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also stating that he would kill me on
sight in any event. This letter being
handed to me, l obtained warrant
for Sweeney's arrest and went to his
fathers farm near Missouri City, Clay
county, accompanied by deputy
sheriff. 1t was night and Sweeney
was in bed. My companion and l
raped at the door, which was opened
by Sweeney's father.
1--WE are officers and have war
rant for the arrest of your son Bar
ney'," l said.
At the head of the stairs stood Bar
ney," shotgun in hand.
"I am here" he shouted, "and / will
kill any man who attempts to come
up those stairs"
In an instant the deputy sheriff had
bounded up, following him. bar
ney" was thrown to the floor and cap
tured without shot being fired. He
was taken to st. Louis and sentenced
to three or four years in the peni-
! tentiary.
After his release Sweeney held up
| and tried to rob a Wabash passen-
ger train, in which attempt he was
shot through the ankle by telegraph
operator. He received a sentence OF
fourteen years for this offense. Sub
sequently he appeared again, as a
witness against the New York Life
Insurance company in the celebrated
Kimmel case. He claimed to have
visited a wild part Of Oregon with
Kimmel, a man named Johnson, and
a third person, in search of treasure
Part of the treasure was found, and
during a quarrel over it's distribution
Johnson shot Kimmel dead anc
Sweeney shot Johnson dead in return
On reading Sweeney's story in the
newspapers, which was almost a repe
tition of the story of the fake hold
up down in the territory, as related tc
the express officials and myself,
really sympathized with the attorney
who had gone to the trouble and ex
pense of getting Sweeney there, know
ing, as ! did, that he was absolutely
untruthful and unreliable.
Braggart, coward and liar, Sweeney
was typical "bad man."
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They've come to the conclusion that
he is fraud, and that it was he
and not the other fellow, who shot
Chick Warner. They'll probably
lynch him if they can get hold of
him. Chick is a fine fellow and
very popular among the men"
Accordingly we boarded the north
ward bound train and took Sweeney
to st. Louis, transferring there to the
Iron Mountain for Little Rock, Arkan-
sas. Here another change was made
for the Fort Smith and Little Rock
road, and thus Fort Smith, Arkansas,
was reached in safety, without any
interference on the part of the rail
road men.
From the moment of his arrest
Sweeney appeared stunned. He did
not utter single word until he was
on the st. Louis train, and probably
twenty miles north of Vinita Then
being seated beside Captain Sam Six
killer in the smoking car, with myself
in the seat Immediately behind, he
turned his head round
'Mr. Foster" he said, still address
ing me by the name which had given
on the occasion of my arrival at the
farm house, II wish you would please
show me that gun you stuck into my
mouth"
! took the cartridges out of the der
ringer and handed it to him, The
weapon was of Al calibre, and no
more than five inches IN length. Tht
prisoner took the pistol and examined
it critically. Then. without turning
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01

man on the porch. still covering me
with the rife.
II beg your pardon, Mr.. Sweeney"
| replied, but is that gun loaded?"
What do you think ! would be do
ing with this gun II 1t wasn't loaded?"
shouted Sweeney. adding an oath.
well, If 1t is loaded, | wish you
would turn it in some other direction"
l said patiently. THAT horse that |
have down there is one that | bor-
rowed from the livery man at Vinita
to ride over here on. and if that gun
we're to 60 off accidentally it might
scare him and cause him to break
loose, or maybe hurt me. II the horse
got away / would have lot of trouble
catching him, and if didn't catch him
the liveryman would make trouble for
me. Besides, l didn't come over here
tn get shot, anyway. If had expected
that there was going to be any shoot
ing wouldn't have come"
Then what did you come for?" de-
manded Sweeney.
why, it's this way" | answered.
Colonel Eddy, the general manager Of
the M. K. G T., went south last night,
passing through Vinita on his special
train, and he wired me in cipher from
Eufaula, asking me to come out here
and see John B. Sweeney and request
him to come over to Vinita and meet
him on his return north to Parsons.
He said in the message that he expect.
ed to arrive at Vinita about 1880 to-
day, and that he wanted to have pri-
vate talk with you to arrange with him
for your services in assisting in the
capture of the parties implicated in
the holdup that occurred at Vinita a
few days before. If you are Mr.. Swee-
ney, and will accompany me back to
Vinita, we will just about have time,
by starting soon, to reach there before
Colonel Eddys train arrives. The col
onel does not want the people at Vinita
to know that you have met him."
added, because he has been led to
understand that the people of that
town do not like you, so his plan is to
run his train onto the siding about a
quarter of mile from Vinita, and we
can leave our horses at the livery
stable and walk to the side track, each
Of us taking a different direction, and
thus the people will know nothing
about your having met the colonel"
Il know them fellows at Vinita are
all afraid of me-" answered Sweeney,
''and if Colonel Eddy will give me a
job and pay me enough can get those
train robbers for him. I'll go with
you"
During this colloquy Sweeneys
brother-in-law, the owner of the farm
had come out of the house and stood
an interested spectator, upon the
porch. Sweeney turned to him.
60 and put the saddle on Baldy,
will you?" he asked.
He lowered his rife, which had been
aimed at me during the whole of my
speech.
Come up and take seat here on
the porch" he said. "I'll go up and
get ready"
He took his rife and went upstairs,
while l waited Now that the strain
of this stratagem was over, was con.
scious of a burning thirst. l called
Sweeney's sister and asked her to give
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
GATHERED HERE AND THERE

