The weekly soliphone., 1915-08-06

as did three other negro men who
were in the building but who took
no part in the battle. The ne
grOes were taken toward the
landing, but in the excitement and
confusion Spring made a dash for
liberty. Capt. Little fired on him
with a shotgun, several buckshot
taking effect in the negro's legs.
Little pursued Spring and knocked
him down with the butt of his
gun. He was dragged back toward
the landing and handcuffed. Spring
was shot twice while in the house,
one bullet piercing his right arm
and the other glazing his right
side Neither wound is serious.
Mauldin was picked up and placed
in a boat and taken to the Arkan-
sas side. He died within two min
utes after he reached the bank.
Members of the posse sent the
negroes to Osceola and placed the
body of Mauldin on the Frisco
train and sent it to his home in
Blytheviile.
Crittenden Sheriff
Gave Aid.
Judge Driver was communicated
with and advised of the tragedy. He
called up Sheriff Ed Monroe of
Crittenden county and asked him to
go to the island and take charge
of the posse and to make another
raid and arrest every person on it.
Judge Driver was particularly anXi-
Gus to get Andy Crum whom he knew
to be a desperate character and the
owner OF the dives on the island.
In the meantime news of Mauldins
death spread to all sections of Mis-
sissippi county, and hundreds Of
people particularly from Blytheville
and vicinity, hurried to Island 81.
Judge Drivers orders were to dis
turb no property, but to take charge
of all the residents of the island
and bring them to Osceola. Sher-
if Monroe of Crittenden county,
organized five or six posses and for
several hours they combed the
island and arrested fifteen men and
women, white and black, among
them being Andy Crum and Bob
Kenton, the latter under indict-
ment in Upton county for killing a
man several weeks ago.
Enraged Citizens
Apply Torch,
The burning of the buildings on
the island was the work of people
residing in and around Joiner.
They have complained for several
years because of the deplorable con-
ditions existing in that section, and
when the posses went to the island
Saturday afternoon to make arrests
they followed the officers and ap-
piled the torch.
Island Is
Isolated.
The island is about a mile wide
and three and half miles long. 1t
is practically surrounded by water
and because of its location, it's in
accessibility to the officers and on
account of the mooted question of
jurisdiction it has been regarded
as an ideal rnedezvous for gam
blers, bootleggers and bad charac-
tiers generally.
Prisoners Moved to
Prevent Lynching,
When the negro prisoners cap
tured in the first raid reached Os-
ceola about noon Saturday Judge
Driver had City Marshal Bob Dean
take them in automobiles to Marion
for safe keeping. In the meantime
the court was busily engaged per-
fecting arrangements to protect
Crum, Kenton and the other white
men from mob violence. Judge
Driver had been advised OF the
capture of these men and he knew
they would reach Osceola late in
the afternoon. He selected John
Cowan, a well known citizen of
Osceola, a man known for his cool
medicines and his tried nerve, as
a special officer to take Crum,
Kenton and others out of Jail inn
mediately after nightfall and spirit
them away. Cowan chose two men
to assist him in this perilous task.
AS soon as night came Cowan and
his two men left Osceola with the
prisoners for unknown points.
Judge Driver himself did not know
where they went. He instructed