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/1898-03-11 Saga and Poem About Hobo Robbers Wife - Marysville KS pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-30T19:49:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-03-11 Marysville Advocate KS pg 63A Kansas paper tells the saga, complete with a poem, of the ill-fated romance between Clara Mozely and her husband, the hobo/mail clerk/robber who was arrested in Walnut Ridge.media/1898-03-11 Saga and Poem About Hobo Robbers Wife - Marysville KS pg 6.pngplain2020-05-30T20:33:53-07:0003/11/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-10-25 Late Train Thwarts Would-Be Robbers - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-14T11:57:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-10-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 13An attempted robbery at night of an Iron Mountain train fifteen miles north of Walnut Ridge is described.media/1883-10-25 Late Train Thwarts Would-Be Robbers - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-14T12:01:50-07:0010/25/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:26:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61870-07-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 23News items include the shootings of S. S. Dowell of Clover Bend and WR counterfeiter/horse thief R. R. Robbins, as well as increased interest in a Pocahontas railroad.media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-31T19:50:58-07:0007/28/1870Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-12-23 Mysterious Camp of Armed Men in Minturn - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:53:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-12-23 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33An enigmatic camp of twenty-six armed strangers forms at the edge of the woods near Minturn, much to the concern of area residents.media/1894-12-23 Mysterious Camp of Armed Men in Minturn - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-31T19:54:45-07:0012/23/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-10-26 Update- Attempted Robbery Actually Wasnt - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-14T12:06:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-10-26 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 13A later turn of events indicate that the alleged attempt at train robbery near Delaplaine was actually a group of loggers innocently stopping the train to see if any of the freight was for their camp.media/1883-10-26 Update- Attempted Robbery Actually Wasnt - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 1.pngplain2020-05-31T19:59:01-07:0010/26/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-02-23 Mail Clerk Hobo Robber and Disguised Wife Arrested in WR - Springfield MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T19:32:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-02-23 Springfield Leader and Press MO pg 33A St. Louis mail clerk turned robber and his disguised wife are detected in Walnut Ridge as hobos, and the robber arrested.media/1898-02-23 Mail Clerk Hobo Robber and Disguised Wife Arrested in WR - Springfield MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T19:42:17-07:0002/23/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-01-29 WR City Marshals Badge Taken From His Home - Decatur AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:59:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-01-29 Decatur Daily AL pg 83A thief breaks into the Walnut Ridge city marshal's house and takes the marshal's badge.media/1935-01-29 WR City Marshals Badge Taken From His Home - Decatur AL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T19:01:48-07:001/29/1935Edward 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/1890-11-13 Man Robbed Just Before Trying to Buy Saloon - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:24:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-11-13 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12A Missouri man is robbed in Walnut Ridge just before attempting to buy one of the town's saloons.media/1890-11-13 Man Robbed Just Before Trying to Buy Saloon - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:27:12-07:0011/13/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-05-25 Daring Robbery Hoxie, with nice editorial - Memphis Commercial TN pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:36:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-25 Memphis Commercial TN pg 22A dispatch from Walnut Ridge describes another daring robbery in Hoxie and warns of potential vigilante action "if the gang cannot be forced to leave by law."media/1894-05-25 Daring Robbery Hoxie, with nice editorial - Memphis Commercial TN pg 2.pngplain2020-05-28T10:25:24-07:0005/25/1894Edward 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/1927-12-15 Deputy Sheriff Captures Bank Robber at Boardinghouse - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:47:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-12-15 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 42A deputy sheriff captures a Texas bank robber at a Hoxie boardinghouse.media/1927-12-15 Deputy Sheriff Captures Bank Robber at Boardinghouse - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T08:49:57-07:0012/15/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-03-24 Physicians Tip Lands 3 Juvenile Burglars in Jail - Talladega AL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:34:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-03-24 Talladega Mountain Home AL pg 32A trio of juvenile burglars end up in jail after one of them seeks medical care, due to having rolled into a campfire in his sleep.media/1937-03-24 Physicians Tip Lands 3 Juvenile Burglars in Jail - Talladega AL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T13:36:33-07:0003/24/1937Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-06-20 Traveling Salesman Attacked and Robbed Between WR and Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:43:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-06-20 Topeka Daily Capital KS pg 82A medicine salesman is attacked and robbed when traveling between Walnut Ridge and Hoxie.media/1891-06-20 Traveling Salesman Attacked and Robbed Between WR and Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 8.pngplain2020-05-17T20:46:16-07:0006/20/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-05-31 Gang of Hoxie Robbers Broken Up Further - Moulton Advertiser AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:36:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-31 Moulton Advertiser AL pg 12A news brief declares that the gang of swindlers at Hoxie "has been broken up and its members dispersed."media/1894-05-31 Gang of Hoxie Robbers Broken Up Further - Moulton Advertiser AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T10:38:23-07:0005/31/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-09-08 Horse Thief from WR Captured - West Plains MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:44:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-09-08 West Plains Journal MO pg 12A habitual horse thief steals a horse and buggy he hired from a Walnut Ridge livery barn, and steals several more horses before his capture in Missouri.media/1910-09-08 Horse Thief from WR Captured - West Plains MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T09:47:06-07:0009/08/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-06-10 Justices Car Has 50K Miles and Bullet Holes - Sacramento Bee CA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:19:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-06-10 Sacramento Bee CA pg 62A justice of the peace drives a car with bullet holes and sections missing due to thievery, but "insists to ambitious motor salesmen that it is only beginning to perform."media/1930-06-10 Justices Car Has 50K Miles and Bullet Holes - Sacramento Bee CA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-17T12:22:56-07:0006/10/1930Edward 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/1894-04-20 Epic Article About Hoxies Curse of Chronic Robbers - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:12:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-04-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A deputy U.S. Marshal explains how "there is one town in Arkansas that needs ...attention" when it comes to crime: Hoxie.media/1894-04-20 Epic Article About Hoxies Curse of Chronic Robbers - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-27T16:19:00-07:0004/20/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-07-09 LawCo Sheriff shot by Pocahontas Robbers - Brazil Daily Times IN pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:14:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-07-09 Brazil Daily Times IN pg 22The Lawrence County Sheriff is shot in a gunfight with four bandits who had blown open a post office safe.media/1913-07-09 LawCo Sheriff shot by Pocahontas Robbers - Brazil Daily Times IN pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T14:15:17-07:0007/09/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-10-30 WR Suffers Epidemic of Burglaries - Courier News Blytheville AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:11:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-10-30 Blytheville Courier News pg 12Thieves strike four Walnut Ridge houses in the same night and attempt to target six more.media/1930-10-30 WR Suffers Epidemic of Burglaries - Courier News Blytheville AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T13:12:20-07:0010/30/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-04-16 WR Postmaster and Mayor Steals Away - Decatur IL pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:28:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-04-16 Decatur Herald and Review IL pg 12The Walnut Ridge postmaster/mayor skips town with a stolen $800.media/1884-04-16 WR Postmaster and Mayor Steals Away - Decatur IL pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:30:18-07:0004/16/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-04-25 Bold Rebuke By Hoxie Marshal Against False Robbery Reports - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:25:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-04-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Hoxie's city marshal responds to the accusations made by Deputy Marshal J. L. White about crime in Hoxie, declaring that the marshal "should confine himself strictly to the truth, which is bad enough, but not half so bad as he colors it."media/1894-04-25 Bold Rebuke By Hoxie Marshal Against False Robbery Reports - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-05-27T16:34:27-07:0004/25/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-02-09 Man Held Up at Hoxie Depot, Asked Robbers for 2 Back - Oskaloosa KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:29:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-02-09 Oskaloosa Independent KS pg 32A man is held up at the Hoxie depot, but asks for $2 back from the robbers and gets it.media/1895-02-09 Man Held Up at Hoxie Depot, Asked Robbers for 2 Back - Oskaloosa KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-28T12:31:21-07:0002/09/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1916-02-15 Alicia Men Knock WR Sheriff in Head and Escape - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-13T12:59:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61916-02-15 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12Two burglars from Alicia knock the Lawrence County Sheriff in the head and escape into the darkness.media/1916-02-15 Alicia Men Knock WR Sheriff in Head and Escape - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-13T13:05:22-07:0002/15/1916Edward 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/1884-05-02 Horse Thief Captured Near WR But Escapes From Captors - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:33:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-05-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A news brief notes, "A horse thief was captured near Walnut Ridge yesterday, but managed to throw himself from his horse and escape from his captors before they reached the jail."media/1884-05-02 Horse Thief Captured Near WR But Escapes From Captors - AR Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:35:23-07:0005/02/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-04-29 Deputy US Marshal Doubles Down on Statement on Hoxie Crime - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T06:57:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-04-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Deputy Marshal J. L. White doubles down on his statement about Hoxie crime, and explains how the town's robbers work.media/1894-04-29 Deputy US Marshal Doubles Down on Statement on Hoxie Crime - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T07:03:15-07:0004/29/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-03-29 County Treasurers Safe Blown Open at Powhatan - Springfield MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:50:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-03-29 Springfield Leader and Press MO pg 12A man is charged with blowing the safe open at the county treasurer's office in Powhatan.media/1895-03-29 County Treasurers Safe Blown Open at Powhatan - Springfield MO pg 1.pngplain2020-05-29T13:52:26-07:0003/29/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-07-24 Robbery in Black Rock - Arkansas Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:10:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 22A