The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-30

nellie Transcript of Tuesday, referring to
the
POPE COUNTY TROUBLES,
says tie Circuit Court, Judge May pre-
siding, commenced on Monday. There
were present in attendance for the de-
PENDANTS in the murder cases ex-Judgc
Wiltshire and Attorney General CAN'T of
Little Rock, besides 4. NJ. Gibson of this
place. There were present for the prose-
cution Col. Whipple of Little Rock and
Col. j. T.. Cravens of Clurksvilie, with ii.
NJ. Jacowy Of this place. Thos. A. Hanks
of Button was appointed sheriff pro.
TEN. Twenty-four of the posse who are
charged with the murder of the prisoners,
were in attendance, with Dodson the sher-
if, Stuart the school superintendent,
Hickox the county clerk and John Will
lams the deputy sheriff. Subpanas Were
issued for witnesses. The
FIRST INCIDENT OF NOTE
was Hanks, the acting sheriff, remarking
that be would have to consult Dodson, the
culprit, as to whom he should send out 10
serve the subpb9nas. The second was the
selecting of deputy sheriff Williams, the
ringlcadcr of the criminals, rs chief of the
guard to keep the prisoners. The next
y
sons 10 compose Williams guard, to-wit /:
Luther Clonager, brother Of the greatest
desperate of al the culprlts; also, John
a. Bowden, II relative of one Of the posse I;
also Solomon Aired the father of one of
them, together with G. +. llendrick, n
relative of one of the criminals. These,
with Green A Carnes, Joseph Reid,
Dave I. Wallen, Daw Finley, and Jack
Rotchy, compose the guard. a lni. he.
ing done Judge May adjourned the court
to meet to-day Mt o'clock II. IN.
AIMING THE PRISONERS.
The reason why Judge May postponed
holding the court last week is now evident
to all, rs the prisoners, although dsbauded
us militia by Governor Hadley when up
here ten or twelve days ago, or when he
pretended to disband them. have since all
been well armed with the most approved
and improved muskets. On last Saturday
two cases Of arms were sent out from Lit
tie Rock on the Fort Smith and Little
Rock railroad to Perry's station, the
terminus of the road. Dodson, in the
open face of day, sent IA wagon To take
charge of said arms. The arms are said to
have been consigned to Deputy Sheriff
! Williams, through Dodsun took charge of
| them.
Thus we see how Governor Hadley dis
banded this militia, who had killed two
harmless prisoners, and atterward took II
great deal of valuable property from
! Colonel Potts and others. We see these
DREADFUL wRETCHEs
thus armed by the State authorities; we
see Judge May selecting friends and
relatieves Of the present pretended
| prisoners for the purpose of guarding
Them we see Judge May also appointing.
| in the first place, Z. A. Brown, of tins
place, Sheriff pro TEN, and giving to him
instructions TO arrest all the posse but
Dodson, Hickox, Stuart and Williams,
thus excepting the very leaders; and We
find these ring leaders claiming the right
to go on the bend of the prisoners, claiming
that they had private understanding
with Judge May allowing them to run at
large and to make out bonds for their
accomplices in crime. These men claim to
have entered into the contract, as they
called it, with Judge May us stated above.
This much of the
RIDICULOUS FARCE
has already been acted out To-day an
! other act in the farce will be PLAYED.
What that will be anybody with bali an
| eye can sec. The farce will end with the
acquittal Of Williams, Dodson and the
| posse they had with them.
| In making the above statement of facts
| we give them AZ they are told Us by those
who have witnessed everything They are
believed by our people. a sense Of in
security pervades every bosom in con-
| sequence. We are Informed that most of
the best citizens OF Pope have lett the
county; that the friends Of the Hules and
Mr.. Tucker will not arpear as witnesses
against the Sheriff and his posse.
TIE PRISONERS RELEASED.
The next day, yesterday, after the above
was Published, liickux, Dodson, Williams
and their posses who shot the prisoners
were arraigned, waived an examination
and wera released, the frst three on five
thousand dollars bail and the remainder
on five hundred dollars. The court issued
an order for the arrest of Captain Barry,
editor of the Durdanelle (Yel county,
Transcript, charged with contempt OF
court for publishing the above article
He was ordered to report at Russeville
in an adjoining county, ut the regular
term of next week.
Parties from Dardanelle say Barry shall
not report as ordered without his free
consent. Fears are being entertained that
he will be killed. Warrants also issued
for the arrest Of forty citizens, charged
with an attempt TO ussassinato Deputy
sheriff Williams aud with treason against
the State. The most intense excitement
prevails, and many of the best citizens
have already lett the county.