Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-22
pTSONERS HURRIElLY TAKEN
6rOIITTLE ROCK TO AVOID MOB
eorge Ashley, Negro, Who Gave johnson Refuge, Is
siiohtlv Wounded When He Makes Dash as Off
GERS Enter House Not Two Miles from
Scene of Assassination.
(From Thursdays Extra Edition.)


Aaron Johnson one Of the negroes wanted for the
rider of Robert L. Rutherford shot to death the
&therford place Tuesday afternoon, apture
nt o'clock Wednesday night in the house of George
&hley a negro, who shot when he made dash to-
rd Deputy Sheriff j. l.. McBuEnett and Special Dep
\ Sheriff ALI Mayber1y, who, with Sheriff r. H. Will
ms and Chief of Police Frank Stewart, had sur
&anded the place.
Johnson who called for quarter and surrendered
ION he saw he was cornered declared that neither he
Charles Corpureau had anything to do with the kill
of Mr. Rutherford; that Joe Corpureau, father of
aries, and who arrested Tuesday by Constable
int Green was the assassin.
After conveying Dr. Paten from Ladd to give medical at
ton the wounded who to be moved to hos
We through the outskirts of Pine Bluff and safely landed
the Pulaski county jail at Little Rock Returning i'm
y JAIL and another trip to Little Rock started at o'clock
i morning.
red relieved at being in custody Thank God III get good
hts rest" he said when landed in the Little Rock JAIL
Within Twenty Feet of Officers.
Receiving information last night about 80 that johnson
the house of negro residing on the Noble Lake road
ut miles from the Rutherford place, Sheriff Williams
Eff and Deputies McBune and Mayberry started
the place. prepared for all night chase necessary They
their auto Ladds MILL and walked the remainder of
way-about one mile
When Sheriff Williams and Chief Stewart reached
Of the place. Deputies McBurnett and Maybery raped at
crashing through the door, Two pistols began barking
the negro fell with bullet wound through the left side It
then discovered he not the fugitives Several
fired into the where johnson heard
about
Come with your hands up or We'll kill you" was the
mand
A rightj I've thrown away my gun; don't Shoot said
he walked into the radius of the flashlights the
ters
Says Corpureau Arch Conspirator.
ohnsons story of the assassination Of Bob Rutherford is
nirey different tale to that told by Joe Corpureau. I'D
had any trouble with Mr. Rutherford to any,
Johnson told the officers, land had nothing do with
hat Joe Corpereau had determined upon prepared
assassination of Mr. Rutherford the Joknsons
He said Mr. Rutherford to that part of the
field where he and Corpureau and began talking
son. An argument ensued and Corpureau interfered Mr.
eford according to Johnson told Corpureau to keep his
h shut, or ''hed kill him."
I'm just like you, Corpureau quoted by Johnson
aving replied and Mr. Rutherford started to draw his
moving to descend from his buggy the same time
said Mr. Rutherford, don't do that, and threw up my
That's how got shot,
Planned to Meet Later.
rutherford and Corpureau both using their pistols
Johnson says and he off short distance, then stop
turned and waited Mr. Rutherford down, Corpureau
shotgun out of his and walked toward Johnson,
panled by his son, Charles Corpureau who at the
side OF the field when the trouble occurred according to
son. With the negro and children screaming, John
AID ne became panic STRICKEN and when the elder Corpureau
sted that ne and Charlie Corpureau leave the place. he
d johnson says that Corpureau reasoned that John
nd Charles Corpureau took flight the elder Corpureau
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