Eighteen thousand bricks can be
manufactured by the steam process
in ten hours.
Bananas can be best ripened in 9
room kept at 10 degrees.
A campaign has been started In
Philadelphia to train 10000 citizen sol.
diers in that city.
The tuberculosis death rate Of New
York, Philadelphia and Boston COM
bined has declined from 1905 per
100000 of population in 1882 to 164.6
in 1914. The 1914 death rate was,
therefore, only 4S.2 per cent of that
of 1882, or, to put it the other way,
the death rate Of 1882 had by 1914
fallen 568 per cent.
No other plant gives such a guam
tity of food to the acre as the ba.
mana, which is 40 times more than
the potato and 1873 times more than
wheat.
Granite is the bottom OF the earth's
crust.
The man who discovered Pixies peal
said that it would never be climbed
Today the topmost point is accessible
to automobiles.
The United States public health
service believes that the common
towel spreads trachoma, disease o.
the eyes.
An Alaskan bureau in Seattle, aim
ing to advance their propaganda fol
making Alaskan waters more safe Il
sending to every congressman maj
and data showing the recent loss il
the Alaskan trade of 402 bottoms
with 449 lives, and 1885,, ,6SS value
of hulls and Cargoes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
a BEG YOUR PARDON MR. SWEENEY BUT is THAT GUN

me drink of water. Hardly had l
swallowed this when Sweeney reap
peared in the doorway. He had left
the Winchester in the house, but in its
place he had brought his nine-inch .45
Colt six-shooter.
WELL" he said, suspiciously, now
that you have found the way here you
can get on your horse and lead the
way back again"
While he was speaking his brother
brought Baldy around, and Sweeney
mounted it, while l went ahead and,
after having let down the bars, Mount
ed my own horse. Sweeney motioned
to me to lead the way, which I did.
While the horses picked their path
along the trail that led back through
the dense brush, Sweeney rode close
behind me, his revolver in his hand,
and grew loquacious, telling me how
he had practiced shooting with the
James gang, and how he had proved
to be the best marksman of the lot. He
also pointed out clump of bushes
near the path, in which, be said, the
gang had been encamped during the
period that they had been in the neigh.
borhood.
While l had perfect confidence in
the success of my plan, it was not
without distinct sense of relief that
l saw the open prairie in front of me
and Vinita in the distance. Then
unfolded proposition to Sweeney.
Il think the best thing for US to do
will be to ride to the livery stable and
Leave our horses there" / said. Then
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you had better 90 direct to my room.
II is the corner room in the hotel. and
my grip is still there. Meanwhile l
will go to the telegraph Office and find
out from the operator where Colonel
Eddy's special train is, and what time
1t win arrive at Vinita. ] don't know
how you feel, but am getting hungry.
and If find that We have time to eat
before the special train arrives l will
order some food. AS soon as find
out what time it will be here l will
come straight back to my room and
let you know"
Sweeney appeared satisfied as to my
bona fides, and, after we had left our
horses at the livery stable, he went
straight to the corner room at the ho-
tel which had occupied, while
moved of in the direction of the tele-
graph office On the way had met my
aid Bonnell, who had been greatly
worried as to the fate Of my mis-
sion and of myself Bonnell was, Of
course, too good a detective TO ap-
proach me on the street at that juno
ture. He had seen Sweeney part COM
pany with me at the livery stable, and
now he followed at little distance un-
til he received the signal to wait.
went to the telegraph Office, but
instead OF entering it, walked round
the back of the building until 1 had
placed several houses between myself
and the hotel. crossed the street
at a point west of the depot and went
round to the rear of the hotel, where
there was flight of outside stairs
ascending from the back yard to the
second floor On the way l met Bon
nell again and signaled to him to fol
low. Then, with my assistant a little
way behind, l assembled this flight and
went quietly toward my room. The
door stood partly open. Peering
through the crevice | saw Sweeney
lying upon the bed in his shirt sleeves
with his hat, boots and spurs on. He
was taking things easy. II he had
had any suspicious as to my inten'
tions, these had been completely dis
sipated by my nonchalant way OF let
ting him go after their arrival at
Vinita.
l drew a small double-barreled
Remington derringer from my pocket
and, hiding it behind me, entered the
room whistling. AS Sweeney looked
up suddenly thrust the derringel
into Sweeney's mouth loosening two
of his upper teeth.
Hands up!" exclaimed, and the
bad man. complied Immediately.
With my left hand l unbuckled my
captive's belt and removed it. 1t con
tanned the holster with the Colt. Al
that moment Bonnell entered. in
structed him to put handouts on the
prisoner and take him to the Gala
boose.
When the next train stopped al
Vinita there descended from 1t, moi
Colonel Eddy, but Captain Sam Six
killer, who had arisen from his sicl
bed and gone to Vinita to assist me
in making the arrest.
Il wouldn't take him through Mus
kogee if l were you" said the In
dian.
"Why not?" l asked.
"The railroad men there don't like
Sweeney" answered the captain
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
Unity In LivIna Room.

