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100 YEARS AGO Sept. 15, 1917

ARKADELPHIA — Sam Fitzhugh, the young man man charged with attempted assassination of his stepfather, N.R. Franklin, a prosperous farmer, near Gum Springs, in the latter part of July, and with the forgery of several checks, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court this morning to four counts of forgery and three charges of assault with intent to kill. A minimum penalty on each charge was recommended by Prosecuting Attorney Tillman B. Parks. Fitzhugh was given two years each on the charges of forgery and one year each on the charges of assault, making a total of 11 years in the state penitentiary.

50 YEARS AGO Sept. 15, 1967

The number of murders in Little Rock from January through June this year increased 80 percent over the number during the same period in 1966, according to the latest uniform crime report published by the FBI. There were nine murders in Little Rock as of June 31, compared with five by that date last year. The nation as a whole showed a 20 percent increase in murders, and cities in the 100,000 to 1,000,000 population class recorded an average increase of 22 percent.

25 YEARS AGO Sept. 15, 1992

HOT SPRINGS — Garland County authorities ordered an immediate autopsy Monday of a 15- monthold girl who allegedly was abused. Laura A. Fullbright died at 11: 50 a. m. Monday when her life support systems at Arkansas Children’s Hospital were shut off. Garland County Sheriff’s investigator Ray Shoptaw confirmed that the body was taken to the state medical examiner and that there is an active investigation. No charges were filed Monday, Prosecuting Attorney Paul Bossom of Hot Springs said.

10 YEARS AGO Sept. 15, 2007

A Camden man accused of holding a woman captive for a week, beating her with a brick and raping her before she was able to escape was arrested Friday after he fled from officers earlier in the day. Sean Douglas Jenkins, 37, had escaped about 5 p.m. during confusion at a Camden apartment complex after officers arrived to search for him. People in a neighboring apartment, believing that police were after them, ran, creating a chaotic scene, said Sgt. Tami Poole with the Camden Police Department, and Jenkins escaped. An hour-and-a-half later, Poole and Lt. Evan Zeek found Jenkins hiding behind a vacant house in Camden. They took him into custody without incident.