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1media/1903-03-30 Divorce in WR After Wife Refuses to Leave Paris - Pittsburgh PA pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-03T20:04:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-03-30 Pittsburgh Daily Post PA pg 44A man is granted a divorce in Walnut Ridge when his wife refuses to leave Paris and her brutal assessment of Arkansas is handed to the judge.media/1903-03-30 Divorce in WR After Wife Refuses to Leave Paris - Pittsburgh PA pg 4.pngplain2020-06-03T20:20:34-07:0003/30/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-03-20 Shirey Great-Niece Wins Suit for 10K From His Estate - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:35:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-20 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 24A. W. Shirey's great-niece wins an appeal to collect $10,000 from Shirey's estate for having recaptured her great-uncle's sensitive personal letters for him.media/1912-03-20 Shirey Great-Niece Wins Suit for 10K From His Estate - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T13:44:50-07:0003/20/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-07-20 Man Shot at Lemonade Stand on July 4 - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-13T18:51:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-20 Arkansas Democrat pg 63A lemonade stand attendant is shot dead by a drunk man on the Fourth of July.media/1900-07-20 Man Shot at Lemonade Stand on July 4 - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-13T18:55:01-07:0007/20/1900Edward 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/1910-03-09 Wealthy Shirey Calls Himself Lothario After Being Shot - Cincinnati OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:22:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-09 Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 13Minturn resident A. W. Shirey, "perhaps the wealthiest man in Northeast Arkansas," is shot to death at his store.media/1910-03-09 Wealthy Shirey Calls Himself Lothario After Being Shot - Cincinnati OH pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:36:46-07:003/09/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-04-05 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 4 - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:07:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 13Former Hoxie Marshal Lon Easley is sentenced to twenty-one years in jail for the murder of C. G. Pinnell after witnesses declare that no weapon was found on Pinnell when he was shot.media/1913-04-05 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 4 - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T08:11:01-07:0004/05/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-08-16 WR Auto Dealer Accused of Murder - Dothan Eagle AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:34:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-08-16 Dothan Eagle AL pg 83A Walnut Ridge garage owner is accused of murdering his half brother.media/1930-08-16 WR Auto Dealer Accused of Murder - Dothan Eagle AL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T12:49:36-07:0008/16/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-08-18 Murder Charge Against WR Man May Be Dropped - Alexandria LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:40:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-08-18 Alexandria Town Talk LA pg 13Murder charges against Walnut Ridge garage owner George Hopps may be dropped due to additional evidence received.media/1930-08-18 Murder Charge Against WR Man May Be Dropped - Alexandria LA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T12:54:38-07:0008/18/1930Edward 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/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/1903-11-19 LR vs NLR Debate Hinges on the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act - AR Democrat pg 1-min_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:30:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-11-19 Arkansas Democrat pg 13A Little Rock vs. North Little Rock legal debate hinges on the Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act, passed in March 1903 by the state legislature.media/1903-11-19 LR vs NLR Debate Hinges on the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act - AR Democrat pg 1-min.pngplain2020-06-04T14:37:03-07:0011/19/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-04-15 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 6 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:21:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 23Lon Easley gives a bond of $12,500 and awaits an appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court.media/1913-04-15 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 6 - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T08:26:18-07:0004/15/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-19 Train Car of Langstons Friends Go to WR to Prove Innocence - St Joseph MO pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:27:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-19 St Joseph News-Press MO pg 113A group of South Dakota and Nebraska citizens go to Walnut Ridge to prove J. C. Langston's innocence in the Shirey murder case.media/1910-10-19 Train Car of Langstons Friends Go to WR to Prove Innocence - St Joseph MO pg 11.pngplain2020-06-10T11:31:55-07:0010/19/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-04-16 Last Words and Hanging of African-American Will Jones - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:02:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-04-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 13A man is sentenced to hang at Walnut Ridge for murdering another man over a craps game, and his statement on the matter is given to the press.media/1904-04-16 Last Words and Hanging of African-American Will Jones - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T15:14:45-07:0004/16/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1929-12-10 WR Man Fined for Ignoring Stop Sign, But Cop Fined Too - Lincoln NE pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:56:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61929-12-10 Lincoln Journal Star NE pg 33A man is fined for ignoring a stop sign in Walnut Ridge, but he convinces the court that the officer who chased him should be fined for ignoring the sign as well.media/1929-12-10 WR Man Fined for Ignoring Stop Sign, But Cop Fined Too - Lincoln NE pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T10:00:18-07:0012/10/1929Edward 