The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-10-14
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lied and sent out. In this party were
Deputy Sheriff W. E. Anderson, d. A..
Hazel and p Reed. They travelled in
! Ad Dickson's car.
4 The posse left Mena Saturday even
ing after 1880. Sheriff Thornton in
! the meanwhile had used the telephone
| and got word to Deputy Musgrave
4 and party and directed them to return
and proceed to Pike county by south
crly route, which was done.
/ Deputy Anderson and his party
travelled all of Saturday night and
traced the passage of Hughes from
| Big Fork to Womble, thence to Caddo
Gap and Glenwood and into the wilds
of Pike county. Sunday morning
about o'clock they caught up with
their quarry.
The capture took place on a lonely
road about miles northeast of Mur-
! freesboro. The posse drove up to
Hughes and his family as they travel
ed on the road and, stopping the team,
ordered Hughes to surrender, which
4 he readily did.
\ The man was taken from the wagon
and put into the auto with the officers,
4 Mrs. Hughes, or Dunbar, with her two
small children, were directed to con-
tinue the trip to Murfreesboro in the
wagon. Hughes was placed in the
county jail at the Pike county capitol
and Sheriff Thornton notified.
When MRS Hughes arrived at MUIR
fresb0ro the team and wagon was
turned over to Sheriff Stuart and the
wo1nan with her children were assist
cd in returning to Mena, where her
father, f. r. Avants, lives. Mrs.
Hughes and children returned to Mena
Monday afternoon.
" hen paced under arrest Hughes
did not manifest much surprise the Of
7 ficers say. He said that he was look
ing for ''them" Later after being
questioned at the jail at Murfreesboro
Hughes is said to have admitted that
he invited Mankins to 60 squirrel
hunting with him and had shot him
IN the back.
When asked why he did this,
Hughes is said TO have said his object
was to secure possession of the MUIR
dered mans horses and wagon. When
captured the prisoner begged that Of
ficers not shoot him.
Included in the prisoners effects on
the wagon was a shotgun with which
it it believed Mankins was shot. and
also a watch, which is thought to be
the one stolen from the dead man.
THE nosse with their nrieonr,- r,,,o-
caedad IN 6abdown where Den,,ts
Sheriff Andersen was left - charge
az HUGHES while fhe others raf1,1ned
f. Me1a arriv;ng I home ' II rn;dnieht chi
Srndav
Reraasa of tha ,nfansa ;n3ignat;o,,
created ever the brutal c,,;r,,s and
nart;cularlv tba faalino Il Scott co,1,,~
rs q was mt thn,.sr3,f hasf ~ h,.i,,c,
t6e nr;sanar ~ Mens FL. tba nraaanf
Hughes viii he held n safe kaani,,o-
unt5l fl,e c;rru;t court meets narf
week when 4 Is certain he will ha CIV
en- ( speedy trial
Hughes Is known in and abaut dif-
ferenf sawmiU canapg IN This vicinity.
and had haen s raf.ad as ! gaad ssn,.Ire,.
hut oueer. He married his Dresanf
wife last Januarv' fbis heing Ks sar-
ond marriage. Al the time of his laf-
est marriage he used fhe name of
Dunbar. tho ne claims Hnphes ;s his
correct name. Mrs. Huqhes Il me
widow of Lee Harrison. who Formerly
lived east Of Mer,a She had her tuo
Children bv her former marriage with
her at the time Hughes was cantr1y.,.a
Mrs. Hughes Is reported ta Laua
stated her husband said he had bourhf
the team and Wagon. and Az was
greatly surnr,sed when told murder
had been Committed. Hughes Is ahouf
80 wears az are.
The funeral Of ellis Mankins the
victim Of the crime. took plach sunday
at the home near Boles Hundreds AZ
people gathered from Waldrnn and
afher nlaros =, o.<ena 49, h,.,-s.l
Feeling against Hughes ran hiph and
4 phone rnessage from Sraff counsv
warned thc pnilS rns1rtg s e,,tsT,,sstse.s
there was danger 81 : nah heine. .'i,sss.
formed shouId fhe nsisoner he hrc,ssse,s
back here for trial now
Sheriff Thornton HAS assuras fha
Scott county neopie That Hmcbes wilI
- .,t,.';9. paoSne = el,sa ae ehe % e4riaest op-
! sspe e,,saessIlIsHl insfire 80 ' ~ ~ - -