Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-06-02
ORVILIE REESE
is KIL.LE,D D BY
A PEN GUARD
Young Man Who Part;ci-
rated In Alicia Bank Rob
berry Goes to His
Death.

serving a life sentence o. the Tucker
Estate convict farm as punishment ff
his part in the Bank robbery of the
Bank of Alicia, Ark. several months
ego when three people were killed
and Reese was badly wounded, was
killed at the state farm yesterday
can was brought here late yesterday
and placed in the county Jail alter
a coroncr's jury which investigated
the killing under direction Of Magis-
trate J G. Ford, recommended be be
held for first degree murder. Dun
can was serving five years for rob
biug a bank in Boone county.
According to information received
here Reese and another convict nam
ed Siffon were at work yesterday
morning grubbing potatoes, when
they started to run while Duncan
was looking in another direction.
Duncan fired upon them, and Reese
stopped and came back to his place
but SiffOn continued running. War
den Dee Horton secured the blood
hounds and chased Siffon for about
~ miles, and the convict finally
cirelcd and returned to the farm.
When Warden Horton returned he
learned that Reese had been killed.
Duncan stated that Reese offered
him cigarette, and when lie told
him that he did not want il, Reese
continued to advance upon him and
cite. He says be feared that Reese
wanted to get close enough to seize
his gun and oyerpower him and fired
upon him. In the bank robbery at
Alicia Reese was badly wounded and
remained in the hospital at the
penitentiary wall at Little Rock
for some time before he was able
to go to trial. j. Walker Jones
Of this city, penitentiary commits
soner, went to Tucker yesterday
afternoon to make an investigation.
Story of Reese's Crime.
At o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, November 2. 1921, Reese and a
companion entered the. Bank OF Ala
cia, at Alicia, Lawrence county,
leaving third bandit in an automo-
bile at the curb A farmer stand
ing in the door saw Reese and the
second bandit enter and heard their
curt demand for money, The farm
ar gave the alarm and at the same
time opened fire on Reese. the near
est to him lie fired several shots,
one of which struck Reese in the
abdomen Reese and his partners
fired wildly in all directions, and
made hasty retreat to their auto
mobile. They then fled from the
little town.
After the smoke of battle had
cleared, the Rev. w. f. Franks and
f. M. Light, a farmer, were found on
the floor of the bank, wounded.
Light died soon afterward, but the
Rev Mr.. Frank died on a train that
was taking him to Little Rock.
TO add to the excitement, William
Upton, a Little Rock taxi driver,
stumbled into Alicia and surrendered
to the sheriff. He said that the
bandits had bound him to tree
near Alicia. His story was at first
discredited, and Upton was hurried
to Walnut Ridge, where he was
held in Jail
In the meantime, a large posse,
headed by Sheriff Caldwell started
in pursuit of the bandits, and sew
eral miles out found their automo-
bile No trace of the bandits was
| found.
Reese Found Wounded.
Several hours later the officers
were called to farmhouse near
where the automobile was aban-
doncd, and there found Reese severe
ly wounded. He gave his name as
iW. J. Davis, $40 West Markham
street, Little Rock, but later ad-
mitted his real name.
Reese told the officers that his
companions, after ascertaining the
seriousness of his wound, decided TO
desert him, They took his revolver
and money before leaving him.
Reese then crawled to a farmhouse
and finding no one at home, crawled
into q bed. When members of the
family returned from the field, they
found the wounded bandit and noti-
fled the officers.
Reese was brought to Little Rock
and an operation was performed at
the penitentiary inflrmary. For
weeks he lowered between life and
ldeath, but finally recovered. Sew
raj months ago, Rose was returned
Ito Walnut Ridge, where ne was held
lin the county Jail until his trial.
/ Peese's parents OF Kansas CRY re-