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/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/1913-03-24 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 3 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T07:52:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 23A Lawrence County grand jury gives 54 indictments, including one for Hoxie Marshal Lon Easley in the killing of C. G. Pinnell.media/1913-03-24 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 3 - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T08:00:36-07:0003/24/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-15 Frisco RR Pays LawCo After US Supreme Court Appeal Fails - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:24:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-15 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 43The Frisco Railroad pays Lawrence County a fine of $7834 (more than $125,000 today) after an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court fails.media/1931-01-15 Frisco RR Pays LawCo After US Supreme Court Appeal Fails - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T15:27:28-07:0001/15/1931Edward 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
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/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/1913-10-09 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/1902-03-21 WR Widow Settles with Frisco Railroad - West Plains MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:53:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-03-21 West Plains Journal-Gazette MO pg 32A Walnut Ridge widow settles with the Frisco Railroad over the death of her husband on the Hoxie depot platform by a passing train.media/1902-03-21 WR Widow Settles with Frisco Railroad - West Plains MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T14:55:45-07:0003/21/1902Edward 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/1906-02-02 Hoxie Liquor License Fight in Court Today - AR Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:10:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 22A Hoxie liquor license debate goes to the courts; meanwhile a saloon opens in South Hoxie three miles from town.media/1906-02-02 Hoxie Liquor License Fight in Court Today - AR Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T14:12:15-07:0002/02/1906Edward 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/1911-10-11 Belk Murder Case of Alicia on Re-Trial in WR With Newport Judge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:08:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-10-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Belk murder case from Alicia goes up for re-trial in Walnut Ridge with a judge from Newport.media/1911-10-11 Belk Murder Case of Alicia on Re-Trial in WR With Newport Judge - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T12:10:19-07:0010/11/1911Edward 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/NEARA Court Record Sam Phipps Stealing Cows 1928 (WRCC B89 F14 and F15)_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T15:09:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, State of Arkansas v. Sam Phipps, Lawrence County Circuit Court Papers, October 19282Sam Phipps is accused of stealing "one animal of the cattle kind"; document and image courtesy of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives, WRCC B89 F14 & F15.media/NEARA Court Record Sam Phipps Stealing Cows 1928 (WRCC B89 F14 and F15).jpgplain2020-07-08T15:10:30-07:0010/1928Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-03-09 Hoxie Man on Murder Trial Nominated for Alderman - Oklahoma City OK pg 21_thumb.png2020-06-16T17:46:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-09 Oklahoma City Times OK pg 212A murder suspect, later acquitted of the charges against him, is nominated to be a Hoxie alderman.media/1922-03-09 Hoxie Man on Murder Trial Nominated for Alderman - Oklahoma City OK pg 21.pngplain2020-06-16T17:54:16-07:0003/09/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-17 Seized Train is White Elephant for LawCo Law Enforcement - Madison WI pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:37:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-17 Madison Wisconsin State Journal WI pg 102The engine, boxcars, and caboose seized from the Frisco Railroad become a white elephant for Lawrence County law enforcement.media/1931-01-17 Seized Train is White Elephant for LawCo Law Enforcement - Madison WI pg 10.pngplain2020-06-17T15:39:33-07:0001/17/1931Edward 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/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/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/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/N1894-03-22 Man Sentenced for WR Arson - Memphis Commercial pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-27T15:56:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-03-22 Memphis Commercial TN pg 42Ad Cain, charged with starting the fire that burned the Star Hotel and other WR businesses in April 1893, is sentenced to two years in prison.media/N1894-03-22 Man Sentenced for WR Arson - Memphis Commercial pg 4.pngplain2020-05-27T15:59:20-07:0003/22/1894Edward 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/1914-12-04 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/1906-05-13 Black Men Assaulting Railroad Worker at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:31:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A special term of court is called in Powhatan to deal with cases related to an assault on a railroad worker at Black Rock.media/1906-05-13 Black Men Assaulting Railroad Worker at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T15:39:08-07:0005/13/1906Edward 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/1910-04-29 Sheriff Arrests Watch Thief on Train - Weekly Citizen Democrat Poplar Bluff pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:02:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-04-29 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 42The Lawrence County Sheriff arrests a watch thief on a Frisco train.media/1910-04-29 Sheriff Arrests Watch Thief on Train - Weekly Citizen Democrat Poplar Bluff pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:05:44-07:0004/29/1910Edward 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/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/1922-03-18 Man Gets Life in Prison for Murder During Alicia Bank Robbery - Bartlesville OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:27:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-18 