The log cabin Democrat., 1921-07-05
TRAGEDY CLAIMS
 TWO AS VICTIMS
HUCKABYB BADL WOUNDED
Ade Pearson, Said Drunk. Instigates Trouble-Is Killed and Kills
 Mrs. Arthur.

A gruesome double tragedy en- acted yesterday at Kings bridge, north of Conway on the Damascus road, claimed as victims Mrs. Sid Ar thur and Ade or Abe Pearson. This afternoon the extent of the wound received by Mark Huekaby, the third one injured, has not been determined positively. Sid Arthur, who killed Pearson, is in custody, but probably will not be prosecuted.
 Huckaby, who was a bystander at the tragedy, was shot in the side, ranging up toward the shoulder. His physician, Dr. C. E. Benetield, stated this afternoon that Huckaby is do- ing as well as can be expected, but no statement can be made as to the probability of his recovery. The pa tient may be taken to Little Rock for X-ray examination in the morning. It is barely possible that one or more of the shot penetrated his lungs.
 The body of Pearson was inferred this morning at the Pearson cemetery near Wooster.
 Funeral service for Mrs. Arthur will be held from the residence near the former site of Rustic Park, north east of Conway, this afternoon at o'clock. Rev. E. P. J. Garrott, pastor of the First Baptist church, will con- duct the service and interment will be in Oak Grove cemetery. No inquest was held over either body.
 Sheriff W. M. Brady and Deputy Constable J. A. King were notified of the killing and went to the scene. Mr. King from the evidence of the tragedy still remaining and from the state ments of witnesses, established its facts substantially as follows:
 Ade and John Pearson were return ing from Conway and their car went dead this side of Kings bridge Their car was pulled up to the bridge and left there. They then accosted all passers by and asked for help, appar- ently in an insistent manner. Robert Stapleton was one of the number so accosted and he worked with the car for some time, failing to make it start. Ade and John Pearson both spoke roughly to Stapleton and he quit. Stapleton withdrew and went to the fish fry. l While this was happening Mrs. Ar thur and her two small sons were on the bridge, shooting turtles with target rife. Ade is said to have ap- preached her and made some remarks. 1 When he continued to swear, one of the boys called MT. Arthur and when he approached, Ade and John fled. | Ade Pearson went to the home of his brother-in-law, J. L. Carter, at the top of the hill and begged for a gun. According to Carter, he said wom- an had drawn gun on him and he wanted to go back and kill her. Car ter refused to let him have a gun, whereupon Ade struck out for Johns house, one-half mile west of the bridge. Carter tried vainly to dissuade him. Ade's wife, who was there, also beg ged him not to cause trouble and Car ter intercepted him on his return. | and crossed the bridge. Some one called to Mir. Arthur that Ade was returning, armed.
 Arthur got his gun from the car and pulled on Ade. The shooting took l place when the two were about P feet apart, according to measurements made by MT. King. A 12-gauge pump gun using No. 6 shot was carried by Ade, while Arthur had a double barrel, 12-gauge using the same size shot,
 Mrs. Arthur ran to her husbands side and begged him not to shoot. Stapleton is said to have run between the two. When Ade appeared deter mined to shoot, he got out of the way. Arthur is said to have called several times to Ade to drop his gun.
 MT. King thinks that Ade shot first although spectators said the shots were at the same time. From the position of Ade's head when the charge entered he had raised his gun to the shoulder and had sighted along the barrel. Shot from Arthur's gun tore away the front part of his head Arthur said he saw Ade shoot and then fired
 The charge from Ade's gun appar- ently was aimed at Mrs Arthur. It entered her breast. She turned, stumbled about three steps and then fell. Death was almost instantaneous. Ade fell when Arthur fired.
 Mark Huckaby received about r shot from Ade's gun when he fired at Mrs Arthur. Huckaby was not in- volved in the quarrel and was unfor tunate enough to be standing within range of Ades gun.