WHOA: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Online ArchiveMain MenuIntroduction & NavigationArchive CrossroadsView Archive By Source ThemeView Archive By Timeline of SourcesView Archive By Source LocationsView Archive By Source TypeView Research on Pre-WWII WR & HoxieEdward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-06 Jbr Daily Times-Enterprise pg 1- Tragedy at Walnut Ridge_thumb.png2020-05-02T10:08:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-06 Jbr Daily Times-Enterprise pg 16WR City Marshal Lee Ridgeway kills unruly farmer Ed Bagley, touching off the decade-long Bagley-Ridgeway Feud.media/1905-03-06 Jbr Daily Times-Enterprise pg 1- Tragedy at Walnut Ridge.pngplain2020-05-07T16:42:16-07:0003/06/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-27 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Ridgeway Dies From Wounds_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:41:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-27 Memphis Commercial Appeal TN pg 73Lee Ridgeway dies from his wounds after being shot, and is buried.media/1908-10-27 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Ridgeway Dies From Wounds.pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:30-07:0010/27/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-10-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 8 - Dr Hughes Brought to Prison Since Mob Violence Feared_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:46:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 83Dr. Hughes is brought to Little Rock to stay at the state penitentiary until the time of his trial, as "mob violence is feared" in Walnut Ridge.media/1914-10-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 8 - Dr Hughes Brought to Prison Since Mob Violence Feared.pngplain2020-07-07T14:49:28-07:0010/22/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-26 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Lee Ridgeway Shot_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:37:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-26 Memphis Commercial Appeal TN pg 73Lee Ridgeway is not expected to live after being shot by Alf Bagley.media/1908-10-26 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Lee Ridgeway Shot.pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:37-07:0010/26/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 2 - Frank Pace Defends Dr Hughes_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:07:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 23Frank Pace of Jonesboro goes to Walnut Ridge to defend Dr. Hughes, with the case being declared "one of the most notable murder trials that has been held in the state in years."media/1914-12-05 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 2 - Frank Pace Defends Dr Hughes.pngplain2020-07-08T07:13:18-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-10-21 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 3 - Both Bagleys Acquitted (Alf Shot Someone Too)_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:25:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-10-21 Memphis Commercial Appeal TN pg 33Ridgeway is acquitted for Ed Bagley's murder-- and Alf Bagley is also acquitted of a killing that occurred nine days after his brother's murder.media/1905-10-21 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 3 - Both Bagleys Acquitted (Alf Shot Someone Too).pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:44-07:0010/21/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1 - Bagley Shot News Report 2_thumb.png2020-05-07T16:37:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 13A newspaper informant who was in Walnut Ridge when Ed Bagley was shot gives further details of the tragedy.media/1905-03-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1 - Bagley Shot News Report 2.pngplain2020-07-08T10:22:18-07:0003/09/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Accuses Sister of Murder Plot_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:48:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 13J. J. Tharp of Walnut Ridge states that he saw Dr. Hughes in his office at the time of the shooting of Isom Bagley, 235 ft from the scene of the crime.media/1914-12-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Accuses Sister of Murder Plot.pngplain2020-07-08T05:51:02-07:0012/04/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 13 - Senator Going Says Hes Not in Contempt of Court_thumb.png2020-07-07T12:54:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 133State Senator Clyde Going notes that "three murders occurred near Walnut Ridge shortly after the killing of Bagley," and declares that "this had the effect of creating sentiment against Benningfield."media/1913-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 13 - Senator Going Says Hes Not in Contempt of Court.pngplain2020-07-07T13:00:58-07:0003/23/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Trial for Benningfield Begins_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:05:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A second trial for Wolf Benningfield is set to begin; "great crowds are expected to attend the trial."media/1913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Trial for Benningfield Begins.pngplain2020-07-07T13:07:00-07:0003/24/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Senator Going Found Guilty by State Supreme Court_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:55:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Senator Going and others involved in Wolf Benningfield's first trial find their charges of contempt of court upheld by the Arkansas Supreme Court.media/1913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Senator Going Found Guilty by State Supreme Court.pngplain2020-07-07T13:56:35-07:0007/15/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Trial to Open Thursday_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:13:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Approximately one hundred witnesses are subpoenaed for the trial of Dr. Hughes concerning the double murder of Alf and Isom Bagley.media/1914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Trial to Open Thursday.pngplain2020-07-08T05:14:35-07:0012/01/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3 - Woman Indicted as