( A large piece of furniture is often
required to cSeate unity In room. A
number of email pieces do not give
the same effect. A big davenport would
transform a room. 1t would pull it to.
gether and take away the patchy effect
& quite likely otherwise had. Among
the cheaper davenports there has been
a style which is usually upholstered in
tapestry, but another material could
be chosen at a slight additional ex
pense.
A floor lamp would transform the
living room or hall. AS soon as 1t was
lighted it would Immediately become q
friend of the familyi
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
June 4, 1915.

Germans, REINFORCED from East,
retook GiVenchy trenches and Cha
teau Hooge.
Severe fighting along entire Ga
Iician front.
Combined general assault on
Turkish GaIIipoIi positions begun.
Three German transports sunk
by mines.
Many vessels sunk by German
submarines.
Zeppelin raid on English coast.
Germany expressed regret It
torpedoing GuIfIight by mistake.
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his head again, he handed It back
over his shoulder, saying In a dis
gusted tone Of voice:
Il thought it was foot long!"
Sweeney was in due course lodged
in jail at Fort Smith. He was In
dlcted and finally tried, but was ac-
quilted Eince was never able to dis
cover the identity of the slain farm
hand or the motive for the murder
Sweeney came into collision with
me on an occasion subsequent to this
episode. After his release from jail
he returned at once to Clay county
Missouri, whence he wrote letter to
Mr.. A. A. Talmage, then general man
ager of the Missouri Pacific railroad
demanding ten thousand dollars I'M
mediately, and threatening that If this
sum was not received he would blow
up the bridge on the Wabash railroad,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
June 8, 1915.

Terrific fighting near Arras and
Souchez.
PrzemysI taken by storm by Aus
tro-Germans.
Austrians repulsed italians on
TyroIean and Carinthian frontiers.
Swedish, Danish, British and
French vessels sunk by German
submarines.
French aViators attacked head.
quarters of German crown prince.
San Marino declared war on Aus
tria.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
RED, ROUGH, PIMPLY SKIN
Quickly Cleared by cutIeura Soap and
Ointment. Trial Free.

You may rely on these fragrant,
super-creamy emollients to care for
your skin, scalp, hair and hands. Moth
ing better to clear the skin of pimples,
blotches, redness and roughness, the
scalp of dandruff and itching and the
hands of chapping and soreness.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
plenty Of Color.

You often see a red roof in foreign
lands. A bit of color helps an art
ist."
rs it color you want? Come over
to my neighborhood. We have got a
lot of red gas tanks. kansas City
Journal.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
SCALING Down.

