The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-27
SII.II.PIPOSEDSL!A!.C!'HiEERR !!.!'iER PP''S SHOOTS OFFICER
:. ,..tsou. While Acting As a ', ,,a@isr n of sheriG's Posse, he- hein"S' il"s RaIlet in Arm-EGorts to
 Apprehend Men faiie0'


 c.eial officer E. R. Jackson Is
 his home on DeQueen street,
 Y ,rarinc with a fracture ol 'ne
 a", f ,he right arm from Dul-
 ii'''' a,oond received Thursday when
 a,os shot while attempting to
 lie os, T aohert Ray Manley and DaV-
 a 'poous ouI lap lJedp oAll9ol9s 7ql "
 ,fnun s9lAI9s JoJ HBa 9ql d5Msue ol
 opsI aop aApu ouM sluBpsl5od Aluno1
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 Alou uoccirred al the home Of Drew
 p~ilev ne brother-in-law of Harrison,
 iyine near Potter, and was the ctll-
 m.naiion of the effort oi Sherlil Il.
 Finger and a posse to arrest the
 .'iasters Mr. Jackson was hsonobt fo Mena near midnight on Thnrsdav night. after being given
 amerrency treatment by Dr. C. l.. paker and his wound was dressed b'' Dr B. Ii. Hawkins. Il was q g3nnd that the bullet had entered tbe arm near the wrist and after iollovinq closely along tho ulnar
 ame out near the elbow.
 sheriff Finger had learned on \ rbnrsday that a dance was to be bsld ai fhe home of Drew Bailey, and fhat the dance was to be given n honor of the draft resisters, SD be quietly organized posse for inc purpose of experimenting the sslackers.n Those in the party with sheriff Finger, going from Mena were Deputy Sheriff J. H. Bratcher, less Tow, Dr. C. l.. Baker, E. R. Jackson, Ben Harrison, Paul Grif- 0th and Ava Walker of Opal. going in two automobiles driven by H. W. Storey and Dudley Lauck. At Potter they were joined by Deputy Sheriff W. Nj. Chamblin, Will Lowe and Lee Bates.
 When the posse came near the Bailey home it was decided to sur- round the house, Special Officer Jackson. Lee Bates, Paul Griffith, less Tow, and H, w. Storey com posing the crowd that was to come up to the house from the west, the direction in which it was thought most likely that an escape would be attempted. It was estimated that 1t would take them about 20 minutes 10 make the circuit, and the other members of the party were to wait that length of time before going ahead. The circuit was made in less time, however, and of the five men coming from the west, Mir Jackson reached the house first, and as he approached he found four men standing at the window. He placed them under arrest, assuring them that they would not De ln- mred if they obeyed orders He narched them a short distance from the house. and calling to his assistance Jess Tow and Paul Grif- aths, the men were searched Just as the thdd man was reached in the search. two other men were seen to leave the house and strike for the road. As soon as they were under cover of a rail fence, Mir Jackson started after them, and up- on reaching the road he shouted Boys, boys, Who are you2" As an answer the two boys arose from a fence corner. very close to MT, Jackson, and shouting, You son of a b., we'll show you who we are" one of them shot, the first shot being fired so near Mir Jackson that his face was powder burned, tho the bullet missed him. The sec ond shot was the one that took effect in his arm, and at that Mir Jackson dropped to the ground, rolling over at the same time, thus saving himself from being sho' the second time, the third bullet strik- ing the ground where he had llrst fallen. After firing two more shots the men escaped and about that time other members of the posse were or hand. but too lale to ral'- ture the fleeing men. The men from the east had also reached the house by this time, and Sherlll tln- ger had taken Drew Bailey into custody, but after some questioning he was released.
 The members of the posse re- turned to Mena that night, but an~ other was organized Friday morn ing, going in four autos, but all ol them returned to Mena about two, o'clock Friday afternoon without gaining any trail or information