MOTEN KILLS BOLEN In the Bellfont neighborhood, last Friday evening, the news spread like wildfire, of the shooting in which Lige Morton shot and killed a Mr. Bolen, whose christian name we are unable to ascertain. Rumor has it that Bolen and Andy Gardenhire passed the home of Moten and when they were opposite the house, pulled a gun and fired a couple shots, put spurs in their horses and were soon out of sight. Moten caught his horse and started in pursuit of the two men and after overtaking them told the two, Balen and Gardenhire, to put up their hands, which Gardenhire did but Bolen refused, and attempted to draw his gun, when Moton pulled the trigger which sent a bullet through Bolen’s heart. Moton, in his determination to arrest the two, after he had killed Bolen left him lay and kept Gardenhire under arrest. It is said that both Gardenhire and Bolen were drinking and had been disturbing the peace and quiet in the neighborhood prior to that date. Lige Moton is a man of family and is about 32 years of age. Bolen and Gardenhire, it is understood, are single men and are about 23 years of age. Sheriff Gay went immediately to the scene of the tragedy and brought both Moton and Gardenhire to Sallisaw where they are now in jail to await a preliminary hearing which in all probability will be held at Muldrow before Justice of the Peach C C Watts of that district, some time the latter part of this week. The shooting was done with a 38 Smith & Wesson which is now in the care of the sheriff. Fran Alverson Warren e-mail: alverson@valuelinx.net 479-369-2703 http://www.crawfordcountyarkansas.net/