahan of Memphis, should
get after him Reeves) it might be hard to get out of it,
but that if the matter turned to Ed Lawson it
could be fixed He further said Lucas advised him to
.put Callahan out of the way if he to YOU"
On April 2, 1913, witness said, Ed Lawson phoned
him to to Paragould that he wanted to see him on
important business He knew it April 2, because it
his birthday He drove to town and met Lawson
near Fishers drug store. Lawson suggested they seek
some secluded place to talk the matter They went
to the depot and Lawson told him he had letter he
(Reeves) had written to in Memphis named Pitt
field ordering counterfeit money! that the joint operated
by Pttfeld had been raded and Reeves letter had fall
len into the hands of United States marshas He said
Lawson represented himself deputy marshal that
officer named Callahan had written him Lawson) to
see Reeves and demand of him $500 to quash prosecu
ton and that if he refused to pay the money to arrest
Tim and turn him to the federal authorities at
Jcnesboro
said told guessed he would
told pay $3.50
give Pttfie Reeves
said he to the Security Bank Trust Company $780,
agreement he the