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North
Arkansas Times
June 29, 1969
Page 2
Monks
Again Defeated.
Our friend, Ed. A. Seay, Esq., kindly furnishes us with the following items
in regard to the arrest of Messrs. McKinny and
Gladden of Howell county, as accessors to the
murder of Sheriff Hugh Cordell, a few weeks since:
“McKinney and Gladden were summoned by the sheriff t oasis
in the arrest of a horse thief named Riley.
They overtook Riley and West, who was with him, drew his revolver and
commenced firing, Cordell returning his shots. The result was,
both were killed. McKinney and Gladden, though present did not participate in
the firing. At the insistence of
Monks, Gov. McClurg offered a reward of $400 for
the arrest of the murderers of Cordell. Monks, having an eye to the reward,
caused the arrest of McKinney
and Gladden, but the grand jury of Howell county, at its recent session,
failed to get a bill against them.
Judge Perry claimed that the Howell grand jury were prejudiced, and
sent the prisoners to Dent county jail. The grand jury of Dent county passed upon
the case, and found no bill. Monks
failed to get the $400, but succeeded in adding another item to the many
charges of perfidious rascality heaped against his name.-
Rolla (Mo.) Herald, May 27.
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