The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-02-25
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not belong to him, but to another ].
l., tammondS. who lived In Texas,
and that he had never tried to cash
1t. The check, however. was dated
Jan. rs, 1916.
Wife is Loyal.
When Mrs. Hammonds visited her
husband in the city jail, shortly at
ter his arrest, The News man hap
pened to be on the job. This was
her first talk with him since the
arrest. Her first question: Cant
We clear him ," Her next Did you
do it," His answer Yes. Her
next question. Why did you do it?"
His answer; 4 don't know .
They then talked short while,
and she turned to Constable Raggett
and stated that they wanted a trial.
after asking il they could have one
Her husband objected, saying a trial
was =ann essary, that he had no Wit
nesses he desired summoned. nor did
he want preliminary hearing; he
WAS ready to start his sentence at
once Tears dimmed the eyes Of
the wife, and she refused to listen
o his talk OF no trial, but asked
about what it would take to get him
out ef jail When she was told that
he must make bond, she turned to
her husband. borrowed piece Of
paper, aid ordered hlm o take a
pencil and write note to some of
his friends After her persuasion.
Hammonds, standing inside his cell.
wrote a note to a friend in or near
Berryville, telling him that he had
been arrested for forging a check,
that ne wanted him To make bond,
and get him ont. His wife then pre-
scented tine note to the officers for
their inspection, and folding it up
placed it in her purse.
When told that the officers had
phoned to Hindsville, and found out
about the four checks there totalmg
500, she asked her husband about ii;
both denied having any money; and
she finally stated that she knew
where the money had gone, telling
that Hammonds had bought suit for
himse ii, one for her, and one for
each of the children, and that they
were good ones, too.
Hammonds and his wife talked for
something near thirty minutes; the
wife with shght traces of tears in
her eyes, while Hammonds stood with
vacant stare in his face, and at
questions from his wife would glance
at her; but when she would reach
between the bars and caress his
hands. his face would light up. and
ne would listen attentiEeiy 70 what
was being said.
Mrs. Hammonds TOD the officer
that her husband was not entirely
himself al times. That he Was N
Kansas recently and while there was
struck ON the head. and had not full
tly recovered from the blow. She
stands Loyalty by her husband, and
claims that he wrote the checks dur
T ing one Of his spells.
When she was tod that the Off
GERS would take Hammond TO Fay
ettevile she asked that arrange
ments be made to take her in the
auto with them; that she would send
the children back To their guardian
at Hindsyille. T. Il Lane, and that
she would go to Fayetteville, get
work and stay with her husband IN
til he was a free man.
Bob Bevers, father OF Mrs Ham
monds Was in Springdale with them
Tuesday. and after the affairs took
the criminal turn he endeayored to
arouse his daughter to the serious
ness of the charge. but she would
give him no attention, and refused
to listen to his entreaties.
The case is very peculiar, and one
that is barely equalled in this sec
ton The outcome will be watched
with interest.