The weekly soliphone., 1915-04-23
THREATS MADE BY
 DIR. J. (. HUGHES
Mother of Ali Bagley Tells of Vain Attempts to Have Men Put Up
 Peace Bond.

trial of Dr. J. c. Hughes, who is charged with the murder of Ali Bag ley at Walnut Ridge Oct. 22, 1910, and which case was brought to Batesville on a change of venue from Lawrence county.
 By noon the state had registered all it's testimony and rested for re- buttal. When the afternoon session of the court convened the house was crowded, many women being pres ent, every one eager to hear the testimony.
 Mrs. I. c. Bagley, mother of Ali Bagley, testifying for the state, said there had been trouble between her family and Dr. Hughes since Sep tember, 1910. Previous to the kill ing, she said, the doctor shot her son through the hand, and she then went to Dr. Hughes and attempted to bring about a compromise and peace. Hughes, Mrs, Bagley testi- fled, said that he would come to friendly terms if Ais father would put up a bond of S20,000, to be paid to Mrs. Hughes in case he would put up a like bond, to be paid to her in case the son was kill ed by him. This MT. Bagley would not do, she said. On Friday night before the Saturday on which he was killed, she said. her husband came home intoxicated, but had no gun.
 That night Ali did not return, she stated. She said the son was not in the habit of carrying a weapon, though she believed he did have a little revolver that night. Mrs. Bagley spent between s4.000 and $6,000 securing detectives on the case, she testified.
 Mrs. Stella Pope, sister of Ali Bagley testified she at the instance of Ali went to Dr. Hughes to make peace Dr. Hughes refused and stat. | ed he was going to kill both Ali and his father, she stated.
 Dolly South testified that Dr. Hughes in his office showed him the gun with which he killed Ali Bagley and the place in the office from where the fatal shots were fired.
 Will Broadway stated that he saw Ali Bagley killed. that he saw pr. Hughes open his office window be- fore the killing, shortly after see ing gun barrel protruding from the window. Three shots were fir ed, he testified, all taking effect.
 At this point the state took a rest for rebuttal. After a brief | consultation of the attorneys for the defense. c. A. Rankin, Zack Min turn, J. D. Lingo, o, P. Killian, Harvey Grimes, w. F. Bridges and c. R. Henderson, all citizens of Law renee county. testified that they had | known the deceased for a number of years and that his reputation in | the community in which he lived for l being quarrelsome, violent, turbu- | lent and dangerous man, was bad.
 Geo. Teener, for the defense, tes- tified that Ali Bagley said if he did not kill Hughes his father would. and that he would not be caught without gun any more stating he did not have a gun wher the doctor shot him through the hand. Frank Sheets in part testi fled practically to the same.
 T. J. Blackwell stated I. J. Bagley said he would kill Hughes before an other white frost.
 Geo. Ventrez stated that on the morning of the killing Ali Bagley exhibited gun and said he was go ing to kill Hughes.
 w. J. Joiner alleges the defend ant stated in his presence that Eff don't kill old man Matthewson or pr. Hughes I don't give d. what they do to me-"
 | J. A Brunston testified to hear ing Ali Bagley say to Dr. Hughes that he would rather kill him | (Hughes) than to kill a snake.
 Judge J. D. Boyle testified to the same thing in part The plea of the defendant is self-defense. He is un- der indictment for the killing of I J. Bagley, father of Ali, on the same day of the killing of the son. A trial for this offense at Walnut Ridge last fall resulted in a mis | trial.