Accessory in Feud Murder_thumb.png2020-07-08T06:51:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 32The Post-Dispatch describes the circumstances leading to the fallout between Lizzie Burell and Isom Bagley, and notes that Isom's sons "were ready fighters when occasion demanded action."media/1914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3 - Woman Indicted as Accessory in Feud Murder.pngplain2020-07-08T07:01:03-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Awaiting Verdict, Dr Hughes Jests_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:55:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 22When asked if he thought his case would result in a hung jury, Dr. Hughes replies that "it may be a hung doctor" instead.media/1914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Awaiting Verdict, Dr Hughes Jests.pngplain2020-07-08T07:57:30-07:0012/09/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial, Ridgeway Bad Judge of Human Character_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:51:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial2The Sun editorializes that Ridgeway "was not a good judge of human nature" when it came to Alf Bagley's revenge.media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial, Ridgeway Bad Judge of Human Character.pngplain2020-05-07T20:56:58-07:0010/28/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Given Change of Venue to Batesville_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:04:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Gazette notes that "Dr. Hughes' attorneys asserted that sentiment is so strong against the doctor in this county that a fair trial would be impossible."media/1915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Given Change of Venue to Batesville.pngplain2020-07-08T09:05:45-07:0003/17/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-27 Jonesboro Daily News pg 1 - Jury Could Not Agree in Bagley Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:24:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-27 Jonesboro Daily News pg 12The Alf Bagley trial results in a mistrial after the jury disagrees on whether to convict.media/1909-03-27 Jonesboro Daily News pg 1 - Jury Could Not Agree in Bagley Case.pngplain2020-05-08T09:25:29-07:0003/27/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-05-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 16 - Hughes Trial Expensive for LawCo_thumb.png2020-07-08T10:00:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-05-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 162The Lawrence County Judge estimates that the Hughes trial in Batesville cost the county $2500 (the equivalent of more than $60,000 today).media/1915-05-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 16 - Hughes Trial Expensive for LawCo.pngplain2020-07-08T10:02:19-07:0005/01/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Mystery Shrouds Bagley Killings_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:41:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A number of witnesses testify in the coroner's inquiry on the Bagley murders, but the murderer of Isom Bagley remains a mystery nevertheless.media/1910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Mystery Shrouds Bagley Killings.pngplain2020-07-07T09:43:12-07:0010/25/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 4 - Col Surridge Says Things Have Quieted Down in WR_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:43:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 42Colonel Surridge of Walnut Ridge, visiting Jonesboro, remarks that "things have about quieted down since the shooting of Bagley by Benningfield" several days prior.media/1912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 4 - Col Surridge Says Things Have Quieted Down in WR.pngplain2020-07-07T10:44:06-07:0010/21/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 18 - Notable Circuit Court Case of Benningfield_thumb.png2020-07-07T12:13:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 182The Lawrence County Eastern District's Circuit Court goes into session, with Wolf Benningfield's case expected to take up an entire week in itself.media/1913-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 18 - Notable Circuit Court Case of Benningfield.pngplain2020-07-07T12:14:15-07:0003/14/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 12 - Benningfield Jurors Selected_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:14:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 122Ten jurors for the Benningfield re-trial are selected out of a venire of eighty men.media/1913-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 12 - Benningfield Jurors Selected.pngplain2020-07-07T13:14:45-07:0003/25/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Trial for Attempt to Kill Solon Crook _thumb.png2020-07-07T14:01:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A trial is prepared for Dr. Hughes of Walnut Ridge for his alleged attack on Solon Crook, a relative of the Bagleys, in September 1912.media/1913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Trial for Attempt to Kill Solon Crook .pngplain2020-07-07T14:02:37-07:0010/09/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 9 - Sensational Testimony in Hughes Case_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:21:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 92The first seven witnesses examined in the Hughes trial "swear to alleged facts which are damaging" to Hughes and Mrs. Lizzie Burell.media/1914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 9 - Sensational Testimony in Hughes Case.pngplain2020-07-08T05:22:50-07:0012/03/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Jury in Hughes Case Disagrees_thumb.png2020-07-08T08:04:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 22After being out 26 hours, the jury in the Hughes murder trial finds that it still cannot agree on a verdict, as a charge of second degree murder is barred by the statute of limitations.media/1914-12-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Jury in Hughes Case Disagrees.pngplain2020-07-08T08:05:41-07:0012/10/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Held Without Bail_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:54:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Alf Bagley is