Sandy, I don't have access to Wills and Probates for Scott County, but I did find how and when SAMUEL LEMING died. >From my book of "Yell County, Arkansas Newspaper Abstracts, 1875-1879" I show this article: Independent Arkansian Dardanelle, Arkansas August 11, 1879 ANOTHER TRAGEDY AT WALDRON Another killing scrape occurred at Waldron on Saturday evening of last week to blast the fair reputation of Scott County. We give the particulars in brief as we obtained them from a reliable source. W. B Malone shipped his wife, locked her up and went to his place of business for his pistol. His wife broke out and appealed for aid to keep her husband from killing her. SAMUEL LEMING, Sheriff of the County, followed him to his house to arrest him, when Malone shot and mortally wounded him and then attempted to make his escape. Leming called for aid to keep Malone from getting away. Malone was pursued and refusing to surrender was shot in the back, just below he right shoulder, near the backbone and the ball was cut out above the right nipple. Leming was shot in the bowels and died on Monday. (the date of the paper is Friday) Malone was alive at last accounts. This same Malone appears to be an old hand in the wife shipping and murder business. He killed his father-in-law because the old man objected to the brutal husband beating his daughter, and why he has been permitted to keep up the business and add victim to victim we cannot tell. Pg. 2, Col. 2 (Can't tell you WHAT wife SHIPPING is!.....smile) Faye in Tx. SDu8068894@aol.com wrote: > > Could some lookup in will book or probates and see if there is any for LEMING, > Dr.Elijah,Moses N, William,James H,Samuel.? > > thanks to any one who can help me. > > sandy