The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-05
MS OWN BROTHER THE 81 T.
POSED MURDERER.

murder had been committed somcw here in /
tho upper part Of the county. But while
many persons had heard that a dreadful /
crime bad been perpetrated none Of them
could tell where, whom or under what cir.
cumstauces.
Yesterday we met gentleman direct
from the scene of the fearful |
tragedy, and from him were enabled |
TO ascertain the following particulars Of I,
what appears to be one Of tho most dread !
full homiciJes ever committed in this
county.
The murdered mans name was Don
Breese, and the murderer Daisy Breese, |
his brother. For q long time these
brothers have lived in this county, and
from what we can learn, have always
been considered suspicious char
actcrs by those who knew them best.
II lie known that they have during their
residence in this county committed
several m:sdcmesnors that Of RICH, would
have sent them both to the peni,entisry.
| They were aware of this fact, and know
ing tina, a grand jury would soon be in
session, and in all probability their mis-
deeds brought to the attention of that
body, they sold oil all they could of their
stock, etc, and few days
before the converting Of the present
term Of tho circuit court, left the county.
| They took with them two or three horses,
and it is said that Don, the murdered
man, at the time they left, had on his person
between seventy aud ono hundred dollars
in currency.
After leaving the county, nothing WAS
heard OF them until last Thursday even
ing, when they were first seen passing
Briley's store, about two and = half miles
this side Of the Union county line. When
drst seen they wero walking along the
road, Don being about sixty yards in
advance Of his brother Daisy. If any
one saw them after they passed
Brleys the tact has not yet been made
known, for the next heard of them ia at
Hulen's mill At the mill they stopped
t. get u drink of water. Don Bree.e
came up to the we'll and drank and then
passed on. BY the time Daisy had taken
drink his brother was again
some fifty or sixty yards in advance.
Before they so, out OF sight OF tho mill
Daisy was scen to pick up club, which he
carried On his shoulder. They were next
seen passing the residence Of Mr.. Samuel
Smslling, when they were walking side
by side. SO far as is known this WAS the
. last seen Of tho h-",Ae-. ,asethev, and the
>. mex, heard OF Daisy ia at tho residence %
!, his father-in-law, Mr.. John Walker, in
4 Goose Island precinct, whore his Dasys
, wife wa. He came to the house ut about
, eleven o'clock at night; and, if
we are correctly informed, after talking to
his wife for short time, took quilt and
went into corn field where hc slept all
night Tho next morning Friday he
returned to the house, and in converse.
ton with his wife remarked that if she
heard of n death she must not 60 back
on him Before leaving Walkers house
he shaved of his moustache, and TAX ing
his hat of his head, threw it into
the hr" remarking, "I'll burn
you up, d N you, for You
may be the means of giving me away
He then left Walkers, and that night
went to the residence of Mr. Wiley Clute.,
where he stayed until Saturday morning
on Saturday morning he got up, cat MS
breakfast, and when about TO lcave the
house, said he would DO back on Monday
evening, meaning last night.
Daisy Breose's conduct while at Mr
Walkers house, led MIR. waker to be-
licve all WAS not right, and that
there must be- foul play some
where. Blu, nothing further of the
whereabouts of Don Broose was learned
until Friday afternoon, aud then it was
brought to light in very strange
manner.
In the afternoon of the day mentioned
! Friday son of Mr.. Samuel Holmes,
while riding along the upper end OF Sandy
Ridge in Unity precinct and within II
hundred and nifty yards or So Of Whitts-
kers school house. his horse became
frightened and it was with difficulty that
young Holmes could urge him forward
Upon looking for the cause of the fright
OF his horse the young man saw in the
road few yards ahead of him
evidences Of tussel having recently
taken place. Upon closer examination
he found the trail Of whore some heavy
object had been dragged from the road.
Following the trail, about twenty or
, twenty-five yards from the road in an old
tree top he found the dead body Of u man
Young Holmes gave the alarm and il was
not long until quito 3 number of
, persons living in the noighborhood
were on the ground and the body was rec
, ogniled as the lody Of Don Breeso.
Squire liargis OF Unity precinct, was
notified aud AL inquest held, and the
, above facts As related to US brought out
-, From "hittakers school house to
ID Walkers, where Daisy stayed on Thurs
N day night after the killing, is abou. live
miles and this accounts for his arriving
T., there 50 late at night