held without bail after murdering Ridgeway and is brought to Little Rock for safekeeping.media/1908-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Held Without Bail.pngplain2020-05-07T20:58:43-07:0010/30/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Hughes Trial to Open Tuesday_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:15:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 22With the second Hughes trial set to begin in Batesville, hotel rooms are reserved and "it is expected that the case will occupy more than one week."media/1915-04-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Hughes Trial to Open Tuesday.pngplain2020-07-08T09:17:11-07:0004/18/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-04-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 2 - Bond Wanted for Alf Bagley_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:29:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-04-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 22Alf Bagley, still held in the Arkansas Penitentiary in Little Rock, applies for bond.media/1909-04-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 2 - Bond Wanted for Alf Bagley.pngplain2020-05-08T09:31:47-07:0004/18/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-05-07 Batesville Daily Guard pg 10 - Copy of Newport Independent Editorial With Additions_thumb.png2020-07-08T10:07:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-05-07 Batesville Daily Guard pg 102Considering the costs of the previous court cases against Dr. Hughes, the Guard notes that "it is believed by many a great saving of public money would be consistently accomplished if the case in November is not allowed to come up for trial."media/1915-05-07 Batesville Daily Guard pg 10 - Copy of Newport Independent Editorial With Additions.pngplain2020-07-08T10:10:49-07:0005/07/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Jury Exonerates Hughes of Charge_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:47:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 12The coroner's jury exonerates Dr. Hughes of the murder of Alf Bagley, due to Hughes' plea of self-defense.media/1910-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Jury Exonerates Hughes of Charge.pngplain2020-07-07T09:48:21-07:0010/26/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Benningfield Murder Trial Near End_thumb.png2020-07-07T12:16:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Benningfield murder trial continues; it is noted that "the case has attracted wide attention and the capacity of the courtroom was taxed today."media/1913-03-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Benningfield Murder Trial Near End.pngplain2020-07-07T12:18:02-07:0003/14/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Additional Jurors Chosen_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:17:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Benningfield trial's jury is completed, but one man is then excused on account of an illness in the family.media/1913-03-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Additional Jurors Chosen.pngplain2020-07-07T13:18:41-07:0003/26/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-10-12 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 16 - Hughes Gets Hour in Jail for Solon Crook Assault_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:05:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-10-12 Memphis Commercial Appeal TN pg 162Dr. Hughes gets a $200 fine and an hour in jail for his September 1912 assault on Solon Crook "with attempt to kill."media/1913-10-12 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 16 - Hughes Gets Hour in Jail for Solon Crook Assault.pngplain2020-07-07T14:06:27-07:0010/12/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-10-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - Hughes Blames Bagleys Ill Feelings for Indictments_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:58:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Democrat notes that "Dr. Hughes, although reticent, declared... that he is confident he will be exonerated when his trial is held."media/1914-10-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - Hughes Blames Bagleys Ill Feelings for Indictments.pngplain2020-07-07T14:59:10-07:0010/26/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Sensational Testimony about Mrs Burrell in Trial_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:31:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Congressman Caraway alleges that Dr. Hughes had "conspired with [Mrs. Burell] to kill the entire family" of Bagleys.media/1914-12-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Sensational Testimony about Mrs Burrell in Trial.pngplain2020-07-08T05:32:08-07:0012/03/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-14 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Lee Ridgeway Indicted_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:14:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-14 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 12Lee Ridgeway is indicted for the murder of Ed Bagley, and bond is furnished.media/1905-03-14 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Lee Ridgeway Indicted.pngplain2020-05-07T20:18:05-07:0003/14/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes and Mrs Burrell Give Bond_thumb.png2020-07-08T08:10:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Dr. Hughes and Mrs. Burell give bond, and Judge Jeffery warns that "it might be proper to hull and eat peanuts in church or an opera house, but that it was clearly out of place in a court room."media/1914-12-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes and Mrs Burrell Give Bond.pngplain2020-07-08T08:12:20-07:0012/11/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-11-04 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 4 - Bagley Admits to Killing Ridgeway_thumb.png2020-05-07T21:04:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-11-04 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 42The examining trial is held for Alf Bagley's murder of Ridgeway, and "a trial of more than ordinary importance is expected" the following March.media/1908-11-04 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 4 - Bagley Admits to Killing