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The Nevada County Picayune
Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas
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In Drab, Ark., Ed Moore was injured when boy Melvin White threw a rock at him, mistaking him for a horse. A manhunt ensued after Moore saw a gun flash, but tracked a mule instead. White was arrested, tried in Wallaceburg, and bound over to circuit court on $200 bond.
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Tuesday night Ed Moore while
going to Dr. Belis after some
medicine was accidentally hit by
Melvin White who had been to
the doctors office and was returning
home. The boy thought it
was a loose horse coming toward
him and hurled a rock to turn
the horse. The stone struck Mr.
Moore above the right eye, cutting
through his hat brim and cutting
his head. Mr. Moore says he
saw the flash of the gun but
never heard no report. A posse
was organized at once and a man
hunt was on all night. They saw
a few tracks leading toward a
thicket and thought they had
him caught but when day light
came all they had was a mule that
they had been tracking all night.
The boy was arrested by Mr.
Moore and the trial was called
Saturday at Wallaceburg. J. O.
A. Bush defending the boy and
G. R. Haynie looking after the
States side of the case. The boy
was bound over to circuit court
under two hundred dollar bond.
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Drab Ark., Wallaceburg
Event Date
Late Last Tuesday Night Before June 24
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Ed Moore was struck by a rock thrown by Melvin White, who mistook him for a horse while seeking medicine. Moore saw a gun flash, prompting a manhunt that mistakenly tracked a mule. White was arrested by Moore, tried in Wallaceburg, defended by J. O. A. Bush against G. R. Haynie for the state, and bound over to circuit court on $200 bond.