Timeline
- Before December 24, 1913 - W.L. Cothran had supposedly "tied weights to two men and throwed them in the river" - no news reports to validate that.
- December 24, 1913 - W.L. Cothran kills Claude Deaton (Deason)
- Deaton was said to be a relative of Joseph Holub
- I can't find any news report of Deaton's death
- Later reports say Cothran was indicted
- April 17, 1916 - George W. Jones kills W.L. Cothran
- Said to be revenge for Deaton's death
- The Cothrans believed that Joseph Holub arranged the killing.
- March 14, 1922 - Guy Cothran kills Joseph Frederic Holub
- Indictment - April 11, 1922
- Mistrial - April 20, 1922
- 2nd Trial - October 9, 1922
- Conviction - October 21, 1922
December 24, 1913 - W.L. Cothran kills Claude Deaton
Ancestry.com
April 17, 1916 - George W. Jones kills W.L. Cothran
Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 18 Apr 1916, Tue · Page 1
Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 21 Apr 1916, Fri · Page 2
March 14, 1922 - Guy Cothran kills Joseph Frederic Holub
Little Rock Daily News (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 16 Mar 1922, Thu · Page 1
Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 9 Apr 1922, Sun · Page 1
Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 20 Mar 1922, Mon · Page 9
Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 18 Apr 1922, Tue · Page 4
Indictment - April 11, 1922
Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 11 Apr 1922, Tue · Page 1
April 20, 1922 - Mistrial
Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 21 Apr 1922, Fri · Page 8
Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 17 Sep 1922, Sun · Page 2
 |
| Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 17 Sep 1922, Sun · Page 2 |
2nd Trial - October 1922
Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 20 Oct 1922, Fri · Page 8
Conviction - October 21, 1922
Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas) · 22 Oct 1922, Sun · Page 6
test