Ridgeway.pngplain2020-05-07T21:06:11-07:0011/04/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Two Special Coaches to Carry Witnesses from WR_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:20:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Two special Iron Mountain Railroad cars are reserved to transport the multitude of witnesses from Lawrence County to Batesville for the trial of Dr. Hughes.media/1915-04-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Two Special Coaches to Carry Witnesses from WR.pngplain2020-07-08T09:22:43-07:0004/19/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-04-28 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 8 - Editorial, Thinks Judge Will Go Easy on Bagley Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:36:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-04-28 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 82The Vicksburg Herald editorializes on the Bagley murder trial.media/1909-04-28 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 8 - Editorial, Thinks Judge Will Go Easy on Bagley Case.pngplain2020-05-08T09:40:11-07:0004/28/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-11-02 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Dr Hughes Case Nolle Prossed_thumb.png2020-07-08T10:15:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-11-02 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12The case against Dr. J. C. Hughes in the murder of Isom Bagley is nolle prossed, and the Guard states that "the acquittals of Dr. Hughes apparently brings to an end a desperate and stubborn feud that existed in Lawrence [County] for a number of years."media/1915-11-02 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Dr Hughes Case Nolle Prossed.pngplain2020-07-08T10:17:24-07:0011/02/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-26 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Dr Hughes Claims Self-Defense, Coroners Jury Agrees_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:53:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-26 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 12At the inquest, Dr. Hughes "stated that he had been hounded by [Alf] Bagley for some time, and from threats that came to his ears, he made up his mind that he must either kill Bagley or Bagley would kill him."media/1910-10-26 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Dr Hughes Claims Self-Defense, Coroners Jury Agrees.pngplain2020-07-07T09:56:51-07:0010/26/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Jury Disagrees in Benningfield Case_thumb.png2020-07-07T12:21:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Wolf Benningfield's murder case results in a mistrial, as the jury could not all agree on a charge of first/second degree murder or manslaughter.media/1913-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Jury Disagrees in Benningfield Case.pngplain2020-07-07T12:22:23-07:0003/16/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-26 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 3 - Congressman Caraway Praised for Help With Case_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:23:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-26 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 32Congressman Caraway returns to Walnut Ridge to assist in the Benningfield trial, and "it is stated that the work of Mr. Caraway has had a very gratifying effect on the citizenship of Walnut Ridge."media/1913-03-26 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 3 - Congressman Caraway Praised for Help With Case.pngplain2020-07-07T13:25:18-07:0003/26/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-09-23 Batesville Daily Guard pg 3 - Solon Crook Reported Killed_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:09:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-09-23 Batesville Daily Guard pg 32Walnut Ridge resident Solon Crook, who "had long been a figure in the Bagley-Hughes feud," is shot and killed.media/1914-09-23 Batesville Daily Guard pg 3 - Solon Crook Reported Killed.pngplain2020-07-07T14:10:39-07:0009/23/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 6 - Hughes Believes He Will Be Freed_thumb.png2020-07-07T15:02:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Gazette notes that Dr. Hughes says he "feels the indictments [against him] are the result of ill-feeling on the part of relatives of the Bagleys."media/1914-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 6 - Hughes Believes He Will Be Freed.pngplain2020-07-07T15:03:39-07:0010/26/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-04 Arkansas Democrat pg 1and15 - Lizzie Burrell Under Indictment_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:42:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-04 Arkansas Democrat pgs 1 & 152Mrs. Burell's brother alleges that she declared "No man ever crossed my path and got away with it except Colonel Ponder, and he died just before I got to him."media/1914-12-04 Arkansas Democrat pg 1and15 - Lizzie Burrell Under Indictment.pngplain2020-07-08T05:44:17-07:0012/04/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 7 - Mrs Burell Star Witness, Courtroom Outburst_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:20:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 72A dramatic outburst occurs in the trial of Dr. Hughes, and testimonies are given by Mrs. Burell and her son-in-law, former sheriff W. K. Surridge.media/1914-12-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 7 - Mrs Burell Star Witness, Courtroom Outburst.pngplain2020-07-08T07:23:19-07:0012/06/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-11 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Hughes Granted 10K Bail_thumb.png2020-07-08T08:33:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-11 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 12The Sun notes that "there was only a quiet demonstration among the relatives and friends when Judge Jefferys announced his decision to grant bail."media/1914-12-11 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Hughes Granted 10K Bail.pngplain2020-07-08T08:34:03-07:0012/11/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-11-06 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Alf Bagley Held For Murder_thumb.png2020-05-07T21:09:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-11-06 