Show SHOT SELF DEFENSE killing of J C at arkansas trainmaster john well known in killed conductor corwall of tho cotton belt rowe in self defense last Saturday Examination today the many frienda of john Mc Mania well known in thia city and for the last four years trainmaster at jonesboro Jone arkansas or the cotton route will be paired to learn of that gentle mans connection with an unpleasant incident although from all information at hand now it would seem that mr was fully in doing what he did the matter however resulted in a tragedy and the result is hat conductor I 1 0 cornwall now lies and stark in death while today the preliminary examination of john McM aois charged with murder ill be held the first information of the matter to reach abie city was the following telegram bent to joseph of the police force jonesboro Jone ark aug jos Mc Mania ogden john shot conductor cornwall loday in belt defense the preliminary examination will be bield ed defense ably provided for F 8 KAWLINS rawlins ie superintendent of the road that lomanis is trainmaster of and on which the dead man was conductor it appears from the message that alio superintendent was of ahn opinion that the deed was justifiable the following information was received in the telegraphic dispatches jonesboro Jone art aug 8 trainmaster J Mc Macie of alia cotton belt railroad this morning shot and instantly killed conductor JO cornwall ot the same road no authentic information to the cause of the triable could be learned through the air ia full of it it understood that cornwall had an old grudge against because the latter had him discharged on account of drunkenness the trouble however was up and cornwall was again aut to work the difficulty was renewed ia another form lat ly and cornwall openly threatened to kill on eight it is supposed that the men met cornwall drew his gun and attempted to deboot when got in the shot that killed the preliminary examination which will be held today will develop the immediate circumstances of the affair |