Hub--Look here, MarS, 1t was only
last month paid the dressmaker's bill
OF S74, and here is another one for
$50.
Wife-Well, dear, doesn't that show
that / am beginning to spend less?-
Boston Evening Transcript
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After the Accident.

Where am II"
"In the hospital. You were knocked
down by an automobile"
What make was it?"
"A Blank-B -Blank-the finest car
made"
"Ah, remember--it struck me as q
fine car."-Florida Times-Union.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01

Husband-I don't see, Estelle, how
you could draw all your money out Of
the bank and spend 1t, when l spe-
ciaIly told you that wouldn't be able
to give you any more for some time?
Wife-But did it on purpose, dear.
Suppose the bank should fail?-Life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
Pana helned Him Out.

Mabel-So you asked papa for my
hand2 Did he give yor any encour
agement?
Arthur-Weil, no. but he gave me :
drink and 3 cigar, so had no kiCA
coming. New York Tribune.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
How Il Happened.

Archie-How does it happen that
Smith hasn't that habit of talking
to himself any more?
Burt-He caught himself cheating
at solitaire, and hasn't spoken to him.
self since.-Jack o. Lantern.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
May 80, 1918
May 81, 1915.

French made gains between eou-
chez and Carency.
Austrians took Russian posi-
tions near Stry.
italians occupied cortina.
Heavy fighting in GalIlpoll.
zeppeIins made night raid on
London, dropping incendlary
bombs.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
May %, 1915.

May %, 1915.
French captured Ablaln-sE Ma
zalre after three weeks fight ~
Heavy fighting In Russian 5altle
provinces.
italians reached lsonzo river and
took several Austrian towns, but
were repuIsed at capSretto and
near PLAYA.
Austrian aeropIsnes bombed
Venice, causing fires.
Nay 80, 1915
French gained ground at four
places In France and Alsace.
russian attempts to cross the
San failed and ring around Pre-
mysl closing.
italians checked by Isonzo do
fenses and repuIsed at cortina.
Turks took allied trenches at AVl
6urnu with bayonet.
German reply to Ameriea's Lusl-
tania note received; held eVasiVe.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
limit Diet.

Lady of the House-You say you
haven't had anything to eat today?
Tramp-Lady, de only ting I've
swallered today is an insult.-London
Answers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01

Statistics show that only one man in
20s grows to more than six feet in
height.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01

JUNG " 1870
Violent battle at Souehez, French
winning.
Teutons storming three Przemysl
forts.
Austro-Germans took Stry.
Serbians resumed operations
against Austrians.
British repuIsed severe attack at
Gaba Tepe, GaIIipoll.
British passenger steamer Said
ieh torpedoed without warning.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
Too Much Imagination.

No woman is as good as some man
thinks she is and no man is as bad as
some women imagine he is.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-01
June 2, 1915.

Germans recaptured Souchez
sugar mill.
British took Chateau Hooge with
bayonet.
Reims again bombarded.
Italians established on Monte
Nero ridge in FriuIi.
British submarine sank German
transport in Sea Of Marmora.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
Chancely Sale Of Land


In obedience to a decree rendered in the cause
of III. G. carp ct AIS VS.. ID. II. Henry ct ais at the
November term, 1915, OF the Chancery Court /
will OH
SATURDAY, THE Doth DAY OF JANUARY, 1915
within lawful hours, at the east door OF the court
house (First National Bank Bndng) in Camden
offer for sale to the highest and best bidder the
property herein described located and being in
theelesenthclyI disrictof Benton County, Ten
nessee, aud bounded as follows towit: On the
north by the lands OF Earp..on the south by the
lands of Crabb, on the east by the lands Of De-,
Priest and on the west by the lands OF Craven
and Love and containing 100 acres, be the same
more or less.
TERMS OF SALE.
Said sale will be on credit OF seven months,
in barof the equity Of redemption, the p,rchas-
er will be required to give good personal and
lien will be retained on the land as further SEE
curty.
THIS January =, 1915.
g. NJ. LESLIE. Clerk ard Master.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
Changsly Sale Of Land