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12It is learned from Prosecuting Attorney R. D. Jeffrey that Lee Ridgeway had moved to Texas for a time due to the Bagleys' threats.media/1908-11-06 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Alf Bagley Held For Murder.pngplain2020-05-07T21:12:01-07:0011/06/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Jury Secured for Dr Hughes Trial_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:26:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A jury is secured for Dr. Hughes' trial out of sixty-two veniremen, and it is noted that there will be 143 witnesses in total who will participate in the case.media/1915-04-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Jury Secured for Dr Hughes Trial.pngplain2020-07-08T09:27:47-07:0004/21/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - Alf Bagley Gets 10K Bail_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:42:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 62Alf Bagley is granted bail in the sum of $10,000, after the State warns that doing so would weaken its case against Bagley.media/1909-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - Alf Bagley Gets 10K Bail.pngplain2020-05-08T09:44:32-07:0005/12/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-09-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 3 - Hughes Shoots Alf Bagley as Frosting Time Approaches_thumb.png2020-07-07T08:44:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-09-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 32Dr. J. C. Hughes of Walnut Ridge fires six shots at Alf Bagley; the article notes "Bagley is alleged to have said that he would 'get Dr. Hughes before it frosted.'"media/1910-09-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 3 - Hughes Shoots Alf Bagley as Frosting Time Approaches.pngplain2020-07-07T08:46:54-07:0009/15/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-08-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes Narrowly Misses Midnight Death by Ambush_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:06:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-08-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Dr. J. C. Hughes of Walnut Ridge narrowly escapes a midnight assassination attempt.media/1912-08-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes Narrowly Misses Midnight Death by Ambush.pngplain2020-07-07T10:08:16-07:0008/06/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-17 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 3 - Congressman Caraway Returns from WR Trial_thumb.png2020-07-07T12:30:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-17 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 32Congressman Caraway returns to Jonesboro after helping out in the Benningfield trial at Walnut Ridge.media/1913-03-17 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 3 - Congressman Caraway Returns from WR Trial.pngplain2020-07-07T12:31:12-07:0003/17/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Benningfield Jury Secured at Last_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:28:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A jury for the Benningfield trial, "all young farmers and timber men," is finally achieved; three are excused from the jury due to "compunctions of conscience."media/1913-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Benningfield Jury Secured at Last.pngplain2020-07-07T13:29:36-07:0003/27/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-09-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Coroners Jury Still Investigating Solon Crook Murder_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:16:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-09-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A coroner's jury continues to investigate the murder of Solon Crook nearly a week after his demise.media/1914-09-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Coroners Jury Still Investigating Solon Crook Murder.pngplain2020-07-07T14:18:09-07:0009/30/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-11-28 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - More Arrests in Bagley Case at WR_thumb.png2020-07-07T15:38:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-11-28 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 12More arrests are made in Walnut Ridge in connection to the Bagley-Ridgeway feud, including Mrs. Lizzie Burrell and an unnamed farmer.media/1914-11-28 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - More Arrests in Bagley Case at WR.pngplain2020-07-07T15:40:07-07:0011/28/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - L A Bland Released_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:26:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Farmer L. A. Bland, suspected in the death of Solon Crook, is released after insufficient evidence is found for an indictment.media/1914-12-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - L A Bland Released.pngplain2020-07-08T07:28:55-07:0012/07/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 3 - Lee Ridgeway Shot, Childers Account_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:31:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 32Lee Ridgeway is shot by Alf Bagley, whose brother Ridgeway had slain.media/1908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 3 - Lee Ridgeway Shot, Childers Account.pngplain2020-05-07T20:33:27-07:0010/26/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-01-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 3 - Arsonists Burn House and Barn of Kirby Bland_thumb.png2020-07-08T08:40:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-01-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 32The barn and house of L. A. "Kirby" Bland, who had been arrested in connection with the murder of Solon Crook, are burned by arsonists.media/1915-01-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 3 - Arsonists Burn House and Barn of Kirby Bland.pngplain2020-07-08T08:41:43-07:0001/17/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 and 8 - Alf Bagley on Trial, Important Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T08:51:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 & 82Alf Bagley's murder trial begins, "one of the most important cases to be tried in this part of the state