The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-25
CAIRO DAILY BULLETIN. FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1873

gun the winter before the shooting was uOnei
never heard Huffman make threats against
Tubbs.
Cro,s.examincd by Judge Allcn-llaven't
had the gun in my hands but once since ]
sold IL. Guns sometimes cut patching alike;
sometimes nv gun would cut patching one
way and sometimes another; BOXED vt the
proupJ for the Hr.t time ON saturday; was
was in DOnsolh when heard
OF Tubbs being shot; it was in the afternoon
when heard Of it, live about two miles
from where Huffman does; passed liunman's
that day on my way ITO Dongola; my brother
Andrew W., with N we passed within ten
feet Of the door,
Mrs. Tubh.. vile Of Henry rubbs, testified
Mr. Tuhb. rode up 10 the gate and was
Shot: was in bed sick when he was shot;
heard him groan; the crack of the,sun did
| not scare me much; the horse was hitched to
the fence AMI he was sitting on the ground
| by him.
Cro.,.examincd by Judge Allen-I was
not well that day; can't tell II Iubbs was on
the ground OF Oh the horse when he was
shot. had not lived there long; had my things
ther,, but did not stay there much;
rubhs came down tho night before; asked
him who had shot him, or whether he dill II
himself: he .aid he did not do 1t himself I;
there had been no other pistol about the
house had not had hold OF any for several
days; hal no pistol in my hand tor ten days
pre,iou, to the shooting; did not get a p,s-
toll from John Morgan; can't tel. how long
before this | had seen Morgan. but it might
have been ~ much as q week before | had
| been down from jackson county about four
weeks; my husband and myself had parted.
james Price tcstiied--Saw TuDbs the day
after he was shot: he was dead when | saw
him: never heard Huffman make
any threats against Tubs: was ut the gro
Gerry with 'hcmr len before they iii 4; can't
tell what time it was when was at the gro
Gerry: the grocery is about one mile from
where live.
Alexander Thompson te.tited-know
Huffman: knew Tubb. during hi, lifetime
did not see Tubb, after he was sho; have
heard Huffman speak OF The shooting twice
since ii occurred; on one occasion he was
talking TO Benz. B.; Ben said: "lou
killed rubbs. aud knowit: but don't blame
YOU" Huffman said: You don't believe 1
| Killed rubb,Y' Ben said "hcs, DO"
Huffman replied. "NCN, il
did they didn't prove It on me-" HUI
/ man Wa, at my shop often; on one occasion
| he had hi> gun with him, and laid he had a
| GOOD gun: told him knew that, or he could
not have killed Iubbs ut the distance he did
| he said, 81 believe most people believe
! killed Tubs" Told hiu that was the gen
cral impression; he spoke OF the trouble he
had Lad since the murder had occurred
told him not to let it trouble him, to get il
Oft his mind aud that from what could m
derstund Tubbs had treated him wrong, and
said that he ought to have killed him at the
timc-that morning NJ the gro
! Gerry; lao said he Ibid no
have anything to do it witl;' knew OF til,
dispute, and asked him ii it was done bcior,
or after John aud Andrew Thompson pas-c,
his mothers house; he said 1t was done be
fore they passed along on their way to Don
COLA, aud that he had just got home an,
was sitting on the porch when they wen
by; know the gun aud have seen it shoot
don't know about the patching.
Crosse xamined-i have never had an,
difficulty with defendant; have noihin
against him; never said anything Ia tia
shape against him; some one told me III,
! him aud Jake Ilarlne had bought II qua
OF whiskey of me: never said that | wOul
put him "wherc the dOg- would not bi
, him; can't rccollect everything / ever ,ai
, against him; was u witness against him b,
iOie tie grand jury; had The cONerSatlO
with him near Lakewood tow
he said he was troubled about il
heard him speak OF it twice; never had bu
one CONVEX, alton with him was not drum
at the tin the conversation took place
nc was not drunk that day don't recOec
OF drinking with Huffman that day know
Rca,On Heater; can't recollect cyerythin
that has been said about the case can't 81
that | did meet Reason Heater, but Nigh
have met him don't recollect of having an
such conversation with Heater: can't rccol
lect telling him anything about it: have take
TO Heater about it, but don't recollect thi
talk about it; saw Crawford Brady and Nj
White at Brady's house; did not tell thcr
that we were both 30 drunk that IL al
seemed like dream; did not tell them | wa
drunk; might have toll him was drinking
told him there were thing, passed cOuldu'
rccollect, don't rccolcct telling them
seemed like a dream; was keeping a gro
Gerry in lakewood last January: may hay
had Il conversation with j Jhn ieater abou
} this matter; it has been talked abou
80 much can't remember a
that has been said: toll hin
We had been drinking, but did not say "
were drunk; don't remember anythin
about saying anything of a DREAM nigh
have said it seemed lihc a dream; don't re
member OF telling anybody that IT SCENE,
Ike a dream; told Huffman Tubbs--had i'm
posed upon him, uud that he had ought tC
have killed him that morning; said he haC
nothing 10 do It with; said it wa, done be
tore Thompson and his brothel
passed, and that he had just 60
home when they came along by III,
house; don't snow that told Warren Dur
ham was drunk; told him was drinking
conversation occurred on the road in thi
county: think the conversation took place
IN December; never tod Warren Durham
that it seemed like dream.