Yank McMillan; Saline County Sheriff Jehu J. Crow; Howard; Saline County Deputy Sheriff Jeff Davis and Jim Sims of Benton, undertaker; back row. Sheriff Bray of Hot Spring County; Ernest Tipton. SalineTHE BENTON COURIER. Wednesday Evening. July 11, 1979-Page 5KVMfctOUTLAW TOM SLAUGHTER lies dead as the fellow prison escapee who shot him to death. James Howard, third from right in front row, stands with members of a posse that retrieved the body Dec. 13. 1921. Front