in months."media/1909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 and 8 - Alf Bagley on Trial, Important Case.pngplain2020-05-08T08:56:06-07:0003/22/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Bagley Widow Says Hughes Would Not Arrange Truce_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:32:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A number of witnesses testify in Dr. Hughes' trial, including Isom Bagley's widow, who explains her unsuccessful attempt to broker a peace between her family and Dr. Hughes.media/1915-04-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Bagley Widow Says Hughes Would Not Arrange Truce.pngplain2020-07-08T09:34:39-07:0004/22/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Bagley Trial is On, Great Interest in Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:51:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 12A jury is secured for Alf Bagley's second trial, a full year after the first trial.media/1910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Bagley Trial is On, Great Interest in Case.pngplain2020-05-08T09:53:03-07:0003/23/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-09-15 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Bagley and Hughes Had Tense Exchange Before Shots_thumb.png2020-07-07T08:55:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-09-15 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 12A Jonesboro man who had been in WR at the time of the Hughes-Bagley shooting reports that there were several tense exchanges between the two men before shots were fired.media/1910-09-15 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Bagley and Hughes Had Tense Exchange Before Shots.pngplain2020-07-07T08:57:14-07:0009/15/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 6 - Mrs Bagley Gives 1000 Reward for Clues to Isoms Death_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:14:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 62N. E. Bagley, widow of Isom Bagley, offers a $1000 reward for info leading to the identification and arrest of her late husband's murderer.media/1912-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 6 - Mrs Bagley Gives 1000 Reward for Clues to Isoms Death.pngplain2020-07-07T10:17:46-07:0010/09/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Five Charged with Contempt of Court_thumb.png2020-07-07T12:46:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Five are charged with contempt of court after concerns are raised about jury tampering in the Benningfield trial.media/1913-03-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Five Charged with Contempt of Court.pngplain2020-07-07T12:48:33-07:0003/18/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Benningfield Gets Twenty Years in Prison_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:33:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Wolf Benningfield is declared guilty of second-degree murder and is sentenced to twenty years in prison.media/1913-03-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Benningfield Gets Twenty Years in Prison.pngplain2020-07-07T13:34:42-07:0003/29/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-10-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Pinkerton Superintendent Working on Crook Murder Case_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:21:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The superintendent of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency arrives in Walnut Ridge to help solve the mystery of Solon Crook's death.media/1914-10-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Pinkerton Superintendent Working on Crook Murder Case.pngplain2020-07-07T14:22:26-07:0010/01/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-11-28 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Lycurgus Bland Arrested for Murder of Crook_thumb.png2020-07-07T15:42:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-11-28 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 12Walnut Ridge farmer and dairyman Lycurgus Bland is arrested under suspicion of being Solon Crook's murderer.media/1914-11-28 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Lycurgus Bland Arrested for Murder of Crook.pngplain2020-07-07T15:43:48-07:0011/28/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Dr Hughes Case Being Argued_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:33:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 12As the Hughes murder trial continues, some spectators bring their lunches, "determined to hold their seats and miss none of the argument."media/1914-12-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Dr Hughes Case Being Argued.pngplain2020-07-08T07:35:41-07:0012/07/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-03-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes to Again Face Murder Charge_thumb.png2020-07-08T08:45:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The circuit court of Lawrence County's Eastern District reconvenes, with 94 civil cases and 35 criminal cases on the docket, including Dr. Hughes' retrial.media/1915-03-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes to Again Face Murder Charge.pngplain2020-07-08T08:46:15-07:0003/09/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Jury Selected_thumb.png2020-05-08T08:59:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The jury for the Bagley trial is selected, after an examination of 112 men.media/1909-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Jury Selected.pngplain2020-05-08T09:01:11-07:0003/23/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Case Nearing Close, Lots of Testimony_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:42:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 22More testimony is given in Dr. Hughes' case, including the allegation that shortly before his death Alf Bagley had threatened to kill Dr. Hughes using Hughes' old pistol.media/1915-04-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Case Nearing Close, Lots of Testimony.pngplain2020-07-08T09:43:32-07:0004/23/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Second Bagley Trial Begins_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:56:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Alf Bagley's second murder trial begins, and the reporter notes that "the case has aroused great interest in this [Lawrence] county."media/1910-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Second Bagley Trial Begins.pngplain2020-05-08T09:58:48-07:0003/24/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-23 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Slayer of Lee Ridgeway Dies from 4 Winchester Wounds-min_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:03:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-23 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Alf Bagley is shot and killed on the streets of Walnut Ridge, followed by the murder of his father I. J. Bagley two hours later.media/1910-10-23 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Slayer of Lee Ridgeway Dies from 4 Winchester Wounds-min.pngplain2020-07-07T09:06:46-07:0010/23/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - John Bagley Shot by Carpenter_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:24:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 12John Bagley is shot five times by carpenter Wolf Benningfield while they and four others were gathered at contractor Solon Crook's office.media/1912-10-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - John Bagley Shot by Carpenter.pngplain2020-07-07T10:26:28-07:0010/10/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-04-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - AR Senator and Four Others Cited for Contempt of Court_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:38:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 12State Senator Clyde Going and four others are cited for contempt of court in Walnut Ridge, but appeal the ruling to the Arkansas Supreme Court.media/1913-04-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - AR Senator and Four Others Cited for Contempt of Court.pngplain2020-07-07T13:39:32-07:0004/03/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-10-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Held for Earlier Murders_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:29:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Dr. J. C. Hughes of WR is arrested for the murders of Alf and Isom Bagley four years prior, an action "said to be the result of investigations made recently by five Pinkerton detectives."media/1914-10-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Held for Earlier Murders.pngplain2020-07-07T14:31:53-07:0010/20/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Rich Woman Held On Serious Charge_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:03:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Lizzie Burell, "a woman of considerable wealth," is charged with being an accessory in Isom Bagley's murder.media/1914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Rich Woman Held On Serious Charge.pngplain2020-07-08T05:05:07-07:0011/29/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 1and6 - Mrs Lizzie Burel Makes Star Witness_thumb.png2020-07-08T06:37:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pgs 1 & 62More witnesses come forth in defense of Dr. J. C. Hughes, in a courtroom "so crowded that plaster began to fall below."media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 1and6 - Mrs Lizzie Burel Makes Star Witness.pngplain2020-07-08T06:38:26-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 7 - No Guns Allowed in Hughes Hearing_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:42:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 72Judge Jeffery warns that anyone caught with a pistol in the courtroom during the Hughes trial would get three months in jail and a $200 fine.media/1914-12-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 7 - No Guns Allowed in Hughes Hearing.pngplain2020-07-08T07:43:21-07:0012/08/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes to Again Go On Trial_thumb.png2020-07-08T08:52:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Dr. Hughes is scheduled to once again go on trial, three months after his bond was granted.media/1915-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes to Again Go On Trial.pngplain2020-07-08T08:53:42-07:0003/16/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Ridgeway Antemortem Statement Read_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:05:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22As part of the Bagley trial, Ridgeway's antemortem statement is read to the jury.media/1909-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Ridgeway Antemortem Statement Read.pngplain2020-05-08T09:08:59-07:0003/24/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes Acquitted of Alf Bagleys Murder_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:46:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Dr. Hughes is acquitted of Alf Bagley's murder by a Batesville jury, but must still return that November for his retrial concerning Isom Bagley's murder.media/1915-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes Acquitted of Alf Bagleys Murder.pngplain2020-07-08T09:47:47-07:0004/24/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Alf Bagley Goes Free on Self-Defense Plea_thumb.png2020-05-08T10:04:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Alf Bagley is acquitted for Ridgeway's murder, but only after the trial "was fought bitterly by both sides" by "the best legal talent in this section of the State."media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Alf Bagley Goes Free on Self-Defense Plea.pngplain2020-05-08T10:06:39-07:0003/27/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Both Bagleys Shot 100 Yards Apart_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:12:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 12The Arkansas Gazette's account of the double murder of Alf and Isom Bagley notes that Isom had come downtown to buy a suit to bury his son in, but was then murdered on the street as well.media/1910-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Both Bagleys Shot 100 Yards Apart.pngplain2020-07-07T09:18:36-07:0010/23/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - John Bagley Declared Dead_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:29:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 62John Bagley is later declared dead after having been shot by Wolf Benningfield.media/1912-10-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - John Bagley Declared Dead.pngplain2020-07-07T10:31:08-07:0010/11/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-04-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 3 - Benningfield Goes to Prison_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:44:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 32Wolf Benningfield, in failing to pay a $12,500 bond, is taken to an Arkansas penitentiary.media/1913-04-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 3 - Benningfield Goes to Prison.pngplain2020-07-07T13:45:47-07:0004/11/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-10-20 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Indicted for Murder_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:34:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-20 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12The Batesville Guard notes that Solon Crook had been "assassinated at his home in Walnut Ridge while he was sitting in his room reading."media/1914-10-20 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Indicted for Murder.pngplain2020-07-07T14:37:33-07:0010/20/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-11-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Solon Crook Case Again To Be Probed_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:09:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-11-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 22An adjourned court term begins at Walnut Ridge to decide the matter of the Solon Crook murder case.media/1914-11-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Solon Crook Case Again To Be Probed.pngplain2020-07-08T05:10:12-07:0011/30/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Defense Says Alibi For Hughes is Sure_thumb.png2020-07-08T06:42:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Mrs. A. Vance of Hoxie and fifteen other witnesses testify that they saw Dr. Hughes at his office at the time of Isom Bagley's murder.media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Defense Says Alibi For Hughes is Sure.pngplain2020-07-08T06:43:42-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-08 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1and4 - Hughes Murder Case to Jury_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:49:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-08 Jonesboro Evening Sun pgs 1 & 42"There is much speculation as to the verdict of the jury" in the Hughes murder case as their decision is awaited.media/1914-12-08 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1and4 - Hughes Murder Case to Jury.pngplain2020-07-08T07:50:04-07:0012/08/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2 - Ridgeway Shot, Lynching Feared_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:46:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 22The Jonesboro Sun provides further details on the circumstances of Alf Bagley's murder of Lee Ridgeway on Main Street.media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2 - Ridgeway Shot, Lynching Feared.pngplain2020-05-07T20:48:22-07:0010/28/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-03-16 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Trial In Batesville Likely to Create Intense Interest_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:01:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-16 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12The Guard notes that the change of venue of Dr. Hughes' trial to Independence County "will bring a large number of witnesses and spectators to Batesville, and probably will create more interest than any case ever placed on the Independence circuit court docket."media/1915-03-16 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Trial In Batesville Likely to Create Intense Interest.pngplain2020-07-08T09:02:20-07:0003/16/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Account of Trial, Ladies Told to Remove Hats_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:16:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Alf Bagley's defense is strengthened when a witness says Ridgeway had declared it was either 'kill or get killed' by Bagley.media/1909-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Account of Trial, Ladies Told to Remove Hats.pngplain2020-05-08T09:21:08-07:0003/25/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-26 St Louis Star and Times pg 1 - Paper Says Effort to Punish Slayers Has Failed-min_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:54:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-26 St Louis Star & Times pg 12The Star & Times notes that there might have been some connection between the Bagley-Ridgeway Feud and the murder of A. W. Shirey of Minturn.media/1915-04-26 St Louis Star and Times pg 1 - Paper Says Effort to Punish Slayers Has Failed-min.pngplain2020-07-08T09:56:53-07:0004/26/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Alf Bagley Saved by Widows Story_thumb.png2020-05-08T10:11:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Alf Bagley's case is strengthened by the new testimony of Ridgeway's widow, who stated that her husband had purchased several revolvers with the intent to kill Alf.media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Alf Bagley Saved by Widows Story.pngplain2020-05-08T10:13:02-07:0003/27/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Detailed Account of Burial at Mt. Zion_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:22:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A multitude attends the double funeral for Alf and I. J. Bagley held at Mt. Zion Cemetery, located near the Bagley farm north of Walnut Ridge.media/1910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Detailed Account of Burial at Mt. Zion.pngplain2020-07-07T09:27:42-07:0010/24/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Wolf Benningfield Charged With First Degree Murder_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:38:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Wolf Benningfield is indicted, charged with first-degree murder in the killing of John Bagley.media/1912-10-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Wolf Benningfield Charged With First Degree Murder.pngplain2020-07-07T10:39:10-07:0010/15/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6