The Napoleon of
American Bandits
The Account of a Forgotten National Conspiracy
By G. T. Ferris
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rgnnlzod banditry doesn't
nourish undor our con
temporary conditions In
the United Stutos, Spo
radic crimes BVich as
thoso of tlto train rob
ber, of the so-called
Ulack Hand, and tho
lono highwayman aro
pregnant enough to oc
cupy considerable por
portion of tho nows-
papers, ns they aro in
mil civilized communities. Uut wo
must look back to n much earlier
jicrlod to find a chronicle of an at
tempt to bring togothcr In a widely
extended conspiracy under a single
liead nil the forces of evil which tes
te led over 00,000 squaro inllos of
Hparhely settlod torrltory.
Tho field of this buUiiiIc campaign
extended from Cairo, 111., to tho Mis
sissippi delta nnd cut tho width of a
broad swath through' a half scoro of
!avp states. Wholesale and retail
robbery, counterfeiting, land swin
dling, negro stealing nnd selling, black
mulling, and oven murder and assassi
nation, all played thefr part In this
vast campaign of crime.
John Murrell, tho nposllo and lead
cr of this Infernal cult, tho would-bo
Napoleon of chaos nnd crlmo in tho
Mississippi vnlley, tho organizer of a
desperate clan of somo twolvo hun
dred miscreants, taught his followers
that It was tho snfest way In most
cases -to kill tho victim, unless thero
van Fomo obvjous icason to tho con
trary. "Mnko nu end of tho fool," ho
as wont to say; "rip out his bowols
nnd houvo him Into tho nearest swamp
or bayou; then tho body won't rise
413 testimony."
Ho himself would boast. In tho swag
ger of his cups, that ho had slaughter
ed 10 men with his own hand. Uut
most of his crimes wcro committed
through, agents.
Uut this diabolism was only the
fringe of his nmbltion, appalling as It
was.. Tho goal of hlu hopes was a
.great negro insurrection throughout
tho south, which would swoop tho
tilavo states like n dovastlng flame.
With this lust of rnplno, giving it a
nbarpor edge, wns n venomous jeal
ousy and hatred of the rich which bad
become llko tho mania of n rabid dog.
Tho tlmo of tho slave uprising ho had
fixed for Christmas night, 183G
About IS months beforo this ex
pected climax, nn iiitoroRtlng en
counter occurred In tho woods of Mad
iHon county, West Tennessee In what
-wus then known ns (ho Choctaw pur
chase Virgil Stewart, n young Georgian,
had come Into a small inheritance
from his father a year boforo and had
th?n concluded to Invest It In tho
virgin lands of that nowly opened
tract Ho had mndo hla entry, paid
tho fee, nnd after keeping tho .store
oC-cnio Clnnton, n probate Judge, for
a whllo, had returned to Georgia to
(Complete the purchnso and tuko resi
dence Stewart wnB out riding one eve
ning In tho early dusk when ho over
took a striking, figure mountod on n
flue hunter, which ho sat with tho
onso of a finished horseman. Ha ac
costed Stewart with wollbrod easO
and tho resonant volco of on6 accus
tomed to public Bnouklngt
"Good evening, plr. 1 bono that you
aro onjoyln' your rldo in tho twilight
lonmlng. Thero Is somothlng de
lightful at this hour In the woods. Na
turo declares tho glory of God" part.
4y shutting his oyes with an air of
toslvo enthusiasm "but this nicotln
of day rind dark among tho troo-plllnrs
nlwnys makes mo think of a great
church made without bunds."
Stewart stared at this salutation,
which ho politely i returned, und for a
moment fancied the strnugur nn Itin
erant minister of tho bettor class Uut
lio thought It odd that u gospelor
should rldu a thoroughbred hunter
and enrry heavy pistols In hla hol
ntere, with a kntfo In Ills bolt und a
Bawed-off shotgun on his pommel. Yet
almost all white, msn wero wont to
rldo armed then in that country nnd
Uicro was nothing suspicious In thu
fact, oxcopt tho pious twung of tho
ovorturo.
Tho stranger caught Stewart's look
and said suavely: '
"My host, who lives about ton mlloa
from hynr, Is out of venison, and so
I thought God would Bond mo n chance
for n buck. I don't bollevo In Blayln'
llio benstH of tho fleld wnntouly, bat
they wero cronted for tho urq of man,
-wo aro taught In Holy Scripture, Do
you reside. In this district, sir?"
