The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-22

e"or's 10 on" Shores they had tried their
batteries upon Rev. Charles Moore Of
Metropolis and were attempting to get
him out Of his church. This, Sleeper said,
was q specimen Of what might be called
properly high-pressurs msligni,y. All this
10 put forth with the usual flourish and
bluster Of = wcll-practicsd and .habitual
liar. II was kept back from the presenta-
tions on yesterday OF ito kindred produc-
tions bseauss it 10 . most precious morsel:
at is the good wine that ougb. to come at !,
the last of the feast. 1t is kind Of "c.p.
shesf;' it is the super.hi-iolutin clit ak.
1t must surely belittle amazingly every
future effort ~ defamation"
After getting this load of his mind the
sallow-faced, blue-eyod, dirty-shirted old
humbug seemed relieved, and subsidized.
Blackville shelton desired to give his
experience with Shores. In lSGS be went |
10 presch in Shores church. lie took his |
text from "whar de Bible speaks bout John
de Baptist being in prison, and he sent
two runners to Jesus TO ask who are desc
people Shores got up right behind him
in tho pulpit and said John knowd ell
bout dem people, John got no need send.
in to Jesus to find out bout EN-" and Af.
ter that time Shelton had no more use for
Shores.
Sleeper requested the moderator 70 keep
them to the point-time was precious;
/ brethren should speak TO the point.
Houston..said he had been in Southern
Illinois good many years, but he did not
know a respectable Baptist preacher in
the whole southern part Of the state that
would allow Shores to speak from his pull
pit. Shores once tried 10 get . school in
| Cape Gisrdeau. His wife asked him what
would he do with his charge in this city.
The old man said he would "leaye
those devilish niggers to get along tho
best they could they nigh, take care Of
themselves.
Rev. Robert Cald well said he thought
those who he'd been here longer should do
most Of the talking He thinks so yet
too much OF him. He asked Caldwell II
preach for him, bat he declined. In few
days after he went about and reported
that | had been guilty o. burning
my house in Greensboro. Next saw him
standing in the door OF his church shouting
that he had ten thousand dollars to fight
the rebels. lie told two of his members
to shoot the fret man that attempted TO
come into his house. Shores must
be leader 10 everything and
of everybody or be would fight everything
and everybody, Whenever q
stranger came along Shore.
would Ask him if no ever heard OF 7. j
Shores, the great Bapti.t minister Of Cairof
The stranger would probably cay no
and then Shores would want to know
where "in the name of the Lord he bad
lived that he had not heard Of Shores.
One stranger might say he was will
I Bradley, when Shores would look At hin
. in astonishment, and ask, "Who 10 thi
man Bradley never heard Of him ,
Or he nigh. say he WAS with Caldwell
when Shores reply would DO, "C.id we'll
0 let me see think | have heard tina
name. Oh, yes He is the man Wit
!, burned his house at Owensboro, Kentucky
That's all know Of him I gue.s he's
q nice man.
4 A vote on the first charge was theI
taken and dsclared sustained
THE SECOND CHARGE
5 Was then taken up. 1t declares that 4.
Shores lisa man Of foul tongue, rowdyish be
t hsvior, and occasional drunkenness.
= A woman by the name OF Berry said sh
8 had lived where che could see Shores goinl
: to and from Scheels hall. lie had gon
there as much AS twenty times = day. Sh
Y had seen him 90 full of beer that be coul,
hardly walk. When Shores me, her OF
the street no called hsra "hig thing oil
ice and such names.
Mrs Wisdom said she saw Shores .
his house once, and he WAS very angry
she asked him what was the matter, an,
: he said "look here. l had whole keg 0
u beer and that woman (hiI wife) has dranl
6 it all" He went into the kitchen anC
was going TO put his wife out of the house
' She interfsred and told him if he did no
stop she would report him then be lie
her alone.
Rev Houston said he had q talk with
u man IN this city who kept sgrocsry store
: The man told him that Shores bought hi
y groceries at his place, but that his bigges
J. bill was for whiskey,
: Logan Sleeper Now brother modera
: tor, these things and such like, and NOR
Of them could DO had. Such things in
: Christian minister Ho hol no o, no
A vote was taken and the charge sus.
b tanned.
THE EIGHTH CHARGE
Y Was then taken up, 1t charges MI
Shores with perjury. After some unim
portant discussion it was declared su
tanned.
JOHN MOORE,
7 Rev. Is. +. Smith was called upon I,
give some account Of one Rev. Moore o
Metropolis. lie did not know much sbou
Moore; Moore came to Metropolis abou
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