Black Rock man is robbed of $50, but the robbers fail to find over $200 more in one of his pockets.media/1900-07-24 Robbery in Black Rock - Arkansas Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-03T09:11:48-07:0007/24/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-10-14 Lumber Co Safe Blown Open at Hoxie But Robbers Get Only 13 - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:31:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-10-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Robbers blow open a Hoxie lumber company's safe, but find only thirteen dollars inside.media/1917-10-14 Lumber Co Safe Blown Open at Hoxie But Robbers Get Only 13 - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T09:32:28-07:0010/14/1917Edward 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/1885-04-02 African-American Porter Shoots at Hoxie Safe-Crackers - Ironton MO pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:58:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-04-02 Ironton County Register MO pg 42Would-be burglars at a Hoxie hotel flee in the dark after the porter shoots at them through a smoke-filled room.media/1885-04-02 African-American Porter Shoots at Hoxie Safe-Crackers - Ironton MO pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:03:11-07:0004/02/1885Edward 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/1902-02-07 Robbers Attempt at WR Post Office - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:27:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-02-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 52Robbers attempt to break open the Walnut Ridge post office's safe, but are scared off before they can do so.media/1902-02-07 Robbers Attempt at WR Post Office - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T14:29:22-07:0002/07/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-02-03 Correspondent Notes Hunters Know Their Cows As Well as Game - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:21:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-02-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A WR Blade correspondent from Alicia notes that hunters in the area are familiar with not only nearby wildlife, but also nearby milking cows.media/1919-02-03 Correspondent Notes Hunters Know Their Cows As Well as Game - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-15T13:23:53-07:0002/03/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1932-10-06 Hoxie Bank Robbers Start Downtown Fire - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:06:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61932-10-06 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 82In trying to blast open a safe, bank robbers at Hoxie start a downtown fire that destroys five buildings.media/1932-10-06 Hoxie Bank Robbers Start Downtown Fire - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T18:40:31-07:0010/06/1932Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1878-05-19 Express Robber Andrew Jackson Returned to WR After Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:03:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-05-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A robber named Andrew Jackson is recaptured and returned to Walnut Ridge after escaping from jail.media/1878-05-19 Express Robber Andrew Jackson Returned to WR After Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:04:58-07:0005/19/1878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1888-09-20 LR Election Returns Theft Condemned in LawCo - Arkansas Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:34:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-09-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 32A theft of election results in Pulaski County is condemned as a "burning shame" by the people of Lawrence County in a letter to the editor of the Arkansas Gazette.media/1888-09-20 LR Election Returns Theft Condemned in LawCo - Arkansas Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-05-17T14:37:28-07:0009/20/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-05-11 Savage Reply to Hoxie Marshals Rebuttal of Towns Crime Record - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:15:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A letter to the editor of the Arkansas Gazette from "A Citizen of Hoxie" gives a savage reply to the Hoxie marshal's rebuttal of the town's crime record.media/1894-05-11 Savage Reply to Hoxie Marshals Rebuttal of Towns Crime Record - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T07:18:20-07:0005/11/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-09-19 Children Find Body in Hoxie Culvert - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:18:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-09-19 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 72A group of children at play discover a dead body in a Hoxie culvert.media/1907-09-19 Children Find Body in Hoxie Culvert - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 7.pngplain2020-06-07T09:20:41-07:0009/19/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-07-28 LawCo Sheriff Arrives to Feed Prisoners and Foils Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:20:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-07-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 12The Lawrence County Sheriff arrives at the jail to feed several prisoners, and in doing so foils a jailbreak.media/1921-07-28 LawCo Sheriff Arrives to Feed Prisoners and Foils Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T15:21:23-07:0007/28/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-12-03 Tramp Asked to Bring Cotton to Minturn, Sells in WR and Runs Off - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T20:00:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A tramp is hired to bring two bales of cotton to Minturn, but he sells it in Walnut Ridge instead and runs off with the money.media/1879-12-03 Tramp Asked to Bring Cotton to Minturn, Sells in WR and Runs Off - AR Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:02:48-07:0012/03/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-04-13 Wife Elopes With Other Man, Starts Hoxie Boardinghouse - Fort Wayne IN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:15:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-04-13 Fort Wayne Sentinel IN pg 12A married woman runs away with a neighbor but is intercepted in Mammoth Springs, and afterwards starts a boardinghouse in Hoxie.media/1889-04-13 Wife Elopes With Other Man, Starts Hoxie Boardinghouse - Fort Wayne IN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T15:24:26-07:0004/13/1889Edward 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/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/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