The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1916-12-21
JOHN DAVIS, FARMER, UNDER
ARREST CHARGED With THE
MURDER OF HARRY SKINNER

DOnlgal became involved III quarrel, re-
sUlting in the McDonigal woman getting
out Of the buggy and exchanging seats
with Louie Brewer Before they reached
their home Lille McDonigal had faint
ing spell or fit and she was rushed toll
the cabin where she was revived.
About one week after this incident
the two women came to Paragould and onI
their return home that night were over
taken by Skinner in his buggy and heI
took them home. They drove from their
cabin to the home of John Davis and gotI
Lille McDonigal's children. ReturningI
to the cabin they had lunch. Skinner and
Lille McDonigal began fussing and while
they were engaged in the quarrel john
Davis came in. He took the part of Lille
McDonigal in the quarrel which grew in
intensity until Davis finally threatened toi
kill Skinner. Skinner walked to the door,
turned facing Davis and said F'You cam
Kill me but you can't eat me-" Davis
Immediately drew his knife and began
stabbing Skinner. Lille McDonigal|
seized club and struck Skinner a blow
on the side Of the head during the fight.
Skinner finally fell on a set Of springs inI
corner Of the room, apparently dead
Davis picked him up by the shouldersI
and Lille McDOnigal took hold of his
feet and together they carried his body
to Davis buggy. Davis left with the body!
and was gone an hour and half or two
hours. He returned to the cabin and re-
NAMED with the women until nearly day.
light. The knife with which Davis did the
stabbing had fallen on the floor and wasI
picked up after Davis returned to the
house. Davis and Lille McDonigal plan-I
ned the frameup on Nun Brandon in the
event the murder was ever discovered and
any Of the parties arrested charged with
the crime. The Brewer woman agreed
to carry out the conspiracy and to testify
as the other two had planned.
LILLE McDONIGAL'S CONFESSION. !
In all essentials the statement made
yesterday by Lille McDonigal corrobor-
ate those made by Louie Brewer. After
reciting the incident Of the buggy drive
with Goode and Palmaster about a week
prior to the killing, she reviewed herI
movements on Saturday afternoon and
night OF July Is, stating that on the wayI
home she and Louie Brewer were over
taken by Harry Skinner, carried home,
went to the Davis home where they got
her children, returned to their cabin, put
the children to bed, had lunch, and that
she and Skinner began quameling. Davis
came in and joined in the fuss. AS it in
creased in intensity Davis threatened to
kill Skinner and followed the threat with
assaults on him, using knife. She was
angry at Skinner and Davis was jealous of
him, she stated. She seized a club and
helped Davis kill Skinner and then as
sisted him in conveying the body to the S
buggy. She said when Davis returned to {
the cabin about two hours later he said
he had disposed of the body and h
had taken SINNERS buggy back
to the barn in Paragould. Da-
Wis remained at the cabin until
nearly daylight. She said Skinner had q
5000 in money on his person, gold
watch, two plain gold rings and one ring
with a set, that she saw the money and
the jeWelry that night before he was kill .
ed. She said Skinner was full dressed U
when she and Davis took his body to the
buggy. Neither Of the women profess to /