"Probably 1 shall," niiBvurod Slew
.art. "nB I have recently bought land
hero, and am on the outlook now for
same likely slaves. I may have to
.run down to Now OrleanB to got thorn,
though It la n costly trip, for a good
lot of thorn huvo dlsnpponrod from
hero of lato run away or stolen.
That'tf a lino horao you're riding."
"Yes," said tho other with a stnls
ter twinkling In hla eyu which Stew
art's koen observation noted, "I'm a
good judgo of a hoss, or of tho sons
of Ham whom God made for Bervlco. 1
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trust, sir, you will find a nag as good
and all tho black boys you need. I
shall bo hereabouts for tho next tort
night, and then I shall obey tho com
mnnd of God to call sinners to re
pentance at tho campmeetln' over in
Shelby county, up Momphls way Par
don mo, sir, but I took nn Instant llkln'
for you and I hope wo shall get furth
er acquainted. 1 ride in thoso woods
every ovenln'. Goodby till wo meet
again'."
He doffed his hat with great punc
tilio and spurred his horso through a
by-road In tho darkling woods. Neith
er had mentioned his nnmo to tho
other.
Stewart pondorod over tho meeting
ns ho ambled home, conscious of Its
Incongruities. Ho mentioned tho oc
currence to his host, Ilev. John Hen
nlng, Daptlflt preacher In tho scatter
ed hamlet of Tuscahoma and a email
planter who worked a dozen negroes.
Tho domlnlo rubbed a stubby chin,
and wagged his hend;
"I wondor Jf It can bo that follow
Murrell, who's been hangin' uroun' fur
tho last six months off und on. down
at tho Corners Yo know two of my
boys havo disappeared. Twns a fort
night slnco, Just boforo you camo
back, and I'vo suspected him of slnve
stenlln', but couldn't get any clue. My
Dick smells tho nnmo rat und has been
lyln' low, but yo boo neither of us over
mot him; ho comes and goes llko a
shaddor.
"Then bo's got a lot of pals aroun',
nnd somo of my neighbors swear ho's
all right; beam him preach tho llnest
sormona in tho world lay preacher,
yo kno and got tho spurrlt of God
In him."
A few dnyB later bo again crossed
tho stranger not far from tho scono
of tho first meeting, and tho lattor
greeted him with un nir of unmistak
able pleasuro:
"I havo thought n good deal about
you, sir, slnco Imot you tho other
night. I reckon we're kindred spirits
somehow, for 1 know humun nature
pretty well and rarely mnko a mis
take," with an air of great complu
coney. "I thought I'd llko to havo a
long powwow, for I'm a lonely man,
though I know many people 1 urn
unexpectedly called away tomorrow
evening. Pray, sir, como nnd spend
tho night with mo at tho Corners. My
host of tho tavom has fine old 'apple,'
and a brace of wild ducks' fit for a
king or for" stopping with lips
purBed Into an onlgmatlc smile.
Stownrt gladly asBented, and thoy
rodo together a fow miles farther to
tho Corners, which consisted of a log
tnvorn, a ramshackle store and n rudo
blacksmith Bhop. Tho rulllanly land
lord loworod at Stownrt with a glanco
of suspicion, but quailed at tho lm
perlous scowl which his morel familiar
gucBt shot at hlni, ns, turning with a
wuvo of his hand, hu Bnld:
"This Is my friend, Mr " with
Inquiring look.
"Oh, my namq Is Hues, Adam Hues,"
answered Stownrt, wondering with
alarm whether tho landlord could pos
Blbly know of him
After Buppor Under a hugo gum
troo, and with a tongue well loosoned
by frequent llbntllons of applo toddy,
the mnn of mystery began to unbosom
himself. '
"You aro a speculator, Hues, and so
am I, though not perhaps In tho samo
lino. Tho world has treated mo badly
and you, too, I reckon, If I rend you
aright. Sou tho swarms of tho rich,
whoso claws aro fastouod on all tho
good things of llfo, tho best to oat.
tho best of drink, tho finest of clothes
to wear. If yo could only hear my
friend, John Murrell, talk on the
thing! Ho'b ono of tho greatest men
In tho world, air boats Andy Jackson
all to donth, and I want yo to moot
him."
And bo ho wont on In a fierco tlrndo
against tho whole order of society.
