Washington telegraph., 1927-06-17
CLFNWOOD Scene
OF STREET BATTLE
City Marshal and Traffic ViOlatOr
Exchange Shots
FOUR MEN ARE WOUNDED
Man Fires On Officer When Attempt
Is Made TO Arrest Him
ShOtguns Used.

| GIENWOOD, Ark,, June l3.-AS a
result of a shotgun duel in the busi-
lneSs section Of this city Tuesday
afternoon, four men were wounded,
none seriously, however.
The principals were City Marshal
Homer Lyon, 80, and John Tack
cit, 40, whom the marshal attempted
to arrest because of alleged viola
tions of traffic ordinances. Both
were wounded, the officer by bull
lets from Tackett's gun and Tackett
by broken glass flying through the
air by charge from the gun of the
marshal who had taken refuge in a
store.
Eugene Coker, grocer, and J. g..
Crews, bystanders, received flesh
wounds from bullets fired by Tack
EFT.
After Tackett was cut about the
i face by glass, he drove to his home
ia mile east of Glenwood.
Sheriff NJ. ID. Cummings was
called from Murfreesboro to arrest
Tackett, but when the officer ar
rived at the Tackett home the man
had departed, leaving note saying
that he had gone to Hot Springs TO
have his injuries treated.
About 2 o'clock this afternoon,
Tackett drove his automobile to
Glenwood. Marshal Ligon declared
he was not observing traffic rules
and tried to arrest him. When
Tackett resisted, the officer fired at
him. Tackett then parked his car
at filling station, stepped out of
At armed with shotgun and re-
turned the fire.
Marshal Lyon also had a shotgun
but was using small shot whereas
Tackett'S gun was loaded with buck
shot. The officer, retreating, darted
into the City drug store. Tackett
fired into the building, two bullets
striking the marshal i'm the left
thigh.
The officer ventured outside, and
Tackett again opened fire. Marshal
Lyon then ran into Eugene Coker's
grocery store, with Tackett in pur-
suit. Standing outside the building.
Tackett sent a charge of buckshot
through the glass front, wounding
the proprietor, Mr.. Coker, about the
hands and arms.
From Within Marshal Lyon shol
at Tackett again, the discharge
showering fragments of the broken
glass front Of the store upon Tack
eft. Several pieces of glass struck
Tackett about the face.
With blood pouring from the cuts.
Tackett began to retreat toward his
car. Several persons attempted to
stop him, but he warned them and
others to stand back, threatening TO
shoot anyone who sought to inter
fere with him.
Throughout the encounter, he had
several score citizens at bay, shout
ing warnings and firing wildly in
his duel with the officer. Stray shot
fro mhis gun wounded J. G. Crews
slightly, and left two holes in one
leg OF the trousers of Robert Sig
mon, Hot Springs business man.
Most of the spectators of the bat
tie remained indoors until Tacketi
had driven from town.
No effort was made TO follow him.
and il was not known here that he
had left his home until Sheriff Cum
mings reported finding the message
saying that Tackett had gone to Hot
Springs. Tackett is married and has
several children.
The battle was believed to have
been the result of Tackett's enmity
for Marshal Lyon, whom he was
said TO have threatened last winter
when the officer arrested him for
violating traffic laws. The marshal
was advised then that Tackett had
announced his intention of killing
him.