Bartlesville Morning Examiner OK pg 12A Missouri man is sentenced to life in prison for murdering a man during an Alicia bank robbery.media/1922-03-18 Man Gets Life in Prison for Murder During Alicia Bank Robbery - Bartlesville OK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T18:29:13-07:0003/18/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-03-26 WR Man Sells Mortgaged Equipment With Restaurant, Indicted - Poplar Bluff MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:47:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-03-26 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 82A former WR restaurant owner is indicted for failing to mention, when selling the business, that the equipment is still mortgaged.media/1931-03-26 WR Man Sells Mortgaged Equipment With Restaurant, Indicted - Poplar Bluff MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T15:53:40-07:0003/26/1931Edward 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/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/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/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/1894-05-11 Attempts to Break up Gang of Hoxie Robbers - Memphis Commercial pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:08:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-11 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12Not long after the deputy marshal's statements about Hoxie's robbers, one of the gang is caught and put in jail.media/1894-05-11 Attempts to Break up Gang of Hoxie Robbers - Memphis Commercial pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T07:10:34-07:0005/11/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-06-14 Iron Mtn RR Fined - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:06:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-06-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 82The Iron Mountain Railroad is fined $18,000 for failure to stop its trains in Walnut Ridge in accordance with a new state law.media/1906-06-14 Iron Mtn RR Fined - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:08:30-07:0006/14/1906Edward 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/1910-07-21 Grand Jury in Langston-Shirey Case - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:11:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-07-21 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 42A grand jury is impaneled for the case against J. C. Langston in the murder of A. W. Shirey.media/1910-07-21 Grand Jury in Langston-Shirey Case - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:13:40-07:0007/21/1910Edward 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/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/1913-04-10 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 5 - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:16:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 92Former city marshal of Hoxie Lon Easley applies for bond.media/1913-04-10 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 5 - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-12T08:17:55-07:0004/10/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1923-06-13 Accusations that Woman Gave Away Whiskey Dismissed - Poplar Bluff MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:09:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-06-13 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 32Accusations that a Lawrence County woman gave away whiskey are dismissed in a court hearing.media/1923-06-13 Accusations that Woman Gave Away Whiskey Dismissed - Poplar Bluff MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T20:10:50-07:0006/13/1923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-05-04 Gibson in Denial of Pocahontas Hotel Arson Charge - Hope AR pgs 1 and 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:15:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-05-04 Hope Star pgs 1 & 32John K. Gibson of Hoxie denies involvement in the burning of the Hotel Randolph in Pocahontas, and notes that he is not to be confused with the former owner of the Boas Hotel, John S. Gibson.media/1935-05-04 Gibson in Denial of Pocahontas Hotel Arson Charge - Hope AR pgs 1 and 3.pngplain2020-06-17T20:19:48-07:0005/04/1935Edward 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/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/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/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/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/1894-05-19 Three More Members of Hoxie Gang Arrested - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:23:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Three more members of the Hoxie gang of robber-gamblers are arrested, with Walnut Ridge being "greatly wrought up for the last few days" over the matter.media/1894-05-19 Three More Members of Hoxie Gang Arrested - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-05-28T07:26:53-07:0005/19/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-08-17 Alicia Farmhand Says Murder Victims Wife Assisted - Globe-Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:20:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-08-17 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 52An Alicia farmhand pleads guilty to murder, but implicates the wife of the murdered man as well.media/1906-08-17 Alicia Farmhand Says Murder Victims Wife Assisted - Globe-Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-06T09:23:50-07:0008/17/1906Edward 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/1910-08-25 Langston and His Lawyer Indicted for Shirey Murder - Osceola Times AR pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:26:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-08-25 Osceola Times AR pg 42J. C. Langston, and his lawyer, are indicted by a jury for the A. W. Shirey murder.media/1910-08-25 Langston and His Lawyer Indicted for Shirey Murder - Osceola Times AR pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:28:08-07:0008/25/1910Edward 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/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/1926-04-07 11th Hour Confession Saves Man From Electric Chair - Mt Carmel PA pg 5-min_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:22:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61926-04-07 Mt Carmel Daily News PA pg 52A belated murder confession in a Walnut Ridge courtroom saves an innocent man from prison.media/1926-04-07 11th Hour Confession Saves Man From Electric Chair - Mt Carmel PA pg 