Tho young mnn had Hsteuod with
out n word, with the samo fooling
mat n uiuaon spectator would havo at
watching cannibals at their ghastly
banquot. Ho had had tlmo enough to
mnko up his mind, and ho nerved him
self to see tho thing through
"Sir," ho said, oxtondlng his hand.
"I don't know who you nro, but put It
right thorol What you'vo said has
sounded a hlddon chord. 1 feel you'ro
exactly right, sir, and thnt wo ought
to get cvon with our oppressors In nny
way wo can. You reckoned straight
when you buw In mo u congenial
Bplrlt."
Tho noxt morning nB thoy rodo
through tho woods, talking of Indif
ferent matters. Stownrt was accosted
with tho sudden Interjection. "I nm
John Murrolll" accompanied hv
look of plorclng question.
"I Buspected so hiBt night," was tho
answer, "and wub rejoiced to know u
man of my own kidney."
A handclasp sooined to lellovo tho
other's mind of any passing doubt, and
Murrell Bald bluntly
"1 nood a lloutennnt. a man of grit
of brains nn' resources. Will you ba
that man. Hues? I picked you by an
uufallln' instinct, Instantly I saw you
Tho young man ngrood. and two
hours later thoy purtod, arranging a
rendezvous for two weeks later as
Murrell wns compelled to go away on
somo call of his nefarious work. Dur
ing that rldo and on subsequent oc
casions this colossal villain told In
part tho story of a llfo bristling with
crimes of ovory aort with a Bmock of
Infernal prldo which Sntun himself
could not havo surpassed.
Murrell's mother, n Tennessee
mountain woman, hnd, In spite of an
honest fnther, trained her young son
ns a thlof from early childhood.
While yet a stripling, ho begnn to
steal horses, and in disposing of these
ho fell In with various small predatory
gangs, who did not hesitate to mur
der as well as rob Young Murrell's
superior address and cunning mado
him an adept In disposing of robber
loot, nnd ho gradually becamo Initiat
ed Into all tho successive grades of
crime.
He brought to tho business great
cruft and power of organization and
the ability to mako uso of tho villainy
of others.
Ho wns arrested for horse-stenllng
and was sentenced to tho ponltcntlary
for three years.' He was a model prls
onor nnd gave up his spare time to
UBolduous rending, more especially to
tho study of theology, law and tho
rudiments of the henllng nrt.
Stownrt mot the bandit chief, nnd as
thoy rodo west Murrell told him that
they wcro on the way to ono of tho
principal headquarters of tho clan
which was on nn Island In a Missis
sippi bayou, Just across tho river from
Memphis. Horo ho would meet somo
of tho principal men and bo sworn
Into tho band.
Murrell wns exhilarated Into a fierce
hllnrlty, for this Napoleonic ruffian
sooms to have been Inspired by a gen.
lal liking for his chanco recruit which
banished all his natlvo caution. Ho
had, In his crnylng for a perfect con
lidonco, beguiled himself Into the con
viction thnt In Hues he had found tho
very twin of his soul. He now outlined
to his companion something of the
colossal schemo of a negro uprising,
over which his diabolical spirit had
brooded so long.
"TIiIb may seem too bold to you,
Hues, but that Ib what I glory In," ho
snld. "All the crimes I havo over
committed havo been of tho most dar
ing. I'vo been successful In all of 'cm.
I nm confident I shall be victorious in
this matter. I'll havo tho pleasuro
und honor of seeing arid knowing that
by my management I havo glutted tho
earth with moro human blood nnd de
stroyed more property than nny rob
ber who has over lived In America or
tho known world. I look on tho Amer
ican peoplo ns my common enemy.
They have disgraced mo" thus ho
designated his short term of impris
onment "and they can do no moro.
"My llfo 1b riothln' to me, nnd it
shall bo spent bb their devoted enemy.
My clnn Is strong, bravo, experienced
and rapidly Increasing in numbers I
shouldn't bo surprised If wo number
ed 20.000 at tho tlmo of Wo uprising.
And I nm strong in tho high standing
of so many of my chief councilors,
many. Indeed, In honornblo and lucra
tive offices. Should anything leak out
prematurely, thoso men would drive
away tho fears of tho peoplo by ridi
cule, turning It Into a cock-and-bull
Btory.
