The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-09-27
MURDER WILL OUT.
DILTS, THE MURDERER OF
GEO. DENNIE IN DOG
TOOTH SEVENTEEN
YEARS AGO, AR
RESTED AT
LAST.

The readers Of THE BULLETIN already
know that several days since Sheriff r.
vim arrested in Kansas q man by tho name
of Elijah b. Dil.s, and brought him TO
this city, where he is now confined in the
county jail but very few know anything
Of the circumstances surrounding the crime
for which he WAS arrested, and i. is our
purpose in this item 10 relate them SO near
correctly as possible.
In the year 1856 Dil,s WAS q resident OF
this county, and lived in Dog Tooth pro-
cipct. There also lived in Dog Tooth Q
man by the name of George Dennie, and
Diln and Dennie were no: friendly. On
one occasion Dilss and Donnie had quar-
rel, which eliminated in . rough and
tumble fight, in which Dilts was severely
worsted. Two weeks afterwards
Diln, in company with several other
men, met Donnie in the road near the res
idence of Hezikah RemDick, and picking
up q club made an assault on him. Dem
ME twice succeeded in getting the club
from his assailsnt, and both times threw
it away. Dilts again picked up the club
and attempted 10 strike Donnie with it,
but the latter third time succeeded in
getting itawsy from him, but before Den ME
could desposc of tie club Dilts drew q
pistol and shot him dead.
The murderer was arrested, and admit.
ted the killing remarkiug tina. he had
"killed one id dog" and he "would xii
two more before night" The county Jail
WAS then at Thebes, and 1t was there that
Dil;s was confined portion of the time,
and the rest OF the time he was confined
in the Union county Jail at Jcncsboro.
After being in jail some eight or nine
months ne succeeded in making his escape,
since which time he has been q. large,
According to his own story, after hi- es-
cape from prison he travelled
over Kentucky, and great
portion of Missouri, at one time
going from Ssndoval to St. Louis in the
same car with John Hodges and c. G.
Cole, then sheriff of this county, no being
unknown TO them.
After going fret to one place and then
another for four years, he at length set
tied down in Leavenworth county, Kan
sas, where by industry and economy he
succeeded in accommodating some prop
erty. However, he was regarded among
his neighbors MS dangerous man, and il
represented TO have killed the stock OF
those with whom he was 1t enmi.y. On
one OCCASION while engaged in a dispute
with one OF his neighbors, hs said that
she had had to leave one state, and if PEG.
Pile were not careful he would have to
leave another"
Several months ago Sheriff Alex. IL.
Irwin, by some means, obtained informa-
tion Of Dilts whereabouts. Several weeks
ago no armed himself with the proper
documents, and started for Kansas, where
he found Dilts living on q farm about one
mile from Paramount station, on the Kan.
sas Pacific railroad, in Leavenworth
county. After arresting Dilm Sheriff
Irwin Immediately started for home
where he arrived on last Wednesday
morning, safely lodging the prisoner in
the county Jail. At the time Dilts wa,
arrested the identical pistol with which hi
shot Donnie was found upon his person.
The finding out of Dilts' whereabouts
his arrest, and bringing him back to thi
county, are all achievements OF VIII ich
Sheriff Irwin may justly feel proud. anc
will be duly appreciated by the people o
this county.