5-min.pngplain2020-06-16T21:31:33-07:0004/07/1926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-11-01 Waives Murder Hearing on Her Brothers Death - Courier News Blytheville pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:15:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-11-01 Blytheville Courier News pg 12The young woman from Walnut Ridge who shot her brother waives her murder hearing.media/1930-11-01 Waives Murder Hearing on Her Brothers Death - Courier News Blytheville pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T13:17:15-07:0011/01/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-03-26 WR Woman Held in Houseboat Killing Charged With Murder - St Louis pg 28_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:55:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-03-26 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 282A Walnut Ridge woman is charged with murdering a snagboat engineer in his houseboat.media/1937-03-26 WR Woman Held in Houseboat Killing Charged With Murder - St Louis pg 28.pngplain2020-06-18T13:56:55-07:0003/26/1937Edward 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/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/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/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/1897-07-22 Fairly Detailed Account of KKK Activity in Richwoods - Brooklyn NY pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T15:26:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-22 Brooklyn Standard Union NY pg 52A local group of the Ku Klux Klan commits atrocities in Randolph and Lawrence Counties, including the area of Richwoods north of Walnut Ridge.media/1897-07-22 Fairly Detailed Account of KKK Activity in Richwoods - Brooklyn NY pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T15:45:19-07:0007/22/1897Edward 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/1914-12-05 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/1907-10-15 Batesville Judge Comments on Shirey Divorce Case - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:40:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-10-15 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12A Batesville judge comments on the divorce case involving A. W. Shirey of Minturn.media/1907-10-15 Batesville Judge Comments on Shirey Divorce Case - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T09:41:56-07:0010/15/1907Edward 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/1915-03-17 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/1912-05-09 WR Race War of 1912 Article - Bamberg SC pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-11T14:35:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-09 Bamberg Herald SC pg 32A newspaper account describes a sequence of conflicts between a group of violent nightriders and an anti-nightrider coalition of black and white citizens, local law enforcement, and the state militia, in what became known as the Walnut Ridge Race War of 1912 (see https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/walnut-ridge-race-war-of-1912-7418/ for details).media/1912-05-09 WR Race War of 1912 Article - Bamberg SC pg 3.pngplain2020-06-11T14:57:28-07:0005/09/1912Edward 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/1927-12-15 Drunken WR Hunter Says He Just Happened to Find Liquor - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:57:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-12-15 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 4 article 22A hunter charged with drunkenness says he "just happened" to find a bottle of liquor when he came to town.media/1927-12-15 Drunken WR Hunter Says He Just Happened to Find Liquor - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T08:59:09-07:0012/15/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-12-24 Sheriff Seizes Frisco Locomotive When RR Doesnt Pay Fines - New York NY pg 36_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:55:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-12-24 New York Daily News NY pg 362The Lawrence County Sheriff seizes a Frisco locomotive when the railroad fails to pay their fines.media/1930-12-24 Sheriff Seizes Frisco Locomotive When RR Doesnt Pay Fines - New York NY pg 36.pngplain2020-06-17T14:39:20-07:0012/24/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-08-08 All-Black Jury Fines Black Man for Deserting Wife - Nashville Banner TN pg 27_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:02:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-08-08 Nashville Banner TN pg 272An all-black jury-- "first in Arkansas since Reconstruction days"-- is called and fines a man for deserting his wife.media/1937-08-08 All-Black Jury Fines Black Man for Deserting Wife - Nashville Banner TN pg 27.pngplain2020-06-18T14:03:34-07:0008/08/1937Edward 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/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/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/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/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/1899-08-15 Woman Charged With Attempted Killing of Young Portia Girls - St Louis pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:47:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-08-15 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A woman is charged with hiring an assassin to attempt to kill two Portia girls.media/1899-08-15 Woman Charged With Attempted Killing of Young Portia Girls - St Louis pg 2.pngplain2020-05-31T18:51:15-07:0008/15/1899Edward 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/1910-02-25 Thieves in Hoxie from Ohio - Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:08:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-02-25 Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 12A trio of thieves from Ohio, captured in Hoxie, tried to hide their stolen goods in a boxcar at the Hoxie rail yards.media/1910-02-25 Thieves in Hoxie from Ohio - Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:11:51-07:0002/25/1910Edward 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/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/1913-02-12 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 2 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T07:33:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-02-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The town marshal of Hoxie is bound over to a grand jury on a charge of manslaughter following his fatally shooting C. G. Pinnell.media/1913-02-12 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 2 - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T07:36:32-07:0002/12/1913Edward 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/1921-01-22 Man Wanders Into Courthouse as Spectator But Arrested - Augusta KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:47:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-01-22 Augusta Daily Gazette KS pg 12A man enters the Powhatan courthouse as a spectator, but is soon arrested instead.media/1921-01-22 Man Wanders Into Courthouse as Spectator But Arrested - Augusta KS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T08:49:38-07:0001/22/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-14 WR Justice Says Starvation Plea From Thieves Rarely Credible - Bridgewater NJ pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-17T14:52:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-14 Bridgewater Courier-News NJ pg 112J. F. Israel, Lawrence County officer of the peace for fifty years, says that while he would excuse a thief with a genuine starvation plea, he has found such claims to be rarely credible.media/1931-01-14 WR Justice Says Starvation Plea From Thieves Rarely Credible - Bridgewater NJ pg 11.pngplain2020-06-17T14:55:44-07:0001/14/1931Edward 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/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/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/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:37:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-05-30 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22Two men draw revolvers on each other on the Cairo & Fulton Railroad at Walnut Ridge, and one is shot.media/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:45:07-07:0005/30/1873Edward 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/1899-09-14 Man Sleeps on Chairs in WR Since No Beds Left - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:05:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-09-14 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 52A man tells the story of how he once slept on chairs in Walnut Ridge since no beds were left.media/1899-09-14 Man Sleeps on Chairs in WR Since No Beds Left - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T19:07:55-07:0009/14/1899Edward 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/1910-10-26 Langston of SD Alibi in Shirey Murder - Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:52:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-26 Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 12Another news account describes why the now-acquitted Langston had been considered a suspect in the Shirey murder case.media/1910-10-26 Langston of SD Alibi in Shirey Murder - Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T11:55:01-07:0010/26/1910Edward 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/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/1921-06-16 Richwoods Man Tries to Murder Nephews - Ridgway IL pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T14:55:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-06-16 Ridgway News IL pg 62A Richwoods man tries to starve his nephews to death, but they manage to survive in their locked room by eating cotton seeds for a week.media/1921-06-16 Richwoods Man Tries to Murder Nephews - Ridgway IL pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T14:58:57-07:0006/16/1921Edward 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/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/1873-05-30 Shooting Takes Place at Saloon in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:20:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-05-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A shooting takes place in a Walnut Ridge saloon after a Canadian painter is refused another drink.media/1873-05-30 Shooting Takes Place at Saloon in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T12:27:23-07:0005/30/1873Edward 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/1914-12-03 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/1905-10-10 More Political Speeches Made in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:26:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-10-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Political speeches are made at Walnut Ridge by the Arkansas Attorney General, a senator and two congressional candidates, and a candidate for governor.media/1905-10-10 More Political Speeches Made in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T13:28:20-07:0010/10/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-09 Shireys Life Had Been Threatened Before - Natchez MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:30:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-09 Natchez Democrat MS pg 12The murdered A. W. Shirey of Minturn had garnered enemies from multiple lawsuits, and "his life is said to have been threatened on numerous occasions."media/1910-03-09 Shireys Life Had Been Threatened Before - Natchez MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:35:43-07:0003/09/1910Edward 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/1911-04-16 Girl stabs another in Alicia - Hutchinson KS pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:07:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-16 Hutchinson Gazette KS pg 82A jury fails to convict an Alicia woman who stabbed another woman to death on a sidewalk.media/1911-04-16 Girl stabs another in Alicia - Hutchinson KS pg 8.pngplain2020-06-10T13:15:20-07:0004/16/1911Edward 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/State of AR Vs Red, NEARA Court Record (WRCC B89 F12)_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T14:58:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, State of Arkansas v. Red, Lawrence County Circuit Court Indictment, March 19282Accuses a man named Red of selling liquor; document and image courtesy of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives, WRCC B89 F12.media/State of AR Vs Red, NEARA Court Record (WRCC B89 F12).jpgplain2020-07-08T15:00:05-07:0003/1928Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-08-15 Two Sisters Both File Suit for Breach of Promise - Birmingham News AL pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:27:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-08-15 Birmingham News AL pg 122Two sisters both file suit for breach of promise in the Lawrence County Circuit Court.media/1921-08-15 Two Sisters Both File Suit for Breach of Promise - Birmingham News AL pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T15:28:48-07:0008/15/1921Edward 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