"Wo havo considerable monoy In the
hands of our treasurers to complete
our purchases of arms and ammuni
tion, to lit out the companies that aro
to attack the cities and towns. We
will mnnngo to got possession of the
different nraenals and supply ourselves
from every, sourco that mny offer. Tho
npgroos wouldn't want many arms till
they get 'om from tho houses they do
stroy, as a knife, a club, a pick or an
ax will do to murder families at night,
when they are dazed with sloop and
terror at tho light of their burning
homes."
Stewart tolls us that ho afterward
marvoled that ho refrained from
shooting Murrell then nnd thero, for
ho always kept ono hand on a pocket
derringer, a silver-mounted pair of
which had been given him the dny bo
foro by tills Incarnate demon.
Porhnps tho feeling that tho ono
soft spot In Murrell's naturo was the
curious lnfatuntlon for himself re
straned his itching hand.
Thoy found thomsclves on tho banks
of tho Mississippi, at that tlmo storm
lashed, at dusk, but tho rowboat on
which Murrell relied wns gone So
thoy nppllod for hospitality at tho
houso of a planter named Champion.
Ho looked askance at Murrell when
the latter Requested tho loan of a
aid ft on which to cross. Stewart at
onco appraised htm as an honest mnn
und not ono of tho many secret con
federates of tho robber gang. Cham
pion felt a noto slipped Into his hand
as tho twain parted from him noxt
morning, read n warning In Stewart's
oyes, saw a linger motioned to the
lips.
Tho Island rendezvous was a sinister-looking
plnco set in a llttlo river
bend thnt somowhat concealed it.
All day long small parties arrlvod at
tho Island. To thoso "Adum Huob"
was Introduced ns a new und trusted
recruit, until nbout'50 wero riBsombleil,
a fow of whom would nevor havo boon
suspected of other than a roputnblo
llfo. Thoso wero. 8omo of the prin
cipal inombors of tho "Grand Council."
and this wns tho night of tho regular
quarterly meotlng.
Tho council wns hold In tho eve
ning. UoportB wore rend from local
contors as to tho progress of tho Blnvo
uprlalng conspiracy. FIgureB wero
given for tho three months past as to
tho ynrlouB monoy-maklng crlmos
which had boon committed In somo
Jlvo stntoB. Plans wero discussed for
perfecting tho methods of propaganda
among thu hosts of negroes on tho
plantations.
Tho Inst bustnoBB dono was tho for.
mnl Initiation of "Hucb" ns a member
of tho gang and oa a Grand Councilor.
Tho young man was Initiated, sworn
In undor blood-curdling penalties,
tnught all tho grips and signals of
recognition, and the night wns worn
out In a mad debauch.
Tho noxt day tho Grand Council
dissolved, Its members departed, and
Murrell, who stayed to superintend
tho loading of tho black cattlo In a
flntboat for tho Blavo-tnarkot, was fin
nlly left alone with his lieutenant.
"Thoro's $20,000 In that batch," ho
exulted, "and we will havo another
cargo next month.
The bandit chief In his unbounded
confldenco then Insisted that Stewart
should do whnt ho had fearod ho
might not bo able accomplish make a
complete list of tho Grand Councilors,
their occupations, places of renldeuco,
and their assignments In a conspiracy
of murder, arson, robbery and devas
tation unparalleled In American his
tory.
It took two days to securo this fatal
transcript from tho books, and tho
scrlbo wns amazed to find, among tho
four hundred names on the black
schedule participants scattered over
the states south of Virginia, men of
unquestioned repute and social place,
oven professed ministers of tho gos
pel, wolves In shoop's clothing, Judges
on tho bench, law practitioners, news
paper editors, merchnnts nnd hotel
keepers, men ono would expect to llnd
wedded to tho stability of order and
suppression of crime. ,
Wnen the twain doparted from the
dismal Island, reeking with 11b crlmo
lnden mystery, Stewart, well-night
overburdoned with such a sinister rov
elation, devised an excuse to stop at
Champlon'B plantation. To him bo told
sufficient to secure a pledgo of co
operation at a moment's notice, nnd
silence until the tlmo was ripe. It
waB arranged with Murrell that his
now man should moot him at a rendez
vous a week later, to bo formally as
signed for active duty.
Stewart narrated his amazing story
to Mr. Honnlng, and the old preacher
wus strickeif dumb; suspicious though
he had been In a vague way, by such
a disclosure.
It was determined that John Mur
rell should be arrested In an ad
Joining county and not In tho vicinity
of Tuscahoma, as It might mean that
Clunton, who was Justlco of tho peace
as well as probate Judge, would at
onco discharge him from custody.
