The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-04

to be bad On cross examination he had had
transaction with Reeves that Reeves had gotten at
with discuss said Dick Jones
layers confidence could be placed in Reeves
and Ayers said jury which he serving had discarded the tes
mony given by Reeves unworthy OF belief
Clyde said Sunday night last Kmbrough
and asked for audience with him.
Kmbrogh had been Mac home several times during the after
driving He invited Kmbough in, but
talk private Mack suggested they sit
down chairs the porch but Kmbrough said that not
enough They the swing the side of
house. Mack suggested they sit in the swing but Kimbrough OBJ
d place said he then took Kmbrough
of the premises they woodpe said
brough shaking badly frightened pulled
of his pocket and folded them only the signature
exhibited the signatures Mack and asked
him if he knew the parties had had dealings with them Witness
had heard them Witness said by this
time Kmbrough beginning to calm down enough to talk business
Kmbrough told him he great trouble and wanted his ac
Kmbrough detailed of his dealings with certain parties
emitting Of and Lawson and asked Mack he had dealt
counterfeit money his place had been ded Witness replied
the negative and asked why Kmbrough wanted know Kmbrough
replied party him raed
green goods said Kmbrough left
without imparng additional information securing from Mack
any advice.
said his long since
asked him Lucas take the 500 note
promised did
do Witness said Reeves said Lucas did fix the Grooms
going hot for him in this suit remarked
had been
about the and Reeves replied he did not know anything He said
going
wanted him for character witness and he had already signed
statement certifying Lucas good character and this statement could
the jury said together
frequently.
defendant every
ment made by Ed Reeves Said he had had dealings
kind with Reeves that the story told by Reeves fabrication
to finish.
He said the for sheriff nearly years ago.
Grooms opposed him second feeling
deal of amosy engendere between
SELF resulting at least fight and in the circulation ugly
reports
said this arrangement present time
that manifested itself the campaign for sheriff spring
1914
He detailed his connection with Kimbrough Dean much
his testimony corroborang that of Kmbugh Dn
e points, however Lwsons evidence differed Kimbrough
invited him his automobile grounds that
when he showed Kmbrough the letter he had Callahan
rough broke down and cried offered awson $3.50 and
good slut of clothes he would destroy Witness said he posi-
lively refused anything from Kmbough Acting upon
Callahan Kmboughs letter and
letter to Callahan in Memphis
Witness emphacay denied penny from Deakin al
though Deakn wanted pay him destroy his Deakn letter The
detailed account of Lawons given
length corresponding almost exactly with the by
kin with the exception the the $500 which
he made to Lawson Lawson said the last
Dkn about the letter his pos
Deakns solicitation
kin had been advised the goods joint had been add On thai
day Dakn passed Lawson sitting front of Martins beck
one witness follow him. Lawson with Dn the
and Dean said he had thinking the matter had
stop "the whole business Deakn offered Lawson three
dred dollars and Lawson told him he would penny
money Deakn said his wife rather bad
she knew of the trouble he would nearly kill
said he told Deakn of consideration his
Dakn letter and Galatians letter demanding the money ga
the two letters to Dekn and the latter touched lighted match
and placed them the stove Witness then left
transaction Later he received letter wanting
what he had done about the Dean matter
ter without replying to it.
Witness said time before the grand jury December
he
witness that night at Dakns home Lawson
and after they got the Dakn light Lawson
asked Deak what ne did that for and Deakn replied he did
anybody them together Deakn
he had told Kimbrough