The Springdale news., 1915-07-23
ALVIS AND HIN
 SON STAGE A
 SERIOUS SCENE
City Marshal Draws Gun on H1nson and Makes Three Attempts to Fire -Hinson Had Pocket Knife.

Another chapter was added to the story of the difficulties between Mar shal Avis and Lin HinsOn, q the lo- eal station early Saturday morning when Avis snapped his pistol three times at Hinsou, the gun failing to fire.
 The scene was enacted early Satur day morning just about the time fol the arrival of passenger train No 5, and large crowd had gathered al the station Marshal Avis was there On police duty, and HinsoR states that he went to the station intending to take the train for Fayetteville.
 Hinson had been serving sen tence of several days in Fayetteville as result Of his fight with Mar shal Avis here on Sunday after noon in April, and was released Thursday afternoon. He came tt Springdale Friday evening.
 Marshal Avis states that he first noticed Hinson coming up the s.a ti1n platform, and at that time he had a knife in his hand whiting Hinson mixed and mingeld with the crowd shaking hands with friends and speaking to others, and as he passed through the crowd kept get ting nearer and nearer Alvis.
 1T just a few feet of him Hinson turn ea the knife in his hand Wdh tht blade down, and started toward him He then called on .HiBsan to halt but he did not do so, then Avis drey his gun, thiFty-eight double action and tried to fire. The firing meHhan ism had been clogged. and he coult Dot draw the trigger back. Hinson On seeing Avis draw lis gun, step ped into a near corner, and AlYis followed him, again trying to fire but the gun wouldn't work. Alvis then tried the third time, and find ing the gun out ot working order backed away About this tine No ] drew in, and Hinsou welt to Fay etteville
 Hinson says Ae made 10 hostile move toward Avis, that he had TX intention whatever Of causing trou ble, but was at the depot expecting to go to Fayetteville, and did n0 ap proach the peace officer wth hls knife in a dangerous attitude.
 On arriving al Fayetteville Hin son reported the occurrence to Dep uty Prosecuting Attorney Flowers who directed him to Squire W W Bishop. of Fayetteville. who issued a warrant for the arrest CT Avis charging him with assault With in tent to kill
 Deputy Sheriff Homer Jackson came up from Fayetteville and sery ed the warrant cn Avis, and he Wa placed under $750 bond for his ap- pearance at Fayetteville Monday morning of this week at ten 0 clock The bond was quickly made by loca parties.
 Various reports were circulated or CT the streets One to the effec that Sheriff Morton, would ask fol the resignation of Avis as deput. sheriff; another that petition Wal being circulated asking for the re call of the commission of Avis q! deputy sheriff; another to the effec that Hinson had made variou. threats.
 Hinson vehemeatly denies any sue reports. and has told his friends il Springdale that he never made Sucl threats, and had no intention 0 hal1ning Avis that morning, or an, other morning, but all he wanted va chance, and he would try and mak' a better man.
 Petitions were circulated il Springdale Saturday and Sunday ask ing Sheriff Morton to retain Avi, as his deputy in Springdale. and nu nerous signatures were received.
 Quite a number of witnesses wer' summoned from Springdale to ap pear in Fayetteville Monday morn nine at ten o'clock at the prelimin ar hearing. as a large crowd wit messed the affair.
 Marshal Avis has retained tn firm of Walker & Walker, of Fayette vile as his attorneys, and becaus, they could not be present Monday the hearing was postponed until Fri day morning of this week at tel o'clock.