Champion and somo of his friends
camo at Stewart's call and with Par
son Hennlng, his son, and half a dozen
trusty Bplrlts, all armod to tho teeth,
serving as posse, a warrant waB duly
aworn out and Murrell taken. When
the robber markod one faco among
his captors he spat on tho ground and
growled out between his teeth with
a sort of frozon rage:
"It's well for you that I was such a
fool; but mark you, traitor, this
business Isn't dono yot, I reckon!"
Stewart half confesses that for a
moment, domonluc-IIko villain as ho
knew tho other to be, ho felt a pang
of shamo that It had fallen to him,
for whom a wretch llko this had
shown his ono human weakness, to be
tho Instrument of his betrayal, neces
sary aB that was for tho good of tho
commonwealth. Whllo awaiting the
action of tho grand Jury, tho arch
desperado escaped by connivance, but
waB retaken and lodged in a Memphis
prison, where ho could bo more effect
ively guarded. Thero ho remained
for several months beforo trial, as the
Indictment being for nogro-stcallng, as
tho proofs of his vastly moro honlous
crimes wcro, as Stewart had antici
pated, difficult to marshal. Murrell
was convicted nnd condemned to ton
years In tho penitentiary for kidnap
ing and selling slnve property.
Many attempts wero mado to get
him released on ball during the three
months interim, as well as to assist
him to break Jail. A campaign of
nbuso and slander of tho most en
venomed sort had been at once open
ed against Stewart, and numerous
Journals throughout the south hearti
ly espoused Murrell's sldo as that of
an innocent man.
Tho young Georgian's life, as well
ns his reputation, hung In evenly bal
anced scales. Many estimable per
sons could not persuade thomselves to
bellovo In such a prodigy of guilt He
wroto and disseminated at his own
expense a prlntod pamphlet, with n
detailed account of his experiences
with Murroll, scattering tho document
broadcast. Ono thing ho did not do,
however. Ho did not mnko procla
mation of tho names and residences
of Murrell's associates of tho Grand
Council. Ho held It In reserve, mak
ing It public that tho list was In such
hands aB would publish It if anything
untoward happened to him.
Such Is the Irony of fate A malo
factpr superlatlvo in evil and stooped
In every concelvnblo crime, who mer
ited tho scaffold a hundred times over,
for whom no long-drawn torturo
would havo been excessive, died In a
TennosBco prison nftor threo years
of Incarceration for a minor offense,
passing away almost in tho odor of
sanctity
Virgil Stownrt, who brought him
within the meshes of tho law and toll
ed his satanlc alms, waB almost os
trlclzed by a largo section of tho
southern public and was defamed by
many of Its newspapers as ono who
had unjustly stigmatized Murrell and
created a nlghtmaro out of his own
Imagination.
Tlmo, howovor, wrought its compen
sation. Old niombqra of tho Murroll
army of criminals wero arrestod and
punlBhod from tlmo to tlmo for now
offenses, somo condemned by Judga
Lynch, others by Judicial process,
Tholr confosslons boforo execution
fully confirmed tho torrlblo story told
by Stewart, from ordlnar," murder
ond robbory up to tho baloful conspir
acy to drown tho wholo south In a sea
of blood, raplno, lust and devastation.
WWM
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and Roger A. Derby, who Is now nt Jackson Springs, .N. C. His sister Is Mrs.
Samuel A. Tucker of 155 East Sixty-first Btrect. He Is at present .spending a
few days at Mrs. Archibald Rogers' place at Hyde Park. N. Y.
Miss Roosovelt has been conspicuous In Now York society since leaving
tho White House, attonding many of tho affairs given by tho younger aet,
although sho haB Bpont most of her time with her parents at Sagamoro Hill
at Oyster Bay. In personal appearance she Is attractive
BRIG.-GEN. JAMES
After a life chock-full of adventuro
and achievement, honored 'In tho serv
ice of his government, Drlg.-Gen.
James Allen, chief signal ofllcor of
tho United States army, on Feb. 13
retired from active service and will
go back to live tho remainder of his
llfo at his boyhood homo, Laporto,
Ind.
General Allen has a military record
of forty-one years which reads llko a
novel. Himself of modest bearing. It
Is in tho official, perfunctory records
of tho war department that tho full
story of his adventures may be
gleaned. All the way from fighting on
the old Indian frontier down to han
dling tho highly scientific questions
of development of military aviation
and tho wireless, General Allen has
been In tho forefront.