In obedience to II decree rendered III the cause
-Of J. b. Reed vs.. A. q. Mcdaniel at the N0vem-
Der, 1915. term OF the Chancery Court, l will on
SATURDAY, THE 29Tm DAY or JANUARY, 1916
hnlawfuhonrs, at the east door or the court
house First National Bank Bulding)in Camden.
oiferfor sale to the highest and best bidder, the
property herein described, located and being in
the fourth civil district OF Benton County, Ten
nessee, and bounded as follows towit:
Beginning at the southeast corner Of saidland
running north So poles to stake in the east
boundary line Of said tract; thence due west 255
poles more or less, to the west boundary line OF
said land thence AZ poles sonth with said line to
a rock thence eastwltl said line So poles. more
Or less. to q rock with oak and hickory pointers;
thence south 40 poles with said line to the south
west corner Of said tract; then east with said
line 2o3 poles to the beginning, containing I22
acres, be the same more or less.
TERMS OF SALE
Said sale will lie on credit ul seven months
inbar oft the equity OF redemption, the purchaser
will be required to give personal security ana
lien will be retained on the land Us furthersc-
curity
This January 4, 1919.
u. N. LESLIE, CLERK ana Master.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
PLEASANT HILL.
L. B. Balm and family visited J..
the national Joy smoke

L. B. Balm and family visited j.
N. Balm Sunday.
A large number from here at
tended court at Camden.
P. J. Floyd was in Camden one
day the first Of the week.
J. P. Madrey and wife were sab
bath guests of J. N. Balm.
Will Balm and family spent the
sabbath with w. II. Ward.
G.. w. Wright and wife visited
the latter's parents Sunday.
Mrs. Callie Cole and daughter
visited The family of G.. B. Balm
Sunday,
Mrs. Ida Gurien and daughter,
Addie b., who have been very sick,
are Improving.
w. r Hicks and wife visited
their daughter, Mrs. j. B. Balm,
one day last week.
Misses jamie and Vada Cole were
sabbath guests of Misses Sophia
and Tennie Rayborn.
On January / Bale Gurien kill
ed snake 5 feet in length. Who
can bedt that in 1916?
John Baker and Miss Mary WISE
man were married last Thursday,
Justice j. L. Wright officiating.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
Non -ReSidentNOtiCe.
E. Dye ct ais VS.. ). P. LashIee
ct ais

In this cause it appearing from the allegations
of complainants bill, which is sworn to, that
the defendants, Fl. A. Wafford and wife, Matte
Matte Waff0rd, p. G. Wafford and Langstaf
Orm Manufacturing Company are non-residents
of the State OF Tennessee SO that the ordinary
process of law can not be served upon them, it
is therefore ordered that the said defendants
enter their appearance IN said cause on or before
the TN day of February, 1916, the same beng
Rule Day of this court, and made defense to
compliments bill filed in this cause against
them, otherwise said bill will be taken for con-
fessedand the cause set for hearing exparte as to
them, and that this order be published for four
consecutive weeks in The Camden Chronicle.
This January /, 1916.
G. M. LESLIE, Clerk and Master. \
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
MIDDLEBROOK.

Robert Kee and wife spent Sun
day with j. Ii. .Kee.
Several from here we're In Cam
den the first of the week.
J. W. Rice visited L. B. Nc
Even the first of the week.
l. j. McIver and family spent
Sunday with Victor McIver.
Il. B. McEwen and wife we're
sabbath guests Of the family of
Dorsey Lynch.
Clyde Butler Of Bnena Vista
spent last Sunday afternoon with
Ernest McEwen.
Mrs. ennieThompson of Rosser
has been visiting her grandmother,
Mrs Ellen, Bridges.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
NOn-Resident NOtiCel
J. M. Pierce VS.. Matte Pierce, Petition for
Divorce-In the Circuit Court at
Camden, Tennessee.

In this cause it appearing from the petition
filed, which is sworn to, that the defendant,
Matte Pierce. is nonresident of the State of
Tennessee and is resident Of the State of Mis-
sour, so that the ordinary process of law can not
be served upon her, it is therefore ordered that
she enter her appearance in this cause on the
first Monday Ghe eth day. in,Februaiy, 1916, and
make defense to complalnant's petition whereby
he seeks to have tie bonds of niatrimony be-
tween himself and the said Matte Pierce dis
solved, or the same VIII be taken for confessed
and the cause set for hearing exparte as to her.
1t is further ordered that this ilotice>b be pub.
lished four consecutive weeks in The Camden
Chronicle.
This January4, 1916.
G. B. HOLLADAY, Clerk.
S. L. PEELER, Attorney for Petitioner.