Allen graduated from West Point
In 1872, and, in the cavalry branch,
immediately saw service in the In
dian camnalcns In thn miririio woct
In 1891 ho was transferred to tho signal corp3 becau3p of his unusual ability
in arranging means for military communication.
It was, however, in tho Spanish-American war that the army officer for
ever established tho reputation of thcr army signal corps. For locating Cer
vera s fleet in Santiago harbor and supplying the Information which resulted
Jn Its destruction. Brigadier General Allen received a letter of commendation
from President McKlnloy.
WAS SENATOR FOR ONLY 22 DAYS
HelsKeii, "out tuo Arkansas legisla
ture had no difficulty in showing mo the way out. I am leaving the sen
ate .after this short service because of circumstances over which I havo
no control. Lately I havo been spending my tlmo In learning what rights,
privileges, prerogatives, and Immunities a man has who has boon a member of
tho senate After this Bervlco of twenty-two days, I am going home to spend
tho rest of my life writing my reminiscences."
Senators" from both Bides of tho chamber crowded about tho young
Arkansas membor aB ho concluded hla speech.
CONGRESSMAN PUJ0
Who ia Pujo? This query has boen
mado by thousands of peoplo during
tho last fow months.
In tho southwestern part of
Louisiana, there Is a large section
of woodland, In fact a primoval for
est. Until a few years ago this vast
tract was undovclopod. On tho banka
of tho Calcasieu river, Just where it
widens Into a broad lake, waa a vll
lago of sawmills. This Is Lako
Charles. But a!l that part of Louis
iana widen abounds not only In lum
ber but also In -mineral wealth haa
mado rapid strl'les and Lako Charles
Is now a amall city. It was burned
down In 1910 at least tho business
part of it and It has bravely risen
from Us nshes. For two sessions of
congress Mr. Arlstldes Pujo has repre
sented this section of Louisiana. Ho
is a lawyer and provlous to his elec
tion to congress did some inquiry
work in his own state. In politics ho
5s a Democrat. Mr. Pujo 1b about fifty years of ago, and his wifo and two
daughters aro with him In Washington. As his Christian and surname Big
nlfy, ho is descended from tho Acadian settlers of southwestern Louisiana,
those Canadian refugoea who camo from tho far north into this land and
whoso voyage to tholr new homo has boen celebrated by Longfollow In
"Evangeline" Thoso Bettlors havo a ponchant for classic names and Alcl
blades and ArlBtldes and other heroes of tho Greeks aro perpetuated each gen.
cratlon in tho christening of their children.
ENGAGED TO WED
Col. and Mrs. Theodoro Uoosovclt
havo announcod tho engagement of
their second daughter, Miss Ethel
Carow Roosevelt, to Dr. Richard Der
by, a son of tho Into Dr. Richard H.
Derby of this city.
Fow young women aro moro
widely known that Miss Roosovelt.
who holds tho distinction of having
spent moro years In tho White IIouso
than any young girl beforo her, and
who mado her debut In society at a
ball in the Whlto Houso in December,
1908.
Dr. Derby Id a graduato of Har
vard, cjass 1903, and la a young and
successful physician In Now York
city. Ills father was a well-known,
eyo specialist, a graduato of Harvard
In 1SG7, whoso denth occurred July
1907. at ",s Bummer place at Dark
Harbor, Me.
Misa Roosevelt's fiance has two
brothers, James Lloyd Derby, with
whom ho resides at 969 Park avenuo
ALLEN RETIRES
Senator John M. Heiskell. of Ar
kansas, bade farewell tho other day
to his tweritytwo-day service as
United States senator.
"My successor is bearing down
upon me," Senator Heiskell told hla
colleagues In Washington, "armed
with a commission that will serve aa
a writ of dispossession for mo. Ho
will, in lurn. servo but a short while,
when another will coma to take his
place for the long term. There is
senatorial glory enough to go around,
if you keep it moving fast."
Senator Heiskell succeeded tho
late Senator Jeff Davis on January 9.
His successor, W. M. Kavannugh. fin
ished out tho short term, nnd in turn
was supplanted by Joseph T. Robin
son, who was elected for tho regular
term.
"When I come hero a fow days
ago, I had difficulty In finding my
way Into the senate," said Senator
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